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Overview

DuckDuckGo has a rating of 3.09 stars from 238 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with DuckDuckGo most frequently mention search engine. DuckDuckGo ranks 131st among Search sites.

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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Google is too ad oriented these days and has lost sight of good solid search results.
  • THIS APP IS AMAZING I LOVE DUCK DUCK GO IM GOING TO TRY TO ONLY USE THIS THIS IS THE BEST APP EVER!

Critical highlights

  • Im a youtuber and NOT EVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN A WORSE SEARCH ENGINE!
How would you rate DuckDuckGo?
Top Positive Review

“Better Search Results, Goodbye Filter Bubble!”

Lawrence J.
2/3/21

Duckduckgo gives me much more accurate search results than Google! I know that Duckduckgo still uses improving.duckduckgo.com, but this just makes a few anonymous ads. There are very few ads, and they don't use any of your data! You don't even have to make an account! One thing that would be nice would be something like Google Scholar, where only credible websites appear. Much better than any other web browser!

Top Critical Review

“Removing keywords not working”

Brett R.
9/1/23

Using either the "-" negative sign or using logical function such as NOT does not eliminate the keywords. This makes a search engine useful. The other issue is the results are become more and more biased towards what's popular in captalist marketing, Bing does this, be different. Searching for best massagers to buy, only shows theragun type massage tools. I can not massage my upper back with those. Haha. And I have no friends.

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Thumbnail of user barneyr36
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 10th, 2023
Verified purchase

Tried it as a new search engine and went online shopping. Near the top of a list of searches for item I was after was online shop foresightclothing. Looked legit with padlock payments etc but but turns out is scam and I'm now £70 poorer. Tried other search engines like Google and Bing for same item and foresightclothing nowhere to be be seen in results. So DDG gives poor protection imo. Avoid at all costs.

Thumbnail of user bc348
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 7th, 2023

1. ZERO microphone capability
2. ZERO search title at top of results page
3. ZERO ability to back button to view what was typed on original search pg

All 3 are requisites when doing an internet search.

If you are incapable of adding these features to your search engine you fail any attempts to create anything similar to an internet search engine.

Privacy is not the requisite, efficiency is the requisite.

Thumbnail of user charliem230
1 review
22 helpful votes
September 27th, 2021

They are for diversity hires. Any company that talks about "diversity" is more interested in image than protecting your privacy. Don't trust them.

Thumbnail of user johnd3430
1 review
37 helpful votes
March 2nd, 2020

March 1,2020 - I have been using duckduckgo for a couple months now, and every time I perform a duckduckgo search in one tab, then open a different BROWSER and search in Google, I get practically the same results! Duckduckgo does seem to be private, but I also want really great, non-censored results. You won't get this from duckduckgo. I am looking at alternatives now.

Thumbnail of user pamn284
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 1st, 2023

I love the search engine in that it is private and I am not tracked. The only downside for me is that it does not allow for voice commands like Google. If they would add that feature, it would be perfect!

Thumbnail of user rhondah439
1 review
27 helpful votes
September 16th, 2021

I am beginning to see very little difference between duck duck go and Google. I started using this search engine approximately 8 months ago and was very impressed with the information I could find that Google was burying and censoring. But as of late, I am seeing very little difference in the left leaning propaganda and censorship. I think I need a new search engine. Is there one out there with values and balls?

Thumbnail of user roser685
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 31st, 2023

Since installing this - I all of a sudden cannot get into half of the apps that I use everyday! On my other devices. THERE IS NO WAY to unistall it. I looked in the control panel on my laptop and I'm stuck with this. It has hosed up all my devices and apps. DO NOT USE THIS! THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTACT FOR SUPPORT!

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Thumbnail of user jamesb3887
1 review
40 helpful votes
November 10th, 2020

Okay, great! I came over to DuckDuckGo today to search for a quote from Joseph Stalin about counting the votes and every result on the first page was from Snopes, USA Today, Politifact, etc. All ultra-liberal sources that all, of course, said Stalin never said 'it's who counts the votes that's important'. Okay, great! I see now. This is a site where 'people can't track you' but not a site where you can trust the unbiased nature of the search results! Just great! Back to Google with my ability to see through the BS!

Thumbnail of user breilly1973
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 1st, 2023

Using either the "-" negative sign or using logical function such as NOT does not eliminate the keywords. This makes a search engine useful.

The other issue is the results are become more and more biased towards what's popular in captalist marketing, Bing does this, be different.

Searching for best massagers to buy, only shows theragun type massage tools. I can not massage my upper back with those. Haha. And I have no friends.

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Thumbnail of user richardt721
1 review
22 helpful votes
January 29th, 2020

I feel like people are on one of two sides here. They either give it 5 stars and says that its privacy is way better than other search engines, or they give it one star and say that it is 100% false advertising! I just switched to duckduckgo, and I don't really know how to feel yet. But Duckduckgo, if you are reading this comment, please think about what I just said, and read the other reviews if you don't believe me when I say that the reviews are VERY two-sided!

Thumbnail of user sanctuse
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
August 13th, 2023

Terrible browser. Like buying Walmart brand only in a browser. FB is difficult to navigate. Enlarging photos is hard too, Duckduckgo makes it difficult to manage Google images. All the way around it sucks; although it might me ok for someone (like an old lady) who isnt computer saavy who just wants to post casket photos on fb of all of her friends.

Thumbnail of user dont350
1 review
45 helpful votes
March 12th, 2022

I have used DuckDuckGo since its inception. However, now that it has become "woke" and has chosen to suppress or down list searches based on "misinformation" I am permanently removing my support and use of a service that believes it is a better judge on content than my own judgement. You guys at DuckDuckGo just blew a good thing.

Thumbnail of user renm5
3 reviews
67 helpful votes
January 2nd, 2020

They may claim to not track you, but they do. I have a screenshot of what Ublock Origin blocked: 3 tracking cookies. Now Google does a lot worse, but it is false advertising. They also recommend IPhone over Android yet Apple has just as bad of a privacy policy as Google does. They also host their website on a Amazon web server, which Amazon is notoriously known for their terrible privacy practices.

Thumbnail of user jerrys1277
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
January 27th, 2023

Isn't the whole point of this browser to answer question? For me everytime I ask a question it can never give me a clear answer, instead I must read 5 articles that never even give me a clear answer. These questions are not complicated! Although this browser provides more privacy, google does much better at its job. I do not recommend this browser.

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Thumbnail of user coreyr147
1 review
10 helpful votes
March 17th, 2022

This app worked well until the started censoring what information we could see. The only reason I used this app was to find uncensored information so I could come to my own conclusions. I have now switched to the Brave app where I can still find un doctored info.

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Thumbnail of user chinkf
2 reviews
16 helpful votes
March 20th, 2022

Cuck Cuck Go censors their results just to fall into lockstep with all the other massive conglomerates. How despicable are they? Let's see, they used to have unbiased unfiltered results and suddenly they sound like the Biden administration saying "we're fight MISINFORMATION" C'MON MAN. Time to go to Brave who used to use DDG but stopped when they started censoring results. Yup go get Brave Beta and enjoy unbiased, unfiltered, news that you actually look for. Yes you can find what you want on BRAVE.

Tip for consumers:
That they are falling into lockstep!

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Thumbnail of user eugenef22
1 review
38 helpful votes
August 9th, 2019

This is not a way to escape Google, searches on DuckDuckGo will still influence Google suggestions. Despite claiming "no tracking" they still create multiple cookies and while they may not store the data on their own database servers (which is unlikely but would allow them to defend their claim in court) they are certainly selling or giving access to Google. This is the world we live in, the only way to deny Alphabet and the alphabet soup they service (NSA, CIA, FBI etc...) is to not use the internet.

Thumbnail of user shahmeerm
6 reviews
6 helpful votes
October 17th, 2021

Google loves to tout as being the forerunner of freedom and transparency when it comes to privacy and giving accurate search results, however when it comes to providing unfiltered content Duck Duck Go is your go to option as it shows you results without tracking you and then targeting you with specific ads that can be detrimental for you!

Thumbnail of user bobb1715
1 review
18 helpful votes
March 13th, 2022

I am terribly disappointed in this company's decision to control search information by altering its algorithm to begin down ranking sources that promote Russian "misinformation." Users don't need DDG's "protection". Users can make their own informed decisions about the validity of the information a search produces. This is nothing more than DDG putting it's finger on the scale of their search results. This calls into question DDG's whole operation. With this type of Big Brother control, it especially casts doubt on DDG's claims of privacy for users. If users wanted a search engine with this type of limitation, They would have stayed with google. Go woke... go broke. Changed to Brave FDDG!

Tip for consumers:
Avoid DDG until they change their policy. Use a search engine like Brave or startpage.

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Thumbnail of user thomasw2309
1 review
11 helpful votes
May 30th, 2022

There are better alternatives. All search engines track. It's impossible for low cost or free services to make money without advertising, and that advertisers require some method of measurement, which involves…. Tracking

Thumbnail of user donaldp412
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 11th, 2021

DuckDuckGo does not store IP addresses or user information. Google has 114,096 – but often the outcome is the same results as DuckDuckGo which has 78 employees.

Thumbnail of user navk12
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 18th, 2023

I am completely against Russian state sponsored disinformation and last night Putin told me in my dream that he uses Duckduckgo as his search engine. I can't stand such disinformation spreading search engine and hence I am choosing to not use it.

Thanks.

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Thumbnail of user polkabike
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 26th, 2023

Any sensitive or taboo topic is heavily filtered from results. Duckduckgo doesn't seem to care if your interest is legitimate or if the taboo/sensitive label is justified, the results are simply filtered and censored.

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Thumbnail of user nancylouh
1 review
19 helpful votes
March 8th, 2021

OMG, this is the WORST thing I have ever done to my ipad! And it WILL NOT DELETE! No matter how many times I have tried, it keeps reappearing to a search I did last summer, and it is even complete with the misspelling of the thing I searched LONG ago! It is like a bad memory my ipad cannot erase! I wish I could leave negative stars as 1 star is too many! They OBVIOUSLY do track and are basing their reputation on that, but it is a lie! If anyone knows how I can completely extract this nightmare from my ipad, please leave me a message. Thank you!

Tip for consumers:
That this company’s main statement is that they do NOT track, but that is a LIE. Please help me with steps to extract this meddling tracking spammy DuckDuckGo off of my ipad.

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Thumbnail of user fu28
1 review
8 helpful votes
April 22nd, 2021

The duck sells your info to google, this can be seen with heavy ad choice ads all the time. Now they are redirecting and editing my search requests over hot button political searches. Total communist B. S!

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