Advanced Search Smart Options vs Blue Ocean
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.)
Blue Ocean
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Welcome to Blue Ocean Holiday Homes, where your perfect holiday experience begins with our innovative property reservation and booking system. Our comprehensive ERP backend, paired with a user-friendly mobile app, ensures a seamless experience from reservation to check-out. Designed to meet the needs of both property managers and guests, our system offers a range of features that simplify the booking process, streamline property management, and enhance guest satisfaction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blue Ocean at none against Advanced Search Smart Options's 1. Blue Ocean also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price 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. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blue Ocean asks for nothing beyond the download.
Advanced Search Smart Options ships an update every 2 months, Blue Ocean weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Search Smart Options | Blue Ocean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | manabu ueda | Akira Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd |
In-app purchases
Advanced Search Smart Options
- Ad-Free Plan$3.99
Blue Ocean
No in-app purchases
Questions
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