Comparison

Kagi for Safari vs FoldLight

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Redirects Safari searches to Kagi
  • Works in Private Browsing
  • Privacy-respecting search engine
  • Ad-free results
  • No personal data collection
  • Clean user interface
Features
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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.

About

FoldLight

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FoldLight is a widget-first controller for the lights on your own Home Assistant server. Put your lights on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in Control Center — then toggle, dim, warm, or recolor them without ever opening an app. There's no FoldLight account, no cloud, and nothing to sign up for. Paste your Home Assistant address and access token once and you're set. FoldLight talks only to the server you already run. WIDGET-FIRST CONTROL Small and medium Home Screen widgets with a power toggle, brightness steps, and preset swatches — each one acts directly on your lights, no app launch required. KNOWS EACH LIGHT Every light shows exactly the controls it supports — on/off, dimming, color temperature, or full color — detected automatically from Home Assistant. PRESETS Save Warm, Focus, Movie, or your own scenes and apply them from a widget or from Control Center. CONTROL CENTER & LOCK SCREEN Toggle your main light or apply a preset straight from the iOS system controls. LAUNCHER TILES, SIRI & SHORTCUTS One-tap tiles to Home Assistant or any page you use, plus App Intents for every action so you can automate them or ask Siri. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default and works with sample lights, so you can explore everything before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FoldLight collects nothing. Your server address and token stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your machine — over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. FoldLight is an independent client and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Home Assistant project.

Screenshots

Kagi for Safari4 screens
FoldLight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kagi for Safari at 15.0 against FoldLight's 17.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kagi for Safari versus FoldLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKagi for SafariFoldLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (186 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKagi Inc.Anmol Saxena

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

FoldLight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kagi for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

FoldLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kagi for Safari free?
Kagi for Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoldLight free?
FoldLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kagi for Safari or FoldLight have ads?
Neither Kagi for Safari nor FoldLight shows ads.

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