# iCab Mobile (Web Browser) — user reviews > 1,049 indexed App Store user reviews of iCab Mobile (Web Browser) by Alexander Clauss, rated 4.00/5 from 468 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icab-mobile-web-browser/id308111628/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icab-mobile-web-browser/id308111628.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 308 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 27 · 1★ 85 ## What do users think of iCab Mobile (Web Browser)? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Highly customizable - 👍 Powerful features - 🔒 Excellent privacy options - 💡 Unique modules and add-ons - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 👍 Detailed settings and controls - 💡 Seamless desktop-like browsing experience **Cons** - 🐛 Stability issues and crashes - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🔍 Overwhelming complexity for some users - 🐛 Compatibility problems with recent iOS updates - 🐛 Unreliable downloads and file management **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes and freezes - Broken or unreliable video playback - Issues with bookmarks, history, and other data persistence - Problems with user agent spoofing and desktop site rendering **Most requested features** - Improved tab management and organization - Easier integration with cloud storage and other apps - Enhanced ad-blocking and content filtering capabilities - Streamlined user interface and onboarding experience - Syncing of settings and data across devices ## Newest reviews (16 of 1,049) ### 2/5 — Used to be good *2026-05-27, version 11.2.10* Bookmarks constantly corrupts and changing to iCloud backup hard froze the app on every startup causing me to have to reset all settings. ### 4/5 — Cool *2026-04-18, version 11.2.10* (Review is from my son Tommy) I love this app dear icab I have a ton of requests I hope you can add all of this into the icab app in the feature that will be the goal that is can you please add a mega ton of more customization options and mega ton of options for example a slider options to adjust how Liquid Glass looks because iOS 27 is rumored to have a Liquid Glass slider options and add a Liquid Glass color tint options and add an option to change the background in different colors because right now there is only light mode and dark mode and add an automatic dark mode option so when you go into the light it changes light mode and when you go into a dark room it changes to dark and gradient options for the address bar that is on top when you reload a page on icab and add thickness options for the address bar when you reload a page on icab and add draw gestures and add font options and add highlight text effects (styles) when you highlight text and developer options I would love to have full control over the icab browser just like you get when you download extensions for Firefox and chrome and edge and download extensions for safari I would love that please make that happen and add an option for show address bar on toolbar and add an option to show navigation buttons (backwards forwards) and and add an option to bring the address bar to the bottom and adjust the color of the background of the website and adjust the color of the text just like you can on safari by using a safari extension that is called noir application and add an option to show the tab switcher history because on safari you can view the tab switcher with many options to adjust the tab switcher that is more rows and change the size and add sorting options that is oldest and newest and oldest reads and newest reads and add an option to show the read time for the tab switcher for icab and add an option for the tab switcher to looks like the iOS app switcher like the arc browser and add themes style layouts for the icab browser for example the ios 6 layout style and the windows 95 layout style and add an option to make the icab browser looks like the iOS 26 safari tab style more gestures options for example pinch or double or triple tap to do different actions and make the start page extremely customizable like you can on safari by using a safari extension called Bonjourr I want to add a clock and the weather with many customizable options and add an option to change the background and choose a photo for you background on the start page and please make icab way more flexible that is Support real Chrome or Safari extensions and Be set as your default browser directly from inside the app and Automatically save web forms without you tapping a button and Keep private mode tabs open forever when you leave the app and Run full Chrome or Firefox extensions like uBlock Origin and Install add-ons from the Safari App Store and Open an entire bookmark folder with one tap And Copy images directly from web pages easily and Use drag-and-drop everywhere in the interface and Exit kiosk mode with a simple tap or button and Use the old classic web engine on newer iOS versions and Automatically save passwords without manual setup and Match Safari’s deep system integration and speed and Handle some complex desktop-only website features perfectly and Unzip downloaded files by itself and Sync bookmarks with other browsers without losing custom features and Offer menu hiding or auto-hide options and Provide true extension-level website customization and Run certain older third-party filter lists without fixing them first and Let you change font size the old way on modern iOS and please respond back I want it to be endless of options in the stock icab application settings and thank you for my support Tommy ### 5/5 — Hervorragend *2026-04-14* Wo auf meinem alten iPad Air 2 Safari nicht mehr will, gibt es mit iCab keine Probleme. Ist jeden Cent wert, ist sehr gut investiert und sollte auch jeder Nutzer zahlen. Das Leben ist nun mal nicht umsonst und Qualität hat seinen berechtigten Preis. ### 5/5 — Best *2026-04-06, version 11.2.8* Best ### 5/5 — Mon navigateur favori *2026-03-26, version 11.2.8* Favori de toujours**, ce navigateur est en avance et bien plus étoffé en fonctionnalités que les autres. ** 💪 Je l’utilisais déjà sur mon Mac LC 475 sous Mac OS 8.1. Il tenait sur une disquette. Une autre époque ! Après sont arrivés Safari, Firefox, Chrome,… 😄 ### 5/5 — Long-time user hoping for tab bar auto-scroll to return *2026-03-15* I have been using iCab Mobile since around 2012, and it has been my main browser on iOS for many years. The level of customization and advanced features is still unmatched. Thank you for continuing to maintain and develop such a powerful browser. However, I noticed a change in recent versions (around version 11) regarding tab navigation. I use the “Previous Tab” and “Next Tab” buttons in the toolbar to move quickly between many tabs (sometimes 30–40). In older versions, when switching tabs this way, the tab bar automatically scrolled so the active tab stayed visible, usually near the center of the tab bar. In the current version, the tab bar no longer follows when switching tabs using these buttons. Because of this, the active tab can move outside the visible area of the tab bar, which makes it difficult to know which tab is currently open when many tabs are in use. If possible, it would be very helpful to have an option that automatically scrolls the tab bar so the active tab remains visible (or centered) when switching tabs via “Previous Tab” or “Next Tab”. I would be very happy if this behavior could be restored or provided as an optional setting. Thank you again for your continued development of iCab Mobile. ### 2/5 — The descent into ruins *2026-03-02, version 11.2.8* This was once an excellent browser. It was “reinvented” a while ago which was a poor job with change for the sake of change being the apparent objective. Now it has rendering issues with major websites. AMEX crashes iCab, Amazon renders poorly, other sites simply stop loading with some of the page missing. More and more I’m using Safari. Once Safari has a decent cookie manager, iCab will simply be uninstalled. ### 5/5 — A lifesaver *2026-03-01, version 11.2.8* Full screen button is ever so important now since other browsers’ menu bars are so FAT!!!, they usually hide themselves but there are some websites where they don’t. One of those sites is smartdraw, and I use iCab as a lifesaver ### 2/5 — Błędy po aktualizacji *2026-02-23, version 11.2.7* Po ostatniej aktualizacji nie otwiera się połowa stron. Do tej chwili było wszystko ok. ### 5/5 — Отлично *2026-02-22* Настоящий маст-хэв для гиков. Уровень кастомизации просто зашкаливает — можно перебрать под себя буквально всё. Пока конкуренты пытаются "упрощать" интерфейс до состояния палки, здесь тебе дают полный контроль. Ни один другой браузер не предлагает такой гибкости ### 5/5 — stunning, always has been stunning *2026-01-31, version 11.2.6* if you want to easily personalise your browsing xp, use icab mobile on ios. you won't be disappointed. it is and has always been, brilliant. you don't know what you're missing. this was privacy focused before privacy was a thing. and with your simple modifications, you'll use less data and browse at the fastest speeds. the developer deserves legendary status. ### 5/5 — Power User Dream *2026-01-28, version 11.2.6* There’s a lot of cool new browsers appearing at the moment, but this long established, constantly updating application has a feature set that others can only dream of. From Split View to installable modules, it’s got so many options and features it deserves to be an essential first installation for anyone wanting to get the best out of their iOS devices. ### 5/5 — Best Browser for iOS *2026-01-07, version 11.2.5* You can control pretty much everything. Get it. Jan 7 2026 left my latest “tip.” Well worth it. Invaluable app. ### 5/5 — Own proxy and own user agent *2026-01-02, version 11.2.5* Perfect ### 2/5 — Frozen *2025-12-28, version 11.2.5* It is harder or not possible to download a video; also while downloading everything else the app is freezed ### 2/5 — usine à gaz *2025-12-13* pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué ? Vraie usine à gaz et, même pas en français. À déconseiller. Certes pas cher mais c'est encore trop ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Text reflow please *2026-05-11, version 11.2.10* I bought this app for text reflow to read anything on web without moving page from side to side but i discovered that’s no future like this in icab ### 1/5 — Extremely useless *2026-03-08, version 11.2.8* Wasted money ### 1/5 — App deleted all personal settings including bookmarks *2026-02-14, version 11.2.7* Worked great for years. Now I am deleting your icab app, forever. ### 1/5 — Audios que no se abren *2026-01-22, version 11.2.5* He dejado de poder escuchar audios que ya tenía anteriormente ### 1/5 — can’t do the thing I bought it for: force desktop site *2025-11-03, version 11.2.1* Oh well. I know there’s a million things this browser can do, but it can’t do the one thing I bought it for, which is force the desktop site of my financial services platform. I’ll see if I can get a refund. ### 1/5 — ごみ *2025-10-05, version 11.2.0* 10年以上、長年使ってましたが今回のアプデでゴミになりました。 さようなら。 ### 1/5 — V 11. Dysfonctionnement agaçant *2025-08-25* Cliquer sur un lien dans une autre app mène dans iCab à une page de choix entre « administrateur » et « invité » - déjà pas utile. En voulant charger ensuite charger un autre lien, avec admin iCab reste bloqué sur la première : encore plus agaçant ! ### 1/5 — No me sirvió *2025-08-11, version 11.0.10* No me servio para nada ### 1/5 — 使用中の発熱がひどいです *2025-06-17* iPhone 15 Pro 使用中にどんどん熱を持ってきます。電池の減りも早いです。 サイトによりSafariと使い分けて使用していましたが、諦めて別のブラウザを検討するレベルです ### 1/5 — New UI is a step down in functionality *2025-05-13, version 11.0.8* The changes should have been made while retaining the original UI, or at least an option to reduce the jarring change and non-reversible downgrade. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great!! 5⭐️!! *2026-07-28, version 11.3.1* Great!! 5⭐️!! ### 5/5 — Love it for what it is in my older idevices *2026-07-22, version 11.3.1* Love it for what it is in my older idevices, just wish google didn't give me an auth every time i search from the navbar. ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-16, version 11.3.1* Been using it daily on my Iphone for years. Can't fault it, developer is highly responsive. I recommend this browser to anyone. ### 5/5 — support Chinese *2026-07-14* I hope the developers can add Chinese language support in the next update or future versions. ### 5/5 — stunning, simply stunning *2026-07-13, version 11.3* use 'as is' OR easily personalise your browsing xp. you won't be disappointed. it has always been brilliant. this was privacy focused before privacy was a thing. you'll use less data and browse faster. the developer deserves legendary status. ### 5/5 — Danger… on update, all tabs deleted *2026-06-27, version 11.2.10* App is updated frequently, but of recent on update all open tabs are removed, so if you function like me where you leave sites open that you wish to explore more deeply later best make that happen fast. ### 5/5 — Creator is very responsive and browser is fully functional *2026-05-30, version 11.2.10* The only browser I can get everything to work properly on…with some configuration. Creator is great with queries. ### 5/5 — Could you please disclose the URL scheme? *2026-05-29, version 11.2.10* A very user-friendly browser, highly recommended! 👍 ### 5/5 — Верните классический стиль оформления!!! *2026-05-10* Верните классический стиль оформления!!! ### 5/5 — Navigateur hautement paramètrable et régulièrement mis à jour *2026-04-17* L’interface peut être personnalisé aux petits oignons. Quasiment tous les paramètres de fonctionnement d’iCab (et il y en a beaucoup !) sont associés à une icône. Du coup, une fois personnalisée l’interface et à contrario de Safari, un seul clic permet de démarrer l’action souhaitée. La possibilité d’utiliser des modules externes est un must, notamment le traducteur de Google bien meilleur que celui d’Apple. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*