Advanced Search Smart Options vs QueryDial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Advanced Search Smart Options
Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.
- Keyword-based advanced search
- Automatic search operator generation
- AND, OR, and exclusion searches
- Numerical and date range filtering
- Specify site, domain, and file type
- Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)
QueryDial
Instantly search your favorite websites with custom shortcuts. Assign simple keywords or !bang commands to quickly find content on platforms like YouTube, Wikipedia, and X directly from your browser's search bar or a toolbar window. Streamline your online searches and enhance your productivity.
- Custom website shortcuts
- !Bang command syntax
- Safari search bar integration
- Toolbar window search
- Site search services
- Shortcuts app integration
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With QueryDial, you can: - Use “yt cats" to search for cute cat videos on YouTube - Use "w Gravity" to easily find the content you want on Wikipedia - Use “!x #trending" to view real-time trending topics on X - or, assign shortcut for any websites you like! *Getting started is easy* 1. Add your frequently used searchable websites (e.g., YouTube, Quora, Twitter, etc.) to QueryDial's search library. 2. Set up simple and easy-to-remember shortcuts (e.g., “yt” for YouTube, “w” for Wikipedia). 3. Enter your search terms directly in the Safari's search bar* or in the QueryDial toolbar window. 4. Include the shortcut in your search terms (e.g., “!yt funny cats") or as the first word in your search (e.g., “yt funny cats"). *Different ways to enter shortcuts* - !Bang commands: Use commands like “!wiki grey fox” or “grey fox wiki!” to quickly open a search on the specified website. The syntax here is same as the !Bangs from DuckDuckGo. - Keyword shortcuts: Add the shortcut before or after your search terms, separate them with a space, such as “yt cat videos” or “cat videos yt”. *Site Search and Snapshot Services* Save time entering "site:domain.com". Use QueryDial’s Safari popup to easily view the website snapshots or search the domain with site search services. *Enhance your “Shortcuts” app* QueryDial provides a number of useful shortcuts that you can use to customize your own workflows in the “Shortcuts” app. Try build your own workflow using shortcuts! *To use QueryDial directly in the search bar, you need to enable shortcuts for the browser's default search engine in QueryDial's settings. QueryDial currently supports using shortcuts in the following search engines: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver, Ecosia, Brave Search, Startpage, Kagi, Qwant, Swisscows
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QueryDial at 5.0 against Advanced Search Smart Options's 4.3. QueryDial also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Advanced Search Smart Options's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QueryDial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
QueryDial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advanced Search Smart Options has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Advanced Search Smart Options ships an update every 2 months, QueryDial every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Search Smart Options | QueryDial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | manabu ueda | Yuhao Zhang |
Customer experience
Advanced Search Smart Options
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In-app purchases
Advanced Search Smart Options
- Ad-Free Plan$3.99
QueryDial
- Annual Subscription2 Months trial$1.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$3.99
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