Advanced Search Smart Options vs Gig Message
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.)
Gig Message
Streamline communication with custom message templates. Create, organize, and easily send personalized messages for various services and recurring tasks. Optimize customer interactions for better outcomes.
- Create and customize message scripts
- Organize templates into workflows
- Easily copy messages to other apps
- Pre-loaded templates for gig delivery
- Build custom workflows for any service
- Define custom input fields
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Gig Message is a powerful tool for anyone who sends custom or personalized template messages on a recurring basis. With Gig Message, you can create, edit, and customize your scripts, organize them into logical workflows, and easily copy them into messages, email, or third-party apps—without hunting through the Notes app or manually re-copying templates. The app comes pre-loaded with scripts and workflows we use from our own gig food delivery business. You can use them right out of the box, or tailor them to suit your own needs. We’ve found that making it easier to communicate with customers at every stage of the process leads to higher ratings, more tips, and less wasted time waiting at the door. If you’re using Gig Message for gig deliveries, we recommend starting by scrolling to the bottom of the Messages screen and tapping “Show/Hide Scripts” to preview the wording and format of the templates. Then, try generating a few messages in different delivery stages to see if the inputs, flow, and scripts work for you....and if they don't you can change them to fit you. The real strength of Gig Message is its flexibility. • Use the Platforms tab in the bottom navigation bar to create entirely new workflows for anything—dog walking, pool service, car or home rentals, appointment setting, even recurring reminders for family members. The pre-loaded workflow is for Gig Delivery, but you can create as many as you like. • Use the Inputs tab to create new input fields that can be used in any workflow. The placeholder text you enter becomes the field name, and whatever you type into that field will appear wherever you’ve inserted that placeholder into a script. • Use the Scripts tab to create brand-new scripts or edit existing ones. Tap the pencil icon to edit, or tap the trash icon to delete. When creating a script, the “Button Title” is what will appear on the workflow button, and the script content is what appears when you tap it. The plus (+) icon inserts any input field you’ve already created directly into your script at the cursor position. • Use the Workflow tab to put it all together. Select the workflow you want to edit from the “Editing Workflow For” menu. You can add sections (which create quick-scroll buttons), add inputs and scripts, reorder items by dragging, and delete elements by swiping left. We’d love to hear from you! Email Support@GigMessage.com with your questions, feedback, or suggestions for new features. if you need help creating your own personalized workflows we would love to hear from you and can work with you by email, phone or zoom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gig Message at 5.0 against Advanced Search Smart Options's 4.3. Gig Message also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Advanced Search Smart Options's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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. Gig Message asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gig Message 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Advanced Search Smart Options's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gig Message's.
Advanced Search Smart Options ships an update every 2 months, Gig Message every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advanced Search Smart Options | Gig Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | manabu ueda | Paul Hartley |
Customer experience
Advanced Search Smart Options
Gig Message
In-app purchases
Advanced Search Smart Options
- Ad-Free Plan$3.99
Gig Message
No in-app purchases
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