Are browsers on iOS getting faster?

I’ve been testing the speed of major browsers on iOS for years. Here are my findings.

Brave

Chrome

DuckDuckGo

BRAVE

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.1

2025

Brave 1.79 — 16.9 points, on 2025-07-05

Brave 1.76 — 17.1 points, on 2025-04-05

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.0

2025

Brave 1.75 — 17.6 points, on 2025-03-12

2024

Brave 1.73 — 16.4 points, on 2024-12-05

Brave 1.70 — 16.3 points, on 2024-10-25

Brave 1.68.1 — 15.8 points, on 2024-08-27

Brave 1.67 — 15.7 points, on 2024-07-02

Brave 1.66.2 — 14.7 points, on 2024-06-21

Brave 1.66 — 16.7 points, on 2024-05-23

Brave 1.64 — 14.6 points, on 2024-04-18

Brave 1.63.2 — 14.8 points, on 2024-04-02

Brave 1.62.2 — 15.7 points, on 2024-03-14

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2024

Brave 1.62 — 226 points, on 2024-02-15

2023

Brave 1.61 — 228 points, on 2023-12-22

Brave 1.60 — 227 points, on 2023-11-30

Brave 1.57.2 — 237 points, on 2023-09-30

Brave 1.57.1 — 232 points, on 2023-09-22

Brave 1.57 — 210 points, on 2023-09-13

Brave 1.52.1 — 211 points, on 2023-07-13

Brave 1.52 — 224 points, on 2023-07-09

Brave 1.51 — 220 points, on 2023-05-18

Brave 1.50 — 217 points, on 2023-05-04

Brave 1.49.1 — 221 points, on 2023-04-15

Brave 1.49 — 228 points, on 2023-04-06

Brave 1.48 — 199 points, on 2023-02-28

Brave 1.46.1 — 205 points, on 2023-01-06

2022

Brave 1.46 — 201 points, on 2022-12-29

Brave 1.45.2 — 218 points, on 2022-12-02

Brave 1.45.1 — 226 points, on 2022-11-18

Brave 1.45 — 214 points, on 2022-11-15

Brave 1.44.1 — 212 points, on 2022-10-28

Brave 1.44 — 212 points, on 2022-10-20

Brave 1.43 — 236 points, on 2022-09-20

Brave 1.42 — 210 points, on 2022-08-19

Brave 1.41.1 — 211 points, on 2022-08-01

Brave 1.41 — 217 points, on 2022-07-27

Brave 1.40 — 215 points, on 2022-06-30

Brave 1.38 — 219 points, on 2022-05-18

Brave 1.37 — 184 points, on 2022-04-07

Brave 1.36 — 188 points, on 2022-03-16

Brave 1.35.1 — 185 points, on 2022-02-11

Brave 1.35 — 173 points, on 2022-02-09

Brave 1.34.1 — 185 points, on 2022-01-25

Brave 1.34 — 181 points, on 2022-01-12

2021

Brave 1.33 — 185 points, on 2021-12-22

Brave 1.32.3 — 187 points, on 2021-11-19

Brave 1.32.2 — 186 points, on 2021-11-10

Brave 1.32.1 — 184 points, on 2021-11-01

Brave 1.32 — 177 points, on 2021-10-19

Brave 1.31.1 — 182 points, on 2021-10-02

Brave 1.31 — 164 points, on 2021-09-18

Brave 1.30 — 167 points, on 2021-08-16

Brave 1.29 — 167 points, on 2021-08-04

Brave 1.28 — 166 points, on 2021-07-15

Brave 1.27.1 — 163 points, on 2021-06-24

Brave 1.27 — 167 points, on 2021-06-22

Brave 1.26 — 163 points, on 2021-06-01

Brave 1.25.1 — 166 points, on 2021-05-24

Brave 1.25 — 165 points, on 2021-05-06

Brave 1.24 — 171 points, on 2021-04-05

Brave 1.21.77 — 175 points, on 2021-03-23

CHROME

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.1

2025

Chrome 138 — 20.2 points, on 2025-07-05

Chrome 135 — 19.8 points, on 2025-04-05

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.0

2025

Chrome 134 — 20.6 points, on 2025-03-12

Chrome 132 — 21.8 points, on 2025-01-09

2024

Chrome 131 — 20.1 points, on 2024-11-09

Chrome 130 — 19.3 points, on 2024-10-10

Chrome 129 — 17.3 points, on 2024-10-08

Chrome 128 — 19.0 points, on 2024-08-15

Chrome 127 — 18.9 points, on 2024-07-18

Chrome 126 — 18.8 points, on 2024-06-05

Chrome 125 — 18.3 points, on 2024-05-09

Chrome 124 — 15.4 points, on 2024-04-18

Chrome 123 — 17.7 points, on 2024-03-23

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2024

Chrome 122 — 249 points, on 2024-02-15

Chrome 121 — 245 points, on 2024-01-18

2023

Chrome 120 — 255 points, on 2023-11-30

Chrome 119 — 275 points, on 2023-10-25

Chrome 118 — 283 points, on 2023-10-05

Chrome 117 — 266 points, on 2023-09-13

Chrome 116 — 269 points, on 2023-08-11

Chrome 115 — 255 points, on 2023-07-13

Chrome 114 — 249 points, on 2023-05-30

Chrome 113 — 257 points, on 2023-05-02

Chrome 112 — 251 points, on 2023-04-05

Chrome 111 — 247 points, on 2023-03-07

Chrome 110 — 251 points, on 2023-02-07

Chrome 109 — 249 points, on 2023-01-10

2022

Chrome 108 — 252 points, on 2022-11-30

Chrome 107 — 251 points, on 2022-10-24

Chrome 106 — 254 points, on 2022-09-27

Chrome 105 — 244 points, on 2022-08-30

Chrome 104 — 227 points, on 2022-08-02

Chrome 103 — 237 points, on 2022-06-21

Chrome 102 — 237 points, on 2022-05-24

Chrome 101 — 207 points, on 2022-04-26

Chrome 100 — 208 points, on 2022-03-29

Chrome 99 — 196 points, on 2022-03-02

Chrome 98 — 191 points, on 2022-02-01

Chrome 97 — 195 points, on 2022-01-04

2021

Chrome 96 — 198 points, on 2021-11-09

Chrome 95 — 192 points, on 2021-10-19

Chrome 94 — 194 points, on 2021-09-21

Chrome 93 — 178 points, on 2021-09-01

Chrome 92 — 177 points, on 2021-07-20

Chrome 91 — 179 points, on 2021-06-03

Chrome 90 — 177 points, on 2021-05-10

Chrome 87 — 180 points, on 2021-04-06

Chrome yy — 179 points, on 2021-03-23

DUCKDUCKGO

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.1

2025

DuckDuckGo 7.175.1 — 17.7 points, on 2025-07-05

DuckDuckGo 7.163.0 — 17.9 points, on 2025-04-05

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.0

2025

DuckDuckGo 7.160.0 — 18.7 points, on 2025-03-12

DuckDuckGo 7.151.0 — 19.3 points, on 2025-01-06

2024

DuckDuckGo 7.149.1 — 19.5 points, on 2024-12-19

DuckDuckGo 7.148.0 — 18.0 points, on 2024-12-09

DuckDuckGo 7.146.0 — 17.3 points, on 2024-11-25

DuckDuckGo 7.144.0 — 17.7 points, on 2024-11-11

DuckDuckGo 7.141.1 — 17.7 points, on 2024-10-25

DuckDuckGo 7.139.1 — 16.9 points, on 2024-10-10

DuckDuckGo 7.139.0 — 17.2 points, on 2024-10-08

DuckDuckGo 7.135.0 — 16.5 points, on 2024-09-07

DuckDuckGo 7.134.0 — 16.3 points, on 2024-08-27

DuckDuckGo 7.131.0 — 17.2 points, on 2024-08-05

DuckDuckGo 7.129.0 — 17.3 points, on 2024-07-22

DuckDuckGo 7.126.0 — 17.1 points, on 2024-07-02

DuckDuckGo 7.125.0 — 17.3 points, on 2024-06-24

DuckDuckGo 7.122.0 — 16.4 points, on 2024-06-03

DuckDuckGo 7.118.0 — 17.0 points, on 2024-05-09

DuckDuckGo 7.115.0 — 16.5 points, on 2024-04-15

DuckDuckGo 7.113.0 — 16.4 points, on 2024-04-02

DuckDuckGo 7.112.0 — 16.3 points, on 2024-03-18

DuckDuckGo 7.110.0.2 — 16.3 points, on 2024-03-14

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2024

DuckDuckGo 7.110.0 — 262 points, on 2024-03-04

DuckDuckGo 7.106.0 — 265 points, on 2024-02-02

DuckDuckGo 7.105.0 — 278 points, on 2024-01-21

2023

DuckDuckGo 7.97.1 — 258 points, on 2023-11-25

DuckDuckGo 7.94.0 — 268 points, on 2023-10-30

DuckDuckGo 7.79.0 — 221 points, on 2023-07-10

DuckDuckGo 7.73.0 — 242 points, on 2023-05-08

DuckDuckGo 7.72.13 — 253 points, on 2023-04-27

DuckDuckGo 7.71.4 — 238 points, on 2023-02-01

2022

DuckDuckGo 7.70.17 — 247 points, on 2022-12-05

DuckDuckGo 7.70.16 — 225 points, on 2022-11-30

DuckDuckGo 7.70.12 — 224 points, on 2022-11-21

DuckDuckGo 7.70.11 — 243 points, on 2022-11-10

DuckDuckGo 7.70.7 — 226 points, on 2022-10-18

DuckDuckGo 7.70.6 — 240 points, on 2022-10-09

DuckDuckGo 7.70.5 — 230 points, on 2022-10-03

DuckDuckGo 7.70.4 — 258 points, on 2022-09-26

DuckDuckGo 7.70.3 — 231 points, on 2022-09-19

DuckDuckGo 7.70.2 — 215 points, on 2022-09-08

DuckDuckGo 7.70 — 214 points, on 2022-08-25

DuckDuckGo 7.69.2 — 215 points, on 2022-08-15

DuckDuckGo 7.69.1 — 219 points, on 2022-08-11

DuckDuckGo 7.69 — 211 points, on 2022-08-09

DuckDuckGo 7.68.8 — 215 points, on 2022-08-01

DuckDuckGo 7.68.6 — 216 points, on 2022-07-18

DuckDuckGo 7.68.5 — 208 points, on 2022-07-11

DuckDuckGo 7.68.3 — 215 points, on 2022-07-05

DuckDuckGo 7.68.0 — 224 points, on 2022-06-21

DuckDuckGo 7.67.6 — 224 points, on 2022-05-31

DuckDuckGo 7.67.4 — 233 points, on 2022-05-24

DuckDuckGo 7.67.3 — 189 points, on 2022-05-16

DuckDuckGo 7.67.2 — 188 points, on 2022-05-09

DuckDuckGo 7.67.1 — 185 points, on 2022-05-02

DuckDuckGo 7.67.0 — 185 points, on 2022-04-25

DuckDuckGo 7.66.3 — 165 points, on 2022-04-18

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.66.2 — 146 points, on 2022-04-12

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.66.1 — 166 points, on 2022-04-04

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.66.0 — 150 points, on 2022-03-28

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.65.13 — 153 points, on 2022-03-14

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.65.11 — 156 points, on 2022-02-28

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.65.10 — 160 points, on 2022-02-21

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.65.9 — 159 points, on 2022-02-14

Note. During the above test, the browser stalled many times. FAIL

DuckDuckGo 7.65.8 — 193 points, on 2022-02-07

DuckDuckGo 7.65.7 — 191 points, on 2022-02-01

DuckDuckGo 7.65.6 — 196 points, on 2022-01-24

DuckDuckGo 7.65.5 — 194 points, on 2022-01-17

DuckDuckGo 7.65.4 — 194 points, on 2022-01-13

DuckDuckGo 7.65.3 — 196 points, on 2022-01-10

2021

DuckDuckGo 7.65.2 — 196 points, on 2021-12-20

DuckDuckGo 7.65.1 — 190 points, on 2021-12-13

DuckDuckGo 7.65.0 — 196 points, on 2021-12-07

DuckDuckGo 7.64.18 — 190 points, on 2021-11-29

DuckDuckGo 7.64.17 — 194 points, on 2021-11-22

DuckDuckGo 7.64.16 — 205 points, on 2021-11-15

DuckDuckGo 7.64.14 — 195 points, on 2021-11-08

DuckDuckGo 7.64.13 — 195 points, on 2021-10-25

DuckDuckGo 7.64.12 — 190 points, on 2021-10-22

DuckDuckGo 7.64.11 — 183 points, on 2021-10-18

DuckDuckGo 7.64.10 — 184 points, on 2021-09-27

DuckDuckGo 7.64.9 — 173 points, on 2021-09-18

DuckDuckGo 7.64.8 — 176 points, on 2021-09-14

DuckDuckGo 7.64.7 — 178 points, on 2021-09-07

DuckDuckGo 7.64.6 — 174 points, on 2021-08-30

DuckDuckGo 7.64.5 — 171 points, on 2021-08-16

DuckDuckGo 7.64.4 — 179 points, on 2021-08-09

DuckDuckGo 7.64.3 — 186 points, on 2021-08-02

DuckDuckGo 7.64.2 — 178 points, on 2021-07-26

DuckDuckGo 7.64.0 — 173 points, on 2021-07-19

DuckDuckGo 7.63.13 — 179 points, on 2021-07-10

DuckDuckGo 7.63.11 — 178 points, on 2021-07-05

DuckDuckGo 7.63.10 — 177 points, on 2021-06-28

DuckDuckGo 7.63.9 — 176 points, on 2021-06-21

DuckDuckGo 7.63.8 — 181 points, on 2021-06-14

DuckDuckGo 7.63.7 — 183 points, on 2021-06-07

DuckDuckGo 7.63.6 — 184 points, on 2021-05-31

DuckDuckGo 7.63.5 — 176 points, on 2021-05-24

DuckDuckGo 7.63.4 — 182 points, on 2021-05-12

DuckDuckGo 7.63.3 — 188 points, on 2021-05-11

DuckDuckGo 7.63.2 — 186 points, on 2021-05-10

DuckDuckGo 7.63.1 — 179 points, on 2021-05-06

DuckDuckGo 7.63.0 — 163 points, on 2021-04-30

DuckDuckGo 7.62.9 — 182 points, on 2021-04-20

DuckDuckGo 7.62.7 — 163 points, on 2021-04-01

DuckDuckGo 7.62.5 — 179 points, on 2021-03-23

NOTES

Note 1. The DuckDuckGo browser claims to be private. However, in May 2022, security researchers discovered the DuckDuckGo browser was secretly NOT blocking Microsoft trackers on third-party websites. See for example reviewgeek. Due to that grotesque duplicity by DuckDuckGo, I have lost all interest in the DuckDuckGo browser. I do not expect to test it regularly. FAIL.

EDGE

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2023

Edge 121 — 195 points, on 2024-01-18

Edge 120 — 203 points, on 2023-12-11

Edge 119 — 220 points, on 2023-11-26

Edge 118 — 216 points, on 2023-10-18

Edge 117 — 226 points, on 2023-09-19

Edge 116 — 210 points, on 2023-08-22

Edge 115 — 215 points, on 2023-07-31

Edge 114 — 215 points, on 2023-06-07

Edge 113 — 223 points, on 2023-05-09

Edge 112 — 217 points, on 2023-04-10

Edge 111 — 214 points, on 2023-03-18

Edge 110 — 208 points, on 2023-02-16

Edge 109 — 216 points, on 2023-02-01

2022

Edge 108 — 219 points, on 2022-12-08

Edge 107 — 270 points, on 2022-11-02

Note. The above version of Edge deleted all my existing bookmarks. That is unacceptable. FAIL

Edge 105 — 222 points, on 2022-09-29

Edge 104 — 211 points, on 2022-08-09

Edge 103 — 196 points, on 2022-07-05

Edge 101 — 182 points, on 2022-04-29

Edge 100 — 187 points, on 2022-04-12

Edge 99 — 183 points, on 2022-03-11

Edge 97 — 182 points, on 2022-01-10

2021

Edge 96 — 183 points, on 2021-12-03

Edge 95 — 183 points, on 2021-11-01

Edge 93 — 164 points, on 2021-09-15

Note. Microsoft introduced a discontinuity between the version numbering above versus below.

Edge 46.3.30 — 168 points, on 2021-09-09

Edge 46.3.26 — 169 points, on 2021-08-02

Edge 46.3.24 — 169 points, on 2021-07-12

Edge 46.3.23 — 168 points, on 2021-06-21

Edge 46.3.20 — 173 points, on 2021-06-07

Edge 46.3.13 — 169 points, on 2021-04-28

Edge 46.3.7 — 167 points, on 2021-04-13

Edge 46.3.5 — 163 points, on 2021-04-08

Edge 46.2.5 — 168 points, on 2021-03-25

Edge 46.2.0 — 167 points, on 2021-03-23

NOTES

Note 1. I am only testing the major versions. That is because the version numbers are so long that an ordinary person would not bother to compare minor version numbers.

Note 2. Microsoft recently removed the “reset sync” button that deletes your data from Microsoft Servers. Now there is no way to remove your Edge browsing data from Microsoft’s cloud. This is a privacy nightmare. For that reason I will not use the Edge browser. I do not expect to test it with any regularity. FAILED.

Note 3. Starting in version 120, the Edge browser now includes an AI function called Copilot. It slurps up your every inquiry and action into itself, with no option to opt-out. This is a privacy nightmare. FAILED.

Note 4. On 2024-02-07, Microsoft released version 121.2277.107 of the Edge browser. In this version, the Copilot AI cannot be deactivated. This is a formidable invasion of telemetry harvesting and a profound violation of privacy. For that reason, I expect to no longer use, or even test, the Edge browser. The only possibility is to turn off the displaying of the Copilot button. However, that does not deactivate the Copilot AI. It is still running behind the scenes, harvesting telemetry and violating privacy. FAIL.

FIREFOX

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.1

2025

Firefox 140.2 — 19.8 points, on 2025-07-05

In the above version, I noticed a new setting had been turned ON without my consent. It was “Automatically Send Crash Reports.” Turning that ON without user consent is a major violation of trust, as Crash Reports contain an extensive amount of personal data. FAIL

Firefox 137.0 — 19.7 points, on 2025-04-05

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.0

2025

Firefox 136.2 — 20.9 points, on 2025-03-12

Firefox 134.0 — 21.2 points, on 2025-01-06

2024

Firefox 133.1 — 19.3 points, on 2024-12-05

Firefox 133.0 — 19.3 points, on 2024-11-25

Firefox 132.1 — 20.2 points, on 2024-11-21

Firefox 131.4 — 19.2 points, on 2024-10-25

Firefox 131.1 — 19.7 points, on 2024-10-08

In the above version, when I tried to select the browser tab, the browser rejected my tab selection. Instead it opened a new tab and filled it with the Firefox homescreen. I did not want that to happen. FAIL

Firefox 130.1 — 19.3 points, on 2024-09-12

Firefox 130.0 — 18.5 points, on 2024-09-07

Firefox 129.2 — 18.5 points, on 2024-08-27

Firefox 129.0 — 18.2 points, on 2024-08-05

Firefox 128.1 — 19.0 points, on 2024-07-18

Firefox 128.0 — 18.6 points, on 2024-07-08

Firefox 127.1 — 18.1 points, on 2024-06-21

Firefox 127.0 — 18.5 points, on 2024-06-10

Firefox 126.2 — 19.0 points, on 2024-05-28

Firefox 126.1 — 18.9 points, on 2024-05-18

Firefox 126.0 — 18.4 points, on 2024-05-13

Firefox 125.2 — 17.6 points, on 2024-04-23

Firefox 125.1 — 15.8 points, on 2024-04-18

Firefox 125.0 — 17.1 points, on 2024-04-15

Firefox 124.3 — 17.7 points, on 2024-04-09

Firefox 124.2 — 16.8 points, on 2024-03-27

Firefox 124.0 — 17.0 points, on 2024-03-23

Firefox 123.4 — 16.7 points, on 2024-03-14

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2024

Firefox 123.2 — 275 points, on 2024-02-29

Firefox 123.0 — 262 points, on 2024-02-19

Firefox 122.2 — 260 points, on 2024-02-06

Firefox 122.1 — 265 points, on 2024-01-30

Firefox 122 — 266 points, on 2024-01-21

Firefox 121.1 — 266 points, on 2024-01-03

2023

Firefox 120.3 — 271 points, on 2023-11-30

Firefox 120.1 — 278 points, on 2023-11-25

Firefox 119.1 — 285 points, on 2023-10-27

Firefox 119.0 — 279 points, on 2023-10-24

Firefox 118.1 — 264 points, on 2023-10-05

Firefox 118.0 — 245 points, on 2023-09-25

Firefox 117.3 — 246 points, on 2023-09-12

Firefox 117.2 — 243 points, on 2023-09-05

Firefox 116.3 — 240 points, on 2023-08-21

Firefox 116.1 — 244 points, on 2023-08-09

Firefox 116.0 — 239 points, on 2023-08-02

Firefox 115.1 — 237 points, on 2023-07-18

Firefox 115.0 — 249 points, on 2023-07-04

Firefox 114.4 — 237 points, on 2023-06-27

Firefox 114.3 — 240 points, on 2023-06-20

Firefox 114.2 — 229 points, on 2023-06-14

Firefox 114.0 — 238 points, on 2023-06-07

Firefox 113.2 — 236 points, on 2023-05-23

Firefox 113.0 — 237 points, on 2023-05-10

Firefox 112.1 — 238 points, on 2023-04-19

Firefox 112.0 — 237 points, on 2023-04-11

Firefox 111.2 — 239 points, on 2023-03-28

Firefox 111.1 — 233 points, on 2023-03-21

Firefox 111.0 — 236 points, on 2023-03-14

Firefox 110.2 — 226 points, on 2023-03-07

Firefox 110.1 — 227 points, on 2023-03-02

Firefox 110 — 236 points, on 2023-02-16

Firefox 109 — 244 points, on 2023-01-17

2022

Firefox 108 — 238 points, on 2022-12-13

Firefox 107.3 — 239 points, on 2022-12-05

Firefox 107.2 — 236 points, on 2022-11-25

Firefox 107.1 — 240 points, on 2022-11-23

Firefox 107 — 240 points, on 2022-11-15

Firefox 106.2 — 238 points, on 2022-11-08

Firefox 106.1 — 233 points, on 2022-10-31

Firefox 106 — 234 points, on 2022-10-18

Firefox 105.1 — 238 points, on 2022-10-06

Firefox 105 — 240 points, on 2022-09-08

Firefox 104.2 — 219 points, on 2022-09-08

Firefox 104.1 — 224 points, on 2022-08-30

Firefox 104 — 218 points, on 2022-08-24

Firefox 103.1 — 213 points, on 2022-08-09

Firefox 103 — 217 points, on 2022-08-02

Firefox 102.2 — 222 points, on 2022-07-22

Firefox 102.1 — 219 points, on 2022-07-11

Firefox 102.0 — 212 points, on 2022-06-28

Firefox 101.0 — 215 points, on 2022-05-31

Firefox 100.1 — 192 points, on 2022-05-07

Firefox 100.0 — 234 points, on 2022-05-03

Firefox 99.3 — 191 points, on 2022-04-28

Firefox 99.1 — 191 points, on 2022-04-20

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 99.0 — 234 points, on 2022-04-05

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 98.2 — 189 points, on 2022-03-23

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 98.1 — 177 points, on 2022-03-16

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 98.0 — 182 points, on 2022-03-08

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 97.0 — 188 points, on 2022-02-08

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Firefox 96.0 — 177 points, on 2022-01-15

Note. During the above test,the browser did not display the test graphic. FAIL

Note. Mozilla introduced a discontinuity between the version numbering above versus below.

2021

Firefox 40.2 — 183 points, on 2021-12-21

Firefox 40.1 — 187 points, on 2021-12-14

Firefox 40.0 — 180 points, on 2021-12-07

Firefox 39.0 — 185 points, on 2021-11-02

Firefox 38.1 — 177 points, on 2021-10-04

Firefox 38.0 — 174 points, on 2021-09-29

Firefox 37.0 — FAIL, on 2021-09-09

Firefox 36.0 — 161 points, on 2021-08-13

Firefox 35.0 — 165 points, on 2021-07-13

Firefox 34.2 — 161 points, on 2021-06-24

Firefox 34.1 — 163 points, on 2021-06-16

Firefox 34.0 — 160 points, on 2021-05-28

Firefox 33.1 — 167 points, on 2021-04-29

Firefox 33.0 — 168 points, on 2021-03-24

Firefox 87.0 — 167 points, on 2021-03-23

NOTES

Note 1. Since early 2022, the Firefox browser automatically opens the keyboard whenever I open a tab. This bug is annoying and wastes time. This bug was reported to Mozilla back in March 2022. FAIL.

Note 2. The Firefox browser claims to be private. However, in 2024, security researchers discovered the parent company Mozilla had secretly installed ad-tracking code in the mobile versions of the Firefox browser. Apparently they removed it after they were caught. This is a terrible violation of trust. References: Techzine Global and AdGuard. FAIL.

SAFARI

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 3.0

2025

iOS 18.5 — 18.6 points, on 2025-07-05

2024

iOS 18.2 — 20.0 points, on 2024-12-12

iOS 18.1 — 18.2 points, on 2024-10-28

iOS 18.0.1 — 19.8 points, on 2024-10-05

Note. In the above version, during the test, the browser jumped the image around with each refresh. It was gross and made me nauseous. FAIL.

iOS 18.0 — 18.9 points, on 2024-09-16

iOS 17.6 — 16.0 points, on 2024-07-30

iOS 17.5.1 – 16.4 points, on 2024-07-05

iOS 17.4.1 — 15.6 points, on 2024-03-21

iOS 17.4 — 15.4 points, on 2024-03-14

iPhone 12 Pro Max; Speedometer 2.1 or previous

2024

iOS 17.4 — 315 points, on 2024-03-05

iOS 17.3 — 285 points, on 2024-01-21

2023

iOS 17.2 — 290 points, on 2023-12-12

iOS 17.1.1 — 300 points, on 2023-09-18

iOS 17.0 — 304 points, on 2023-09-18

iOS 16.6 — 268 points, on 2023-07-24

iOS 16.5 — 270 points, on 2023-05-17

iOS 16.4.1 — 265 points, on 2023-04-08

iOS 16.4 — 262 points, on 2023-03-28

iOS 16.3 — 249 points, on 2023-01-24

2022

iOS 16.2 — 263 points, on 2022-12-13

iOS 16.1 — 261 points, on 2022-10-24

iOS 16 — 262 points, on 2022-09-12

iOS 15.5 — 223 points, on 2022-05-16

iOS 15.4.1 — 209 points, on 2022-03-31

iOS 15.2.1 — 191 points, on 2022-01-21

2021

iOS 15.0 — 187 points, on 2021-09-20

iOS 14.8 — 173 points, on 2021-09-13

iOS 14.6 — 172 points, on 2021-05-24

iOS 14.5 — 192 points, on 2021-01-26

iOS 14.0.3 — 183 points, on 2021-03-23

NOTES

Note 1. In every case, the operating system and all apps were updated to current.

Note 2. All testing was done at BrowserBench » Speedometer.

Note 3. All scores rounded to the nearest whole number.

Note 4. These are my own test results. Your results may vary.

Note 5. In 2023 and 2024 I tested the iCab Mobile browser. However, on December 14, 2021, using the new Privacy Report in iOS, I learned the iCab Mobile app was secretly sending my private data to more than 20 data brokers. iCab Mobile was doing that without my consent and without forthrightly disclosing it. I removed the iCab Mobile app from all my devices.

Note 6. Ashley Belanger, writing at Tech Crunch, lists additional privacy-focused browsers for iOS:

Aloha browser from Cyprus
Vivaldi browser from Norway
Opera browser from Norway
Ecosia browser from Germany

Note 7. In March 2024, Speedometer was updated to version 3.0. This was a collaboration between Apple, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and more.

Note 8. The Onion Browser is the most secure browser available for iOS. For that excellent reason, the Onion Browser does not do well in performance tests. So concerning performance, I don’t test the Onion Browser. I respect it.

RESOURCES

MAC

Are browsers on macOS getting better at HTML5?

Are browsers on macOS getting better at JavaScript?

Are browsers on macOS getting faster?

Subjective factors for browsers on macOS