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About DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai is a productivity app developed by DuckDuckGo.
Download Statistics
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai has been downloaded 88 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 1.4 million times. It is ranked #9 in productivity.
User Ratings
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai is rated 4.69 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.3 million ratings.
App Information
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai is FREE to download. The APK download size is 60.07 MB. The latest version available is 5.291.3. The last update was on August 10, 2026.
Technical Requirements
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2011.
Description
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 charged automatically to your Google 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 that email address to verify your subscription. For terms of service and privacy policy, visit https://duckduckgo.com/pro/privacy-terms
Read more about our free Tracking Protections at https://help.duckduckgo.com/privacy/web-tracking-protections
Privacy Policy: https://duckduckgo.com/privacy/
Terms of Service: https://duckduckgo.com/terms
Note about 3rd-Party Tracker Protection and Search Ads: while there are some limitations following search ad clicks, viewing ads on DuckDuckGo search is anonymous. Learn more here https://help.duckduckgo.com/privacy/web-tracking-protections
Privacy. Simplified. ™
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Comments on DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai for Android
★★★★★Steve Hunt· Aug 9, 2026
Excellent service. Gives real peace of mind. Easily as good as anything else out there but with added peace of mind.
★★★★★Steven Higgs· Aug 5, 2026
Great browser for free security and IMHO, duck. AI is the best AI assistant.
★★★★☆Fallen· Aug 1, 2026
BEST browser out there after Brave, has Password Manager, YT AD blocking and is packed with security features But needs a full dark mode (black) & DDG should level up their image search engine because Google is still alot better.
★★★★★asad semab· Jul 22, 2026
DuckDuckGo Private Browser – Rating: 9.6/10 ⭐ DuckDuckGo is one of the best privacy-focused browsers available. It blocks third-party trackers, upgrades many sites to HTTPS, offers private search by default, includes cookie pop-up protection, and has a one-tap "Fire Button" to clear browsing data. It does not build a profile from your searches like many mainstream search engines. It has over 50 million downloads on Android and a 4.7★ Play Store rating. � Google Play +1 Scores Privacy: 10/10
★★☆☆☆Tone Thicc· Aug 5, 2026
Latest update is huge disappointment. I used to be able to see the url of the link before I opened it. Now it just shows the very beginning of the link which is useless, as all of them start with "https/www" Now I'm forced to open the new tab, leave my current tab, and THEN navigate to the new tab JUST to be able to see what I've opened. If you are an active reader of any type of wiki style site, DO NOT USE THIS APP
★☆☆☆☆T Zsófia· Aug 5, 2026
People hate change. Don't redesign everything. I get that you get bored, but we don't, and we hate when something is in a completely different place. New version is awful, I want the old one back. It is now unusable, buggy. Why does it open a new tab every time I use it??? People hate pop-ups, what happened to you?? How can I permanently turn off password save, I don't want an opup every time.
★☆☆☆☆Mary Power· Aug 5, 2026
Duck duck go provides an option for non-ai guided search (and a second option to toggle between ai-search and non-ai. So I opted to go with non-ai search WITHOUT the option of toggling between AI/non-ai. But Duck Go is not happy with my choice and is trying to FORCE me to use the version with a toggle-switch. I do NOT want to use AI search - but - I have a "trigger finger" which might press toggle button without my knowing it - WHY did you provide a choice and then refuse to honor it???
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