Comparison

CustomSearch 2 vs Masked Email Manager

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

Head to head
About

CustomSearch 2

Take control of your web searches with a customizable engine selector. Choose from dozens of pre-built options or add your own, and use quick shortcuts to switch engines on the fly. Your privacy is protected as the extension only operates at the URL level.

Highlights
  • 29+ built-in search engines
  • Add custom search engines
  • Bang shortcuts for quick switching
  • Native iOS and iPadOS app
  • Privacy-focused operation
  • Safari toolbar integration
Features
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Custom Search Engine 2.1 has been rebuilt from the ground up with SwiftUI. Faster, cleaner, and now including a full native iOS app for iPhone and iPad that syncs with iCloud. Take back control of where Safari sends your searches. Choose from 33 built-in engines or add your own. Enable, disable, and switch engines in seconds from the Safari toolbar. 33 Built-in Search Engines Brave Search, Kagi, DuckDuckGo, Startpage, SearXNG, Perplexity, Google, Bing, and 21 more, all pre-configured and ready to use. No setup needed. Bang Shortcuts Override your default engine for any single query. Type k! for Kagi, d! for DuckDuckGo, pp! for Perplexity, y! for YouTube... no settings change required. Works at the start or end of any search. Add Your Own Engines Any search engine works. Enter a URL with %s as the query placeholder, assign a bang shortcut, and go. Your Privacy, Protected The extension operates at the URL level only. It never reads page content, never stores your queries, and never makes network requests. What you search is yours alone. How It Works 1. Enable the extension in Safari Settings → Extensions 2. Tap the toolbar icon to pick your default engine 3. Search as you always do, Safari redirects automatically Available for Mac (Safari App Extension) and iPhone & iPad (Safari Web Extension). Free, no account, no subscription, no ads, no tracking.

About

Masked Email Manager

Streamline your email privacy by managing Fastmail's Masked Emails instantly. Create, enable, or disable addresses with ease, all without needing to visit the Fastmail website. Integrate with other apps for automated workflows.

Highlights
  • Instant Masked Email creation
  • Enable/disable addresses
  • Manage emails outside Fastmail website
  • App integration via Shortcuts
  • Unlimited Masked Email creation (Premium)
Features
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Keep your personal email address off sign-up forms. Create and manage Fastmail masked email addresses from your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Make a separate address for shopping, newsletters or a new account. Mail arrives in your Fastmail inbox, and you can turn an address off when you no longer want to receive mail through it. • Create masked addresses with a description and website so you remember what each one is for. • Search by email address, website or description. • Copy an address when you need it for a sign-up or login. • Disable addresses you no longer need, and re-enable them later. • Create addresses from Shortcuts with the Full Version. • NEW: Connect multiple Fastmail accounts and create masked addresses for each. Free to get started View and manage your existing masked addresses, and create up to 10 new ones. A one-time Full Version purchase unlocks unlimited address creation and Shortcuts support. There is no subscription for this app. Fastmail account required You need a Fastmail account that supports Masked Email and an API token with the Masked Email permission. Fastmail is a separate service with its own subscription. Masked Email Manager is an independent third-party app, not affiliated with Fastmail.

Screenshots

CustomSearch 24 screens
Masked Email Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Masked Email Manager at Free against CustomSearch 2's $1.99. Masked Email Manager also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). CustomSearch 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Masked Email Manager is free to download; CustomSearch 2 costs $1.99 up front. Masked Email Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CustomSearch 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Masked Email Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masked Email Manager has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of CustomSearch 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Masked Email Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CustomSearch 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Masked Email Manager every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CustomSearch 2 versus Masked Email Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustomSearch 2Masked Email Manager
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Cebrian MuinoDavid Mohl

Customer experience

CustomSearch 2

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%

Masked Email Manager

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CustomSearch 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Masked Email Manager

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is CustomSearch 2 free?
CustomSearch 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Masked Email Manager free?
Masked Email Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CustomSearch 2 or Masked Email Manager?
Masked Email Manager is rated higher. CustomSearch 2 averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Masked Email Manager averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do CustomSearch 2 or Masked Email Manager have ads?
Neither CustomSearch 2 nor Masked Email Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CustomSearch 2 or Masked Email Manager?
CustomSearch 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Masked Email Manager every 5 months. Most recently, CustomSearch 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Masked Email Manager on November 3, 2026.

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