# Lean Browser — The browser that forgets

> The browser that forgets (iPhone/iPad app by Tran Cong Minh.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lean-browser/id1472333362 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tran Cong Minh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1453488374)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, Vietnamese
- Released: 2019-07-15
- Data updated: 2026-10-26

## What is Lean Browser?

Lean Browser is the browser that forgets. Open a page, read, leave — and what you did is wiped: tabs, cookies, cache, history. No account, no AI, no suggestions, no data collected.

FORGETS, YOUR WAY
• Browsing data lives only in memory and is wiped on your schedule: right away, after 1 or 5 minutes in the background, or when the app closes (except a file you choose to open in another app: stored briefly, then deleted)
• Tap the flame to forget now: the page dissolves, then a card shows what was forgotten, e.g. "Forgot 9 cookies, blocked 23 trackers" — share it, it only ever shows the numbers
• Panic gestures: shake the phone, put it face down, or swipe down on the address bar
• Up to 5 tabs, each with its own separate storage, and self-destruct timers of 1, 5 or 15 minutes
• Lock Screen countdown before the wipe, Face ID lock when you come back

BLOCKS WHAT FOLLOWS YOU
• Ads and trackers blocked with a built-in list of about 55,000 domains (EasyList/EasyPrivacy), nothing downloaded
• Third-party cookies and pop-ups blocked, tracking parameters (utm, fbclid…) removed from links
• HTTPS first, Global Privacy Control signal sent
• Asks before every download, warns when a page asks for a password

LEAN ON PURPOSE
• Address bar at the bottom, no suggestions, no autocorrect
• Quick panel: turn off JavaScript, images or video for every page, reader mode, and a peek guard that blurs the page until you touch the screen
• "What I forgot today": tabs, cookies and trackers of the current session
• Widget and Home Screen shortcuts for a fresh session

TRANSPARENT
No analytics, no account, no calls to any Lean server. Only your choices in Settings are saved on the device. Lean doesn't promise perfect safety — only trust the sites you trust.

## Is Lean Browser safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Lean Browser.

## Is Lean Browser legit?

Lean Browser appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lean Browser is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-10-26

Lean 2.0 — a complete rewrite. The browser that forgets: open a page, read, leave, and everything is wiped.

• Browsing data lives only in memory and is wiped on your schedule: right away, after 1 or 5 minutes in the background, or when the app closes
• Tap the flame to forget now, with a summary card that only shows numbers; shake the phone, put it face down or swipe down on the address bar to wipe too
• Up to 5 separate tabs, with self-destruct timers of 1, 5 or 15 minutes
• Built-in ad and tracker blocking, third-party cookies and pop-ups blocked, tracking parameters removed from links
• Quick panel: turn off JavaScript, images, video, reader mode; optionally hide the empty spaces left by blocked images and video
• Anti-peek blurs gently: you still see the page layout, but the text can't be read
• Face ID/Touch ID lock, Lock Screen countdown, widget and Home Screen shortcuts
• Settings has Support & feedback, Version and Reset everything (back to the welcome screen, like a fresh install)
• A page that stops unexpectedly shows a message with a Retry button instead of a blank screen
• Vietnamese and English interface, VoiceOver support

No account, no data collected.

### 1.0 — 2019-07-15

No release notes.

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All apps by Tran Cong Minh: https://appshunter.io/developer/1453488374

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