# duckduckgo/iOS

DuckDuckGo iOS Application

Repository: https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ios
Homepage: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-privacy-browser/id663592361?mt=8
Language: HTML
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: duckduckgo, privacy, private-search, private-browsing
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-02-19T10:34:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 7, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3519, "days_push": 560, "days_rel": 563, "gap_med": 5.5, "n_releases_24m": 29}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1954, forks 447 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.847983+00:00)

## What it is
The DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser for iOS, an open-source mobile web browser with built-in private search, third-party tracker blocking, ad blocking, and optional VPN and private AI chat features. This repository has been archived in favor of the unified duckduckgo/apple-browsers codebase and no longer accepts contributions.

## Use cases
- browse the web on iPhone without being tracked
- block ads and trackers in a mobile browser
- search privately instead of using Google
- force HTTPS encryption on sites I visit
- chat privately with AI models without my data being used
- hide my email address with @duck.com aliases

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-focused iOS browser whose source code you can inspect
- you need built-in tracker and ad blocking plus private search in one app
- you want to contribute to or fork DuckDuckGo's Apple browser code (via the new apple-browsers repo)

## When to avoid
- you want to contribute code - the project moved to duckduckgo/apple-browsers
- you need a browser for Android, Windows, or Mac (use the respective DuckDuckGo apps)
- you need extensions or advanced developer tooling found in desktop browsers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, security, privacy, http-server
- domain: privacy, web-development, security, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: private-browsing, web-browser, tracker-blocking, duckduckgo, vpn, mobile-browser, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- duckduckgo/iOS (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.847983+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:06:32.575406+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.847983+00:00, sha 49e510f9d691)
  - homepage: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-privacy-browser/id663592361?mt=8 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:10.003260+00:00, sha 9d80f7b4dc2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.