Comparison

Search by Image for Safari vs Reverse Image Search Tool App

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

Head to head
About

Search by Image for Safari

This browser extension for Safari allows users to perform reverse image searches using over 30 search engines. It helps verify image authenticity, identify misinformation, and find similar products.

Highlights
  • Reverse image search
  • Supports 30+ search engines
  • Verify image authenticity
  • Identify misinformation
  • Find similar products
  • Search from browser menu
  • Search with image URL or file
Features
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Search by Image is a powerful browser extension for Safari that makes effortless reverse image searches possible, and comes with support for more than 30 search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu and TinEye. Search by Image is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. By purchasing the extension on the App Store, you help support the continued development of the extension. The extension helps journalists and researchers verify the authenticity of images, and assists in the identification of false information on social media. Search by Image is also popular among photographers, helping artists explore how their work is shared on the web, while shoppers find it valuable for discovering similar products at discounted prices. The extension enables you to search for images from the browser menu with the help of a diverse set of reverse image search engines, which can be toggled and reordered from the extension's options. Visit the wiki for the full list of supported search engines. https://github.com/dessant/search-by-image/wiki/Search-engines PRO TIPS: • Search with an image by sharing it from Files or Photos. • Tap the Share button in the extension modal to extract an image from a web page and share it to other apps, such as Messages or Notes. You may choose to allow the extension to run on every website, or grant access to the current website before a search. When you grant access only to the current website, access must also be granted to each search engine in order to view search results. Images positioned at the selected area are detected regardless of how they were embedded in the page. The extension also supports searching with images from your device, and images from private sites. A handful of search modes are offered that serve different use cases. The search mode can be configured from the extension's options. Search modes: • Select URL: select an image on the page and search with the image URL. This is the default search mode. • Select image: select an image on the page and search with the image file. This search mode is preferred for sites which do not allow the direct linking of images, such as private sites. • Browse: search with an image from your device. Pasting images from the clipboard is also supported. • URL: search with an image URL. Reviews are not monitored for bug reports, please visit the support page to report issues and submit feature requests.

About

Reverse Image Search Tool App

Easily search the web using images from your gallery or camera. Identify the original source of a photo, check for fakes, or find out who is in a picture. Edit images before searching to refine your results.

Highlights
  • Search from gallery, camera, last image, URL, or clipboard
  • Identify photo owners and origins
  • Detect fake or original images
  • Crop and edit images before searching
  • Find people in pictures
Features
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Reverse Image Search Tool app can detect the real owner or a photo from social network, or if you want to check if a photo is fake or original.App provides search by image taken from gallery or from camera.is a bridge between your pictures and reverse image search engines, allowing you to search by image. 【Features】 - Directly search images from your Photo Gallery,Camera,Last Image,Image URL,Clipboard Image on your devices. - Identify the person who is in the picture. - For those "What is that?" moments. - Crop Image Edit image before the search. ###################################################### 【Subscriptions】 Auto-renewable subscriptions: - $1.99 per week - $7.99 per year - $9.99 Lifetime Rules that apply to all subscriptions: – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Service: https://imagesearch.mobi-invision.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://imagesearch.mobi-invision.com/privacy Contact Us: https://imagesearch.mobi-invision.com/support

Screenshots

Search by Image for Safari4 screens
Reverse Image Search Tool App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Search by Image for Safari at 63% against Reverse Image Search Tool App's 8%. Search by Image for Safari also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Reverse Image Search Tool App's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (3.4 vs 1.0). On update cadence, 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

Reverse Image Search Tool App is free to download; Search by Image for Safari costs $6.99 up front. Reverse Image Search Tool App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Search by Image for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reverse Image Search Tool App holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reverse Image Search Tool App has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Search by Image for Safari's written reviews are positive against 8% of Reverse Image Search Tool App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Search by Image for Safari ships an update every 6 weeks, Reverse Image Search Tool App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Search by Image for Safari versus Reverse Image Search Tool App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch by Image for SafariReverse Image Search Tool App
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.4 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArmin SebastianMobi Invision

Customer experience

Search by Image for Safari

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative31.6%

Reverse Image Search Tool App

All ratings51 ratings
Positive60.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

In-app purchases

None

Search by Image for Safari

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Reverse Image Search Tool App

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • LIFETIME PREMIUM$19.99

Questions

Is Search by Image for Safari free?
Search by Image for Safari costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reverse Image Search Tool App free?
Reverse Image Search Tool App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Search by Image for Safari or Reverse Image Search Tool App?
Reverse Image Search Tool App is rated higher. Search by Image for Safari averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Reverse Image Search Tool App averages 3.4 from 51 ratings.
Do Search by Image for Safari or Reverse Image Search Tool App have ads?
Neither Search by Image for Safari nor Reverse Image Search Tool App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Search by Image for Safari or Reverse Image Search Tool App?
Search by Image for Safari ships an update every 6 weeks, and Reverse Image Search Tool App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Search by Image for Safari was updated on November 7, 2026 and Reverse Image Search Tool App on November 3, 2026.

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