Kagi for Safari vs xEngine for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kagi for Safari
This extension seamlessly redirects your Safari searches to Kagi, a privacy-focused search engine. Enjoy a clean interface with relevant results, no ads, and no data collection, even in private browsing mode.
- Redirects Safari searches to Kagi
- Works in Private Browsing
- Privacy-respecting search engine
- Ad-free results
- No personal data collection
- Clean user interface
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Due to limitations in the Safari browser, Kagi cannot be set as your default search engine. Instead, this extension intercepts your request to your default search engine selected in Safari and redirects to Kagi, creating a seamless search experience. It works in Private Browsing as well. Please note that some requests may still be sent to your default search engine due to this limitation, although the redirect will always be successful. Kagi search is a quick, user-centric, 100% privacy-respecting search engine with results augmented by non-commercial indexes and personalized searches. It has a clean, high-performance user interface with only the most relevant results and no telemetry, no ads and no collection of private information.
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 price: Kagi for Safari at Free against xEngine for Safari's $1.99. Kagi for Safari also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.3). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Kagi for Safari is free to download; xEngine for Safari costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kagi for Safari holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kagi for Safari has 182 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Kagi for Safari's written reviews are positive against 50% of xEngine for Safari's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kagi for Safari ships an update every 10 days, xEngine for Safari every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kagi for Safari | xEngine for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (182 ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Kagi Inc. | 磊 汪 |
Customer experience
Kagi for Safari
xEngine for Safari
Bugs and requests
Kagi for Safari
Reported bugs
3 issues- Redirects not working
- Constant login issues
- Compatibility problems with iOS/macOS updates
Requested features
3 requests- Native Safari integration
- Dark mode option
- Standalone mobile app experience
xEngine for Safari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kagi for Safari
No in-app purchases
xEngine for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
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