Safari iOS

Default web browser for Apple's iOS and iPadOS operating systems.

FAILEDAI Build

Pricing

Free

Learning curve

Easy

Time to value

Immediate

BEST FORSoloSmall Team

COMMUNITY SENTIMENT

PositiveNegative

WORKS FOR

Browsing with a focus on user privacy and security, Accessing websites on Apple's iOS/iPadOS ecosystem

KEY INSIGHT

Safari prioritizes user privacy but lags in web standards, making it problematic for developers targeting modern browsers.

DOESN'T WORK FOR

Developing modern web applications using APIs like Canvas and Web Audio, Cross-platform development or deployment

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What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

“Safari iOS is a massive piece of shit. I've been working on a web game for a while now using canvas and most of my pain comes from making it compatible with safari. So much stuff is broken on safari so you have to find work arounds.”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-03-22
“I also don't understand the back button at all on Safari iOS, I think one version it just stopped doing its one task correctly. It's messing with my mental model of how I arrived at each tab.”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-01-23
“this tab has been reloaded due to a problem" on Safari iOS and any other browser. It's been happening for years, across phones. It's dogshit.”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-01-01
“Page not useable on safari ios. Just menu opened up when visiting and cant be closed.”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2025-07-20
“Safari iOS Web Audio API filtered out everything above ~16khz, so instead of playing the audio at full volume in the room I had to make a few points of contact where you had to place your phone near enough a little speaker”
NEGATIVE · performance · Hacker News · 2025-06-28
“Doesn't seem to be working on mobile. I can't do anything after selecting an image on iPhone Safari iOS 18.3.2.”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2025-04-26
“I can't open Twitter/X on Safari iOS because of some "privacy extension"”
NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2024-07-29