Smart Search vs Cydog Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Search
This secure browser offers enhanced internet access with a focus on functionality. It provides a private browsing experience for users seeking a more controlled online environment.
- Secure internet access
- Enhanced functionality
- Private browsing
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A secure Internet access browser,More functional experience.
Cydog Browser
This mobile browser enhances security with customizable features and an offline database for storing internet content. It offers a dedicated search with numerous engines and advanced encryption technologies to protect against cyber threats. An iMessage extension allows for secure, encrypted messaging.
- Enhanced mobile browser security
- Offline database for internet content
- Encrypted bookmarks and pictomarks
- 40+ search engine integration
- Proprietary anti-cookie and firewall tech
- Deterrence decryption feature
- Secure iMessage extension
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TL;DR - Here's the bottom line on how our iOS Security & Social Browser works: Enhanced mobile browser security with easy customization. An offline database solution to store and catalog the internet safely, including Bookmarks and Pictomarks with bookmarks encrypted automatically. A dedicated search with over 40+ search engines. An option to purchase our proprietary anti-cookie potentiation and firewall technologies, including: the Walled Garden and the Wall Watcher. A deterrence decryption feature that allows users to view webpages relying on our new deterrence encryption technology. An iMessage extension to send encrypted text and picture messages securely. L;WR - Here's our long(er) explanation version: Mobile browsing can be a scary place. Hackers and Cyber Criminals have found innovative ways to target you on the devices and applications you use the most. Cydog Browser is a company which provides the world's leading web security for the masses. Our browser automatically blocks all non-secure http connections, leveraging Apple's App Transport Security (ATS) technology. This is the same technology Apple uses for its lockdown mode when users are being attacked by sophisticated hackers. Because we use this mode, you can't add code to reenable access to insecure connections, making your web connections more secure in the event of an application sandbox compromise. Our obfuscation mode creates web browsing entropy to make certain cyber-hijacks more difficult, decreasing Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks, and our anti-cookie potentiation and web firewall technologies block insecure events, making a user's clicks an active cybersecurity technique to trick sophisticated hackers. This browser is meant for minimalists who want automated features without the cybersecurity hassles. We hope you enjoy better mobile browser security with Cydog Browser! Want to know more about Cydog Browser? Visit: cydogbrowser.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Search at 95% against Cydog Browser's 44%. Smart Search also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Cydog Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Cydog Browser sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Search holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Smart Search's written reviews are positive against 44% of Cydog Browser's.
Smart Search ships an update every 4 months, Cydog Browser every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Search | Cydog Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) — better | 3.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PING PING | Matthew Benchimol |
Customer experience
Smart Search
Cydog Browser
In-app purchases
Smart Search
No in-app purchases
Cydog Browser
- Cydog Walled Garden$0.99
- Cydog Wall Watcher$0.99
- Cydog Injector$0.99
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- Cydog Iconography$0.99









