Epic Privacy Browser vs Tor Browser (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Epic Privacy Browser if

• Fits if you want ads and trackers blocked without installing extensions
• Works for people who already use Chrome extensions and want to keep them

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a working VPN: the App Store listing says it's no longer supported
• Watch out: the updater was removed, so updates may mean downloading new versions yourself
• Not for you if you use Linux, as no Linux version is listed
• Watch out: the company earns money from a default search partner and a paid search engine, and its comparison table is the vendor's own

Pick Tor Browser if

• Fits if you want your traffic routed so a network watcher can't see which sites you visit
• Works for reaching sites that a government, ISP or home network blocks

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want fast browsing, as traffic passes through three relays
• Skip it if you want extensions: the download page says not to add plugins or add-ons
• Not for you if you use an iPhone, as there's no iOS version
• Watch out: the project's own Tor VPN for Android is labeled beta

Epic Privacy Browser

• The App Store listing says the VPN is no longer supported, although its description still mentions a free VPN.
• The site says the default updater was removed, so updates may need to be handled by downloading new versions.
• The company earns money from a default search partner and a paid search engine.
• Its own comparison table is vendor-made and not independently checked.

Tor Browser

• The download page says not to use a separate VPN, install extra plugins or add-ons, or torrent over Tor.
• There is no iOS version on the download page; the Android app is listed separately.
• Traffic passes through three relays, so pages are not routed the way a regular browser sends them.
• The Tor Project's own Tor VPN for Android is labeled beta.

Epic Privacy Browser

Ad and tracker blocking

A custom uBlock-based blocker with extra filter lists, plus third-party cookie blocking on by default.

Fingerprinting protection

The site lists protections against canvas and other fingerprinting, and it says Epic blocks WebRTC calls that can leak an IP address.

Chromium without Google tracking

It is built on Chromium with Google's data collection removed, and each tab runs as a separate process.

Chrome extensions

The site says almost all Chrome Web Store extensions work in Epic.

Mobile features

The iOS listing mentions ad block, video download, file vault and a browser-only VPN, but also says the VPN is no longer supported.

Tor Browser

Three-hop routing

Tor Browser encrypts traffic and routes it through three locations, so someone watching your connection sees only that you are using Tor.

Site isolation and automatic clean-up

Each website is isolated so third-party trackers and ads cannot follow you across sites, and cookies and browsing history are cleared when you finish.

Onion sites

It opens .onion domains, which some publishers run only on Tor and which the project says are harder to shut down or censor.

Censorship circumvention

The project says it can reach sites that a government, ISP or home network has blocked.

Related Tor apps

The Tor Project also offers Tor VPN for Android (labeled beta) and Tails, a portable operating system, alongside the browser.

Epic Privacy Browser

• Free$0

  The full browser; the US App Store listing shows it as free with no in-app purchases.

Tor Browser

• Free$0

  Tor Browser for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, with no account and no paid tier.