DuckDuckGo, Duck.ai (optional)

Private browsing and search

DuckDuckGo is a mobile browser for people who want search and web browsing with less tracking. It includes DuckDuckGo Search, which is designed not to build a personal search history, along with protections that block many third-party trackers and encourage encrypted connections where supported. The browser also includes tools for reducing cookie pop-ups, limiting browser fingerprinting, and clearing tabs and browsing data quickly.

Privacy tools beyond the browser

Its protection features extend to some activity outside the browser. App Tracking Protection can block many hidden trackers in other apps through a local device connection; it is not a general-purpose VPN. Optional Email Protection can remove many email trackers and provide a @duck.com forwarding address. Encrypted syncing is available for bookmarks and passwords across supported devices.

Optional AI and video features

Duck.ai adds private conversations with supported third-party AI models. Chats are anonymized by DuckDuckGo and are not used to train the AI models, according to the supplied app information. Duck Player provides a more privacy-focused way to watch YouTube videos, with settings intended to reduce targeted advertising and cookie-based tracking.

At a glance

• Category: Productivity
• Developer: DuckDuckGo
• Rating: 4.70 from 2,388,137 reviews
• Installs: 50,000,000+

This is a practical fit for users who want a browser, search engine, and set of privacy controls in one app rather than relying on separate extensions. Some tools, including Duck.ai, Email Protection, encrypted sync, and App Tracking Protection, are optional, so the experience can be kept focused on browsing if that is all you need.