DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai Downloads & RevenueDuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai · App Store & Google Play
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai by DuckDuckGo, Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai update history & changes
Last change · 64 events since 8 Apr 2011Full timeline ↓✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: foreflight🔎iOSTop 10 for “web”⭐iOSRatings taking off in Brazil✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: bots🔎iOSTop 10 for “opera mini”🔎AndroidTop 10 for “reddit” in 2 countries🔎AndroidTop 10 for “jack d”📦iOSUpdated to version 7.244.0📦AndroidUpdated to version 5.301.1📈AndroidEntered the top 100📦AndroidUpdated to version 5.300.0📦iOSUpdated to version 7.243.0📈AndroidNew best rank in the overall chart: #87🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 64 events
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: foreflightiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “web”iOS#10 in Colombia search · popularity 48
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: botsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “opera mini”iOS#9 in Poland search · popularity 89
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “myq”iOS#10 in Canada search · popularity 80
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “reddit” in 2 countriesAndroidUnited Arab Emirates, United Kingdom search · popularity 90
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “jack d”Android#7 in South Korea search · popularity 96
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “xapk”iOS#9 in South Korea search · popularity 88
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “reddit”Android#10 in United States search · popularity 92
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.244.0iOS• This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: queiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.301.1AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: brave, firefox, privacy, protect +5 moreiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “uc browser”iOS#10 in Colombia search · popularity 87
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: essentialiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: brave, firefoxiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Productivity · SE
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: scribeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.300.0AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.243.0iOS• This update includes various bug fixes and improvements.
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “search”Android#10 in France search · popularity 67
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: websitesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: secretiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai new best rank in the overall chart: #87AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai charting in a new countryAndroidIndia
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “search”Android#5 in Germany search · popularity 65
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.242.0iOS• Bug fixes and other improvements.
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Productivity · AE
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.299.0AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: epiciOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “browser” in 2 countriesAndroidNetherlands, Thailand search · popularity 88
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Productivity · TR · Top Grossing · Productivity · VN
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: ethnicity, remixiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: scam, unlimited, poseiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: reviewsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.298.1AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: brosiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.241.0iOS• Bug fixes and other improvements.
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai: now updating weeklyAndroid4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.297.0AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.297.1AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “personal”Android#8 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 22
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.240.1iOS• Fixed an issue that could prevent Duck.ai onboarding from completing properly.
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai new best rank in the overall chart: #98AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai new best rank in the overall chart: #102AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.240.0iOS• Bug fixes and other improvements.
- ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: ad-freeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Productivity · ID
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 7.239.0iOS• Bug fixes and other improvements.
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.296.0AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - ✏️DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai added hidden keywords: desktopiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “search”Android#10 in Italy search · popularity 67
- 🔎DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai reached Top 10 for “browser”Android#10 in France search · popularity 87
- 🆕DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai first spotted by AppInsideriOS#62 in Top Free · Utilities · Australia
- 📈DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai new best rank in the overall chart: #103AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 🆕DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai version 7.238.0iOS• Bug fixes and other improvements.
- 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai updated to version 5.295.2AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - 📦DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai version 5.295.3AndroidWhat's new:
Bug fixes and other improvements - 🆕DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
4.9M ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#10
Android · 
Productivity Free
Productivity FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
5,489
▲ +9% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
663592361
Publisher
Duck Duck Go, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jun 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
26
BG HR CS DA NL EN ET FI FR DE EL HU …
Size
269 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
Content notesUnrestricted Web Access
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.duckduckgo.mobile.android
Publisher
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION INC.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.295.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
0
Permissions
22
Full permission listProSee plans
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | 100M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 50M+ Measured |
| Total | 50k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | DuckDuckGo monthly subscription | |
| 3 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Yearly) subscription | |
| 6 | DuckDuckGo annual subscription | |
| 7 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription |
Hidden keywords
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai shows up in App Store search (US) for 7 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #17 Utilities Free | 9 of 30 countries | #17 | #28 |
| Google Play | #10 Productivity Free | 20 of 23 countries | #10 | #17 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
3,619
▲ +9% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
25+
US App Store (Apple shows only the newest)
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
82/100
top 1% of Utilities apps
Growing fastest in 
Brazil ▲ ×11+ · 
Italy ▲ +40% · 
India ▲ +30%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,626 | 73% | ▲ +8% |
 United Kingdom | 218 | 6% | ▼ -10% |
 Germany | 209 | 6% | ▲ +11% |
 Canada | 172 | 5% | steady |
 Australia | 108 | 3% | ▲ +19% |
 France | 96 | 3% | ▲ +15% |
 Japan | 42 | 1% | – |
| Italy | 42 | 1% | ▲ +40% |
| Brazil | 41 | 1% | ▲ ×11+ |
 Indonesia | 25 | 1% | ▼ -6% |
| India | 24 | 1% | ▲ +30% |
 Russia | 11 | 0% | ▼ -31% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
1,870
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
265
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 91% of Productivity apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 2.4M |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 2.5M 385k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 4.9M |
What users say about DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for privacy, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads.
What people like
- Privacy & data: “love the privacy and control”
- Ease of use: “Easy to use and much safer than Google”
- Ads: “I don’t have any ads and it is very secure”
- Features & content: “This app has many features”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Each update makes the app worse”
- Ads: “YouTube is blasted with ads”
- Crashes & bugs: “Fireproofing doesn't work”
- Privacy & data: “Easy to Use, Protecting My Privacy”
About DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. Our browser blocks YouTube ads, invasive web ads, and cookie pop-ups, reducing distractions and helping to stop other companies from collecting your data. While our optional integrated AI features, Search Assist and Duck.ai, are private and never use your data to train AI. Oh, and our browser is free. We make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks YouTube Ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
And many more protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, Global Privacy Control (GPC), and more.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get
• Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
• Access to advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
• Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it.
• Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks YouTube Ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
And many more protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, Global Privacy Control (GPC), and more.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get
• Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
• Access to advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
• Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it.
• Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai App Store
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai is #17 in Utilities Free in United States and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperDuckDuckGo, Inc.
CategoryUtilities
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (2.4M)
Version7.244.0
Age rating17+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100M+ worldwide
Rating
4.8 ★
2.4M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#17
Utilities FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
3,619
▲ +9% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai on the App Store
App details
App ID
663592361
Publisher
Duck Duck Go, Inc.
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jun 2013
13 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
26
BG HR CS DA NL EN ET FI FR DE EL HU …
Size
269 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
Content notesUnrestricted Web Access
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | DuckDuckGo monthly subscription | |
| 3 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Yearly) subscription | |
| 6 | DuckDuckGo annual subscription | |
| 7 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription |
Hidden keywords
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai shows up in App Store search (US) for 7 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | UtilitiesFree | #17 |
| United States | UtilitiesGrossing | #28 |
| United Kingdom | UtilitiesFree | #32 |
| United Kingdom | UtilitiesGrossing | #44 |
| Germany | UtilitiesGrossing | #72 |
| Germany | UtilitiesFree | #66 |
| Canada | UtilitiesFree | #37 |
| Indonesia | UtilitiesFree | #21 |
| Canada | UtilitiesGrossing | #58 |
| Australia | UtilitiesFree | #55 |
| France | UtilitiesFree | #109 |
| Italy | UtilitiesFree | #121 |
| Russia | UtilitiesFree | #151 |
Apps near DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai on the chart
Utilities Free, around #17.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
2.4M ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.4M
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
3,619
▲ +9% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
25+
US App Store (Apple shows only the newest)
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
82/100
top 1% of Utilities apps
Growing fastest in Brazil ▲ ×11+ · Italy ▲ +40% · India ▲ +30%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,626 | 73% | ▲ +8% |
| United Kingdom | 218 | 6% | ▼ -10% |
| Germany | 209 | 6% | ▲ +11% |
| Canada | 172 | 5% | steady |
| Australia | 108 | 3% | ▲ +19% |
| France | 96 | 3% | ▲ +15% |
| Japan | 42 | 1% | – |
| Italy | 42 | 1% | ▲ +40% |
| Brazil | 41 | 1% | ▲ ×11+ |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1% | ▼ -6% |
| India | 24 | 1% | ▲ +30% |
| Russia | 11 | 0% | ▼ -31% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for privacy, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads.
What people like
- Privacy & data: “love the privacy and control”
- Ease of use: “Easy to use and much safer than Google”
- Ads: “I don’t have any ads and it is very secure”
- Features & content: “This app has many features”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Each update makes the app worse”
- Ads: “YouTube is blasted with ads”
- Crashes & bugs: “Fireproofing doesn't work”
- Privacy & data: “Easy to Use, Protecting My Privacy”
About DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. Our browser blocks YouTube ads, invasive web ads, and cookie pop-ups, reducing distractions and helping to stop other companies from collecting your data. While our optional integrated AI features, Search Assist and Duck.ai, are private and never use your data to train AI. Oh, and our browser is free. We make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks YouTube Ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
And many more protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, Global Privacy Control (GPC), and more.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get
• Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
• Access to advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
• Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it.
• Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks YouTube Ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
And many more protections not available on most browsers, even in private browsing mode, including protection from link tracking, Global Privacy Control (GPC), and more.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get
• Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
• Access to advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
• Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it.
• Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use
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DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai Android
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai is #10 in Productivity Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 20 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperDuckDuckGo
CategoryProductivity
PriceFree
Released
Installs50M+
Rating★ 4.4 (2.5M)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.4 ★
2.5M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#10
Productivity FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
1,870
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.duckduckgo.mobile.android
Publisher
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION INC.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.295.2, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
0
Permissions
22
Full permission listProSee plans
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | DuckDuckGo monthly subscription | |
| 3 | DuckDuckGo (Plus, Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Yearly) subscription | |
| 6 | DuckDuckGo annual subscription | |
| 7 | DuckDuckGo (Pro, Monthly) subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ProductivityFree | #10 |
| United States | ProductivityGrossing | #17 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #103 |
| United Kingdom | ProductivityGrossing | #18 |
| United Kingdom | ProductivityFree | #29 |
| Germany | ProductivityGrossing | #40 |
| Australia | ProductivityFree | #21 |
| Indonesia | ProductivityFree | #13 |
| Germany | ProductivityFree | #46 |
| Canada | ProductivityFree | #27 |
| Canada | ProductivityGrossing | #42 |
| France | ProductivityGrossing | #56 |
| Japan | ProductivityFree | #150 |
| France | ProductivityFree | #89 |
| Russia | ProductivityFree | #56 |
 United Arab Emirates | ProductivityGrossing | #32 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityGrossing | #34 |
| Indonesia | All AppsFree | #149 |
| Netherlands | ProductivityFree | #42 |
 Vietnam | ProductivityGrossing | #32 |
| Italy | ProductivityFree | #108 |
| Brazil | ProductivityFree | #147 |
 Sweden | ProductivityFree | #45 |
 Mexico | ProductivityFree | #108 |
 Spain | ProductivityFree | #118 |
| India | ProductivityFree | #196 |
 Saudi Arabia | ProductivityFree | #120 |
| United Arab Emirates | ProductivityFree | #112 |
 Turkey | ProductivityFree | #158 |
Apps near DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai on the chart
Productivity Free, around #10.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
2.5M ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.5M
Measured
Written reviews
385k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1,870
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
265
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.3★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
77/100
faster than 91% of Productivity apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's privacy features and ad-blocking capabilities but are increasingly frustrated by performance issues like lagging, crashes, and high memory usage. A significant number of complaints focus on the forced integration of AI features that users cannot easily disable or find intrusive.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for privacy, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Privacy & data: “I really like the privacy!”
- Useful: “A very useful browser for maintaining safety and privacy”
- Ads: “fast and limited to no ads”
- Ease of use: “easy to use , security peace of mind”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “too expensive for what you get”
- Crashes & bugs: “my app is showing an error and I cannot access my banking app”
- Login & account: “after uninstalling I couldn't login to black deck game”
- Features & content: “Edit : Yes the AI search feature near the search/url box”
About DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
At DuckDuckGo, we believe the best way to protect your personal information from hackers, scammers, and privacy-invasive companies is to stop it from being collected at all. That's why millions of people choose DuckDuckGo over Chrome and other browsers to search and browse online. Our built-in search engine is like Google but never tracks your searches. Our browser blocks invasive web ads (including most video ads) and cookie pop-ups, reducing distractions, and helping to stop other companies from collecting your data. While our optional integrated AI features, Search Assist and Duck.ai, are private and never use your data to train AI. Oh, and our browser is free. We make money from privacy-respecting search ads, not by exploiting your data. Take back control of your personal information with the browser designed for data protection, not data collection.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks most video ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted web ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Protect Your Personal Information in Other Apps: Block most hidden trackers in other apps around the clock (even while you’re sleeping) and prevent 3rd-party companies from invading your privacy with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection but is not a VPN. It works locally on your device and does not collect personal data.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get:
- Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
- Advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
- Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it (access on desktop).
- Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be ch
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Protect Your Searches by Default: DuckDuckGo Search comes built-in, so you can easily search online without being tracked.
Shield Your Browsing History: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection blocks most trackers before they load, greatly exceeding what most popular browsers offer by default.
Chat Privately With AI: Duck.ai lets you have private conversations with 3rd-party AI models, anonymized by us and never used to train AI.
Secure Your Email (Optional): Use Email Protection to block most email trackers and hide your existing email address with @duck.com addresses.
Block Ads: Our browser blocks most video ads, and stops invasive trackers from loading on sites, effectively eliminating targeted web ads.
Automatically Enforce Encryption: Shield your data from network and Wi-Fi snoopers by forcing many sites to use an HTTPS connection.
Protect Your Personal Information in Other Apps: Block most hidden trackers in other apps around the clock (even while you’re sleeping) and prevent 3rd-party companies from invading your privacy with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection but is not a VPN. It works locally on your device and does not collect personal data.
Escape Fingerprinting: Make it harder for companies to create a unique identifier for you by blocking attempts to combine info about your browser and device.
Sync and Back Up Securely (Optional): Sync encrypted bookmarks and passwords across your devices.
Clear your tabs and browsing data in a flash with the Fire Button.
Banish cookie pop-ups and automatically set your preferences to minimize cookies and maximize privacy.
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION
Subscribers get:
- Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.
- Advanced AI Models in Duck.ai: Chat privately with AI models built for complex tasks.
- Personal Information Removal: Find and remove personal info from sites that store and sell it (access on desktop).
- Identity Theft Restoration: If your identity is stolen, we’ll help restore it.
DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms
Payment will be ch
What's new in 5.301.1
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Bug fixes and other improvements
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