Reviews of Ecosia: Search to plant trees

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

Total ratings

4.05 (Rating count: 189,635)

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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: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.05

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-26	Da*****	Todos deberíamos utilizar este navegador, es muy bueno, no hay ninguna falla y lo mejor es que contribuimos al cuido del planeta. Genios 💓
Todos deberíamos utilizar este navegador, es muy bueno, no hay ninguna falla y lo mejor es que contribuimos al cuido del planeta. Genios 💓
2026-08-25	Ba*****	A reliable search engine that also serves a good cause. Rather than an AI overview, I often get snippets from WikiPedia. Good stuff!
A reliable search engine that also serves a good cause. Rather than an AI overview, I often get snippets from WikiPedia. Good stuff!
2026-08-24	ha*****	It was a great app. Helping to plant tress, etc. It was my favorite search engine. But now I'm disappointed that it has an ai feature. What the hell? I don't care that it's better than the others, it's still ai. This is an oxymoron.
It was a great app. Helping to plant tress, etc. It was my favorite search engine. But now I'm disappointed that it has an ai feature. What the hell? I don't care that it's better than the others, it's still ai. This is an oxymoron.
2026-08-24	Kh*****	I am at level 4 and have 39 seeds...I would like if they could put images under Your climate impact that would make it so much more fun.
I am at level 4 and have 39 seeds...I would like if they could put images under Your climate impact that would make it so much more fun.
2026-08-24	Ia*****	Nice search for those whk care about privacy and the environment. Runs smoothly on my phone and tablet. Keep up the great work
Nice search for those whk care about privacy and the environment. Runs smoothly on my phone and tablet. Keep up the great work
2026-08-23	Ai*****	I love it, a nice alternative to big tech, a company which cares for ecology and sustainability 💚
I love it, a nice alternative to big tech, a company which cares for ecology and sustainability 💚
2026-08-23	Az*****	I started using ecosia recently after the whole controversy around google (chrome). I enjoyed it cause it really had no downsides imo. I could do everything i used to do with google, on ecosia. Now? Implementing ai into their browser was my straw. I wanted to get away from that. I did a test and researched the same topic between chrome and ecosia, ecosia had like 80% of their images as ai gen's content, while chrome had none from what i saw. Maybe 10%. They both used ai overview as well.
I started using ecosia recently after the whole controversy around google (chrome). I enjoyed it cause it really had no downsides imo. I could do everything i used to do with google, on ecosia. Now? Implementing ai into their browser was my straw. I wanted to get away from that. I did a test and researched the same topic between chrome and ecosia, ecosia had like 80% of their images as ai gen's content, while chrome had none from what i saw. Maybe 10%. They both used ai overview as well.
2026-08-22	th*****	better then any Google type app
better then any Google type app
2026-08-21	Ja*****	claims to be "green" but uses AI.
claims to be "green" but uses AI.
2026-08-21	Br*****	great browser. and they plant trees. beats any other browser around. period. trees 🌳=🧬 life
great browser. and they plant trees. beats any other browser around. period. trees 🌳=🧬 life