Vidimote for Safari vs xEngine for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vidimote for Safari
Enhance your web video experience with advanced playback controls for Safari. Adjust playback speed, skip sections, and utilize Picture-in-Picture mode for seamless multitasking. Works with major streaming and video platforms.
- Adjustable playback speed (up to 2x)
- 10-second skip forward/backward
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Actual time remaining display
- Live stream clock
- Fullscreen and mute controls
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Control playback, speed (& more) of web videos in Safari - with this clever web extension. The Vidimote upgrades for your video watching experience: • SPEEEED: watch videos at up to 2 x original speed, finely adjustable in 5% steps. Save time watching videos - without missing out on any content. Or watch a live stream's recorded part at increased speed - until you're "back to live". • CONTROL: jump ±10 seconds, use the position slider and - of course - play and pause. • SKIP: quickly skip to the end of a video you don't want to see • ACTUAL TIME REMAINING: see how much _actual_ time remains to the end of the video - adjusted to the playback speed. • LIVE STREAM CLOCK: see the approximate clock time for your current position in the live stream, making it really easy to find f.ex. the beginning of a show. • PICTURE IN PICTURE (PiP): move web videos to picture in picture - and continue watching while using other apps. • FULLSCREEN: enlarge web videos to fullscreen. • MUTE/UNMUTE: mute and unmute web videos. SUPPORTED WEBSITES Vidimote was written and designed to work with HTML5 web videos everywhere - and in our testing it has, including the websites of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch, TED.com, Udemy, Khan Academy, MagentaTV, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, ownCloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, Amazon Drive, Google Drive and OneDrive. Given the sheer number of websites out there, however, we can't guarantee that Vidimote works with every single web video out there. If you run into a video where it doesn't work, please let us know via our website's contact/support form.
xEngine for Safari
This utility app allows users to customize their default search engine within Safari. It supports a wide variety of popular and AI-powered search engines, and enables users to add their own custom options while prioritizing privacy through local processing.
- Customize Safari's default search engine
- Support for popular search engines
- Add custom AI search engines
- Local data processing for privacy
- Manage your own search engines
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xEngine — Customize Your Safari's Default Search Engine Tired of Safari's limited search options? xEngine gives you control. Switch between a wide range of search engines — or add your own, including AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity — all without sacrificing privacy. Key Features: - Choose from popular engines like Brave, Yandex, Startpage, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and more - Add and manage your own custom search engines - Local processing only — xEngine never collects your data Simple. Private. Yours. Download xEngine and search the web your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vidimote for Safari at 4.1 against xEngine for Safari's 3.3. Vidimote for Safari also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). xEngine for Safari's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Vidimote for Safari costs $2.99 and xEngine for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vidimote for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vidimote for Safari has 57 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Vidimote for Safari's written reviews are positive against 50% of xEngine for Safari's.
Vidimote for Safari ships an update every 2 months, xEngine for Safari every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vidimote for Safari | xEngine for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (57 ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | IOSPIRIT GmbH | 磊 汪 |
Customer experience
Vidimote for Safari
xEngine for Safari
Bugs and requests
Vidimote for Safari
Reported bugs
14 issues- PiP pop-up missing mute toggle
- Safari crashes/lags when extension is active
- Extension stops working on iOS 26
- Extension not working on iPad
- Error: 'No video found'
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- YouTube mute icon hijacked
- Conflict with Weibo video fullscreen
- High CPU usage
- Background video darkens when controls are visible
- Airplay not working consistently
- Default player used in fullscreen mode with limited content
- Videos not recognized in fullscreen
- Extension not working in fullscreen mode
- Safari rejecting the tool
Requested features
17 requests- Add mute toggle to PiP pop-up
- Add keyboard shortcuts for PiP/speed control
- Make menu disappear after clicking
- Add ability to control embedded audio files
- Add option to stop auto-playing videos
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- Add screenshot functionality
- Add visual feedback for speed control hotkeys
- Add option to control videos in full screen on iPhone
- Add ability to set custom jump times for ff/rewind
- Add ability to set increment for speed +/- buttons
- Allow dragging the interface to a different part of the screen
- Add support for 0.5x speed and favorite speed buttons
- Allow controls before video plays or when muted
- Increase max speed to 16x
- Add iOS 18 icon support
- Support HTML audio streams
- Add dark mode
xEngine for Safari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vidimote for Safari
No in-app purchases
xEngine for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
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