xSearch for Safari Downloads & RevenuexSearch for Safari · App Store
xSearch for Safari is #14 in Productivity Paid in China and charting in 17 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Developer磊 汪
CategoryProductivity
Price2.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.5 (233)
Version5.1.0
Age rating17+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 10📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 5.1.0🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 5.0.0🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 30 events
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · SA
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new countrySaudi Arabia
- 📈xSearch for Safari new best rank in the overall chart: #86Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈xSearch for Safari new best rank in the overall chart: #106Top Paid · All Apps · FR
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · IT · Top Paid · Productivity · RU
- 📈xSearch for Safari new best rank in the overall chart: #110Top Paid · All Apps · RU
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · AR · Top Paid · Productivity · ES
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new countryArgentina
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · MX · Top Paid · Productivity · NL
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new country in 2 chartsColombia · Poland
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · PL
- ✏️xSearch for Safari: app got bigger17 MB → 20 MB (+16%)
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · IN
- 📦xSearch for Safari updated to version 5.1.0xSearch 5.0
- Added full support for iPhone Duo.
- Updated for the latest operating systems with improved compatibility and platform-specific refinements.
- Improved tab switching with a smoother, more native navigation experience.
- Fixed legacy navigation issues where engine rows could stop responding after rotating between landscape and portrait.
- Refined sidebar layouts and navigation icons.
- Updated list and split-view backgrounds for a cleaner, more seamless appearance.
- Redesigned empty states and iCloud status views with modern action buttons.
- Redesigned the Safari extension setup tutorial with clearer permission instructions, plus a new popup guide with usage examples.
- Improved Safari extension setup links across iOS versions.
- Added external links and Shortcuts for search, settings, engines, and Multisearch.
- Added a more capable JSON editor search experience with a sticky search bar, improved navigation controls, better keyboard behavior, and improved iPad presentation.
- Added a loading indicator when opening the JSON editor.
- Added hardware keyboard shortcuts for quickly focusing search fields and adding search engines.
- Expanded keyboard shortcuts for tabs and engine actions on iPhone and iPad.
- Improved Shortcuts engine suggestions with correct ordering and clearer icons.
- Added validation for Shortcut Prefix and Shortcut Bypass values, including clear alerts when multiple characters are entered or both shortcuts conflict, and fixed toggles remaining enabled when their key is empty.
- Enhanced Multisearch UI and process workflow, with live shortcut synchronization when engines are updated.
- Updated the preset search engine gallery, adding new popular engines and removing deprecated ones with updated favicons and URLs.
- Improved engine detail previews and popover interactions across iPhone and iPad.
- Improved engine editing with clearer icon validation, smoother focus, and reliable URL input.
- Improved search performance and responsiveness when rapidly typing or clearing search queries, with smoother engine-list search states.
- Improved Gallery and Multisearch loading performance.
- Improved iCloud synchronization reliability and fixed profile-switching issues.
- Added iCloud conflict resolution for JSON profiles, so you can choose which version to keep before editing.
- Improved iCloud conflict handling during simultaneous refreshes and checks.
- Improved iCloud reliability when profiles are temporarily unavailable, preserving local engines and automatically resuming sync when the profile returns.
- Added clearer iCloud profile status and conflict feedback.
- Fixed an issue where iCloud synchronization did not update automatically when enabling iCloud while the app was running.
- Fixed toast and notification presentation issues for a more reliable feedback experience.
- Resolved Share Extension settings observer issues for seamless background updates.
- Improved Share Extension engine selection with clearer tap guidance, preserved custom ordering, and a notice for links that may open directly in other apps.
- Added redesigned Share Extension empty states with an option to open xSearch.
- Improved sharing and export feedback with clearer error messages and a more native sharing experience.
- Fixed keyboard shortcut routing (Command + N) across tabs.
- Improved custom domain validation and search compatibility in Safari.
- Optimized keyboard behavior by disabling autocorrection for custom domains and preserving capitalization when renaming profiles.
- Enhanced VoiceOver accessibility support across all screens and improved visual feedback for empty states.
- Added better support for Reduce Motion across lists, animations, and notifications.
- Improved accessibility labels for engine actions, profile actions, and editing controls.
- Added under-the-hood performance, memory, and stability improvements.… more - 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · BR
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · AU
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 10Top Paid · Productivity · CN
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈xSearch for Safari new best rank in the overall chart: #121Top Paid · All Apps · AU
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Productivity · ES · Top Paid · Productivity · KR
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · TR
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · CA
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new country in 2 chartsCanada · South Korea
- 📈xSearch for Safari new best rank in the overall chart: #127Top Paid · All Apps · US
- 📈xSearch for Safari entered the top 100Top Paid · Productivity · FR
- 📈xSearch for Safari charting in a new country in 2 chartsSpain · Turkey
- 🆕xSearch for Safari first spotted by AppInsider#17 in Top Paid · Productivity · United Kingdom
- 📦xSearch for Safari version 5.0.0No release notes
- 🆕xSearch for Safari released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.5 ★
233 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#14
Productivity PaidMeasured
New ratings a week
1.8
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
xSearch for Safari at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
xSearch for Safari is a paid utility that enables users to quickly switch between multiple search engines and perform multisearches within Safari on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The app holds strong positions in the Paid Productivity charts of Mexico (#5) and China (#11), while maintaining moderate visibility in Western markets like Canada (#19) and the US (#38).
Similar apps: Safari Search Engine Switcher, Spotlight Search Enhancer, Multi-Search Browser Extension
xSearch for Safari on the App Store
App details
App ID
1579902068
Publisher
磊 汪
On the store since
Sep 2021
5 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
1 content note below
Languages
10
EN DE IT JA KO PT RU ZH ES ZH
Size
20 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesUnrestricted Web Access
App privacy Measured
xSearch for Safari declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
xSearch for Safari downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where xSearch for Safari's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | ProductivityPaid | #14 |
| United Kingdom | ProductivityPaid | #10 |
 United States | ProductivityPaid | #33 |
 Brazil | ProductivityPaid | #14 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsPaid | #113 |
| China | All AppsPaid | #194 |
 Australia | ProductivityPaid | #36 |
 Mexico | ProductivityPaid | #24 |
 Canada | ProductivityPaid | #47 |
 Taiwan | ProductivityPaid | #32 |
| Brazil | All AppsPaid | #184 |
 Germany | ProductivityPaid | #122 |
| Mexico | All AppsPaid | #148 |
 France | ProductivityPaid | #192 |
 India | ProductivityPaid | #174 |
 Russia | ProductivityPaid | #146 |
 Spain | ProductivityPaid | #164 |
 Poland | ProductivityPaid | #99 |
 Indonesia | ProductivityPaid | #184 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityPaid | #180 |
 Argentina | ProductivityPaid | #197 |
Apps near xSearch for Safari on the chart
Productivity Paid, around #14.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
233 ratings
Measured
Ratings
233
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
60/100
faster than 66% of Productivity apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about xSearch for Safari
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's ability to customize search engines and its low cost, but many struggle with complex setup instructions and permissions. Significant complaints focus on functionality breaking after iOS/macOS updates, particularly on iPad, and perceived privacy contradictions.
Mixed but leaning positive (60% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “Works great and developer is very helpful”
- Ease of use: “I like that its easy and simple”
- Features & content: “However, I won’t dock anything cause the feature is hidden away under an “advanced” tab, likely due to quirks like this”
- Crashes & bugs: “Won’t work unless you get rid of one or the other”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Bug | Email Links don’t work”
- Price & subscription: “Save your money and don't buy it”
- Features & content: “there doesn’t seem to be a good option”
- Ads: “This is false advertising and a security breach!”
About xSearch for Safari
# Featured in the App Store across 63 countries & regions
# Featured on Dailytekk's YouTube channel: "BEST iPad Browser Extensions (Apps)"
# Featured on Christopher Lawley's YouTube channel: "Must Have Safari Extension for iOS/iPadOS 15"
# Featured on MacStories's YouTube channel: "Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad"
Upgrade your Safari browsing with xSearch, the all-in-one search tool for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with just one purchase.
xSearch lets you instantly switch between multiple search engines and even search directly from Spotlight, making your browsing faster and more efficient.
For example, type "g apple" to search for "apple" using Google, or "ddg apple" to search with DuckDuckGo.
Privacy is a top priority: xSearch requests only the permissions it needs. On iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 and later, it requires permission to view browsing history to function properly within Safari, but it only accesses the current session's URL to identify the search engine. All processing is done locally, and your personal information never leaves your device, ensuring your privacy is fully protected.
Some of xSearch's key features include:
■ Quickly switch between search engines using shortcuts.
■ Use URL Scheme to search within other apps, such as X (Twitter).
■ Customize Safari's default search engine with xSearch's variety of engines.
■ Multisearch capability enables simultaneous searching across multiple engines with a single shortcut.
■ Random mode in multisearch allows the system to automatically select an engine for you during searches.
■ Last Search Token remembers your previous query, letting you reuse it instantly without retyping.
■ Integration with Shortcuts provides convenient access to xSearch from anywhere.
■ Use the share extension to search any text in any app with xSearch.
■ Synchronize your search engines across all your devices with iCloud.
■ Backup and share your search engines using the export and import JSON file feature.
# Featured on Dailytekk's YouTube channel: "BEST iPad Browser Extensions (Apps)"
# Featured on Christopher Lawley's YouTube channel: "Must Have Safari Extension for iOS/iPadOS 15"
# Featured on MacStories's YouTube channel: "Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad"
Upgrade your Safari browsing with xSearch, the all-in-one search tool for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with just one purchase.
xSearch lets you instantly switch between multiple search engines and even search directly from Spotlight, making your browsing faster and more efficient.
For example, type "g apple" to search for "apple" using Google, or "ddg apple" to search with DuckDuckGo.
Privacy is a top priority: xSearch requests only the permissions it needs. On iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14 and later, it requires permission to view browsing history to function properly within Safari, but it only accesses the current session's URL to identify the search engine. All processing is done locally, and your personal information never leaves your device, ensuring your privacy is fully protected.
Some of xSearch's key features include:
■ Quickly switch between search engines using shortcuts.
■ Use URL Scheme to search within other apps, such as X (Twitter).
■ Customize Safari's default search engine with xSearch's variety of engines.
■ Multisearch capability enables simultaneous searching across multiple engines with a single shortcut.
■ Random mode in multisearch allows the system to automatically select an engine for you during searches.
■ Last Search Token remembers your previous query, letting you reuse it instantly without retyping.
■ Integration with Shortcuts provides convenient access to xSearch from anywhere.
■ Use the share extension to search any text in any app with xSearch.
■ Synchronize your search engines across all your devices with iCloud.
■ Backup and share your search engines using the export and import JSON file feature.
Latest updates
5.1.0
xSearch 5.0
- Added full support for iPhone Duo.
- Updated for the latest operating systems with improved compatibility and platform-specific refinements.
- Improved tab switching with a smoother, more native navigation experience.
- Fixed legacy navigation issues where engine rows could stop responding after rotating between landscape and portrait.
- Refined sidebar layouts and navigation icons.
- Updated list and split-view backgrounds for a cleaner, more seamless appearance.
- Redesigned empty states and iCloud status views with modern action buttons.
- Redesigned the Safari extension setup tutorial with clearer permission instructions, plus a new popup guide with usage examples.
- Improved Safari extension setup links across iOS versions.
- Added external links and Shortcuts for search, settings, engines, and Multisearch.
- Added a more capable JSON editor search experience with a sticky search bar, improved navigation controls, better keyboard behavior, and improved iPad presentation.
- Added a loading indicator when opening the JSON editor.
- Added hardware keyboard shortcuts for quickly focusing search fields and adding search engines.
- Expanded keyboard shortcuts for tabs and engine actions on iPhone and iPad.
- Improved Shortcuts engine suggestions with correct ordering and clearer icons.
- Added validation for Shortcut Prefix and Shortcut Bypass values, including clear alerts when multiple characters are entered or both shortcuts conflict, and fixed toggles remaining enabled when their key is empty.
- Enhanced Multisearch UI and process workflow, with live shortcut synchronization when engines are updated.
- Updated the preset search engine gallery, adding new popular engines and removing deprecated ones with updated favicons and URLs.
- Improved engine detail previews and popover interactions across iPhone and iPad.
- Improved engine editing with clearer icon validation, smoother focus, and reliable URL input.
- Improved search performance and responsiveness when rapidly typing or clearing search queries, with smoother engine-list search states.
- Improved Gallery and Multisearch loading performance.
- Improved iCloud synchronization reliability and fixed profile-switching issues.
- Added iCloud conflict resolution for JSON profiles, so you can choose which version to keep before editing.
- Improved iCloud conflict handling during simultaneous refreshes and checks.
- Improved iCloud reliability when profiles are temporarily unavailable, preserving local engines and automatically resuming sync when the profile returns.
- Added clearer iCloud profile status and conflict feedback.
- Fixed an issue where iCloud synchronization did not update automatically when enabling iCloud while the app was running.
- Fixed toast and notification presentation issues for a more reliable feedback experience.
- Resolved Share Extension settings observer issues for seamless background updates.
- Improved Share Extension engine selection with clearer tap guidance, preserved custom ordering, and a notice for links that may open directly in other apps.
- Added redesigned Share Extension empty states with an option to open xSearch.
- Improved sharing and export feedback with clearer error messages and a more native sharing experience.
- Fixed keyboard shortcut routing (Command + N) across tabs.
- Improved custom domain validation and search compatibility in Safari.
- Optimized keyboard behavior by disabling autocorrection for custom domains and preserving capitalization when renaming profiles.
- Enhanced VoiceOver accessibility support across all screens and improved visual feedback for empty states.
- Added better support for Reduce Motion across lists, animations, and notifications.
- Improved accessibility labels for engine actions, profile actions, and editing controls.
- Added under-the-hood performance, memory, and stability improvements.
5.0.0
Store changes
What xSearch for Safari changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got bigger
17 MB → 20 MB (+16%)
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