SurfBreeze vs Direct Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurfBreeze
Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive ads and tracking scripts. This tool speeds up page loading, conserves device energy, and reduces mobile data usage for a smoother, more efficient internet connection.
- Blocks ads and tracking scripts
- Increases web page loading speed
- Saves device energy
- Reduces mobile data usage
- Content blocker for Safari
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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SurfBreeze is a simple and effective tool to use. SurfBreeze primary mission is to protect privacy and performance on the web. More and more sites have started to use advertising and tracking scripts of visited web pages, which leads to slow loading of pages and operation of your device. Blocking these ads and scripts increases page loading speed, efficient use of time, energy and data for ad-free Internet surfing. - Increases the speed of loading web pages - Saves energy of your device - Reduces the cost of mobile Internet traffic - Available for Safari on iPhone and iPad How do I enable protection and improve performance? - Go to Settings - Choose Safari - Select the Content Blockers section - Enable SurfBreeze We wish you Smart, Save and Secure Surfing Breeze! We hope that you will enjoy SurfBreeze! Your feedback is very important to us leave comments in the App Store or http://coolpop.pro/contact/
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 in-app purchases: Direct Search at none against SurfBreeze's 4. Direct Search also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. SurfBreeze sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Direct Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SurfBreeze against 4.6 for Direct Search. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively.
SurfBreeze ships an update every 25 months, Direct Search every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SurfBreeze | Direct Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Ablyzalov | Chuhe Wu |
Customer experience
SurfBreeze
Direct Search
In-app purchases
SurfBreeze
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Big Coffee$1.99
- Cookies$5.99
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- Lunch$17.99
Direct Search
No in-app purchases
