Puffin Incognito Browser User Reviews

Name: Puffin Incognito Browser
Rating: 3.77419 (31 reviews)

Puffin Incognito Browser

CloudMosa, Inc.

🔧 Utilities

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Apple *ucked us

The puffin browser was by far, hands-down, the best mobile browser EVER. Nothing else even came close.

The NONSENSE that Apple attacked Puffin and blocked the mobile version is a tragedy!

Shame on you, Apple!!!

Jsguero

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, We sincerely appreciate your invaluable support! Puffin Incognito Browser has been meticulously designed with a strong emphasis on prioritizing user privacy and security, particularly in situations where complete anonymity is indispensable. Our other product, "Puffin Cloud Browser" on iOS, has faced challenges due to Apple's app policies, making it difficult for us to provide updates over the past few years. Unfortunately, "Puffin Cloud Browser" on iOS was forced to remain on a very old browser engine that was built 7 years ago. As a result, when websites update, this may lead to bugs and other issues. Nonetheless, we made a concerted effort to address user-reported issues by submitting a new version of "Puffin Cloud Browser" to Apple earlier this year. Fortunately, Apple accepted this new version, allowing us to release it on the App Store. However, the future availability of new versions of "Puffin Cloud Browser" on iOS remains uncertain. Additionally, upgrading the outdated browser engine for Puffin on iOS is a resource-intensive endeavor that presents its own set of challenges. For users with privacy needs, we highly recommend Puffin Incognito Browser. Thank you for your continued support!

😎 👍

I like the concept, though it should go without saying, I'm skeptical of any product marketing full anonymity. Let's be frank, the cloudmosa servers are hosted in USA. They, as well as my own devices, can be used for anything from marketed user data to direct relinquish of data to pheds. This is not a huge deal with me. Can't say it isnt creepy living in USA knowing privacy doesn't exist. Theres not really exceptions to that, but Ive accepted it, and just generally avoid doing anything online that could draw harmful attention. Im also a believer that utilizing hardcore stacks of privacy preserving setups is likely to have the opposite effect than you intend. As in, doing so is less likely to hide your activity, but very likely to be flagged by your ISP or DNS's AI driven traffic filters to flag your incoming/outgoing data as suspicious. Get to much of that, and their software will prioritize its monitoring of your activity, and under certain flags being triggered, will notify their human team to directly survey what you do, to discern whether your user should be reported to you know who. Easiest solution is really to not be a criminal. However, speaking strictly on more minuscule data that is personal but not incriminatingg, it totally makes sense to minimize traffic of that sort without some mild fingerprint obfuscation. It wont hide anything from your older male sibling, but could prevent Alphabet inc from selling your history to Instagram (just, for example). In this context, I think this app is decent in what it claims to do. I did notice IP leaking in some of the outbound DNS packets (prefixed right on the requested domain name). However, still a more private solution that could minimize additional data connected to your user fingerprint. And I appreciate it for what it is. Thanks puffin 🙏

teamcaffeine

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi there, We appreciate your feedback! To clarify, while we do keep logs of anonymous activities, please be aware that these logs are utilized for internal data analysis, troubleshooting, and safeguarding our services. They are anonymized and compiled into statistical reports that contain no personal data. On rare occasions, we may use recent reports in response to external requests within reason, such as for fund-raising due diligence. We follow a strict policy of purging these logs after a period of 180 days. We would like to emphasize that we do not log the specific content you browse or visit, and we are committed to upholding this policy to protect your privacy. Thank you again for your valuable support!

Doesn’t work

Always get

“Could not connect to Puffin Cloud Avatar Server.

Bad URL”

Fix it

I0_0l

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, If you're encountering the "Could not connect to Puffin Cloud Avatar Server" error message, it's likely due to a network issue. I suggest ensuring that your device is connected to a stable and reliable internet connection, and then trying to reconnect to the Puffin Cloud Avatar Server through the Puffin app. On the other hand, if you're seeing the "Bad URL" error message, this typically indicates that there is a problem with the URL you're trying to access. I recommend checking the URL to ensure that it's entered correctly and that there are no typos or other errors. You may also want to try accessing the URL through a different browser or device to see if the issue persists. Thank you!

Cant connect

Bad url error

I0_0l

4 years ago

Doesn’t work

Doesn’t work on YouTube. Pop up warning read browser doesn’t allow auto play. When playing video on YouTube would freeze on a frame. Eventhough time is moving forward but frame is frozen. No sound.
Such a disappointment. Purchased the pro version a while back (which was working well) but it seemed to be discontinued. Can’t even use the pro version anymore.
This new browser is not up to standard.
Such a disappointment.

Nicknick168

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, We cannot reproduce this issue on our testing devices. To better assist you, please provide us with the following information: 1. Your model name and the version you are on (e.g. iPhone 13, iOS 15.4). 2. Clear actions are taken that led up to the issue. Or you can go to our support center, which provides some common help topics. (https://support.puffin.com/incognito-browser) Puffin Incognito Browser and Puffin Web Browser are two different browsers. Puffin Incognito Browser emphasized complete anonymity and ultimate security. We block some feature which has information security doubts. For example, Puffin Incognito Browser blocks all permissions(camera, microphone, geolocations, etc.). And it may influence some website features. Therefore, the experience between the two apps is different. As for Puffin Web Browser, we can not update Puffin's iOS version for a long time. Please refer to #BadApple: https://hackernoon.com/its-time-to-bringappletojustice-cf12ce860932?fbclid=IwAR2OC-TOOW9OB-fxAev5QqE_EREK1DSv8wTjb_E0r-cmjoeULIl6Oa85kko We still make an effort to find a way to upgrade Puffin Web Browser on iOS. Thank you for your understanding and support!

I missed you

It’s like the original but without the “ORIGINALS” like the trackpad or having the option to open full screen, every game I play is choppy and rough, but I know y’all developers can fix that and if y’all do I will change my review to 5 stars!!! Please devs I really missed y’all’s browser :((

YK•FEAR

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, Puffin Incognito Browser and Puffin Web Browser are two different browsers. Puffin Incognito Browser emphasized complete anonymity and ultimate security. We block some feature which has information security doubts. For example, Puffin Incognito Browser blocks all permissions(camera, microphone, geolocations, etc.). And it may influence some website features. Therefore, the experience between the two apps is different. As for Puffin Web Browser, we can not update Puffin's iOS version for a long time. Please refer to #BadApple: https://hackernoon.com/its-time-to-bringappletojustice-cf12ce860932?fbclid=IwAR2OC-TOOW9OB-fxAev5QqE_EREK1DSv8wTjb_E0r-cmjoeULIl6Oa85kko We still make an effort to find a way to upgrade Puffin Web Browser on iOS. Thank you for your understanding and support!

Freezes

Freezes and gives blank screen or no scrolling

gvandd

4 years ago

Response from developer

Terrible

I’m gonna be honest I’ve struggled with pornography for a little bit now and this app has been a way of bypassing restrictions friends have set this app doesn’t apply the restrictions set in place by screen time and is easy to bypass I hope this gets fixed because it’s good for other things

froggyboi1284873728384838

4 years ago

Won’t load a single page

Does not work won’t load a single page and does not have flash either like previous browsers

Anonymousnoob

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, Could you please tell us more details about the issue you met? 1. The website's URL which happens to this problem. 2. The step to reproducing this problem. 3. A video recording of this issue. (You could upload it to google drive and share the link with us.) Or you can go to our support center, which provides some common help topics. (https://support.puffin.com/incognito-browser) We design Puffin Incognito Browser to protect human rights against tyranny and injustice and for those that need complete anonymity and ultimate security during specific browsing conditions. That said, it’s not usually used for browsing websites and flash content that you can already do by using Puffin Web Browser or any other browsers. For Flash content, we recommend you use Puffin Web Browser. Thank you!