Customize Search Engine vs Mapswitch for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Mapswitch for Safari
This extension automatically redirects Google Maps links to Apple Maps within Safari. It simplifies copying directions by converting unformatted links into a usable format. Improve your navigation experience with seamless map switching.
- Automatic Google Maps link redirection
- Converts unformatted links
- Seamless integration with Safari
- Simplifies direction copying
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Do you ever need to copy directions from Google Maps quickly and get stuck with yucky unformatted links? Say goodbye to that. Use this extension to get a suggestion and automatically redirect Google Maps links to Apple Maps Safari. Please leave rating or feedback to help improve the experience in future releases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Customize Search Engine at 77% against Mapswitch for Safari's 0%. Customize Search Engine also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (66 vs 2). Mapswitch for Safari's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Customize Search Engine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mapswitch for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Customize Search Engine holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Customize Search Engine has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Customize Search Engine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mapswitch for Safari's.
| Parameter | Customize Search Engine | Mapswitch for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (66 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | Yousaf Khan |
Customer experience
Customize Search Engine
Mapswitch for Safari
Bugs and requests
Customize Search Engine
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes during export settings
- Inconsistent search results
- Safari freezes when using Brave Search
- Unremovable 'Open in the Google app' banner
- Rapid redirecting causing CAPTCHA issues
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- Block page sometimes stuck or slow
- Doesn't work on iOS
- Doesn't work at all
Requested features
4 requests- Add Ecosia as an option
- Support full-width space in quick search
- Sync settings between devices
- Improve redirect screen simplicity
Mapswitch for Safari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Customize Search Engine
- Change App icon$0.99
Mapswitch for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Customize Search Engine free?
Is Mapswitch for Safari free?
Which has better reviews, Customize Search Engine or Mapswitch for Safari?
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