QueryDial vs Drawer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom website shortcuts
- !Bang command syntax
- Safari search bar integration
- Toolbar window search
- Site search services
- Shortcuts app integration
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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
Drawer
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Drawer is your dump place — one calm inbox for everything you want to keep. Save links, images, videos, PDFs, files, and notes from anywhere with the Share sheet. It saves instantly and gets out of your way. Later, on your Mac or iPhone, you review it all in a quiet visual library. • Capture anything — from Safari, Photos, Files, or any app that can Share. • Instant — share, saved, done. No extra taps, no forms. • A calm library — a visual grid you actually enjoy going back to. • Private by default — everything stays on your device. Turn on iCloud sync when you want your drawer in step across your devices. • Yours to keep — saved as plain files in your own iCloud. No account, no server, no lock-in. Drawer doesn't want your attention — it wants to hand things back to you when you have a moment. Save now, read when you're ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawer at none against QueryDial's 2. Drawer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). QueryDial's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. QueryDial sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Drawer asks for nothing beyond the download.
QueryDial ships an update every 3 weeks, Drawer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QueryDial | Drawer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuhao Zhang | Naif AlQazlan |
In-app purchases
QueryDial
- Annual Subscription2 Months trial$1.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$3.99
Drawer
No in-app purchases









