Lens Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience100.0% of reviews
Neutral0.0% of reviews
Negative experience0.0% of reviews

~ Based on 21 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Lens Safe?

Lens: Simple, Private Browser appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Lens is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 54 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

100.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
0.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 54 App Store ratings for Lens.

Is Lens Legit?

Lens: Simple, Private Browser appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lens is 65/100.

Based on 65 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

The browser

if you like arc search, lens is even better. it cuts out the clutter, lets you pin favorite sites to search, and gives you total choice over your ai. gestures like pulling to close all tabs make navigation super smooth. fast, private, and full of potential.

amazing browser

it’s a nice alternate to safari with adblocking and dark mode and can sync with multiple different macos browsers

Extremely promising - 1 feature needed to make it top tier!

A great browser alternative! I’m still putting it through its paces but I can already see how well this is going evolving into something special. One thing I will say I desperately need - bookmarks! I rely on bookmarks for daily browsing, and while having pins is nice, I don’t think they’re an appropriate alternative to an actual bookmark system. Please consider adding bookmarks and this will be my next default browser! Still giving it 5 stars due to the potential and how well the dev has been pushing out updates and proper Duo support.
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Good and minimal browser

Bring Home Screen wallpaper add feature in upcoming updates.

Surprisingly well made

Adblocking works really well and it has most of the essentials nailed. Miniplayer needs a PIP mode so that videos continue to play as I switch tabs. Also, add a queue (like Brave) so I can add multiple things and then continue browsing while listening to them. A universal switch to disable autoplay is needed. Support for containers (like Firefox) would be awesome.
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What I was looking for

Came upon this looking for an arc replacement and seems very promising

PERFECT!

I can’t express how much I appreciate the thought behind this browser and the level of detail and polish. I’ve used this since the very first version, one of the changes to the first update I did not expect is the blur height behind the status bar. It’s such a minute detail but it’s those little details that either make it or break it for me. So impressed. One of the few apps I would voluntarily pay for.
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Better than Arc Search

I honestly cannot believe the app is so new, it runs so well! I've been looking for an Arc Search replacement on iOS since it's being discontinued soon and I do not want to support that company anymore anyway, and this browser was an absolute godsend!

I guess the only thing missing is a macos browser sync, but that would probably be a huge undertaking. But if that ever happens I'll be the first one to try it out, this one has really impressed me 😅
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Amazing browser

I used to use Arc, but even if Arc wasn’t shutting down I’d use this in a heartbeat. The Liquid Glass and overall polish is amazing and I can’t wait for more to find this amazing browser!

Schnell, einfach und eine super UX

Sehr würdige Nachfolge für mich nachdem ich Arc Search loswerden möchte.

Very nice

Great app. Perfect replacement for the previous browser I was using that was discontinued. I just wish it had a better icon.

YT ad blocking needed

Honestly better than any browser on the App Store as of now. Only YouTube ad blocking is missing and hope the dev team will add it soon. Otherwise there is nothing to complain about.

Snappy Arc Search replacement

Exceeds expectations as an Arc Search replacement. It feels even snappier and more lightweight than Arc Search; wish there were app icon variations, and a "browse for me" feature like Arc Search, and 'dark reader' mode to make all websites dark/nightmode (still use Safari at night for that). Still this has became my new daytime driver, well done Lens 🔍
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Response from developer

Thanks! Dark mode is here with 1.1! And more icon options coming soon.

So well done!

Thank you for making this, and instilling it with craft and care! Only things possibly missing are options to rearrange bottom nav controls, and tab groups. But these are nit-picks and this already fills a huge gap! Thanks again

Works exactly like Arc Search

The app feels smooth and feels like it was created by Apple. Highly recommend.

Dark mode for websites

Amazing browser! I agree with other reviews, please add: (1) auto dark mode toggle for all websites like many other browsers have - some websites are searing my eyes at night! Also (2) An option to “Clear all data on app exit” (history+cookies+tabs) which I think would be a great privacy feature! (3) An option to swap the position of the tab switcher and ellipses/meatball menu buttons. Muscle memory has me tapping the ellipses when I actually want to open the tab switcher, since almost all browser apps have the tabs button on the right side. I want to see this browser succeed, and these improvements would really allow me to switch to it full time and personally be '5 stars' to me - I would of course update my rating to reflect that if anything changes!
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Response from developer

Dark mode is here! And more coming thank you for your feedback!

literally my favorite

i love this app thank you i'm gonna give you a tip every time i get paid atp

My new favorite browser on iOS

I’ve always loved the simplicity of Arc Search but was very sad to learn it wouldn’t ever be optimized for iPhone Duo. Lens is the perfect replacement. It keeps all of the simplicity of Arc Search, is optimized for the iPhone Duo and even includes some extra features like the font info and web inspector that I really appreciate as a designer. Could not recommend more.
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Love it

Please add auto dark mode to websites that don’t have it!

Response from developer

Dark mode is here in 1.1! Thanks for your review!

Good app will develop to be perfect

Great arc search replacement with beautiful animations needs some fine tuning on features like importing from old browsers but I am sure it will develop in time! Can’t wait to see this grow (and for a prettier app icon!)