What are the best web apps for search?

People on Linkstore rate Grok, Microsoft Copilot and You.com highly. Every app on this list was opened and checked by a person before it went live.

Are there free apps for search?

Yes. Grok, Microsoft Copilot, You.com and Consensus and 9 more are free to use or have a free plan. Iconify and Semantic Scholar are completely free.

Do web apps for search need to be installed?

No. They all run in a web browser, so you can open one and start right away. Grok and Consensus can also be installed to a home screen or dock if you like.

How is this list ordered?

By rating: a weighted average of the ratings people leave on Linkstore, so a few early five-star ratings can't outrank a large, steady score. Nobody can pay to move up.

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14 best web apps for search in 2026

The best web apps for search, ranked by what people rate them. All of them run in your browser. Grok, Microsoft Copilot and You.com lead the list. 13 of them are free or have a free plan.

14 apps · 13 free or with a free plan · Updated October 2026

14 apps for search

Best rated first. Paid placements never change this order.

1
Grok
xAI's assistant for search, writing, code and images.
AINewFreemium
Open
2
Microsoft Copilot
A chat assistant for search, writing and images.
AINewFreemium
Open
3
You.com
Search and chat, with agents for research and code.
AINewFreemium
Open
4
Consensus
Ask a question, get answers grounded in papers.
AINewFreemium
Open
5
Iconify
Search almost every open icon set in one place.
DesignNewFree
Open
6
Semantic Scholar
Search academic papers and see what cites them.
LearningNewFree
Open
7
Kagi
A paid search engine with no ads.
UtilitiesNewPaid
Open
8
DuckDuckGo
Search that doesn't build a profile of you.
UtilitiesNewFree
Open
9
Brave Search
An independent search engine, with an AI summary.
UtilitiesNewFree
Open
10
Same Energy
Visual search for images that feel like the one you have.
InspirationNewFree
Open
11
Perplexity
Ask a question and get an answer with its sources linked.
AINewFreemium
Open
12
JustWatch
Find which streaming service has a movie or show.
VideoNewFree
Open
13
Google
The search engine most people start the web with.
UtilitiesNewFree
Open
14
Google Trends
See what people search for, over time and by place.
DataNewFree
Open