perli vs Advanced Search Smart Options
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
perli
Learn, run, and share Perl scripts on iOS. Features include code autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and a built-in browser for learning materials. Customize your learning environment and generate QR codes for easy sharing.
- Autocompletion
- Auto Indent
- Code coloring
- Built-in browser
- Code templates
- File system support
- QR code generation
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This is an ios perl app,you can learn,run,share perl script. Features : Autocomplate. Auto Indent. Code color. In(the built-in browser or the txt editor),Select the text to run. Horizontal screen development. Code templates,the contents of the new file is copy from contents of the template file. *You can enter perl code, and then you can execut the perl code,support the STDIN function. *You can use the file system to supports txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, pl ,doc... *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save perl code and learning materials, and can be modified to the save file and delete the save file . *You can control the background image and color, and execution voice , background animation, text color and shadow, switch interface animation , the number and the order of the main interface of the tab bar to create your learning software. *You can Learn perl knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use perl code or learning materials to generate two-dimensional code , for easy sharing . *You can share code by Email,Weibo,Twitter,Facebook. *You can use the counter,light in the Setting tab.
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.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: perli at none against Advanced Search Smart Options's shown. perli also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 67%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. perli sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
perli holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of perli's written reviews are positive against 67% of Advanced Search Smart Options's.
perli ships an update every 3 months, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | perli | Advanced Search Smart Options |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | 4.3 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | manabu ueda |
Customer experience
perli
Advanced Search Smart Options
In-app purchases
perli
- Password Service$0.99
- To remove ads$0.99
- Horizontal screen development$0.99
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- Simple Vedio$0.99
- Encryption Compression$0.99
- Text Search$0.99
- Autocomplete$0.99
Advanced Search Smart Options
- Ad-Free Plan$3.99
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