- PriceFree
- CategoryUtilities
- First releasedJanuary 7, 2012
- Versions7 archived
- Installable6 of 7
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerCloudMosa, Inc.
- Bundle IDcom.cloudmosa.PuffinFree
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
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Report an issueDISCLAIMER: Puffin Cloud Browser is NOT a web browser.
Puffin Cloud Browser is the client app that accesses the cloud server which runs the web browser. The Puffin client app and the Puffin cloud server do not communicate in HTTP protocol and the data exchange is not in HTML format. The Puffin client app is like the remote desktop client and the Puffin cloud server is like the remote desktop server. Puffin Cloud Browser gives the audience the illusion of a web browser but it is not, in reality, a web browser. Puffin Cloud Browser can only "display" the web content rendered on the cloud servers but can't "render" the web content itself on the client devices.
==== Differentiating Features ==== * Browser Isolation * Cloud Acceleration * Data Saving * Download to Cloud * Flash Game * Full Desktop Mode * Internet Access Protection * Virtual Gamepad/Mouse/Trackpad
==== Important Limitations ==== * Only works on websites that are publicly accessible from the US -- Does not work for private IP, corporate Intranet, and geo-restricted websites * Only works in countries that are not excessive in censorship -- Does not work in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates * For some websites, Puffin server IP blocks need to be white-listed -- Puffin can bring an excessive load to some websites
More info at Puffin FAQ https://help.puffin.com/faq
Bundle Size Over Time
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 8 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2012 | — | — | 34 | Free |
| March 7, 2013 | — | — | 5,307 | Free |
| February 7, 2015 | 4.1.2 | ★ 4.0 | 9,114 | Free |
| December 11, 2024 | 5.2.9 | ★ 4.0 | 6,627 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15Cool
crashes everytime i try to change gamepad layout.
Mainly put, this app’s concept is underrated and honestly, very much perfect for legacy devices, considering that [at time of writing] it currently requires iOS 8.0 according to the App Store page. However, I do have a question regarding how updated the browser is, server-side. If I attempt to access chatgpt.com or Microsoft Copilot (which yielded nothing), it basically resolved in a permanent redirect - AKA Cloudfare’s code 308. Youtube - at least the Mobile page that I’ve specifically tried - doesn’t really load; it just shows the feed attempting to load but everything’s blank. This is the type of solution that, had it been taken care of well to this day, would’ve addressed iOS’ system-wide WebKit restriction and thus made older iPhones much more easier to daily - but with the way things are, one has to become creative. At least Google Search works, though. 😆
Самый убогий браузер
But even every search engine besides Google is broken.
Used to be great, I was a loyal user since 2012. This was the only app to allow you to play flash games COMPLETELY FREE even after flash died. So what happened? Well, they became money hungry. Now? You can’t play flash games anymore at all because they wont incorporate ruffle. You can’t even BROWSE the web anymore because it breaks within 20 minutes. It’s quite literally useless at this point. And there’s NO OTHER APP THAT HAS FLASH STILL!!! it’s horrible.
This is shaping up to be a game changer for me to play old school flash games! Only bad thing is whenever I try to change th buttons of the gamepad it crashes, if this can be fixed I’ll love this app forever!
i have this on my iphone 7 and last ik it worked fine but on my 8 plus it really doesn't work
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.