Indie App Spotlight: ‘Quiche’ is an iPhone web browser that fits your needs

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One week since #LiquidGlass landed, and only one third-party iOS browser has fully adopted it 😇 I worked all summer to make Quiche Browser feel right at home on #iOS26. Surprising to see bigger teams so slow on such a major design update. People really do notice when apps look outdated.

i simply cannot sing the praises of Quiche enough. It is so damn customizable and really feels like the best iteration of a WebKit browser can be.

Back to using Quiche, it felt just a bit too flat before and the simple material switch really does it for me. It’s so good and so fun and fast to tweak, can’t praise it enough

If you’re using Quiche Browser on iOS 18 or earlier, please update to version 1.64.5 immediately: apps.apple.com/us/app/quich... Because of a careless coding mistake I introduced in 1.64.4, the app was crashing badly. The new release fixes this issue. My deepest apologies for the disruption 🙇‍♂️

Quiche Browser is now updated for iOS 26 with a beautiful, floating Liquid Glass toolbar! If you like Safari’s new toolbar but wish you could pick and place the buttons you need most, now might be the time to switch. And if you miss the look of Safari iOS 18, you can switch to the Classic theme!

Look Mom, I’m on WIRED! So so so happy to be quoted about Liquid Glass, dropping a Dieter Rams principle as if I were an actual designer 😅 www.wired.com/story/liquid...

#LiquidGlass is coming to Quiche Browser on Monday! Safari’s new toolbar on #iOS26 is nice… but what if you could choose and place every button, or hide it completely for full-screen browsing? That’s the kind of minimalist-oriented customization Quiche Browser has been built around since day one.

Nice weekend surprise: Quiche Browser got featured a second time in this week’s issue of The Verge’s Installer newsletter! I don't know @paulusschoutsen.nl, but turns out it was his last browser before moving to Android 🥲

Today feels like the right day to remind everyone what Quiche Browser stands for.

The Glass effects might not be for everyone, but can we all agree the Liquid animations are gorgeous? #ios26 #liquidglass #buildinpublic #browser

Things are starting to shape up for Quiche Browser on iOS 26! The redesigned Tabs settings screen will let you switch between the Liquid Glass and Classic themes in just one tap. (Warning: may make you hungry for actual quiche.) #buildinpublic #browser #iOS26 #LiquidGlass #ux

...And don’t worry if you’re not a fan of Liquid Glass! The current toolbar theme will still be available on iOS 26. It’s called “Classic” and looks just like Quiche Browser on iOS 18, but with fully rounded corners to match the design language of iOS 26. #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ios26

Finally able to share a first look at Quiche Browser on iOS 26 with the new Liquid Glass theme. No TestFlight yet, but I’m pushing to be ready for day one 💪 #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ios26 #liquidglass #ux

For all you naughty kids already on iOS 26 beta, you might want to update Quiche Browser from the App Store right now. It won’t enable Liquid Glass (yet), but it does fix the most annoying bug. You guessed which one 😅 Update: apps.apple.com/app/quiche-b...

Thanks so much Ross for featuring Quiche Browser! 🙇‍♂️🙏

New in Quiche Browser: tab multi-select! For all you tab hoarders, you can finally close multiple tabs at once. You can also copy all their links to move them somewhere else. And of course, the two-finger gesture works for quick selection. #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

Also new in Quiche Browser this week: • For the first time since launch, I’ve removed a feature! Status bar tinting is now always on. Simpler color options! • The tab overview menu got rearranged a bit to make space for future sorting and grouping options🤐 #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

New in Quiche Browser this week: duplicate tabs! #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

New Quiche Browser update: when grouping tabs by website, you can now close all tabs from the same website at once. Might be the only browser that lets you do this. Small feature, but quite handy for tab hoarders like me! #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

Quiche Browser is the only indie app in Lifehacker’s list of best iPhone browsers (that aren’t Safari), and named best for customization. But they also say it’s not “feature-rich” because it lacks an AI bot or a VPN… kind of the whole point of a lightweight browser. 🤷‍♂️ #buildinpublic #browser #ios

Early alpha of Quiche Browser running on iOS 26. Web pages will stretch all the way to the top of the screen, with a smooth progressive blur behind the status bar. Liquid Glass or not, Quiche Browser will stay minimal and immersive. #iOS26 #browser #buildinpublic

Quiche Browser will adopt Liquid Glass on day one when iOS 26 lands this fall. Codename: “Liquid Quiche with Glass Shards.” However, it will be adopted very carefully. Quiche Browser has always aimed for a discreet UI that highlights the web page, not distracts from it. #iOS26 #WWDC25 #browser

In just a week, Apple is rumored to unveil a radically new glassy look for iOS/macOS. Will Quiche Browser need to go full glassy to avoid looking outdated? Should I keep polishing the app on iPhone/iPad, or go all in building a glassy Mac version? #wwdc25 #buildinpublic #ios #browser

Dia Browser says Quiche Industries can’t beat The Browser Company. Fair. It’s just me versus a $550M startup. And yet… Quiche Browser is making more money 😅 #buildinpublic #browser #diabrowser

This is great (I care, or try very much to care) dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

Quiche Browser now has over 300 subscribers! For an indie iOS browser!! The app is still missing plenty but you’ve all been incredibly kind and patient with this little browser. I couldn’t be more grateful. If you ever come to Tokyo, quiches are on me. #buildinpublic #ios #browser

Quiche Browser’s back button can now close new tabs opened from links (whether automatically or manually). That means you can potentially remove the close button for an even more minimal toolbar. This is for everyone obsessing over their perfect 3-button layout! #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

I originally built Quiche Reader to fight “Pocket Bankruptcy”: you’ve saved so many links in Pocket, it’s overwhelming, so you read none of them and stop using it. Today, Mozilla announced they’re shutting it down. Different kind of bankruptcy, I guess.

A glimpse at some of the endless toolbar variations possible in Quiche Browser. Would make a terrible wallpaper, but I'm finding this weirdly pleasant to look at. #buildinpublic #browser #ios

We’ve got a winner and my heartache is over.

It’s been 6 months and no one has found the hidden quiche easter egg in Quiche Browser and it’s breaking my heart.

Cooking up some new App Store screenshots for Quiche Browser. These ones are less cluttered, highlight the benefits instead of listing features, and zoom in on what differentiates the app most: the toolbar variations. Hoping they translate into more downloads. #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

"Great browser, no complaint, great job. 1 star." 💪🤝 #buildinpublic #browser #ios #appstore

3 months and an unfortunate “great browser, 1-star” review later… Quiche Browser is somehow back to showing 5.0 on the US App Store!🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who’s participated! 5-star ratings really help indie apps show up higher in App Store search results. #buildinpublic #browser #ios #iosdev

Wow, thanks so much for your article, Marcello! Frankly, Steve Jobs would have hated Quiche Browser, at least because the customization settings are not fun playing with. I can't wait until I can rebuild the whole thing.

Quiche Browser is now featured on @minimalism.bsky.social, alongside much better-designed products. Thank you for the honor! It’s my favorite site for explaining minimalism, with a beautifully curated mix of minimal art and products. Might even end up in Quiche Browser's default favorites someday.

First time someone reported drunkenly subscribing to Quiche Browser. Thank you for the honor @grubz.net, but please drink and browse responsibly. grubz.net/2025/04/05/h... #buildinpublic #browser #ios

Now seems like a good time to mention: Quiche Browser is an independent web browser, proudly made in🗼🇯🇵 by a 🇫🇷🇪🇺 citizen. #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

WebKit just added new APIs for… web extensions in third-party browsers?! 🤯 Safari extensions in Quiche Browser someday? The planets may be aligning for a WWDC announcement in 2 months. #buildinpublic #browser #ios

Subscriptions are annoying. But for indie apps, I look at it differently. You're not buying a product. You're supporting a creator and funding the fight against boring.

After getting an email from Eddy Cue himself, my little indie iOS browser being endorsed by the VP of Microsoft Word (also apparently a paid subscriber, thanks Omar!) was definitely not on my bucket list. Building Quiche Browser is turning into such a crazy adventure🙏🙇‍♂️ #buildinpublic #browser #ios

Oh and by the way… QUICHE BROWSER IS ON THE VERGEEEEEEE!!! www.theverge.com/installer-ne...

Ok so… believe it or not, I think Eddy Cue, SVP at Apple for Music, Books, Maps, Pay, TV, etc., emailed me this morning asking to try Quiche Browser for iPad, and subscribed to the newsletter. Am I in trouble? Getting sherlocked in iOS 19? Cast in Severance season 3? #buildinpublic #browser #ios

I’m starting a newsletter, still following my tradition of giving stupid names to everything I do. Expect very infrequent updates, only when there's something worth sharing, and definitely less than once a month. Anything specific you'd like to read in it? quicheindustries.eo.page/investor

Two different friends in Tokyo recently sent me photos of people holding bags with… the Quiche Browser icon! So, fine, I’ll admit it: I secretly opened a Quiche Industries retail store here. The next logical step after making niche browser apps, after all. Please send over your best merch ideas.

Quiche Browser got a small visual refresh. Subtle colors, refined icons, and a more distinct feel while staying native. Also kind of cool that it now matches the website. Not a big change, but I think it feels better. What do you think? #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux

Unpopular opinion: SF Symbols alone would make the $99/year Apple Developer fee worth it. So beautiful, so versatile, and they get incredible upgrades every year. #buildinpublic #ios #ux

Mini redesign coming to Quiche Browser next Monday! Not a huge change, but a necessary one to refine the app’s identity and help it stand out more. I might have spent an unhealthy amount of time obsessing over colors and font weights... Hope you’ll like it🤞 #buildinpublic #browser #ios #ux