Beginning with the interface, we have a simple DuckDuckGo interface. The URL
bar and settings are on the top with tabs and bookmarks library in the lower right.
Brave’s app interface shows the recent and most accessed sites and some browsing stats. We also
have Brave rewards next to the address bar. The Brave Rewards program lets you
earn coins that you can give to creators of websites or cash out in your account.
Let’s move to the unique features that both offer. Both come with a clean button that
clears all your data. DuckDuckGo has this Fire button, whereas Brave has this option
in the settings. Both disable trackers and ads by default, but you can enable them in the settings.
Both also have an option to open links in the supported apps. For example,
Google Play links in the Google Play app.
Lastly, the thing I like the most is that both allow you
to manage the privacy of individual websites, giving you more control.
DuckDuckGo has a unique option of changing
the app's icon. It brings a few options to choose from.
One thing you may think is, will you be logging in to websites every time in DuckDuckGo? Yes,
you will need to log in after clicking that fire button. But DuckDuckGo has brought a solution. The
Fireproof Websites feature does not erase cookies on specific websites to help you stay logged in.
Let's talk about Brave now. Brave has a VPN. The VPN is premium,
but you can use it for 7 days for free. It also has a Brave Talk feature that lets you make video
calls with up to four people. You don’t need an account, but others must have Brave installed.
Let’s move to privacy and security. Both browsers block ads and related tracking programs.
One good thing about DuckDuckGo is that it gives each website a security score.
It shows their original score and the new score after blocking scripts. Also,
the app can take care of the cookie consent if you are tired of clicking the cookie bars.
Alright, here are a couple of advanced options. The program offers an Email
protection feature where you register for a “@duck” address and use that everywhere.
The service removes all the trackers from your
Anyway, Brave offers several security features. It gives you more freedom on
what to allow and what to deny. Some of the options include blocking cross-site trackers,
upgrading connections to HTTPS, blocking phishing and malware, auto-redirecting AMP pages, blocking
scripts, fingerprinting, all types of cookies, blocking pop-ups and dangerous sites, and locking
the browser with a password or fingerprint. You can change most of those for individual sites.
Alright, the next section is looking at search engines. Being a private app,
DuckDuckGo does not have a search engine option.
Brave, contrarily, asks you to choose a search engine after using the app for a few minutes.
The default is Google. Regardless, you can change the search engine in the settings.
Brave has the displayed search engines.
So, to make this a complete comparison, I did a simple speed test. I went to my website and
checked who loaded the site faster. I cleared the cache and storage files before the test.
In the speed test, DuckDuckGo took 3.11 seconds to fully load the website,
whereas Brave took about 2.4 seconds. With that, Brave is the winner of this round.
Now, let’s talk about syncing data. As DuckDuckGo is an app
only on mobile phones and MacBooks, it does not support syncing of data.
Brave allows the syncing of data across devices using either the QR code, sync code,
or secure link. You can sync bookmarks, passwords, autofill data, history,
payment information, open tabs, and settings. Again, Brave gives you more flexibility here.
So now is a perfect time to mention that Brave was caught injecting their referral
codes when users tried going to websites like Binance. Although the issue was fixed,
it’s not a good image on a privacy-focused browser.
So, which one is for you? In terms of security,
both browsers are excellent, but both are different in some aspects.
If you want a fully private browsing experience, DuckDuckGo is a trustworthy option. If you are
looking for moderate privacy options with access to most browser features, Brave is the browser
to go. However, things like code injections is one of the reasons I don’t trust Brave.
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