Customize Search Engine vs DoomOff
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.
DoomOff
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DoomOff removes the engineered-addictive parts of seven social platforms and puts every feed back in the order things actually happened. The apps aren't the problem. The endless, algorithm-ranked feed is. DoomOff strips Shorts, Reels, the For You page and similar features out of YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Reddit, then defaults every feed that supports it to chronological order, posts from the people you follow, in the order they posted them. HOW IT WORKS Use the guided Shortcut to redirect each app's icon to its cleaned-up version, opened right inside DoomOff. Per site, choose exactly what disappears and what stays: hide Shorts but keep subscriptions, keep stories but lose the algorithm. Prefer Safari instead? Turn on the optional Safari extension in Settings and the same cleanup rules apply there too. WHAT'S INCLUDED Per-site toggles for each of the seven platforms. Live previews showing exactly what a toggle changes before you turn it on. Chronological feed by default, wherever the platform supports it. Daily time limits per site. Break glass: unlock everything for fifteen minutes, once a day, for real emergencies like a 2FA code. One subscription, no tiers, no streak-shaming, no notifications asking you to come back. NO ADS DoomOff does not show ads. There's nothing to click, buy, or sit through. Every screen you see is either your own settings or the actual social feed you asked for, cleaned up. PRIVACY DoomOff collects nothing. There's no account, no analytics, and no server. Settings live in a private App Group container on your device and are deleted when you delete the app. REQUIREMENTS iPhone, iOS 17 or later. One week free, then a single subscription billed through your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doomoff.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DoomOff at every 4 days against Customize Search Engine's every 10 days. Customize Search Engine's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 and DoomOff sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Customize Search Engine ships an update every 10 days, DoomOff every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Customize Search Engine | DoomOff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | Decy Technologies Inc. |
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
DoomOff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Customize Search Engine
- Change App icon$0.99
DoomOff
- DoomOff Pro$4.991 Year
Questions
Is Customize Search Engine free?
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