Skip Search vs Word Search Tab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skip Search
This app offers a one-handed, user-friendly search experience with customizable button placement for thumb accessibility. It allows users to register frequently used search terms and access search history with a single tap, streamlining web searches and browsing.
- One-handed operation
- Customizable button layout
- Register frequent search terms
- Search history buttons
- RSS feed integration
- Built-in browser
- URL scheme assignment
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SkipSearch is a one-handed, easy-to-use search app. App Features: Buttons placed within reach of the thumb - Frequently used buttons such as the search execution button and keyboard open/close button are placed within reach of the thumb. Layout can be changed for left hand - The placement of the buttons can be changed to within reach of the left thumb. Register frequently used search words as buttons - Do you find yourself using the same words over and over again when searching the Web? With Skip Search, you can register frequently used search terms as buttons and type them into the search window with a single tap. and enter them in the search window with a single tap. Record usage history of search words - The history of words used in a search is displayed as a button, and can be entered again in the search window with a single tap. Obtaining RSS Feeds - You can obtain fast-rising words and other information from RSS feeds and display them as buttons. Built-in Browser - You can browse results more quickly than launching a separate browser application. You can also record browsing history and register bookmarks. URL scheme assignment - The search execution button can be assigned different URL schemes for tap (default), up-swipe, side-swipe, and down-swipe, allowing not only search, but also integration with your favorite apps. Search by clipboard text - Text in the clipboard can be used for searching from the menu that appears by long-pressing the icon on the home screen.
Word Search Tab
This app functions as a customizable web browser, allowing users to save search history for individual websites. It enables the creation of multiple tabs, each dedicated to a specific site, to personalize your browsing experience.
- Saves search history per site
- Customizable web browser
- One site per tab
- Create multiple tabs
- Personalize search tabs
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This app will save the search history for each site. e.g. Web search, Dictionary site, etc ... You would have wanted to save the input history for each site. I think so ! This app is like a customizable web browser. Set the one site to one Tab. You can create a lot of Tab. Let's customize the Search Tab for yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skip Search at fortnightly against Word Search Tab's every 9 months. Word Search Tab's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Skip Search sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Word Search Tab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Skip Search against 5.0 for Word Search Tab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Skip Search's written reviews are positive against 63% of Word Search Tab's.
Skip Search ships an update fortnightly, Word Search Tab every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skip Search | Word Search Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 62.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kazuhiro Sawamura | tadashi atoji |
Customer experience
Skip Search
Word Search Tab
In-app purchases
Skip Search
- Hide Ads$3.99
Word Search Tab
- Remove Ad (iPhone and iPad)$4.99
Questions
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