Brave
A free browser that blocks ads and trackers by default
The verdict
The ads that play before and during web videos get blocked along with banners, trackers and cookie pop-ups, with no extension to install and nothing to set up. A Shred button wipes 1 site's data without logging you out of everything else. The VPN and premium AI cost extra and nobody needs them for the blocking, and if tab organization matters more to you than ads, Arc or Zen is the better browser.
Get it if
You want ads and cookie pop-ups gone on every site, on Mac and iPhone, without hunting for blockers.
Skip it if
You live in Safari and a free content blocker already keeps most ads away for you.
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What it helps you do
- Browse without ads or cookie banners
- Watch web videos without the ads
- Stop trackers following you between sites
- Clear one site's data without logging out
Plans and prices
Free
Built-in ad and tracker blocking, Brave Search and the free Leo AI assistant
Firewall + VPN
$9.99$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial
Leo AI Premium
$14.99$14.99 a month or $149.99 a year on iPhone and iPad, for more models and higher limits
Brave Origin
$59.99$59.99 once for a stripped-down version of Brave that lets you remove the extra features
What changed
Version 1.97
In this release: · Navigation improvements when using Leo or Ask Brave · Background downloading support · 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!
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Brave head to head
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Requires
- iOS 18.0 or later
- Version
- 1.97
- Size
- 373 MB
- Made by
- Brave Software
- Rating
- 4.8 from 672K ratings on the App Store
- Open source
- Code is public
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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