Ai Search 2 vs Direct Search
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
Direct Search
This app streamlines your search experience by displaying results directly, bypassing unnecessary homepages. It aims to boost productivity and minimize distractions for a more efficient workflow.
- Direct search result viewing
- Bypass app homepages
- Increased productivity
- Eliminate distractions
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This Direct Search app allows you to see search results directly and skip the homepage of certain apps. Increasing productivity and eliminating distractions. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Direct Search at 5.0 against Ai Search 2's 3.6. Direct Search also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Ai Search 2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Direct Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
Direct Search holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ai Search 2 has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Ai Search 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Direct Search's.
Ai Search 2 ships an update fortnightly, Direct Search every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ai Search 2 | Direct Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YuanJing Co.,Ltd. | Chuhe Wu |
Customer experience
Ai Search 2
Direct Search
In-app purchases
Ai Search 2
- Ai Search Pro - Coupon$2.99
- Ai Search Pro$3.99
Direct Search
No in-app purchases
