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I have been using Crest Browser since the beginning, whats amazing is the sync, and now with built in ad blocking, I dont need any ad blocking extensions, its actually modeled after Brave's ad blocking, you can even add your own lists. I just like how stable and smooth it is. The developer is actually coding by hand and no AI code is involved which I like, really a must try!!
Feels the most like a spiritual successor to Arc vs. the others, in my view. Most of them are vibecoded by "developers" who don't really understand how the code they're generating works, and are built as exactly clones of Arc—which doesn't really leave them much room for growth, given it's a dead project. Crest, like Arc, is a very opinionated browser, built by someone who has an actual vision for where he wants it to go. I've been using it since its very earliest days (when it was still WebKit only), and the growth in just a few months has been extremely impressive. The developer (who I've spoken with; used to be in touch quite regularly when I was testing much earlier versions) is clearly deeply skilled and committed to making this project great. I think that Crest is the best Arc successor out there right now, by a long shot, for anyone in the Apple ecosystem. I have a pretty heavy suspicion many of the recent batch of Arc clones will not last long. I also appreciate Crest being open source, which many of the alternative options are not (despite the fact they contain little to no unique code written by a human!). I'd even go so far as to say I like it better than I liked Arc, given its extensive customizability (which was never Arc's strong suit IMO), open-source identity, and commitment to implementing changes based on user feedback. The browser is buttery-smooth, extraordinarily feature-rich, and meets all my needs out of my browser. I also deeply appreciate that they didn't strip out all of what makes it unique in their mobile version (I was never a fan of Arc Search).
I’ve been using Crest for a couple of months now and I can’t see myself going to a different browser. Everything just works the way I wanted Arc to work. Separate spaces have separate cookies unless you create sub-space which I love. It’s the only browser that works well on the iPhone Duo. The dev seems to think of all of the little things that make your experience smooth like tiny crest or pop out windows. You can drag a link to get a preview window. The animations are seamless and satisfying. The browser is the snappiest I’ve used. The phone to desktop tab sync works better than any other browser I’ve tried. Even if Arc was still being updated I would use Crest.
