Orion Browser by Kagi Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Orion Browser by Kagi
Rating: 4 (1228 reviews)

Orion Browser by Kagi

Kagi Inc.

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience55.6% of reviews

Neutral18.1% of reviews

Negative experience26.3% of reviews

~ Based on 970 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Orion Browser by Kagi

Reviews of Orion Browser by Kagi are mixed: the Utilities app is rated 4.0/5 from 1.2K App Store ratings. What users like most: fast and snappy, great privacy features. Top complaints: buggy and unstable, extensions not always working as expected. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

🚀Fast and snappy
🔒Great privacy features
👍Familiar Safari-like interface
💡Supports Chrome and Firefox extensions
🚀Smooth browsing experience
👍Customizable options
👍Effective ad-blocking

Negative things

🐛Buggy and unstable
🐛Extensions not always working as expected
🐛Tab management issues
🐛Crashes and freezes
🐛Rendering problems on some websites
🐛Sync issues between devices

Is Orion Browser by Kagi Safe?

Orion Browser by Kagi appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Orion Browser by Kagi is 80/100.

This assessment is based on 1,228 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4/5.

Safety Analysis

72.8% of ratings point to a safe experience

10.1% of ratings suggest some concerns

17.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,228 App Store ratings for Orion Browser by Kagi.

Is Orion Browser by Kagi Legit?

Orion Browser by Kagi appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Orion Browser by Kagi is 100/100.

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

Top reviews

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A ways to go

I use Kagi and I quite like Orion on the Mac, however I’ve found that the iOS browser has been really rough. I find that having additional tabs open adds instability and loading issues (often websites get stuck loading, cannot search or go back until I restart the app) and certain kinds of websites just fail to load and I have to go back to Safari (any kind of Fandom wiki website, certain recipe sites, etc).

I believe this could be something related to the size of these websites or the privacy blockers, but it’s become quite difficult to use this as a main browser when I have to go to Safari all the time.

After a few months I’ll regretfully go back to Safari but I wish the Orion team the best of luck with ironing these issues out.

SStylishShogun

4 days ago

Great with a Weird Problem

I like being able to use extensions on the browser but I’ve been having a strange issue regarding when I use Google Ai Studio on it. If I leave GAI on the browser I’ll get errors like “Permission Denied” whenever I attempt to run a prompt on Google AI. This problem persists even if I close the browser but still have a GAI tab open during that time. Only fix has been resetting my cache which has become quite annoying to do everyday.

CCrackJack808

5 days ago

Navegador completo

Navegador superior aos demais, ad blocker mais eficiente que os de navegadores concorrentes, customização do navegador e recursos superiores também.

II.v.b.468

6 days ago

Respond to Developer

Update: 2026/10/14
Couldn’t afford the effort to report bug in your website. For what I mentioned issues below, please refer to iOS Safari/Aloha Browser implementations.
Also, video playback rotation also buggy.
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One feature strong needed: hide distracting items!
Improvement needed: better bookmark management. Imports from safari is not in the same manner in safari. duplicates are hard to clean.

Nnajdrll

9 days ago

Download speed UI problem

The download speed status is broken. Jumps to 400MB/s to 1 to 30 and doesnt ever stabilize. Please fix.

BBARAAshot

9 days ago

Can get better for sure

Many flaws and it can be better but at least the devs are trying

AAk_47a

9 days ago

Extensions features needs work

Orion is the first browser for iPad to enable web extensions that are not exclusive to the browser itself like Microsoft Edge, which is great, but this can also be an issue with its functionality.

The issue is that because most third party extensions are initially for desktop browsers, and because Orion is not as common as others, I think other developers do not know to create compatibility for iPad with their extensions. If there was more of a trend for iPad extensions overall, or a way for Orion to connect with other developers to take a lead in the browser competition, then this idea might work. But right now many extensions that I try to install are hardly compatible for Orion.

Great idea though, and I support it.

BBriVester

11 days ago

Best browser

Better version of safari with chrome extensions. I don't know why this isn't bigger. Maybe Apple is keeping keeping it hidden in the appstore

GGMSager

11 days ago

Eats battery

The browser has a memory leak and eats wayyy to much battery

CEChrysanthemum enjoyer

12 days ago

TOP BROWSER EXPERIENCE

PLEASE GIVE PINNED TAB LIKE SAFARI AND FORCE DARK PAGE

BBilBolex

12 days ago

!Cool

I like this app for the obvious thing extension but they are limited and not sure if more are going to be added or if it is going to cost money to unlock the rest of the extension there’s a few there but there’s 1000’s more on the web store which I visited and you can install them but does want you saying that they maybe compatibility issues and it also loads up in regular mode rather than mobile view. Also would love a google sync option so I can sync my book marks between each device I use.

BBen.Arthur

12 days ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the four stars, and for taking the time to write all of that up. One thing worth clearing up: extension support isn't locked behind a payment. The limits come from running on Apple's WebKit, which is also why the store warns about compatibility. Desktop mode is on by default, and you can switch it off under Websites in Settings, or per site from the icon in the address bar. On sync, Orion uses iCloud, and integrating with Google's ecosystem isn't something we have plans for. We'd love to hear more from you at orionfeedback.org.

Fehlende Übersetzungsfunktion

Ja, da ist eine Art Übersetzungsfunktion vorhanden. Aber sie ist für die praktische Verwendung vollkommen ungeeignet, viel zu langsam, umständlich und übersetzt den Text nur unvollständig. Bitte selber mal ausprobieren. vergleicht die Funktion mal mit der bei Safari, dazwischen liegen Welten. So nicht verwendbar.

RRupselll

13 days ago

Response from developer

Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung und den Hinweis. Sie haben absolut Recht, das ist ein Fehler. Die gute Nachricht ist, dass unser Team sich dieses Problems bewusst ist und eine Lösung bereits im nächsten Update enthalten sein wird. Wenn Sie weitere Vorschläge haben, ist orionfeedback.org der beste Ort, um sie zu teilen. --- Thank you for your review and for pointing this out. You are absolutely right, that is a bug. The good news is that our team is aware of this issue, and a fix will be included in the very next update. If you have any other suggestions, the best place to share them is orionfeedback.org. ============ Update 30 July Hallo nochmals! Ein kurzes Update zu Ihrem Feedback: Wir haben das Problem mit der Lesezeichenleiste auf dem iPad im Hochformat gefunden und behoben. Die Korrektur wird in Kürze in einem zukünftigen Update veröffentlicht. Vielen Dank für Ihre Geduld! Für weitere Ideen besuchen Sie uns bitte auf orionfeedback.org. --- Hi again! A quick update on your feedback: we have found and fixed the issue with the bookmarks bar on the iPad in portrait mode. The fix will be released in a future update shortly. Thank you for your patience! For any other ideas, please visit us at orionfeedback.org. ============ Update 26 August Hallo nochmals! Zu Ihrem Punkt mit der Übersetzung: Die gibt es in Orion bereits. Tippen Sie in der Adressleiste auf das Favicon der Seite, dort finden Sie im Website-Menü die Übersetzungsoptionen. Wir hoffen, damit steht Orion als Ihr Standard-Browser nichts mehr im Weg. Weitere Fragen oder Ideen nehmen wir wie immer gerne auf orionfeedback.org entgegen. --- Hi again! On your point about translation: Orion already has it. Tap the site's favicon in the address bar and you'll find the translation options in the website menu. We hope that clears the last hurdle to making Orion your default browser. As always, any other questions or ideas are welcome at orionfeedback.org.

Search bar for tabs

In latest update on iphone 11 and on ios 27.0.1, search tab bar only shows the lower bottom when minimizing the tabs. Have to swipe down to access it, extensions dont work as needed, it would say Orion can’t open the bug page or the ads instead of not letting it open at the first place.

PPannu139

15 days ago

Response from developer

Sorry about that. The tab search moving after the update is worth a closer look, and knowing your device and iOS version would help us match what you're seeing on screen. The extension error sounds like a separate problem, and the exact message along with the extension name would let the team chase it properly. We'd appreciate those details at orionfeedback.org.

Can't handle Galleries

Image gallery sites cause browser to go blank. Seems like memory issue. UNSUSABLE.

LBLao Tzu Bravo

16 days ago

Top Notch and User Focused

i've been using Orion since it came out bc of the privacy focus, now seeing it can export bookmarks made it time to give the 5-star ranking, which is something highly useful as a user but lacking in most. Thanks!

MMacabre-Book

18 days ago

Atrocious ad blocking

For ad blocking to be a cornerstone of your browser you might want to actually make it work. It’s absolutely garbage with this browser. I also have a dns setup and every single webpage on this browser it’s just ads and redirects over and over and over. After reading your forum I know I am not the only one experiencing this. When people do report it you say we are a small team, sorry we can’t support the thing we literally advertise. 10/10 avoid this browser.

AAngryToaster9971

18 days ago

Everything Safari wishes it is

Titles says the most of it. However, there seems to be a frame rate lag? Otherwise it would def be 5 stars

Nnicknameisrequired.

19 days ago

Fantastic

Reminds me of OG google BEFORE all the AI slop. Also allows browser extensions on mobile somehow. All around a great browser.

CCoooooookies!!!!!!!!!

19 days ago

Used to be great but needs work

The majority of random sites have been breaking for me lately in the same way, they freeze while loading and then I have to quit the app or it will never finish loading, can't even hit the back button or close tab, it becomes unresponsive.
Edit: This has gone unfixed for so long I will have to abandon this app. I wonder how anyone can use this.

Ddan15cool

20 days ago

Search bar for tabs

In latest update, search tab bar only shows the lower bottom when minimizing the tabs. Have to swipe down to access it, extensions dont work as needed, it would say Orion can’t open the bug page or the ads instead of not letting it open at the first place.

PPannu139

21 days ago