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 source code, plain text files and PDF files on your iOS device or in iCloud/USB/SMB, preview matched files. or open in your favourite editing/viewing app. Supports flexible search options, including regular expressions (for plain text files). Files searched can be selected from standard or custom text file types or a filename pattern may be specified. Search files and folders can be selected from On My iPad, iCloud Drive or external file providers (e.g SMB/USB folder). Saved search files and folders are retained by the app where possible. iCloud files in selected iCloud Drive folders that match the file type (file extension) criteria or pattern, will be synced to device prior to searching. Searching text files is extremely fast. PDF search speed depends on content. It can be slow.

Screenshots

Orgro4 screens
Samurai Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Samurai Search at 5.0 against Orgro's 4.0. Samurai Search also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Orgro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Samurai Search's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Orgro versus Samurai Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrgroSamurai Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron Madlon-KayMichael Rourke

Customer experience

Orgro

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%

Samurai Search

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 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 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Samurai Search averages 5.0 from 20 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 5 days, and Samurai Search every 5 days. Most recently, Orgro was updated on September 9, 2026 and Samurai Search on September 10, 2026.

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