Ecosia: Search to plant trees

Name: Ecosia: Search to plant trees
Rating: 4.1417723 (188432 reviews)
Author: Ecosia

By: Ecosia

Plant trees as you browse. Over 230 million trees planted

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Features & Capabilities

Ecosia is a privacy-first search engine that turns everyday browsing into climate action. By using ad revenue, Ecosia donates 100% of its profits to fund tree-planting projects across 35+ countries, restoring biodiversity, supporting local communities, and fighting climate change. The extension highlights transparency with monthly financial reports and measurable impact — over 230 million trees planted to date.

Built as a not-for-profit, steward-owned company, Ecosia runs on renewable energy (solar plants that generate more than the electricity needed for searches) and only collects the minimum data required to deliver results. Install Ecosia to make your searches count: protect your privacy, power searches with clean energy, and contribute to global reforestation one click at a time.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Community Energy

By:

Ecosia

Downloads:

26,936,564 61.44K

Rating:

4.14

(188,432) 69 new ratings

Version:

148.0.7778.120.35 Last updated: 2026-06-17

Version code:

640035

Creation date:

2013-07-26

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE Very high risk
android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS Very high risk
android.permission.READ_CONTACTS Very high risk
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA High risk
android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS High risk
android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES High risk

Size:

259.71MB

Email:

an*****@ecosia.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 5,596 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#109 in Communication (Free) ▼ 3#12 in environment keyword 16 ▼ 7#17 in reason keyword 1 ▲ #26 in search keyword 60 ▲

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Developed by:

Ecosia

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ecosia.android

Email:

an*****@ecosia.org

Website:

http://ecosia.org

Publisher Change History

2025-10-31: in*****@ecosia.org to an*****@ecosia.org

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User Reviews

Most reviews praise Ecosia for its eco-friendly mission and transparency, with users feeling they contribute to tree planting and preferring it over Google. They value the ability to disable AI and the ethical stance. However, many express concerns about AI’s impact, privacy, and skepticism about tree-count claims, plus practical drawbacks like login problems, slow browsing, and auto-updates. Overall, the app is valued for its purpose but needs clearer AI/privacy handling and performance improvements.

Pros

Ad revenue funds tree planting, letting me browse with a feel-good payoff.
Clear commitment to sustainability with transparency about practices.
Users feel they are making a positive impact and are often motivated to switch from other browsers.
Option to turn off AI features for a more comfortable, non-intrusive experience.
Overall eco-friendly concept and a user-preferred mission over mainstream search engines like Google.

Cons

AI features are controversial; many users want them removed due to environmental impact and intrusiveness.
Privacy concerns about data use and tracking.
Skepticism about tree-count claims and potential greenwashing.
Performance/UX issues: slower browsing, web version reloads, and bothersome auto-updates.

Recent reviews

this app used to be one of the good guys. "Green ai"? I highly doubt that and I'm tired of companies using it, there's ZERO benefits to using generative ai. A browser that has spent years advertising itself as "environmentally aware" using AI? what a joke.

Lo*****, 2026-06-20

FAKE. LIAR. There is bo such thing as green Ai. Using this won't make any change to the environment.

Ma*****, 2026-06-19

It was fun for a bit but this browser is only useful for URLs. If you search ANYTHING its filled with ai imagery and articles which is ironic considering its advertised as an eco friendly app 😬 I get it, its not gonna be as good as Google search but oh my god 😭 If you wanna search for an image of an apple it will ONLY show photos from sketchy sites and if not you get ai bs. They do not care about the environment. Its greed again and again and again.