Comparison

QueryDial vs Curio

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

Head to head
About

QueryDial

Instantly search your favorite websites with custom shortcuts. Assign simple keywords or !bang commands to quickly find content on platforms like YouTube, Wikipedia, and X directly from your browser's search bar or a toolbar window. Streamline your online searches and enhance your productivity.

Highlights
  • Custom website shortcuts
  • !Bang command syntax
  • Safari search bar integration
  • Toolbar window search
  • Site search services
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
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With QueryDial, you can: - Use “yt cats" to search for cute cat videos on YouTube - Use "w Gravity" to easily find the content you want on Wikipedia - Use “!x #trending" to view real-time trending topics on X - or, assign shortcut for any websites you like! *Getting started is easy* 1. Add your frequently used searchable websites (e.g., YouTube, Quora, Twitter, etc.) to QueryDial's search library. 2. Set up simple and easy-to-remember shortcuts (e.g., “yt” for YouTube, “w” for Wikipedia). 3. Enter your search terms directly in the Safari's search bar* or in the QueryDial toolbar window. 4. Include the shortcut in your search terms (e.g., “!yt funny cats") or as the first word in your search (e.g., “yt funny cats"). *Different ways to enter shortcuts* - !Bang commands: Use commands like “!wiki grey fox” or “grey fox wiki!” to quickly open a search on the specified website. The syntax here is same as the !Bangs from DuckDuckGo. - Keyword shortcuts: Add the shortcut before or after your search terms, separate them with a space, such as “yt cat videos” or “cat videos yt”. *Site Search and Snapshot Services* Save time entering "site:domain.com". Use QueryDial’s Safari popup to easily view the website snapshots or search the domain with site search services. *Enhance your “Shortcuts” app* QueryDial provides a number of useful shortcuts that you can use to customize your own workflows in the “Shortcuts” app. Try build your own workflow using shortcuts! *To use QueryDial directly in the search bar, you need to enable shortcuts for the browser's default search engine in QueryDial's settings. QueryDial currently supports using shortcuts in the following search engines: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Yahoo, Baidu, Naver, Ecosia, Brave Search, Startpage, Kagi, Qwant, Swisscows

About

Curio

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Curio is a social RSS reader and read-later app that brings content from different platforms into one personal library. Save what interests you, then read your favorite creators in one app, without getting lost in social media feeds. Save articles, blogs, newsletters, and social posts to a clean reading library. Or follow creators across X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and 10+ more sources, Curio adds their new public posts to your library automatically, checked once daily. Read on your time, offline, without ads and without an algorithm deciding what you see. FOLLOW PEOPLE, NOT ALGORITHMS Paste a creator's profile link. Curio checks their public posts daily and adds new ones to your reading library, so you never miss what matters, without opening five different apps. SAVE ANYTHING WORTH READING Send articles, blogs, newsletters, and social posts to Curio with a single tap. Everything is formatted into a clean, distraction-free reading view. READ OFFLINE, FOREVER Content is saved locally on your device the moment you add it. Read on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere without internet. Even if the creator deletes the original post, your saved copy stays with you. READ WITHOUT NOISE No ads. No pop-ups. No suggested content. Just the reading you chose. BUILT FOR THE SOCIAL WEB Curio supports content from X , Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substack, Medium, Hacker News, LinkedIn, Xiaohongshu, Bluesky, Facebook, Pinterest, Weibo, Lemon8, Snapchat, Tumblr, Threads, Twitch, Vimeo, Kick, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xigua Video, Bilibili, WeChat Official Accounts, WeChat Channels, Zhihu, 36Kr, Huxiu, SSPai, and ifanr, covering 32+ platforms, and any public webpage. Availability varies by platform, account visibility, content type, and regional access. Curio does not bypass paywalls or access private. PRICING • Free: Unlimited web saves, 30 social saves per month. • Curio Plus: Unlimited saves, follow up to 50 creators, daily auto-fetch. Monthly or annual, with a 7-day (monthly) or 14-day (annual) free trial.

Screenshots

QueryDial4 screens
Curio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: QueryDial at 4 against Curio's 2. Curio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QueryDial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Curio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QueryDial ships an update every 3 weeks, Curio every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
QueryDial versus Curio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueryDialCurio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYuhao ZhangWiphox

In-app purchases

2 purchases

QueryDial

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription2 Months trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
2 purchases

Curio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is QueryDial free?
QueryDial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curio free?
Curio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QueryDial or Curio have ads?
Neither QueryDial nor Curio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QueryDial or Curio?
QueryDial ships an update every 3 weeks, and Curio every 5 weeks. Most recently, QueryDial was updated on October 24, 2026 and Curio on October 25, 2026.

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