# Puffin Cloud Browser — user reviews

> 525 indexed App Store user reviews of Puffin Cloud Browser by CloudMosa, Inc., rated 3.90/5 from 6,701 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puffin-cloud-browser/id472937654/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puffin-cloud-browser/id472937654.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,170 · 4★ 640 · 3★ 437 · 2★ 291 · 1★ 1,163

## What do users think of Puffin Cloud Browser?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and responsive browsing
- 👍 Allows access to desktop websites
- 🔍 Supports Flash content
- 💻 Provides desktop-like experience on mobile

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Constant reconnection issues
- 🤖 Unreliable captcha system
- ⚠️ Websites blocked or not loading properly
- 💰 Subscription model and additional fees

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Gamepad controls crashing the app
- Inability to type or log in to certain websites
- Sudden loss of network connectivity

**Most requested features**

- Improved stability and reliability
- Seamless integration with popular websites
- Customization options for user interface
- Ability to save progress in Flash games

## Newest reviews (16 of 525)

### 4/5 — Poderia criar uma opção de pagar por pix para felicitar

*2026-05-02*

Ruim

### 3/5 — Can’t change gamepad

*2026-02-26, version 5.2.9*

This is shaping up to be a game changer for me to play old school flash games! Only bad thing is whenever I try to change th buttons of the gamepad it crashes, if this can be fixed I’ll love this app forever!

### 2/5 — Captcha

*2026-01-24, version 5.2.9*

Captcha is non existent now so if a site uses it don’t use this browser

### 3/5 — Cloudflare & Certain Websites

*2025-10-23, version 5.2.9*

Mainly put, this app’s concept is underrated and honestly, very much perfect for legacy devices, considering that [at time of writing] it currently requires iOS 8.0 according to the App Store page.

However, I do have a question regarding how updated the browser is, server-side. If I attempt to access chatgpt.com or Microsoft Copilot (which yielded nothing), it basically resolved in a permanent redirect - AKA Cloudfare’s code 308.

Youtube - at least the Mobile page that I’ve specifically tried - doesn’t really load; it just shows the feed attempting to load but everything’s blank.

This is the type of solution that, had it been taken care of well to this day, would’ve addressed iOS’ system-wide WebKit restriction and thus made older iPhones much more easier to daily - but with the way things are, one has to become creative.

At least Google Search works, though. 😆

### 1/5 — “Unusual traffic”

*2025-10-08, version 5.2.9*

your system detects unusual traffic? i literally just downloaded the app and tried to search ONE thing. when i clicked to solve the captcha to “prove” i’m not a robot. It didn’t even work!! uninstall

### 1/5 — Não funciona

*2025-10-03*

Só fica aparecendo a verfificaçao se não é robô é agente clica e mesmo assim noao vai

### 1/5 — Doesn't work anymore

*2025-09-28, version 5.2.9*

I don't even mind paying. It used to work. I need it to force desktop website on ios. Now it won't even load any version of the the site, SSL Mismatch Errors.

### 1/5 — Worst dev team

*2025-09-23, version 5.2.9*

I remember buying puffin on my Android device and having privacy concerns but the developers accused me of pirating their software because I purchased it on another device initially. We spent days arguing in the review section before I advertised the debacle to my affiliates and started to affect their average rating as a whole on Android. Remember Fenny? I’m still around and still have yet to find a worse developer than this.

### 1/5 — Verificações desnecessárias

*2025-09-05*

Fica pedindo pra verificar se não é um robô o tempo todo, desnecessário.

### 2/5 — broken on ios 16

*2025-08-14, version 5.2.9*

i have this on my iphone 7 and last ik it worked fine but on my 8 plus it really doesn't work

### 1/5 — It doesn’t even let me into the app

*2025-08-12, version 5.2.9*

It doesn’t even let me on the internet and it keeps asking me for security bot stuff like select all images with buses, motorcycles and it never stops asking me and that’s all this app does.

### 3/5 — FIX THIS!!!

*2025-07-03, version 5.2.9*

whenever im trying to log into episode, it doesn't use my apple ID right away. when i type in my CORRECT email and password, it says i'm incorrect!! fix this!!

### 1/5 — The verification is broken

*2025-06-30, version 5.2.9*

Basically, if you’re on the browser, it constantly makes you want to verify that you are human and not a robot but it always has an error and it never detects if you’re human.
The app used to be good but not anymore and it’s downright awful now.

### 1/5 — arrumem isso

*2025-06-28*

não consigo jogar nada

### 1/5 — Used to be great

*2025-06-28, version 5.2.9*

Used to be great, I was a loyal user since 2012. This was the only app to allow you to play flash games COMPLETELY FREE even after flash died. 
So what happened? Well, they became money hungry.

Now? You can’t play flash games anymore at all because they wont incorporate ruffle. You can’t even BROWSE the web anymore because it breaks within 20 minutes. It’s quite literally useless at this point. And there’s NO OTHER APP THAT HAS FLASH STILL!!! it’s horrible.

### 3/5 — VPN…

*2025-06-26, version 5.2.9*

But even every search engine besides Google is broken.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Come back please please

*2026-07-29, version 5.2.9*

:(

### 1/5 — Bad puffin browser

*2026-06-23, version 5.2.9*

It has been a few weeks the puffin cloud browser not working properly.

### 1/5 — Used to be Good

*2026-06-16, version 5.2.9*

Several websites simply do not load anymore & desktop view does not work.

### 1/5 — crashes

*2026-05-18, version 5.2.9*

crashes everytime i try to change gamepad layout.

### 1/5 — It’s just terrible

*2026-05-08, version 5.2.9*

Somehow I was blocked by captcha every time I tried to go Into the app without a von at all

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-04-23, version 5.2.9*

I tried to search something up, but it sends me to this captcha thing that doesn’t even work.

### 1/5 — Убожество

*2026-04-18, version 5.2.9*

Самый убогий браузер

### 1/5 — flagging as malicious

*2026-03-15, version 5.2.9*

i’ve just visited a site on another browser. i’ve visited multiple times on at least two browsers. i attempted to visit on this app, as my first use.

“About this page
Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?
This page appears when Google automatically detects requests coming from your computer network which appear to be in violation of the Terms of Service. The block will expire shortly after those requests stop. In the meantime, solving the above CAPTCHA will let you continue to use our services. [there was no captcha]
This traffic may have been sent by malicious software, a browser plug-in, or a script that sends automated requests. If you share your network connection, ask your administrator for help - a different computer using the same IP address may be responsible. Learr more
Sometimes you may be asked to solve the CAPTCHA if you are using advanced terms that robots are known to use, or sending requests very quickly.”

i’m also concerned that it uses google, which is not private and collects data. 

i like that the app itself does not collect data — but if it simply directs me to a web apparatus that does, what’s the point? (even if i could load anything).

edit: right after posting, i went back to the app to close it, it was asking me to allow paste from photos. i hadn’t clicked or anything or done anything. i was simply going to close app.

### 1/5 — Useless

*2026-01-03, version 5.2.9*

Doesn’t work

### 1/5 — Verificação desnecessária

*2025-10-09*

Fica pedindo pra verificar o robô e não funciona, não sai do canto

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 很好用

*2026-08-16, version 5.2.9*

苹果商店千万别下架啊😭
You can play childhood games 👍, don't stop business.

### 5/5 — Incredible App

*2026-05-04, version 5.2.9*

Cool

### 5/5 — ATUALIZEM O APP POR FAVOR!

*2026-04-14*

o app é muito bom para ser abandonado

### 5/5 — To all the porn watchers

*2026-03-08, version 5.2.9*

This was sooooo good for me because I’m a dirty girl if ykyk so this helped a lot thanks puffin

### 5/5 — Slowing internet speeds

*2025-04-24, version 5.2.9*

Puffin

### 5/5 — Great if you have low bandwidth

*2025-01-17, version 5.2.9*

The reason I download this app is due to my slow data speeds.  It’s works greats for low speeds.

### 5/5 — deck

*2024-09-12, version 5.2.9*

Adxwh

### 5/5 — Why no internet

*2024-08-23, version 5.2.9*

Do I need internet cuz I can’t go on anything like google what is going on

### 5/5 — 二つの神機能

*2024-07-24*

まずこいつflash のゲーム遊べます。そしてこいつスクリーンタイムの制限貫通します。時間制限は無理だけど開けないページみたいなやつは全部貫通します。ただしそれ以外が残念。操作性、カクつき等あげたらキリがない。が、 スクリーンタイムの貫通と唯一flashに対応しているという2点で星5。この二つのおかげで超助かってる。何か検索しようとするとロボットのやつが出てくるが、あれはリンクを直接貼り付けると貫通できる。めんどくさいが一旦Safariで調べて貼り付けよう。

### 5/5 — Puffin is awesome

*2024-06-29, version 5.2.9*

It's great for visiting websites from the .com domains and .org. YouTube works

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