# HamsterBrow

> Finger-free autoscroll browser

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1336968941](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1336968941)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1336968941`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christopher Tan
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (43 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-06-13
- **First published:** 2018-03-30
- **Size:** 59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hamsterbrow/id1336968941)
- **Website:** [https://www.hamsterbrow.com](https://www.hamsterbrow.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hamsterbrow.com/privacy-policy](https://www.hamsterbrow.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

A fully-featured web browser with advanced hamster-assisted auto-scrolling capabilities. Free your fingers and unleash hamster-power to scroll the browser, so you don’t have to!

Particularly useful when you’re…

… unable to swipe due to sticky fingers or wet hands.
… wearing gloves.
… holding on to public transport.
… eating or drinking.
… holding or feeding a baby.
… reading and taking notes.
… skimming through long documents or webpages.
… using a device with a cracked screen that won’t swipe.
… unable to touch the screen after having a manicure.
… hugging your partner.

Or you’re just feeling too lazy to swipe!

FEATURES

***** Tilt-to-run mode *****

• The hamster responds to the device angle and orientation to scroll the page in the direction and speed you require.
• Browse in any position: Continue to read lying down or upside down!
• Great for reading webpages and documents while resting your fingers.

***** Swipe-to-run mode *****

• Use screen swipes and the on-screen control panel to command your hamster.
• Easily stop and start, change the scroll direction and speed or page through websites automatically.
• Great for relaxing, hands-free reading and for taking notes.

***** Super-smooth scrolling *****

• Experience finely-tuned, beautifully fluid and responsive 60fps hamster-powered scrolling. (120fps on supported devices)
 

***** Fully customizable *****

• Enable the hamster cursor, sound and haptic feedback (on supported devices) for a complete hamster-powered experience.
• De-hamstify the browser if you have an unusual aversion to hamsters or for a more professional feel.

***** Unlock Advanced Features *****

Purchase the HamsterBrow Pro upgrade for more advanced features: 

• Offline Files: Save webpage snapshots and documents for offline hamster-powered viewing.
• iCloud Sync: Sync bookmarks, history and offline files between your devices.
• Choose a pet: Power the browser with a cat, dog, chicken, dinosaur, llamacorn and more!

***** Accessibility Integration *****

• Enable the iOS Switch Control accessibility feature with the scroll control panel to allow fully-accessible switch-controlled scrolling of websites.

Download for all your devices, relax and enjoy the unique HamsterBrowsing experience today!

## Rankings

- #201,566 — Overall
- #90 — chrome browser

## Review summary

Users largely praise the hands-free scrolling capability, and note PDFs with auto-scroll as a useful feature. However, recurring issues include a steep learning curve due to a complicated UI, buggy performance, annoying ads with no permanent removal, and privacy concerns about logging into sites. Some also report tab navigation problems (tabs disappearing except the last active). Overall, the app works well for its main purpose but onboarding, reliability, and privacy/privacy-ad controls need improvement.

### Pros

- Hands-free scrolling works reliably and is a key benefit.
- PDFs can be imported and read with auto-scroll, which is handy.
- Once you learn the UI, the app is helpful for multitasking (e.g., scrolling while knitting).

### Cons

- Hard to learn / the UI is complicated and onboarding is clunky.
- Buggy and slow/unresponsive performance (e.g., screen goes blank, pages load slowly).
- Ads pop up frequently with no easy, permanent removal option.
- Privacy concerns about logging into websites and potential data exposure.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1336968941)