Puffin Web Browser

puffin was the only browser that actually did things that certain websites require to navigate. sometimes you would need to right click or do a keyboard input, and while it was imperfect puffin was the only that could let you do it with only a touchscreen. it was also my only way to play flash games for a long time, until people made ruffle. but it's practically impossible to use because of the most anti-consumer pay wall possible, you pay per hour for a browser. nobody's done that in decades.

Okay, for a long time I really loved this app. But these updates have been upsetting. Why do I get and ad when I go to certain websites? It pisses me off, and creeps me out, that it's only a select few. I understand, Puffin employees gotta pay the bills, but god damn I'm sure you can come up with something better than this. Please either make ad distribution more liberal, or remove it. I understand that as a web browser, you look at and sell all my browsing data, but could you do it a bit more quietly? It feels creepy the way it won't play ads on most sites I visit and then BAM, one site generates an ad every time. It feels almost like the engine is trying to direct me toward certain sites, which again is unbelievably creepy. I either want an explanation for why ads appear on certain websites, or a proper, more random feeling, distribution. Thanks! I'd hate to find a browser to replace Puffin after using it for so long. It really is a great tool, and I hope this weird ad thingy can be fixed. :)

In a land of free browsers, there is still a niche market for flash support. However, the pricing model ruins this app. I understand ads on free software, but I usually pay to remove them when that is the option. Unfortunately for Puffin, you can't use this app for more than an hour with ads and you can't pay to remove them without a subscription. I'd be happy to pay a one time fee of 2-5 dollars. There is no way I am paying $2 a month when a free desktop browser works 10 times better.

I've been using puffin for a few years now, never mind the ads or the 2-hour usage limit. I wouldn't mind a single-time fee of $10 to $15 for a premium version from Google, but I won't put my personal card information directly into the app for a recurring charge. If you release a premium version for sale here I would gladly buy, but sadly I'm sure this app will die soon. Worked perfectly before you pushed too hard for subscriptions. EDIT: I've only ever installed the legit version. Cry harder.

This is why I NEVER update before checking reviews Thanks to other users for the heads up on the tracking. If it ain't broke, I'm not going to try to fix it. Sorry the screwed the folks that unknowingly got snared. I agree with the rest of these folks. If an app need my location, contact list, usage stats etc, I don't need the app. For those of you who value your privacy, check out the NetGuard firewall app, tap "show log" to see how many apps give access to data "management" sites.

First and foremost, I loved this app. Genuinely the only way to really access flash content on mobile. Unfortunately, it's just that. The *only* way. Many other apps attempt to be flash enabled, but tend to fail miserably, and now, this app went from 100% free, down to forcing ads down our throats until we buy a pro version. Illegally making monetization on millions of other people's work. I have no interest in buying the app purely because I used to like it when it's become a major sleazeball app. Was nice while it lasted.

When I first found puffin, the rating was around 4 stars. There's a reason it's 2.8 stars now. The app has become quite literally unusable without a Subscription. The daily limit you have to pay for has blocked me from doing anything for months. I open the app and it just blocks me from doing anything. I enjoyed the flash support when I could use it but now I literally can't do anything. Just give me back the ads at this point.

Sad to see a once great app fall so low, I've been using puffin browser for years, I can't even remember for how many, I loved it so much I bought the pro version, I was disappointed when they phased it out but I kept using the free version. Now they removed the 1 hour daily use limit and now it's a subscription paid monthly version. Sorry but I'm not going to be using it anymore.

I used to really enjoy this app. It's simplicity was a huge plus. lately, the updates have been affecting the user experience. for instance, when you open the app and enter your first search term, the page reloads and you have to enter it all again. Also, the app wanted me to perform a capcha before I could even load a search engine. The last straw for me was the new requirements for sharing user data. This app went from #1 in my book, to being deleted from my phone.

Puffin used to be a great free browser despite the ads, but now you can't use it without paying for a subscription and just seems like a cash grab. Highly recommend other browsers now. Update: It doesn't make much difference on how cheap you made the subscriptions, you still changed it from something that was free and started charging for it. No one is going to want a $0.05 or $0.25 charge on their card. UPDATE 2: I dont have pirated anything on my phone. Thank you for your concern though :)

I don't know what that whole disconnecting from the internet is about but it's damn annoying. If I can browse in all my other browsers I should ve able to with this one as well. Not only that but when it "reconnects" it refreshes the page you are on and all work is lost. I can't work like that. Updated to drop another star. I am uninstalling. I can't stand the disconnecting and reconnecting. Why does it have to refresh the page? Hate it. Update: Tried it again, still hate it.

When I first got this app, it was perfect. Then they introduced ads and while some had an issue with it, I was perfectly fine with the inclusion. It's a free app. But now you have a DAILY LIMIT? Yeah no, you just lost me. This makes it practically unusable. Really at this point they should just make the premium version the only one, as there is literally zero reason to keep using the free version compared to literally every other browser out there. Even with flash support, it's BAD.

its great! Update on the latest version: I used to love this program. I had rated it 5 stars in 2013. But I just tried to use it on my new tablet, and it didn't let me to use the app without agreeing to "Help..." puffin browser by sending data to its servers. Ok, I can accept that a free app not letting me use it without getting some data back. But after I reluctantly agreed, it asked to know my devices location and didn't let me in the app without this permission! That is a red line right there. Uninstall.

Was once the best browser with android, popup blocking, flash support, and automatically blocking trackers. I used this instead of the default browser 100% of the time. Now you have to watch an ad to run flash, which was the best feature of the app. I understand needing some revenue, but it used to be a free feature, so why change it now?

I used this app for years until they started requiring access to my location and contacts to use the app. Aren't you guys watching the news lately? People aren't putting up with this anymore. I don't mind ads at all, and I fully expect them in a free app, but this is too far. Change your policy and I'll reinstall it in a heartbeat. Until then, go ahead and copy/paste your canned response about buying the paid version. 😕

Used to like it, the update is dissapointing. The ad at the bottom isnt too bad, I understand you gotta pay the bills and keep the servers up. Having a "daily limit" that you have to pay real life money to get around, that's a line that shouldnt be crossed. Gonna be a pain to switch my bookmarks over to chrome, but worth it if it means I dont have to deal with this. Edit: hey cheers for copypasting that response on every one star, especially to the guy who did pay but it doesn't work :D

This review has been edited due to developer response. Play Store really needs to increase character limit... Let me make it clear, I'm fine with this having ads. That's perfectly acceptable, as well as offering a subscription to get rid of them. However, what isn't okay is forcibly limiting our time when you don't say a single thing about it, and your blatant disregard for your consumers. Had I not seen your responses to all the other reviews be the exact same, I would have been alright paying.

App was great when I first started using it. then they started adding a ton of ads, but they need to make some money so fair enough. but now it will literally lock me out of using the browser randomly saying I've hit some arbitrary "usage quota" and that i can't use it unless I wait till tomorrow or pay them. App is unusable at this point. To the dev response: I used it half an hour or so, not anywhere near 2 hours. And it is not "fair enough" when every other browser charges 'free' for 24 hours

I used to really love this browser, but now it is just an absolute pain. It crashes, gets disconnected, and has way too many damn ads since the latest update. I'd like it if they would've kept it the way it used to be before the change, but they got really stupid with it. Not to mention, the banner at the bottom and "daily data usage" thing is ludicrous

It was an amazing web browser that allowed flash to run without much issue. The ads that were there basically only popped up when you started flash once or twice. It was even free, albeit for 1 hour a day. Now it's required subscription, ads without warning, maybe 'buggy' you might say. OH but don't worry it's 'free'... at least free to install lol (I liked it back then, I'd even deal with more ads as long as they only appeared when starting a new tab, switching tabs, or starting flash.)