# Lens: Simple, Private Browser — user reviews > 21 indexed App Store user reviews of Lens by Maximos Angelakis, rated 4.90/5 from 54 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lens-simple-private-browser/id6817076945/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lens-simple-private-browser/id6817076945.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Is Lens safe? Lens: Simple, Private Browser appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Lens is 90 out of 100. This assessment is based on 54 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9 out of 5. Of 54 App Store ratings, 100.0% point to a safe experience, 0.0% suggest some concerns, and 0.0% point to a risky experience. ## Is Lens legit? Lens: Simple, Private Browser appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lens is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Newest reviews (6 of 21) ### 5/5 — So well done! *2026-11-02* 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 ### 5/5 — Works exactly like Arc Search *2026-11-02* The app feels smooth and feels like it was created by Apple. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — literally my favorite *2026-11-01* i love this app thank you i'm gonna give you a tip every time i get paid atp ### 5/5 — My new favorite browser on iOS *2026-10-31* 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. ### 5/5 — Good app will develop to be perfect *2026-10-30* 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!) ### 5/5 — amazing *2026-10-30* the arc mobile replacement i was praying would come since the original was never going to be updated for the duo ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 4/5 — Good and minimal browser *2026-11-08* Bring Home Screen wallpaper add feature in upcoming updates. ### 4/5 — Surprisingly well made *2026-11-08* 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. ### 4/5 — Snappy Arc Search replacement *2026-11-02* 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 🔍 **Developer response:** Thanks! Dark mode is here with 1.1! And more icon options coming soon. ### 4/5 — Dark mode for websites *2026-11-01* 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! **Developer response:** Dark mode is here! And more coming thank you for your feedback! ### 4/5 — Love it *2026-10-31* Please add auto dark mode to websites that don’t have it! **Developer response:** Dark mode is here in 1.1! Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — The browser *2026-11-09* 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. ### 5/5 — amazing browser *2026-11-09* it’s a nice alternate to safari with adblocking and dark mode and can sync with multiple different macos browsers ### 5/5 — Extremely promising - 1 feature needed to make it top tier! *2026-11-08* 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. ### 5/5 — What I was looking for *2026-11-07* Came upon this looking for an arc replacement and seems very promising ### 5/5 — PERFECT! *2026-11-06* 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. ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Better than Arc Search *2026-11-05* 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 😅 ### 5/5 — Amazing browser *2026-11-05* 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! ### 5/5 — Schnell, einfach und eine super UX *2026-11-05* Sehr würdige Nachfolge für mich nachdem ich Arc Search loswerden möchte. ### 5/5 — Very nice *2026-11-04* Great app. Perfect replacement for the previous browser I was using that was discontinued. I just wish it had a better icon. ### 5/5 — YT ad blocking needed *2026-11-03* 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. --- *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 2026-11-12.*