Kiwi Browser
Shares rank 51 of 53 web browsers by recommenders
Free Android browser people recommend for getting the job done, with ad blocking on mobile. Critics note it is slower than desktop Chrome and lacks stable uBlock Origin support.
Free Android browser people recommend for getting the job done, with ad blocking on mobile. Critics note it is slower than desktop Chrome and lacks stable uBlock Origin support.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slower than desktop Chrome
“which is slower to get around compared to desktop chrome but it gets the job done”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Who's Coding on Their Phone?” Lacks stable uBlock Origin support
“I wish there would be Kiwi Browser successor which would have stable UbO support”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow”
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 | — |
| Kiwi BrowserThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Kiwi Browser doesn't support passkeys even with Bitwarden on my device.”
“my current least hated mobile browser”
“I wish there would be Kiwi Browser successor which would have stable UbO support”
“worked fine on mobile kiwi with ad block”
“which is slower to get around compared to desktop chrome but it gets the job done”
“It was my favorite browser ever for Android.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.