Cromite
Shares rank 38 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
People recommend it as a privacy-focused Chromium fork for Android that feels fast, clean and compatible. The most common caveat is that its filtering breaks some sites, especially Cloudflare captchas.
People recommend it as a privacy-focused Chromium fork for Android that feels fast, clean and compatible. The most common caveat is that its filtering breaks some sites, especially Cloudflare captchas.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Recommended as go-to Android browser
“On Android, I would also recommend both IronFox and Cromite.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “I switched to Brave” “May I suggest Cromite, instead of ungoogled-chromium?”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” “I recently switched from iceraven to Cromite.”
Comment from 3 May 2026 in “Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine” - Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Vivaldi 8.0: our biggest design overhaul”
- Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “VPN location claims don't match real traffic exits”
- Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow”
Fast, clean, compatible browsing
“Finally I've found my Kiwi browser replacement. It is also feels faster than both Firefox and Brave on Android”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Brave overhauled its Rust adblock engine with FlatBuffers, cutting memory 75%” “just give you a clean and compatible browser without any frills”
Comment from 18 Dec 2025 in “Mozilla's New CEO Confirms Firefox Will Become an "AI Browser"” “everything worked for me in Cromite and Firefox”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “I don't have a smartphone or at least I wish I didn't” Grid new tab page shortcuts
“good new tab page with 4x4 shortcuts (2x4 pinnable) with direct access to bookmarks”
Comment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine” “pretty sure Cromite allows more options than just grid view which I hate”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cloudflare Turnstile and captchas fail
“a privacy conscious fork of Chromium for Android, has constantly issues with CloudFlare Turnstile”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL” “you simply cannot pass CF captcha”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “CAPTCHAs and the punishment of privacy-conscious users” Filtering breaks some sites
“Chromite and Iron Fox filtering out a ton of stuff so a lot of sites simply don't work”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “I don't have a smartphone or at least I wish I didn't” “RuntimeError: The browser supports WebGL, but initialization failed.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D”
Other web browsers people recommend
The four most recommended other web browsers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | 1,572 | 1,371 | 53% | 12 | 16 yrs125 owners | — |
| Google Chrome | 503 | 1,086 | 32% | 12 | 10 yrs11 owners | — |
| Brave | 397 | 248 | 62% | 12 | 4.9 yrs16 owners | — |
| Safari | 307 | 577 | 35% | 12 | 13 yrs27 owners | — |
| CromiteThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“On Android, I would also recommend both IronFox and Cromite.”
“everything worked for me in Cromite and Firefox”
“Chromite and Iron Fox filtering out a ton of stuff so a lot of sites simply don't work”
“pretty sure Cromite allows more options than just grid view which I hate”
“Highlights on my smartphone are Fennec (Firefox), Termux, Cromite”
“it regularly exit UbO which need to be relaunched”
“I would recommend Cromite”
“a privacy conscious fork of Chromium for Android, has constantly issues with CloudFlare Turnstile”
“on Android I can recommend Cromite”
“I recently switched from iceraven to Cromite.”
“good new tab page with 4x4 shortcuts (2x4 pinnable) with direct access to bookmarks”
“RuntimeError: The browser supports WebGL, but initialization failed.”
“Finally I've found my Kiwi browser replacement. It is also feels faster than both Firefox and Brave on Android”
“you simply cannot pass CF captcha”
“just give you a clean and compatible browser without any frills”
“Cromite is the current fork.”
“May I suggest Cromite, instead of ungoogled-chromium?”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.