Ai Search 2 vs Addons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ai Search 2
This app offers a customizable search experience, allowing users to create personalized search workflows and query directly on trusted websites. It features batch searching, speed dial for frequently visited sites, and keyword-based search routing.
- Customizable search workflows
- Batch searching on trusted websites
- Speed dial for quick website access
- Keyword-based search routing
- iCloud sync across devices
- System share extension for bookmarks
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Meet the all-new Ai Search, a smarter & faster way to search almost anything. What makes Ai Search so different from others search engines? With Ai Search, you can customize your own search workflow and search directly on your trusted websites. You know what you need, so be the master of your search results. Ai Search 2 is your personal search tool to query: an answers, a book, a point of view, news, videos, translations, develop API, etc… *** DELIGHTFUL NEW DESIGN *** Colorful, Intuitive, Lightweight, Efficient. *** POWERFUL NEW FEATURES *** • Seamless Batch Search Search directly on your trusted websites with your favorite Safari view, switch between different sources with swipe and tap. • Dial Customize most used websites, and open them in a single tap. • Bookmarks Save any website as bookmark in system share extension. • Keywords Specify target websites with your text input, without leaving the keyboard. e.g. If query text has keyword ‘buy’, then search on Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Best Buy. • Rules Customize your search source with search terms. e.g. If query text starts with ‘how‘, then search on wikiHow and howstuffworks. • Gallery Explore awesome websites in different categories, save your favorite websites as your own search sources. • iCloud Sync Sync all your search settings and personal data with iCloud, be productive on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Be prepared to take your search experience to a new level. Have an idea? Shoot us an email at support@aisearch.cc
Addons
Enhance Safari with custom scripts, ad blocking, resource downloading, and dark mode. This extension offers powerful customization for a personalized browsing experience across all Apple devices.
- Userscript support (Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey)
- Resource sniffing and video downloading
- Customizable ad filtering
- Tagit mode for selective ad removal
- Smart search engine switching
- Webpage dark mode
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【Platform】 Addons supports seamless usage across all Apple platforms, allowing for data synchronization between iPhone, iPad, and iMac devices. 【Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey】 One of the highlights of Addons is its support for Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey scripts. With this feature, you can add custom scripts to your Safari to achieve more functionality, such as automatic pagination, harassment blocking, automatic expansion, webpage translation, and more. This feature is very powerful and can give your Safari unlimited possibilities. 【Resource Sniffing】 Resource sniffing is another standout feature of Addons. It supports automatically merging and converting m3u8 files to mp4. It also supports background playback and export of videos, allowing you to enjoy high-definition movies anytime, anywhere. 【Customized Ad Filter】 Addons not only helps you block annoying ads, but also speeds up webpage browsing and provides a better user experience. Similar to AdGuard and Adblock Plus, Addons' custom rule function allows you to control ad blocking accuracy more flexibly, meeting your personalized needs. 【Tagit Mode】 The ad filtering feature allows you to get rid of annoying ads while browsing web pages. Addons supports tagit mode, which allows you to remove web page ads while retaining useful content, making your browsing experience more pure and comfortable. 【Smart Search】 The smart search feature allows you to quickly switch Safari search engines by using [trigger word + space + keyword]. You don't need to manually change settings multiple times; it can be done with just one click. 【Web Dark Mode】 Finally, Addons also supports webpage dark mode, helping you better protect your eyes and avoid the frustration of overly strong white light at night. In summary, Addons is a feature-rich and easy-to-use Safari extension that allows you to customize your Safari with more functionality and useful tools, giving your Safari unlimited possibilities! Come and experience it now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Addons at 4.6 against Ai Search 2's 3.6. Addons also leads on ratings volume (337 vs 17). Ai Search 2's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Ai Search 2 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Addons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Addons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addons has 337 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Ai Search 2's written reviews are positive against 60% of Addons's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ai Search 2 ships an update fortnightly, Addons every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ai Search 2 | Addons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (337 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | YuanJing Co.,Ltd. | 庆彬 邓 |
Customer experience
Ai Search 2
Addons
Bugs and requests
Ai Search 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Addons
Reported bugs
5 issues- Web page sniffing function not working
- Stopped working after 24 hours
- Scripts adblocking and downloads sniffer not working
- Serious bug on iOS 17.4 Dev Beta: blank UI after clearing cookies
- Member logouts are frequent
Requested features
3 requests- Add Mac version support
- Improve sharing and link copying
- Fix persistent logouts for members
In-app purchases
Ai Search 2
- Ai Search Pro - Coupon$2.99
- Ai Search Pro$3.99
Addons
- Pro Lifetime$4.99









