# Lion Browser (Old Version) — Achieve better browsing habits

> Accountability browser for healthier, more productive browsing habits. (iPhone/iPad app by Patrick Adams.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lion-browser-old-version/id1072142180 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Patrick Adams](https://appshunter.io/developer/629292604)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 587 App Store ratings · 47 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2016-03-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lion-browser-old-version/id1072142180/reviews.md

## What is Lion Browser (Old Version)?

Lion is an accountability browser for the modern day. Use Lion to add people you trust as partners. These partners will receive an easy to read bi-weekly email of any explicit websites you visit. Using Lion will help reduce the temptation to visit explicit websites, change your browsing habits, and help you live a healthier more productive lifestyle.

• ADD PARTNERS - In a supportive environment we discover strength and positive effects that lead to personal growth.

• ADD YOUR OWN KEYWORDS - Add custom keywords for Lion to track. If a website you visit contains that keyword it will be included in the next log.

• FREE TO TRY - You can use Lion as a regular browser as long as you like. Unlock accountability partners whenever you are ready to make the jump.

• NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS - Don't pay subscription fees. No upgrades or in-app purchases either.

• NO SIGN UP FORMS - Get to browsing right away. Lion does not collect your data and their aren't any forms to fill out.

• OPEN LINKS IN LION - Now you can open links from other apps right inside Lion. Just share the link and "Open in Lion" - you can even do it with search terms!

• PRIVACY - We don't store any of your information, everything lives on your device.

• MODERN BROWSING - Clean, simple, fast, and intuitive design.

• EASY TO USE TABS - Open tabs to access multiple websites and bookmarks.

• BOOKMARKS - Save the sites you go to the most for quick access.

• CONVENIENCE - Copy a link from other apps, tap the url bar, go in one click.

## Key features

- Add accountability partners
- Track custom keywords
- Open links from other apps
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
- Clean and intuitive design
- Tabbed browsing and bookmarks

## What do users think of Lion Browser (Old Version)?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and responsive browser performance
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🔒 Strong accountability features with partner notifications
- 💰 Affordable one-time payment model ($9.99)
- 📧 Effective accountability email reports
- 🎨 Clean and modern design
- 👤 Responsive and helpful customer support
- 🔐 Privacy-focused alternative to competitors
- 📱 Lightweight and quick to download

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 🔋 Phone overheating issues reported
- ⚠️ Inaccurate content tagging and false positives
- ❌ No ad-blocking capability
- 📊 Limited browser functionality compared to Safari
- 🔄 Outdated - hasn't been updated in over a year
- 🎯 Navigation bar frequently disappears
- ⚡ Poor performance on some popular websites
- 🔌 Apple AirPlay incompatibility

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when saving images from web
- Pages freeze and require force close
- Navigation controls disappear randomly
- Bottom navigation bar obstructs website content
- Links from text messages and emails won't open
- Page switcher highlights wrong tab
- YouTube and other popular sites display incorrectly
- Search function fails to load pages
- App crashes on iOS updates
- Pinch and zoom not working on some sites
- Flick scrolling behaves inconsistently
- Accountability partner emails not sending
- In-app purchase errors for partner feature
- Chinese language search not supported
- App won't open as default browser from links

**Most requested features**

- Add forward button to navigation
- Reorderable quick links
- Home screen app shortcuts
- Alternative search engine options (DuckDuckGo)
- QR code viewing support
- Autocomplete in browser address bar
- Better bookmark organization with folders
- Cross-device bookmark syncing
- Desktop/Mac version
- Safari plugin for accountability tracking
- Ability to view all visited websites in reports
- Image saving functionality
- Pinch and zoom support
- Password memory feature
- Hide bottom navigation bar option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 47)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lion-browser-old-version/id1072142180/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best accountability browser out today.

*2023-02-04, version 4.0*

I started using Lion browser in 2018 during a very stressful time in my life. 
It is fast to download, and easy to use. The accountability emails work, and the bookmark feature is easy to use. 

Most of all, the owner himself has responded multiple times to questions I have had and has fixed them. I will be following this browser to see the next steps. 

This is a must have for christian iphone users.

### 2/5 — Good but needs a lot of updating

*2023-01-12, version 4.0*

This browser is nice to have but has not been updated in over a year. It doesn’t give you the ability to block anything either. Apple airplay does not work with it. No Adblock either. But this is a very useful and needed type of browser for millions of people.

### 3/5 — Functional But Buggy

*2023-01-04, version 4.0*

Popular websites like YouTube will not display correctly but there are work arounds.

Browser apps that have something like a “submit” button permanently attached to the bottom of your screen can be obstructed by the browsers interface.

### 4/5 — A few suggestions….

*2022-11-09, version 4.0*

I’ve been using Lion for a few months now, and overall, I really like it. I would like to make a few suggestions though and mention a few bugs. It would be great to be able to put a website as a Home Screen app rather than only being able to save it under Bookmarks and Quick Links. It would make it a lot easier to get to those that we really want to get quickly if we could select “Add to Home Screen” as an option. I also wish we could reorder Quick Links. Last thing on suggestions, please put a forward button at the bottom. There’s a back button but no forward button. Both would be nice. 

As far as bugs, sometimes when trying to go through all web pages open, if you click on one to bring it up, it doesn’t bring the webpage up. It basically gets stuck to where when tapping on it to select it, it acts like it’s already pulled up. Hard to explain but this happens when the dots appear at the bottom as you’re trying to go through webpages that are already open. Sometimes tapping on one won’t bring it up. And lastly, sometimes it’s hard to get the bottom navigation bar to come back up when on a page. You have to scroll all the way to the top and sometimes tap incessantly to get it to show back up. 

Just some suggestions/feedback. Overall, very thankful for this web browser.

### 5/5 — Great, just one bug

*2021-12-08, version 4.0*

Works almost perfectly for anything I’ve needed. Only issue is sometimes the bar at the bottom is in the way of a website’s bar at the bottom, and there is no way to hide that bar to access the website’s bar.

### 1/5 — Please help

*2021-06-09, version 3.4.3*

My iPhone 12 is constantly overheating.
Pages crash - often. 
Phone crashes constantly as well. 

Simple things like google send it on a crazy refresh. 

All of my phone issues start at Lion.

I appreciate that it’s helping me but my work is suffering particularly when I’m on the field and I can’t get on my laptop to research and verify information. 

As the app is frozen and overheating my phone I came to the AppStore to share this. I’m so defeated by my constant inability to get the simplest bit of information pulled up on lion.

### 1/5 — Will not open

*2021-01-17, version 3.4.2*

As of today, every time I try to use the app it crashes without starting. I have a lot of very important bookmarks so I am afraid to delete the app and lose them but am frustrated as the app is useless

### 5/5 — Wondering why more people don’t use this

*2020-12-12, version 3.4*

Absolutely fantastic accountability app! Having used Covenant eyes, X3watch, Accountable2You, this one takes the cake... finally an accountability app that looks nice and runs smooth as a browser.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your kind words Trevor!

### 1/5 — Did not work. Very poor assistance.

*2020-11-30, version 3.4*

I purchased the accountability partners function and added two valid email addresses. Neither email address received confirmation. I contacted customer service which went unanswered. After my second request, someone got back with me with additional questions. There was an endless amount of questions which took 24 hours for each question. Finally after about 10 days of going back and forth, I was told that they could not access their email provider. Buyer beware.

**Developer response:** For whatever reason, hotmail.com email addresses do not play nicely with SendGrid, the email provider we use. Otherwise everything should work fine. We suggest using a different email address than hotmail.com

### 5/5 — Doable

*2020-10-08, version 3.4*

I have really wanted to make Lion work for me here’s some things that would be great if it had.

1 please make a upfront price and don’t penalize users for adding accountability partners.
(I do appreciate there is no subscription)

2 I’d like to search with DuckDuckGo but as far as I can see Google is my only built-in search option.

3 my accountability partner/s may like to see ALL the websites I’ve been on, not just what Lion thinks they should see.

**Developer response:** Hi Godscarbonsteward,

In response to your first concern, we do not penalize users for adding accountability partners. After you pay the one-time fee of $10 you can add unlimited accountability partners forever. We will never charge you again.

For your second concern, we can look into allowing users to set default browsers inside of the app search bar, but for now I suggest setting DuckDuckGo as your homepage.

And for the last concern, we haven't come across many users who have partners that want to see ALL the websites, but we can definitely look into adding that feature.

All the best,
Patrick

## Frequently asked questions about Lion Browser (Old Version)

### What does Lion Browser do?

Lion Browser is an accountability browser designed to help users improve their browsing habits. It allows you to add trusted partners who receive bi-weekly email reports of explicit websites you visit, encouraging healthier and more productive online behavior.

### How does Lion Browser help me track my browsing?

You can add trusted individuals as accountability partners who will receive reports on your browsing activity. Additionally, you can set custom keywords for the browser to track, and any website visited containing these keywords will be included in the reports.

### Is Lion Browser free to use?

Yes, Lion Browser is free to try and use as a regular browser. There are no subscription fees, monthly payments, upgrades, or in-app purchases required to use its core features.

### What devices is Lion Browser compatible with?

The provided description does not specify device compatibility. However, it is presented as a mobile application, suggesting it is designed for smartphones and tablets.

### What are the main benefits of using Lion Browser?

The primary benefits include reducing the temptation to visit explicit websites, changing browsing habits for a healthier lifestyle, and increasing productivity. Its privacy-focused design also ensures your data is not collected or stored.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 4.1 — 2023-02-09

- The NEW and improved Lion Browser has launched. This version will no longer be updated however it will still be available to download in the App Store for the next few months. After that it will be removed (you can still use it if you have it installed).

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