Why hackers moved from Arc to Helium

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Arc 0 hackers criticize it
→
Helium 3 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“I recently switched from Arc to Helium but it's still Chrome with different paint.”
NetOpWibby, 2026-08-01original comment ↗

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Arc vs Helium

ArcHelium
Hackers who recommend03
Hackers who criticize02
Moved away from it20
Moved to it03

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Arc

No further criticism of Arc captured yet.

Praise for Helium

“I've recently moved from Firefox to Helium after 10+ years.”
airstrike, 2026-05-05original comment ↗
“I switched from Brave to try it out and works pretty great.”
designed, 2025-12-18original comment ↗

Other moves from Arc

Other moves to Helium