Comparison

xEngine for Safari vs NoMedia

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

NoMedia

Features
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When looking up information, we focus more on text content rather than cluttered images. This tool removes images and media from browser pages to make the content "cleaner". And this can save a lot of data and improve browsing speed without loading media.

Screenshots

xEngine for Safari3 screens
NoMedia2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoMedia at every 9 days against xEngine for Safari's every 6 months. 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

xEngine for Safari costs $1.99 and NoMedia $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xEngine for Safari ships an update every 6 months, NoMedia every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
xEngine for Safari versus NoMedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxEngine for SafariNoMedia
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
Developer磊 汪金攀 虞

In-app purchases

None

xEngine for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

NoMedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xEngine for Safari free?
xEngine for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoMedia free?
NoMedia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do xEngine for Safari or NoMedia have ads?
Neither xEngine for Safari nor NoMedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xEngine for Safari or NoMedia?
xEngine for Safari ships an update every 6 months, and NoMedia every 9 days. Most recently, xEngine for Safari was updated on September 20, 2026 and NoMedia on October 6, 2026.

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