Brave Browser
Price: Free
Brave Browser is one of the newer Android browsers. It came out in 2016 and has a variety of features. There is an ad blocker built-in. Additionally, it can block third party cookies, block scripts, and it has HTTPS everywhere. Included is per-site settings just in case you need that. It also boasts optimizations for speed and battery life improvements. You can even keep track of all the stuff that it blocks. In real world use, it is highly functional and even occasionally fun to use. It also has most of the basic features like bookmarks, history, extensions, and a privacy (incognito) mode. The app is entirely free with no in-app purchases or ads.
Dolphin Browser
Price: Free
Dolphin Browser has seen a lot of success on Android. It has a decent set of features as well. That includes theming, flash support, ad-block, incognito mode, and some tertiary features like gesture controls. There is also add-on and extension support if you need that along with a native ad blocker. It’s not quite as engaging of an option as it was back when a good browser was difficult to find. However, it retains a position on this list for still being more than good enough to be here.
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser
Price: Free
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is a reasonably good alternative for folks who value privacy. It has a lot of the basic stuff like forced HTTPS, a private search, and a close button that deletes you browsing data and closes all of your tabs. Additionally, the app gives each website a privacy grade (on an A-F scale) so you can see exactly how bad any given site is. Of course, it blocks trackers and stuff like that as well. It doesn’t have some super useful features like password syncing (like Firefox and Chrome), but it’s otherwise a great mobile browser.
Firefox Browsers
Price: Free
There are two really good Firefox browsers. The first is the standard Firefox Browser. It features all of the good stuff such as cross-platform syncing, a rock solid browsing experience, tracking protection, a built-in password manager, and more. It’s Google Chrome’s biggest competitor and there really isn’t much that one has that the other doesn’t. The second good Firefox option is Firefox Focus, a privacy browser with a ton of security and privacy features. You can find the standard Firefox Browser at the button below or check out Firefox Focus here. They are both excellent Android browsers.
Google Chrome
Price: Free
Of course we give the obligatory nod to the most popular Android browser. Many people have this pre-installed on their devices and opt to just keep using it. That’s a perfectly reasonable thing to do. It features syncing with Google Chrome on desktop along with the latest Material Design, unlimited browsing tabs, deeper integration with Android, and plenty of other features for both basic browsing and power users. There are four total Chrome browsers. In descending order of stability, you have the regular Google Chrome, Chrome Beta, Chrome Dev, and Chrome Canary. Choose at your own risk. Google Chrome almost always has the latest Android features before other browsers as well.
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