Alternatives to Firefox Focus

A private mobile browser from Mozilla that blocks trackers and erases history with one tap. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Firefox Focus.

  • DuckDuckGo Browser

    Privacy browser with tracker blocking, cookie pop-up handling and one-click data clearing.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSAndroid

    DuckDuckGo Browser also blocks trackers by default with one-click data clearing and cookie pop-up handling, and adds Windows and macOS versions alongside Android.

  • Firefox

    The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Firefox keeps Mozilla's engine on Android and iOS with tracking protection and extensions, keeps logins and history between sessions, and has desktop versions too.

  • Brave

    A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Brave on Android blocks ads and trackers by default and keeps sessions, but uses Chromium and bundles a crypto wallet, rewards programme and AI assistant.

  • IronFox

    Hardened Firefox fork for Android, successor to DivestOS Mull.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    IronFox is a hardened Firefox fork for Android with uBlock Origin built in, keeping sessions but with defaults that break some sites, and it has no iOS version.

  • Cromite

    A hardened Chromium fork for Android, Windows and Linux with ad blocking and Google services removed.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Cromite is a hardened Chromium fork for Android 10 or later with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed, plus desktop builds, maintained by one person.

  • Onion Browser

    Open-source Tor browser for iOS, endorsed by the Tor Project.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

    Onion Browser routes iOS browsing through Tor with per-tab circuit control and security levels, adding network anonymity, but browsing over Tor is noticeably slow.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Firefox Focus as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Arc Search

    Mobile browser with an AI Browse for Me mode that reads pages and summarizes them.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Firefox Focus trades Browse for Me summaries for default tracker blocking and one-tap erasing of history, is open source, and does not keep logins between sessions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.