Arc Search — Find it, Faster

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.9 24828 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Actually Good

   I never make reviews but I thought this app deserved one. I downloaded this thinking it would have a paid version that it would push me to purchase and/or would be another regular alternative web browser but I’m pleased to say it is more than that! To start, this app has no paywall or paid version, it also has a built in ad blocker, cookie banner blocker, and tracker blocker, I feel way more confident clicking on “sketchy” websites knowing that I won’t be bombarded with ads or sent to another website that has even more popups. The pinch to summarize feature is also very useful, giving you a detailed overview of the pages content as well as organizing the different topics discussed on the page. It also eliminates the hassle of searching multiple sites for an answer and instead has the option to browse those sites for you. I will admit the summaries do vary depending on the given information and some are more useful than others. I have ran into a couple summaries that were very unhelpful but for the most part it’s great! Get this app if you want free ad, cookie, and tracker blockers and a well designed easy to use interface with ai powered summaries.

   mrflaminn · 30 Aug 2026

2. 3/5So much promise

   I WANT to love this app (and the MacOS version as well). It has great features, seems like an awesome company full of talented people. UI is great. The big things at this point that are holding me back from 5 stars and switching from safari to Arc is: 1) the integration with the Apple ecosystem. It would be so much more helpful if the browser tapped into the api to allow users to fill in passwords and other info from the Apple stored info (kinda like Edge does). It’s a kind of a hassle having to either save passwords and verification codes in two places or switch back and forth from Passwords settings to copy and paste. This means using two browsers for different things or starting my searches and browsing on Arc and then if I do make a purchase having switch back over to safari - very inconvenient when the whole point of technology is convenience. 2) no (native) iPad version. Need to be able to consistently browse from one device to another. This needs to be somewhat seamless like in safari. Having to use a second browser on iPad is just counter productive. Overall it’s a pleasure to use Arc on my Mac and iPhone and I have gotten to use a few features that work amazing and I didn’t even know I needed. Can’t wait to see how this product matures and hope that it can eventually fill the gaps and I can switch over to this as my default across devices.

   Tekkie12 · 30 Aug 2026

3. 4/5Surpassed expectations!

   First and foremost i truly want to say hats off to the developers behind this app. For the first time ever I’ve switched from safari to another browser as my default even with chrome I didn’t do so. The only gripes I have with this app that’s stopping me from giving it a 5 star rating, is the fact that when searching autocorrect doesn’t work. I never thought something so small could mean so much yet here I am. I’m sure this can easily be fixed with an update but I seriously urge you guys to allow for autocorrect to work when searching. I always find myself having to backtrack and fixing my words because I expected autocorrect to correct me. Second instead of having the search pull up when you swipe up from the bottom bar I think swiping up from any part of the bottom bar should bring up all your tabs. And just leaving tapping the plus sign to search. Or at least giving us users the option to choose between the two. I personally find it redundant having it pull up the search bar when swiping up from the bottom tab rather than pulling up your tab list when you can already just tap the middle plus icon. I genuinely believing adding that will make the app flow infinitely better.

   Moussa301 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5After all these years, I have finally changed the default browser!

   So over the years, I have tried various browsers, I have always stuck with Safari, simply because I’m an Apple user, and it’s always been so intuitive to work with the iPhone. About two months ago, I started seeing some marketing on TikTok for Arc, and since, I have not looked back. Currently my default browser on my Mac mini, as well as my iPhone 15, I do wish there was a browser for the iPad, but I’m sure that’s coming soon! There are constant updates, and the team does a really good job at listening to feedback of the community and then making videos and posts in regards to the feedback and updates. Lastly, the main reason that I love it so much, simply the browse for me feature. Rather than have to look through multiple different websites, browse for me, simply create a webpage specifically for me based upon, what I typed in. It uses various websites to cite its sources and then builds out a simple webpage for me to view and potentially share. This alone makes it the best browser on any device! Highly recommend you download it, just try it for a week, you will be surprised!

   Zcac5566783838383 · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5The best browser

   This is hands down the best browsing experience I’ve had on mobile. It’s exactly what I wanted but none of the alternatives had it right. I search for so many things everyday and in lots of the cases what I’m looking for is a quick summary of what’s out there probably on the first 2 pages of google. This is not something you get from a pure LLM (chatgpt) and not from a simple browser with search. That’s exactly what Arc got right. Also very often when looking at a page I need a quick summary, and you get that with a simple pinch on Arc. The design is perfect. Super clean and fast. I love it. It saves me so much time. Feature request A total dark mode. Let me explain: Unfortunately none of the browsers currently get this quite right. Current best is maybe Firefox or Brave, but those two have other issues. First you need to realize that reader mode, and smart invert are not solutions. A huge part of browser experience is looking at the page as is and also following links to other pages. Reader modes fails the former and smart invert fails during page switching and constantly flash bangs the user, it also messes up with top or bottom of screen and is in general inconvenient. What I want from a dark mode feature is to completely limit the brightness of pixels on screen on all pages, all the time. Basically there should never be a large surface area on screen that is too bright. Never. Not even for a millisecond during page switch.

   Mehrdad_A · 30 Aug 2026

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