Hermit — Lite Apps Browser

Advanced Web Browser for Power Users, optimized for Lite Apps & Privacy

Total ratings

4.63 (Rating count: 21,118)

Review summary

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Pros

Saves space on the device
Offers a unique experience by creating standalone web apps
Stable performance and regular updates from developers
Good privacy features compared to traditional apps
Easy to use for niche applications

Cons

Issues with exporting apps and backing up configurations
Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Complicated feedback and support process
Annoying update prompts that hinder usability on older devices
Limited functionality in terms of multi-tab support within lite apps

Most mentioned

Stability and functionality over time
Ability to replace bloated traditional apps
Problems with notifications and browser performance
Desire for additional customization options
Frequent issues with restoring or transferring purchases

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User reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 4.63

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-11-25	Brett Rodgers	It's honestly not very good, and not worth the money. First off, the RSS notifications? That just doesn't work, period. I put in the feed, tested it, made sure notifications were on, and still nothing ever appeared, even on a feed with a predictable schedule. Second, the browser. It says it just uses the system webview, yet somehow it behaves much worse. Third, page monitor. Not useful because it doesn't run js and only works on the default sandbox. There's more but I'm out of space.
2024-10-11	Nich Crusie	Fantastic tool and works wonderfully on my niche use cases. I would love to see better support with third-party icon packs, but that's only a minor annoyance and easily resolvable. Another minor annoyance is the in-ability to quickly export apps into launcher app drawers, yes there are work-arounds, but it would be nice to export as an .apk and install it as a native app.
2024-08-19	Enrique Godinez	I love this app but my purchase is not unlocking on my new phone despite having paid full on my old phone. It's $8 and all the features are locked despite being unlocked and available on my old phone. EDIT: Bumping the score back to 5. Devs replied very quickly and pointed me in the right direction to fixing the issue. Clearing the cache and the data for Google play store fixed the issue and unlocked everything!
2023-12-13	David Collins	Amazing app for creating a standalone experience for Web pages that don't otherwise have the option. I would like to see the ability to toggle a "stay awake" mode that would at least keep the screen running, but would ideally just keep the page alive in the background so long tasks can keep running. Specifically, I'm using this for connecting to my local network Stable Diffusion and if the screen times out, the phone puts the app in background mode and the job gets lost.
2023-10-14	Andrew T	Three years later, still using this almost daily. It just works. I don't even think about it - some of my apps just happen to load using Hermit, and again, they just work. In all this time, they've also never pushed a breaking change, so it's stable. Highly recommend experimenting with this on different sites and seeing how it fits your workflow.
2023-05-15	Kevin Tejada	This is one of the greatest apps I've ever used. I had no idea that "lite apps" could be used so quickly and effectively. I was familiar with creating bookmarks on your phone's home screen, which is basically what this is, but Hermit takes that to a whole new level. It's amazing for when you want to save space. And time, as well, since many apps are bloated these days.
2023-05-15	S L	I've used this for years. You know what the one blaring problem is? That annoying update prompt. It shuts off the app on some devices making it nearly useless. I have old devices where the version running on it would've worked just fine otherwise. It's irritating because I PAYED for it and now can barely use it on my other devices. This should've been dealt with by now. At least give a script to disable this stupid prompt!
2023-02-12	Rusty Miller	Edit: Thanks to the reply, the issue is resolved. Thank you! Giving 5 stars because it just deserves it! I really enjoy this app, so I bought premium. It just seems too complicated to email you for feedback. Every time I try it says it is deliverable. Did I buy something that won't continue to get updated, or did I get something without any real support? I really hope not. I used the app to send feedback from the settings but they never reach anyone.
2022-09-28	D C	I use this app in place of the largest personal data collection app out there. It starts with an "F". Let me tell you, if you don't have the premium version, get it! It was a little clunky and would freeze up and stop responding quite often (still worth it to not have the real app 😆) with the free version, but on a whim I decided to purchase....90% of the "clunkiness" went away. And oh yeah, "sponsored ads", once you figure out how to use scriptlets...bye bye to those! Support this developer!
2022-09-21	Rebecca Blada	My "lite apps" suddenly have a bar at the top where the URL is, like you would have in a normal mobile browser, and apparently you have to enable "swipe gestures" in the browser to use frameless mode. But I use swipe gestures on my actual phone's settings, and so the browser's swipe gestures don't work properly which means this app is useless to me. Don't know why it changed, because I used to have zero problems with this.

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