Comparison

Orgro vs Samurai Search

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

Head to head
About

Orgro

This app allows you to view and edit Org Mode files on your mobile device. It supports essential Org features like TODO toggling, notifications, and search, with syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering for a rich viewing experience.

Highlights
  • TODO and checkbox toggling
  • Org Agenda notifications
  • Document search and filtering
  • Org Crypt encryption/decryption
  • Syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering
  • Section expansion/collapse
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Orgro is an Org Mode file editor and viewer that brings essential Org features to mobile: - TODO and checkbox toggling, with progress cookies - Quick actions to start a new Org doc or go straight to your most important one - Notifications for Org Agenda items - Narrow, search, and filter your document just like in Emacs - Org Crypt section symmetric decryption/encryption - Org Cite bibliography support - Syntax highlighting, beautiful tables, LaTeX rendering - Expand or collapse sections, blocks, and drawers - Reflowed text for easy viewing on mobile Try for free for 7 days. Afterwards you can purchase a one-time, permanent unlock of all features.

About

Samurai Search

Efficiently search text and PDF files across your device, iCloud, and external storage. Preview matched files or open them in other applications. Supports advanced search options like regular expressions.

Highlights
  • Search text and PDF files
  • iCloud and external storage support
  • File preview
  • Regular expression support
  • Customizable file types
  • Saved search locations
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Search your iOS device or iCloud for text, source code, plain text files, and PDFs. Find matches inside files and preview results instantly, or open any matched file in your favourite editing or viewing app. Flexible search options: whole word, case sensitive (all file types), and regular expressions (for text files). Choose which files to include by selecting standard or custom text file types, or by searching filenames that match a pattern. Select where to search from On My iPad, iCloud Drive, or external file providers such as SMB and USB folders. When possible, the app retains saved search selections so you can quickly repeat the same searches later. If you search selected folders in iCloud Drive, matching iCloud files are synced to your device before searching, ensuring fast local results. Searching plain text files is extremely fast and memory efficient. PDF search speed depends on the document content and can be slow. Note also that PDF search may consume large amounts of memory which can cause Samurai Search to crash.

Screenshots

Orgro4 screens
Samurai Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Samurai Search at 5.0 against Orgro's 4.1. Samurai Search also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orgro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Samurai Search asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Samurai Search holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Orgro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Samurai Search's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orgro ships an update every 2 weeks, Samurai Search every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orgro versus Samurai Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrgroSamurai Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (13 ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1325 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron Madlon-KayMichael Rourke

Customer experience

Orgro

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Samurai Search

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orgro

One-time1
  • Orgro Unlock$4.99
None

Samurai Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orgro free?
Orgro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samurai Search free?
Samurai Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orgro or Samurai Search?
Samurai Search is rated higher. Orgro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Samurai Search averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Orgro or Samurai Search have ads?
Neither Orgro nor Samurai Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orgro or Samurai Search?
Orgro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Samurai Search every 5 days. Most recently, Orgro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Samurai Search on October 24, 2026.

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