Reviews of Ecosia: Search to plant trees

By: Ecosia

List of user reviews and ratings for Ecosia: Search to plant trees

Total ratings

4.08 (Rating count: 188,811)

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Review summary

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.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.80

All time rating average: 4.08

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-07	Tr*****	They plant trees and are not google! I love this browser option. This is a company I can support and feel good about and its easy to use everyday
They plant trees and are not google! I love this browser option. This is a company I can support and feel good about and its easy to use everyday
2026-07-07	Ha*****	HELL YEAH FINALLY NO AI!!!!!!
HELL YEAH FINALLY NO AI!!!!!!
2026-07-06	As*****	love this app! i hope more people would use this instead of Google 😄😄
love this app! i hope more people would use this instead of Google 😄😄