Comparison

Medva vs xEngine for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Medva

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Open up your life with an intelligent experience. From now on, you can manage and control your garage door with your iPhone at home or even miles away. You no longer have to worry about leaving your house without closing the garage door. With Eyeopen, you can check on the door’s status and close it right away. Eyeopen allows for better control over your home and gives you peace of mind. Eyeopen requires working with the Powertech garage door opener or a compatible garage door opener. Please email us at sales@powertech.tw for more purchase information. Features: - Open and close your garage door via home WiFi or Internet - Receive a mobile push notification when your garage door status changes - Smart pairing: Connect a new device to the garage door opener automatically - Simple setup: Program with your smartphone - Security protection: 6-digit PIN for user only and 64 bit AES encryption

About

xEngine for Safari

This utility app allows users to customize their default search engine within Safari. It supports a wide variety of popular and AI-powered search engines, and enables users to add their own custom options while prioritizing privacy through local processing.

Highlights
  • Customize Safari's default search engine
  • Support for popular search engines
  • Add custom AI search engines
  • Local data processing for privacy
  • Manage your own search engines
Features
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xEngine — Customize Your Safari's Default Search Engine Tired of Safari's limited search options? xEngine gives you control. Switch between a wide range of search engines — or add your own, including AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity — all without sacrificing privacy. Key Features: - Choose from popular engines like Brave, Yandex, Startpage, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and more - Add and manage your own custom search engines - Local processing only — xEngine never collects your data Simple. Private. Yours. Download xEngine and search the web your way.

Screenshots

Medva4 screens
xEngine for Safari3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Medva at Free against xEngine for Safari's $1.99. Medva also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). xEngine for Safari's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Medva is free to download; xEngine for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medva ships an update every 6 weeks, xEngine for Safari every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Medva versus xEngine for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedvaxEngine for Safari
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—3.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB6 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPowertech Automation Inc.磊 汪

In-app purchases

None

Medva

No in-app purchases

None

xEngine for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medva free?
Medva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xEngine for Safari free?
xEngine for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Medva or xEngine for Safari have ads?
Neither Medva nor xEngine for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medva or xEngine for Safari?
Medva ships an update every 6 weeks, and xEngine for Safari every 6 months. Most recently, Medva was updated on October 6, 2026 and xEngine for Safari on September 20, 2026.

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