Introduction and Review

Designed and developed by DuckDuckGo Inc., the app has so far received a fairly high rating score of 4.9 stars out of 5 by 22 ratings and is a browser free of charge. The browser aims to give users a seamlessly private and secure browsing experience and enables them to keep track of their email inboxes and manage their private accounts and passwords. The private search function is built in, so you can input the keyword and search for relevant content without worrying about being tracked by a third party. With DuckDuckGo, you can stay assured that no one is able to track you thanks to its cutting-edge technology to block the trackers. The protection function is default and ensures you a safe browsing experience throughout the browsing process, which will find out most tracking scripts and stop them at once to prevent them from collecting your private data. By using the built-in email protection function of the browser, you will be able to block email addresses already on the blacklist right from the start. Your email addresses will be kept hidden when logging in or signing up on websites. After you watch YouTube videos, you can also clear all of the cookies and viewing history with the browser. You will be free from the pop-ups and enjoy an interference-free environment. The enforced encryption which functions automatically will utilize an encrypted connection whenever you visit any sites, protecting you from privacy leaking. You can even import bookmarks as well as passwords to the browser and manage your passwords effortlessly on DuckDuckGo. Different from other internet browsers, DuckDuckGFo features special protections to prevent situations like link and google amp track. By tapping the fire button, you can clear up all the history and statistics all at once. DuckDuckGo will set your preferences and make a balance between cookies and privacy. Therefore, DuckDuckGo thinks highly of users’ privacy and utilizes its cutting-edge technology in order to safeguard users’ privacy. However, that is not the whole story. DuckDuckGo also meets criticism from its users. For instance, some users find the controls hard to use. The users often accidentally hit the new tab button and open new pages when they try to reopen the previous page.

Updates

The version history presented on the App Store shows that DuckDuckGo has been updated on an extremely frequent basis and has so far been updated 6 times in February. On its most recent update on February 23rd, 2023, version 1.34.5 was launched. In this update, a function to fix the breakage of the website from distance was added, and users can just report those websites that don’t work properly and receive feedback from the service team shortly.

Features

1. DuckDuckGo features advanced encryption technology and safeguards users’ privacy.

2. Users can enjoy the search function privately by default because the search function is built in and there is no need to worry about being tracked by a 3rd party.

3. The browser will prevent trackers from tracking your cookies and the tracker blocker will stop the third-party trackers at once.

4. The default blacklist will enable you to block most of the email trackers to ensure you a safe experience.

5. With Duck Player, you can clean up your viewing history on YouTube right away and enjoy an ad-free experience.

6. You can safely manage your accounts and passwords on DuckDuck Go and save all your login information.

7. By hitting the Fire Button, you can clear all the tabs in one click.

8. The browser will automatically set your preferences and save your bookmarks to offer you even more convenient browsing.