# Epic Privacy Browser review (2026): is it any good? > Free Chromium-based browser that blocks ads and trackers Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Epic Privacy Browser is a free browser from Hidden Reflex, built on Chromium with Google's tracking removed. It blocks ads, third-party cookies, fingerprinting and cryptomining by default, and works with Chrome extensions. The site links Android and iOS apps, and its FAQ mentions Windows and Mac versions. - **Category:** Browsers - **Made by:** Hidden Reflex - **Website:** https://epicbrowser.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a working VPN: the App Store listing says it's no longer supported. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Epic Privacy Browser is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Epic is free. The FAQ says the company earns money from its default search partner and from subscribers to its EpicSearch.in search engine, not from ads or data sales. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The full browser; the US App Store listing shows it as free with no in-app purchases. | Read from https://epicbrowser.com/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Epic Privacy Browser before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - People who want ad and tracker blocking without setup - Chrome users who want to keep their extensions - Anyone who wants a free privacy browser on desktop and phone ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Epic is a free Chromium browser with an ad and tracker blocker and third-party cookie blocking switched on. Its App Store listing says the VPN is no longer supported even though the description still mentions one, and the site says the default updater was removed. - **Value for money: A.** Free outright, with no paid tier, and the US App Store listing shows no in-app purchases. A program anyone can download and run. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Nothing to pay for: the whole browser is free on all four platforms. - **Features: C.** Ad and tracker blocking, fingerprinting protection and Chrome extension support. The listing shows gaps: the VPN is no longer supported, and with the updater removed you may have to download new versions by hand. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install it and browse, with the blocking already on. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. No Linux version is listed, and the list of integrations is thin. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Epic Privacy Browser's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among browsers - Epic Privacy Browser's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 12 of the 25 other browsers we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 10 of 25) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Epic Privacy Browser has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/browsers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Epic Privacy Browser is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could make: Ad and tracker blocking: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A web browser. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 393 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1502032811 ## Works with Chrome Web Store extensions **Tags:** Web browser, Ad and tracker blocking ## Alternatives - [Brave](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brave): Open-source browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brave-vs-epic-privacy-browser) - [DuckDuckGo Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/duckduckgo-browser): Free browser that blocks trackers, ads and cookie pop-ups by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/duckduckgo-browser-vs-epic-privacy-browser) - [Tor Browser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tor-browser): Free browser that routes traffic through the Tor network. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/epic-privacy-browser-vs-tor-browser) - [Firefox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firefox): Free, open-source browser from Mozilla with tracker blocking built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/epic-privacy-browser-vs-firefox) - [LibreWolf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/librewolf): Free, privacy-hardened browser built on Firefox. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/epic-privacy-browser-vs-librewolf) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://epicbrowser.com/ - https://epicbrowser.com/key-features.html - https://epicbrowser.com/faq.html - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/epic-privacy-browser-w-vpn/id1502032811 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/epic-privacy-browser Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).