Brave is a fast, private web browser that blocks ads and trackers on every site, automatically. No settings to change, no extensions to install.
Over 125 million people browse with Brave. It's free, open source, and independent — we don't sell your browsing data.
Everything below is built into the browser. One app, not a stack of them.
BLOCK ADS ON EVERY SITE
Brave Shields stops banner ads, pop-ups, autoplay interruptions, and the ads that play before and during videos. Same on news sites, shopping sites, forums and video pages — no per-site setup, no ad blocker extension. It dismisses cookie consent banners too, and it's on from your first tab.
PRIVATE BROWSING THAT BLOCKS TRACKERS
Private mode in most browsers only hides your history from your own phone. Brave blocks the cross-site trackers and fingerprinting scripts that follow you from a shopping page to your social feed, strips tracking codes from links you copy, and turns on Global Privacy Control by default.
SHRED: DELETE ONE SITE'S DATA, NOT ALL OF IT
Clearing browser data usually logs you out of everything. Shred deletes the cookies and storage for one site and leaves your other sessions intact. Set Auto Shred to run whenever you close a tab.
BRAVE SEARCH: A PRIVATE SEARCH ENGINE, BUILT IN
Brave Search is the default search engine in the browser, running on its own independent index — not resold results from Google or Bing. It doesn't profile you or log your searches. Ask Brave puts search results and AI answers in one place. Switch search engines any time.
BRAVE LEO: A FREE AI ASSISTANT
Summarise a long article, translate a page, or draft a reply without leaving the tab. Choose from several AI models. Leo doesn't record your conversations, share them, or use them to train models.
BRAVE NEWS: A FEED WITH NO PROFILE BEHIND IT
Personalise a news feed from hundreds of sources or any RSS feed with Brave News.
FASTER PAGES, LESS MOBILE DATA
Ads and trackers are most of what a modern page downloads. Blocking them means fewer requests, less data and less battery drain. We rebuilt Brave's ad blocking engine to use 75% less memory, so it stays responsive with many tabs open.
MAKE BRAVE YOUR DEFAULT BROWSER
Open Settings, scroll to Brave, choose Default Browser App. Every link you tap — from Mail, Messages or any app — opens with ad and tracker blocking already on.
WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT ISN'T
Free: the browser, ad and tracker blocking, Shred, Brave Search, Brave Leo, Brave News, Sync and night mode.
Subscriptions:
- Brave Firewall + VPN encrypts your whole device, not just browser traffic, with a kill switch and smart proxy.
- Brave Leo Premium unlocks more capable AI models.
- Brave Origin: The streamlined, minimalist browser that gives you Brave's industry-leading privacy and ad-blocking, with none of the extras.
One-time purchase: Brave Origin, an ultra-minimalist build of Brave — no AI, no crypto, nothing but the web. One purchase covers all your devices.
Also inside: encrypted Sync, a self-custody Brave Wallet (off by default), night mode, voice search, password autofill, custom app icons, and bookmark import from Safari or Chrome.
OPEN SOURCE
Brave is open source, so anyone can audit what the browser does. Read what we collect at https://brave.com/privacy/
Our mission is to protect your privacy online by building a fast, private browser — while growing a fairer revenue model for creators.
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Brave.com · Support: https://brave.com/support
Terms of Use: https://brave.com/terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Price may vary by location. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account. Firewall + VPN and Leo Premium are offered monthly and annually, and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. Free trials may be used once; any unused portion is forfeited on purchase.
Had a certain streaming site which had a 98.9% of ads resulting from each touch. This is no exaggeration unfortunately. But the website was too good to leave since most streaming titles were to be found there. I already have multiple main browsers like Safari and Chrome, but upon some time in research for apps that could effectively block persistent ads I gave this application another chance. And to my surprise, it really works! At least for now.I do hope it forever stays that way if not just getting better. I’m so happy with the experience that I am willingly turning on Brave Rewards whenever I can to show appreciation and support to the developers. Thanks so much! Will edit review if quality changes for the worse. — Review as of April 9, 2026
Integers of integrity
Noforcefieldworks
A new home for the brave with courage on the edge of a new frontier created by creations of the miscreants. AI with the capability to observe unaltered human behavior at either it’s finest or it’s worst. Be all you can and uncompromising by human fallacy. If it becomes apparent that resistance to the unbendable truth of time and spatial sequence of events is futile, where what has transpired is set and immutable to any observer, be it man or machine. LEO shall be the observer and keeper of records of what has transpired and like in a poem transcribed. Only in machine dreaming can it be like a human being. Imagination and consciousness lends itself to broadcast streaming. All devs can throw tantrums screaming.
I just want to stop popups from loading
MichiruX3
I like this browser very much, the only downside is the refresh/stop button at the address bar. I get popups from the sites i go to so i try to stop it from loading before it opens any apps because sometimes, brave doesn’t ask permission when opening apps, it does ask most of the time though. So it’s a race against the page and for some reason I end up pressing the addres bar instead. You know when you’re in a hurry and you move too fast that you can basically do it around 5 times before you lose to your internet speed lol. So yeah, i don’t know what you call it but it’s hard to target buttons. When typing too, it’s always with the letters near the bezels. Like O or P, A or S, and backspace too with L or return/enter button…
I was automatically charged even though my free trial has not ended!
JayuFrogg
I loved using brave. It is the best app I have used so far! Although I cannot access some sites I was able to access before that was okay. So I signed up for VPN as I was trying to access a streaming site and did not use it after two days as I was still unable to access the site. I suddenly got charged today and after looking at my bank app, there was no info as to who charged me or where the money went, it got automatically deducted! I checked everywhere and suddenly remembered about the VPN thing as my colleague asked if I had a subscription. I checked and I was charged for the yearly subscription. There was not even an invoice or an email letting me know that my free trial ended. And of course there won’t be—AS IT DID NOT EVEN END YET! I almost thought I was hacked only to find out after checking my apple subscription that it’s already charged me! I need my money back!
In this release:
- UI enhancements
- Other enhancements, stability improvements, and security updates
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
Version 1.96
Subscriptions
Annual Firewall + VPN
Stay Private. Protect Yourself Online
Free Trial
Monthly Firewall + VPN
Stay Private. Protect Yourself Online
Free Trial
Brave Leo AI (monthly)
Monthly subscription to Brave Leo AI
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The developer, Brave Software, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
