# The Browser - Private AI > Private AI-powered web browser with on-device processing and extension support. (iPhone/iPad app by Cristian Camilo Arias Botero.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-browser-private-ai/id6789318190 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Cristian Camilo Arias Botero](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789318192) - Category: Utilities, Productivity - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 18.4 · 29 MB - Languages: American English, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese and 20 more - Released: 2026-07-16 - Data updated: 2026-08-17 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-browser-private-ai/id6789318190/reviews.md ## What is The Browser? The Browser is a fast, private web browser with a built-in AI that runs entirely on your device — no account, no data collection, no tracking. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Blocks ads, trackers, and fingerprinting out of the box • Automatically declines cookie-consent pop-ups • Private tabs locked with Face ID • Nothing is collected — your browsing stays on your device ON-DEVICE AI • Summarize any page or ask questions about it • Runs locally with a compact model — works even without Apple Intelligence • No prompts or pages are sent to a server EXTENSIONS (BETA) • Install Chrome and Firefox extensions — one tap from their web stores or from a file • Manage permissions and per-site access BUILT FOR FOCUS • Hide Distracting Items — tap to remove clutter on any page, remembered per site • Reader mode for clean, readable articles • Offline translation of pages in many languages MADE FOR iPHONE & iPAD • Optimized iPad layout with a sidebar and multiple windows • Voice search, downloads manager, per-site settings • A customizable start page Fast, focused, and private — the way browsing should be. ## Key features - On-device AI for summarization and Q&A - Blocks ads, trackers, and fingerprinting - Private tabs with Face ID lock - Supports Chrome and Firefox extensions - Hide distracting elements on web pages - Reader mode for articles - Offline page translation ## Frequently asked questions about The Browser ### Does The Browser have ads? No, The Browser is ad-free. It blocks ads and trackers by default to provide a clean browsing experience. ### What AI features does The Browser offer? The Browser includes an on-device AI that can summarize any web page or answer questions about its content, all without sending data to a server. ### Can I use extensions with The Browser? Yes, The Browser supports Chrome and Firefox extensions, which can be installed with a single tap from their respective web stores or from a file. ### Is my browsing data collected by The Browser? No, The Browser is designed for privacy. Nothing is collected, and your browsing activity stays entirely on your device, with no account required and no tracking. ### What devices is The Browser available on? The Browser is optimized for iPhone and iPad, featuring an adaptive layout for iPad with a sidebar and multiple windows. ### How does The Browser handle cookie consent pop-ups? The Browser automatically declines cookie-consent pop-ups, streamlining your browsing experience and reducing interruptions. ### What is the age rating for The Browser? The Browser has an age rating of 17+, indicating it may contain content suitable for mature audiences. ### How often is The Browser updated? The Browser was last updated on August 11, 2026, with version 1.4.4. This suggests a relatively recent update, indicating ongoing development. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.4 — 2026-08-11 The Browser can now be your default browser Set it under Settings ▸ Apps ▸ Default Apps ▸ Browser, and links you tap in other apps open here. Sign in with a passkey now works, on sites that offer it. Signing in works properly On sites where the keyboard covered the sign-in button, the page can now scroll to reach it instead of springing back. Ask the Browser answers again It could get stuck on "Thinking…" and never come back — and once it did, every question after that was ignored too. Using AI on your device is far easier on the battery Answering a question kept the model running at full tilt long after you closed the sheet, and it did a whole answer's worth of work just to decide whether to search the web. Your saved API keys are safe The keys in Settings could show up empty, and be erased if you typed in the field. The Browser no longer asks for your location The feature that used it is gone, so the permission is gone with it. Add-ons are now off until you switch them on, and installing one asks first A page can no longer add an add-on by itself, and each add-on only reaches the sites you allow it, under Site Access. Closing a tab you weren't looking at now sticks It doesn't come back the next time you open the browser, and it goes away on your other devices too. Your history, bookmarks and saved sessions are protected if their file is ever damaged Before, a damaged file was replaced with an empty one; now the original is kept. Low-memory handling now frees background tabs properly, so pages are shut down — and go blank — far less often. A long download no longer stalls your settings from syncing between devices. Everything is lighter: launching the app, typing in the address bar, the start page, scrolling a page, downloads, and AI summaries all did far more work than they needed to. ### 1.4.3 — 2026-08-03 This one is about tabs that went blank. A tab could end up showing an empty page with no way back: typing the address again did nothing, and neither did Reload. Both work now, and the Retry button on error pages works too. Tabs are also far less likely to go blank in the first place. The browser now frees up background tabs when your device is short on memory, instead of leaving iOS to shut pages down on its own. And when a page is shut down anyway, the browser reloads it properly rather than leaving it blank. ### 1.4.2 — 2026-08-01 A small update, all of it fixes and polish. Tap the address bar and the whole address is now selected, so you can just start typing. No more clearing the field first. Pasting a link is now handled by iOS itself, in the bar above the keyboard, alongside Paste and AutoFill. The old in-app card is gone, so your Favourites start a row higher. Fixed a crash that some pages could trigger while cookie dialogs were being handled. Changing what you allow in Settings ▸ Add-ons ▸ Cookie Consent now applies to the tabs you already have open, not only to new ones. Changing the language now updates the whole app, including the address bar and the find bar. Permission prompts, the keyboard and the share sheet follow the next time you open it. Choosing a new app icon twice in quick succession no longer leaves your Home Screen and the logo inside the app showing different ones. ### 1.4 — 2026-07-31 Now in 30 languages The Browser speaks your language, 30 of them, including every official language of the EU plus Basque, Catalan, Galician, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese. It follows your device automatically. If you would rather read it in another language, pick one in Settings ▸ Language, or on the first screen when you set up. The change takes effect straight away. New icons, and the story behind the name In Danish, "the" is the old spelling of "te", tea. So this is the Tea Browser, and there are finally icons to say so: a cup, a leaf, and both together, each in all fourteen colourways. If you never chose an icon, your Home Screen will show the new one after updating. Everything else is in Settings ▸ App Icon & Logo, and anything you picked before is untouched. Cookie banners, answered properly Consent dialogs are now handled by a rules-based engine that recognises hundreds of consent platforms by name. It refuses everything that is not strictly necessary, and keeps the dialog hidden while it works. This also fixes a serious bug: the old approach could re-trigger itself as you moved around a site, until some sites stopped responding altogether. That is gone. You can decide what to allow in Settings ▸ Add-ons ▸ Cookie Consent — storage, preferences, personalised content, advertising, measurement. All of it is refused unless you say otherwise. The clock and battery are readable again The status bar now takes its colour from whatever is behind it, and keeps up as you scroll, so the time and battery stay legible on light and dark pages alike. ### 1.3 — 2026-07-28 Stronger blocking The built-in blocker now covers around 290 ad and tracker domains, up from 87. Ad iframes were slipping through entirely — they are blocked now. New rules target how ads get served rather than only where they come from, so a network that moves to a fresh domain does not get a free pass. Fewer third parties Site icons in bookmarks, history and Quick Links now come from the sites themselves, rather than an icon service that was being told what you browse. Cookie-banner handling recognises ten more consent platforms, and still only ever rejects. Add-ons Options pages open instead of coming up blank. Extension popups now show their content. Add-ons can see your tabs, so the ones that depend on that work. A new look Twelve new app icons in an Art Series, drawn in the language of six twentieth-century movements. The glass toolbar now takes colour and light from the page behind it, and its buttons switch between light and dark so they stay readable over anything. Controls that respond Buttons now respond across their whole surface, not just the icon inside them. A navigation row has been added, and it folds into a handle while you read and returns when you scroll up. Start-page widgets snap to a grid instead of overlapping. On iPad, New Tab, the sidebar and the menu stay reachable when the address bar collapses. Reading list sync Your reading list now syncs across your devices. ## Related topics [webrtc leak shield](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/webrtc-leak-shield) --- *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 2026-08-17.*