Kagi for Safari vs Customize Search Engine
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.
Customize Search Engine
This Safari extension lets you customize your default search engine and settings. Easily switch between preferred search engines, including AI assistants, and modify options like hiding AI Overviews or changing language. It offers quick search shortcuts and emoji search functionality.
- Customize default search engine
- Use custom search engines in Private Browse
- Quick search with keywords
- Emoji search on Emojipedia
- Switch search engines by shortcuts
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Safari Extension to customize your search engine. This extension allows you to use your preferred search engines, such as non-default search engines or AI assistants. You can also use it to change search engine settings, for example, by hiding AI Overviews or changing language settings. ### Features ### --- Customize your Search Engine Change Safari's default search engine. --- CSE for Private Browse Switch search engines in Private Browse. --- Quick Search Enter the keyword to switch search engines. Example: - Search "br something" to search in Brave Search - Search "wiki Safari" to find Safari on Wikipedia - Search "yt Me at the zoo" to find the oldest videos on YouTube - Search "wbm example.com" to see past versions of the website --- Emoji Search If you enter only one emoji, you can search it on Emojipedia.org. --- Switch Search Engines by Shortcuts and Focus You can use a different custom search engine or disable CSE while at work, school, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Customize Search Engine at 4.4 against Kagi for Safari's 3.7. Customize Search Engine also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 48%). Kagi for Safari's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Customize Search Engine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kagi for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Customize Search Engine holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Kagi for Safari's written reviews are positive against 78% of Customize Search Engine's.
Kagi for Safari ships an update every 10 days, Customize Search Engine every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Kagi for Safari | Customize Search Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (182 ratings) | 4.4 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kagi Inc. | Cizzuk Shihu |
Customer experience
Kagi for Safari
Customize Search Engine
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
Customize Search Engine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kagi for Safari
No in-app purchases
Customize Search Engine
- Change App icon$0.99
Questions
Is Kagi for Safari free?
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