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Review summary

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Evaluating 105 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people reported issues with the app and website, citing problems with slow loading times, freezing, and general unresponsiveness. Customers also found the search results to be frequently inaccurate or irrelevant, often failing to display desired information or blocking access to certain websites. The minority of people were dissatisfied with the artificial intelligence features, describing them as intrusive and detrimental to their privacy. Some reviewers also experienced significant problems with installation and integration, particularly concerning password managers, which led to data loss or difficulty accessing their own information.

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Website

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User experience

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Application

Users describe ambiguous interactions with the app. Some reviewers praise it as a "great app to use" and... See more

Product

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Artificial intelligence

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Tried to use this, primarily for its security features, but just so much else is missing. First, I have minor sight problems so the ability to change text size and font is important. But there... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Am trying other search engines to get away from "ai-overviews". Was looking for a specific phone on a very popular website to compare items. It did not show that website, only the wiki entry and news... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I love the idea of this but the integration is just not there yet. All my passwords are on Google - problem. Some sites don't load - problem. Using gmail links to DDG don't always work - problem. So,... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was happy to find a browser that blocked tracking, but the search results are extremely limited and disappointing. If I don't have a specific brand request, they just send the same five or six res... See more


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  1. Search Engine Company

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Privacy, simplified. One supercharged app, multiple types of privacy protection. Private search, browsing, email, and more.


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2.3

Poor

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

612 reviews

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Hype

Every search only brings up images and/or videos, not text. That’s pretty useless. The privacy marketing pitch is hype.

August 28, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Worse Than google On Bias.

Maybe they do protect our information but that’s where the positive review stops. Their claim to be unbiased is a joke. I tried an experiment tonight and just searched on the word “trump”. Go ahead. Do it. Nothing comes up but negative articles by cnn, pbs, nytimes, wapo, and on and on. Nothing positive. Not one word. THAT is NOT unbiased. They are no better, in fact worse, than Google on that point.

August 14, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't believe their lies

Swapped to DDG because of their privacy claims. Downloaded onto all my devices and almost immediately started getting spam and phishing emails. Crashed my laptop and phone, had to pay a professional company to remove all the trackers DDG caused which stopped my laptop and phone working. DONT BELIEVE THEIR LIES ABOUT PRIVACY AND TRACKING. THEY ARE 100% LIERS

August 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tractor duckduckgo

Backstabber which sells you're database too Microsoft it turns out there just bing search under disguise so you're in the 14 eye's country's which are the worst they don't respect your privacy and they have there own agenda there biased as well not too be trusted the minute a war happens in Europe they show there true colors I just won't be using them anymore or recommending them as i rather use a alternative which I don't even need hide my search history from as they have no problem with it

July 3, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I quit because of the paid responses always listed first.

I started using DDG because of the privacy claims. The problem I had, and it is why I quit using it, is the search always has the sites with paid ads first. I had to scroll through the first several responses to get to the subject I was searching. So back to Google, and my searches are cleaner.

August 1, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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July 23, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not impressed

To me, it's just as bad as Google when it comes to pushing what The left wants you to read. A lot of fact, checking that I don't want. I Want what I researched for. DuckDuckGo sucks!!

July 28, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It was tasty & good enough

It was tasty & good enough. I was happy to $$ help :( a dying chain.
Young people were working hard. The ingredient area was near disaster.
Were older / music was loud. It was grandson's BD choice. Nice enough location with good outdoor eating area.
Sorry, they lost a star by not composting waste.
Bill

July 26, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Allows increased spam

Upon installing duckduckgo I immediately stated getting a significant increase in spam mailings. After approximately two weeks was getting in excess of one hundred spam mailings a day. It is claimed to block tracking, etc. Based on my experience I doubt it. I uninstalled program and immediately reduced spam mailings to near zero.

July 24, 2024
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