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Waterfox: Private Web Browser

BrowserWorks
★ 3.5 (3,629 ratings)
⬇ 100,000+ downloads
Est. actual: 360,590
Free
Released: Nov 28, 2023
No in-app purchases
No ads

Signals

4 this week · 2 positive · 2 warnings All of this week's signals →
  • 📈Last 7 days +3K installs — 18% slower than the week before (+3.7K) · 417/day since Oct 9
  • 🏆Among Communication apps top 1% by installs gained this week (180 peers growing)
  • ⭐Rating ★ 3.55 → 3.45 since Oct 9 — around the 1.2.11 update (Nov 6, 2026)
  • 🛠Updates actively updated · updated 4 days ago · every ~22 days (3 updates tracked)
Installs since launch
0 180K 361K 361K Nov 28, 2023 today
+12,090 installs · +94 ratings since Oct 9
Update history
1.2.11 Nov 6, 2026
• Updated to Gecko 160.0.<br>• New optional setting hides other apps&#39; floating windows on sensitive screens (Android 12+, off by default).<br>• Scrolling screenshots on supported Android 12+ devices.<br>• Fixed custom search engine icons and QR scanner crashes.<br>• Improved links, search widgets, PDF signing and privacy notifications.
1.2.10 Oct 22, 2026 · seen Oct 29, 2026
Security: protects against compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates and fixes loading of the certificate blocklist at startup.<br>Updated to Gecko 159.0.<br>Waterfox: removed Sentry and crash upload settings and prompts. Crash records stay on your device.<br>Inherited platform fixes: PDF sharing, download filenames, media, Sync, page layout and screen rotation.
1.2.8.1 Sep 22, 2026 · seen Oct 18, 2026
Emergency fix: Ultra DNS is now disabled by default to address website loading issues. DNS settings you explicitly selected remain unchanged.

Waterfox: Private Web Browser is a communication app by BrowserWorks with 100,000+ downloads (about 361K estimated). +3K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 3.5 from 3.6K ratings. Released Nov 28, 2023. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Privacy browser with complete add-on freedom &amp; zero tracking”