Web Browsers

Simple & Lightweight Web Browsers

2019-04-08

Ninja (5@2) 7 LastUpdate: 2015-06-27 Github
CM Browser - Ad Blocker , Fast Download , Privacy (4.6@2,346,640) Ǥ 19 Vorstellung 7/2014; this is a Cheetah-Mobile-App. You never know where it surfs without you!
Opera Mini - fast web browser (4.5@5,930,419) Ǥ 21 Vorstellung 9/2015
Phoenix Browser -Video Download, Private & Fast (4.5@133,259) Ǥ 41
Via Browser - Fast & Light - Geek Best Choice (4.5@52,450) 9 Vorstellung 8/2017
Web Browser - Secure Explorer (4.5@18,953) 15 / Web Browser & Fast Explorer (4.5@67,374) 15
UC Browser Mini - Video Download & Watch Offline (4.4@4,010,104) Ǥ 43
Naked Browser web browser (4.4@8,350) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Naked Browser Pro / NB Pro web browser (4.6@1,828; ~EUR 7.25) 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Video Review 12/2012; Review 3/2013; Intro 4/2013
WADA Browser: fast browser (4.4@2,320) 12 LastUpdate: 2017-07-21
APUS Browser - Fast download & Private & Secure (4.3@283,364) Ǥ 39 Kurzvorstellung 8/2015
Ace Browser – Fast (4.3@134,930) Ǥ 35 incl. download manager, VPN support & more
Web Browser & Web Explorer (4.3@60,967) 15 incognito mode, ad blocker (but comes with ads itself?) and more
Dolphin Zero Incognito Browser - Private Browser (4.3@24,881) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 12/2013 | 12/2013; Testbericht 1/2014; Test 3/2014; incl. ad-blocker
Rocket Browser (4.3@7,882) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2016-12-19
Frost - Private Browser (4.3@3,534) Ǥ 7 / Frost+ Incognito Browser (4.5@659; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 7
Firefox Klar: The privacy browser (4.3@2,425) 10 / Firefox Focus: The privacy browser (4.4@46,436) 9 Github; Vorstellung 6/2017 | 6/2017 | 6/2017; Mikes Einschätzung 6/2017; Intro 6/2017 / Github; Review 8/2017
Yuzu Browser: web browser (4.3@845) 13 Github
Web Browser & Explorer (4.2@249,597) 17
Ninesky Browser (4.2@42,931) Ǥ 14 Test 8/2012;
Boat Browser Mini (4.2@40,562) 16 LastUpdate: 2016-05-04 Test 7/2012; Video Demo 8/2013
InBrowser - Incognito Browsing (4.2@28,796) 5 / InBrowser Beta (4.2@1,368) 5 Video Demo 6/2012; Test 9/2012
Insta Browser (4.2@3,857) 18 LastUpdate: 2017-06-12 Incognito mode, ad blocker, download manager
Halo Browser Downloader (4.2@2,120) 12 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06 incognito mode, ad blocking
BeHe Pro (4.2@15) 6 LastUpdate: 2017-06-10
Lightning Web Browser (4.1@12,791) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-15 / Lightning Web Browser + (4.2@1,401; ~EUR 1.50) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-07-08 Review 1/2013; Vorstellung 11/2014; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014; Open Source: Github
Lucid Browser (4.1@699) 6
Ultrasurf Plus web browser (4.1@266) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-08-26
Dolphin Browser Mini (4.1@11) 13 LastUpdate: 2016-02-04 Vorstellung 11/2012
Tint Browser (4@1,237) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-02-01 / Tint Browser Mobile View addon (4.2@139) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-06-28 Vorstellung 9/2012
Frog Browser (4@758) 6 LastUpdate: 2014-10-23
Lite Speed Browser Super Fast (4@656) 9
Old But Gold Internet Browser (4@128) 4 LastUpdate: 2015-02-16 IE 6.1 for Android Vorstellung 11/2014
Next Browser - Fast & Private (4@72) Ǥ 32 Vorstellung 6/2013 | 9/2013; Review 6/2013
Ghost Browser - Incognito (3.9@120) 7 LastUpdate: 2014-10-13
Omega Web Browser for Android! (3.9@40) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-07-26
G - Web Browser ???? - Privacy internet browser (0@0) Ǥ 7 Github; includes ad blocker
FOSS Browser (0@0) 6 Github; Vorstellung 9/2018

Feature-rich Web Browsers

2019-04-08

Ecosia Browser - Fast & Green (4.7@47,847) Ǥ 28 trackt den Nutzer
UC Browser – Video Downloader, Watch Video Offline (4.5@19,598,629) Ǥ 46 Vorstellung 1/2014
Dolphin Browser - Fast, Private & Adblock???? (4.5@2,523,555) Ǥ 24 Vorstellung 4/2014; Video Review 4/2014; Wikipedia DE |EN; caught multiple times to leak your private data
Samsung Internet Browser Beta (4.5@39,998) Ǥ 44 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2017
Kiwi Browser - Fast & Quiet (4.5@10,748) Ǥ 28 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 2/2019
Firefox Browser fast & private (4.4@3,204,696) Ǥ 28 Vorstellung 4/2014; Konfig-Tipps 5/2017 + 1/2018
Opera Browser: Fast and Secure (4.4@2,730,092) Ǥ 25 Vorstellung 3/2014
Maxthon Browser - Fast & Safe Cloud Web Browser (4.4@281,495) 37 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / Maxthon Browser for Tablet (4.7@15) 20 LastUpdate: 2014-12-20 Vorstellung 9/2012 | 2/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN; Security Warning 7/2016
Omigo Browser - Latest Video Status, News, Adblock (4.4@1,616) Ǥ 19
Google Chrome: Fast & Secure (4.3@13,696,122) Ǥ 31 Review 6/2012; Test 1/2014; Vorstellung 7/2014
Puffin Web Browser (4.3@627,965) Ǥ 17 / Puffin Browser Pro (4@19,270; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 14 Test 11/2012; Video Demo 3/2014; Kurzvorstellung 7/2016; Vorstellung 4/2018; cloud-basierter Browser
Mercury Browser for Android (4.3@26,272) 14 LastUpdate: 2015-08-17 Review 10/2013; Vorstellung 11/2013
SPIN Safe Browser - Safest Web Browser (4.3@2,868) Ǥ 28
Pale Moon web browser (4.3@2,455) 20 LastUpdate: 2016-10-07 Vorstellung 6/2014; Intro 7/2014 | 7/2014
Javelin Browser (4.2@18,692) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2016-06-10 Intro 4/2014 | 6/2014; Vorstellung 4/2014
Habit Browser (4.2@10,035) Ǥ 14
Surfy Browser - Best UI, AdBlock, Text-to-Speech (4.2@956) Ǥ 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ w/ ad-blocker, private browsing, passcode protection, customization & more
Boat Browser for Android (4.1@95,715) Ǥ 21 LastUpdate: 2016-11-29 Vorstellung 9/2013; Intro 9/2013
Opera Touch: the fast, new web browser (4.1@33,692) Ǥ 12 Vorstellung 4/2018 | 4/2018
Hover Browser (4.1@743) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-05-12 Review 4/2014; Vorstellung 6/2014; Video Demo 6/2014
Skyfire Web Browser 4.0 (4@20) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2013-03-05 Vorstellung 11/2013; Wikipedia DE | EN
Waterfox (3.1@129) Ǥ 27 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
IceCatMobile (0@0) Ǥ 28 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ open source Firefox ESR fork with additional security features; Wikipedia; FSF (with addon list)
Fennec F-Droid (0@0) Ǥ 28 Datenmitschnitt 7/2018

Web Browsers focussed on Privacy

2019-04-08

Note: a privacy-focused browser coming with trackers is doubtful at best.

Privacy Browser (4.5@95; ~EUR 1.00) 4 trackable
Brave Browser: Fast AdBlocker (4.3@86,566) Ǥ 24
Dolphin Zero Incognito Browser - Private Browser (4.3@24,881) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 12/2013 | 12/2013; Testbericht 1/2014; Test 3/2014; incl. ad-blocker
Private Browser (4.3@2,448) 4
Firefox Klar: The privacy browser (4.3@2,425) 10 / Firefox Focus: The privacy browser (4.4@46,436) 9 Github; Vorstellung 6/2017 | 6/2017 | 6/2017; Mikes Einschätzung 6/2017; Intro 6/2017 / Github; Review 8/2017
Orfox (4.2@49,762) 11 Vorstellung 8/2015
InBrowser - Incognito Browsing (4.2@28,796) 5 / InBrowser Beta (4.2@1,368) 5 Video Demo 6/2012; Test 9/2012
Keepsafe Browser: Stay Private with a VPN & Vault (4.2@509) Ǥ 10 Vorstellung 6/2018
Lightning Web Browser (4.1@12,791) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-15 / Lightning Web Browser + (4.2@1,401; ~EUR 1.50) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-07-08 Review 1/2013; Vorstellung 11/2014; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014; Open Source: Github
Tor Browser for Android (Alpha) (4.1@5,397) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 9/2018
Cliqz – the Privacy Browser (4.1@3,699) Ǥ 9 Vorstellung 3/2016; Advertorial 10/2016; Anti-Tracking, Ad-Blocking; also available for iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows; verbindet sich selbst mit Amazon, Facebook & Co?
Dee Browser BLOCK AD (4.1@1,189) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ incl. ad-blocker
Orweb: Private Web Browser (4.1@11) 2 LastUpdate: 2015-12-01 Video Demo 10/2012; Video Howto 12/2012; Vorstellung 9/2013
Adblock Browser for Android (4@126,812) Ǥ 27 Vorstellung 9/2015; Intro 9/2015 | 9/2015 (with video)
Stealth Browser - Fast Private (3.9@430) Ǥ 10 „super fast, private, ad-free“ (but contains AdMob?)
Ghost Browser - Incognito (3.9@120) 7 LastUpdate: 2014-10-13
JumpGo Browser (3.9@72) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-09-15
Ghostery Privacy Browser (3.8@15,147) Ǥ 27 Kurzvorstellung 1/2015

Bookmark Manager

2019-04-12

PinDroid (4.2@562) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 Github; cloud-based
NEO Bookmark (4.2@556) 6 / NEO Bookmark Pro (4.3@53; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 8 bookmark manager & backup; per-bookmark memos
Bookmark Thumbnails & Folders (4.1@3,157) Ǥ 11
Bookmark Folder (4.1@2,925) 9 / Bookmark Folder (Key) (4.5@121; ~EUR 3.00) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
My Bookmarks (Free) (4.1@1,826) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-03-04 / MyBookmark Pro add-on (4.2@103; ~EUR 1.25) Ǥ 1 LastUpdate: 2013-11-12
Bookmark App (4@497) 5 LastUpdate: 2015-05-16 With cloud sync
Bookmarks Atavi (3.9@347) 3 bookmarks in the cloud
xBrowserSync (3.9@26) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; cross-browser bookmark synchronisation
Bookmark App (3.8@93) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2017-09-20
Mobile Bookmarks (Free): Bookmark manager (3.5@36) 6
Nextcloud Bookmarks (3.1@27; ~EUR 0.75) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Save to Nextcloud Bookmarks (2.6@8) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-02 Github
NC Bookmark Viewer (2.3@4) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ GitLab; view, add and edit bookmarks in your Nextcloud

Offline Reader

2019-04-13

Pocket: Save. Read. Grow. (4.5@259,395) Ǥ 14 Video Promo 4/2012; Video Review 5/2012 | 7/2012 | 9/2012; Testbericht 1/2014
Article Reader Offline (4.5@1,192) Ǥ 8 local Read-it-Later
wallabag (4.3@396) 6 Github; Open Source Read-it-later
Save For Offline (0@0) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-02-12 Github; Open Source read-it-later; downloads entire page for offline reading

Various Web Browser Tools

2019-04-08

Lynket Browser (previously Chromer) (4.6@8,653) Ǥ 10 Github; Intro 12/2015 | 12/2015
URL Manager (4.5@1,018) Ǥ 10 Link shortener/expander
URLander (4.5@101) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-02-19 auto-select browser OR APP based on URL (e.g. always open FB links in the FB app)
URL Shortener (4.4@9,011) Ǥ 12
Browser Swap Lite (4.3@488) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-05-22 Review 1/2012; auto-select browser based on connection type (WiFi/2G/3G) and URL
Link Bubble (4.2@32,227) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-11-02 Vorstellung 3/2014 | 8/2015; Video Demo 9/2014; Intro 8/2015; Github; pays you Bitcoin for browsing
App Redirect (4.2@797) Ǥ 5
Browser Auto Selector Free (4.2@192) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-29 / Browser Auto Selector (4.4@76; ~EUR 2.00) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-01 Review 3/2014; auto-select browser based on URL/domains
WebApps Sandboxed Browser (3.9@82) 3 Github; sandbox web applications
ShareToBrowser (0@0) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-01 Github; Switch browsers via the share function
Save (0@0) 4 Github; Save links to read them later

Further Readings:

Surfen mit Tor (Android) (1/2016-1/2018)
Die sechs besten Browser für Android (7/2017)
uBlock Origin konfigurieren (11/2016)
Security-Add-ons für Firefox (Android) (1/2016)
The Best Web Browser for Android (8/2015)
Android-Browser schneller machen: Tipps für Chrome, Firefox & Co. (6/2015)
5 Tipps, die Firefox für Android besser machen (3/2015)
Sicher surfen trotz Android 4.3 (2/2015)
Die besten Android-Launcher im Überblick (9/2014)
Anonym Surfen mit Android: Der Inkognito-Modus und warum er wichtig ist (9/2014)
Die Top 5 der gratis Android Internet Browser (8/2014)
Mobile Browser im Vergleich (6/2014)
Top 5 Browser: Sicherheit geht vor (4/2014)
10 of the best Android browser apps (3/2014)
3 Tips for Private Browsing on Android (2/2014)
Need for speed – What’s the fastest Android browser? (1/2014)
Die besten Android-Browser auf einen Blick (5/2013)

2019-04-14

IzzyOnDroid

Web Browsers

Simple & Lightweight Web Browsers

Feature-rich Web Browsers

Web Browsers focussed on Privacy

Bookmark Manager

Offline Reader

Various Web Browser Tools