Comparison

Wright vs Advanced Search Smart Options

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wright

Enhance your browsing with intelligent search suggestions and quick access to bookmarked content. Customize your search engine, theme, and more for a personalized and efficient web experience. Offers private browsing and extensive accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Intelligent search suggestions
  • Customizable search engines and themes
  • Private browsing mode
  • URL scheme integration
  • Widget support
  • Extensive accessibility features
Features
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Type a few letters, then pick the site or app to search with. Wright makes everyday searching a little easier. Wright is an app made just to help you search. The keyboard is ready as soon as you open it, suggestions appear as you type, and you can search right away with the sites you use most. ■ Key Features • Start typing right away The keyboard appears as soon as you open Wright. The search bar sits at the bottom of the screen, so you can type with one hand. • Pick from suggestions As you type, Wright suggests items from your search history, Google suggestions, calculator results, and text on the clipboard. Even words you can’t quite remember are easy to find. • Switch search sites with bookmarks Keep the sites you search most, like Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, X, and Amazon, as bookmarks. Search the web and social media for the same words, one after another. • Private Mode Keeps your search history and bookmarks separate from your usual ones, stored only on this device. You can also protect it with Face ID or Touch ID. • Scan a code to search Scan a QR code or a book’s barcode to search for it. • Sync with iCloud Your bookmarks and search history sync across devices signed in to the same Apple Account. ■ Great For • Search bars at the top of the browser that are hard to reach • Searching again for something you looked up yesterday • Searching the web, then social media, for the same words • Apps that each put their search button in a different place • Words you can’t quite remember ■ Privacy The developer doesn’t collect any information about you. To show suggestions, Wright sends what you type to Google. If you don’t want that, turn it off in Wright’s Settings > Suggestions. ■ Good to Know • Suggestions and other content are not guaranteed to be accurate. • The developer is not liable for any damage caused by using this app.

About

Advanced Search Smart Options

Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based advanced search
  • Automatic search operator generation
  • AND, OR, and exclusion searches
  • Numerical and date range filtering
  • Specify site, domain, and file type
  • Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
Features
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)

Screenshots

Wright3 screens
Advanced Search Smart Options4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wright at none against Advanced Search Smart Options's 1. Wright also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Advanced Search Smart Options's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wright asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wright holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Wright's written reviews are positive against 71% of Advanced Search Smart Options's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wright ships an update monthly, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wright versus Advanced Search Smart Options: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrightAdvanced Search Smart Options
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better4.4 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2029 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShinichiro Katomanabu ueda

Customer experience

Wright

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative11.9%

Advanced Search Smart Options

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Wright

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Advanced Search Smart Options

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Plan$3.99

Questions

Is Wright free?
Wright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Search Smart Options free?
Advanced Search Smart Options is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wright or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Wright is rated higher. Wright averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Advanced Search Smart Options averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Wright or Advanced Search Smart Options have ads?
Advanced Search Smart Options shows ads; Wright does not.
Which is updated more often, Wright or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Wright ships an update monthly, and Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Most recently, Wright was updated on October 23, 2026 and Advanced Search Smart Options on October 25, 2026.

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