Samurai Search vs Device Rollout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Device Rollout
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The Device rollout app from AllThingsTalk lets you rollout your IoT devices with ease. Access your existing devices and add new ones with a single scan of pre-generated QR code. The app shows IoT data in real-time enabling you to test if the rolled out device work properly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Samurai Search at every 5 days against Device Rollout's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Samurai Search ships an update every 5 days, Device Rollout every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Search | Device Rollout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Rourke | AllThingsTalk NV |
In-app purchases
Samurai Search
No in-app purchases
Device Rollout
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Samurai Search free?
Is Device Rollout free?
Do Samurai Search or Device Rollout have ads?
Which is updated more often, Samurai Search or Device Rollout?
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