eTools Private Search

Comcepta AG

About this app

eTools Private Search delivers the best web results from major search engines, securely and in full privacy.


Core features:
• search the web extensively without leaving traces;
• clear and easy-to-use search interface;
• keep track of recent searches;
• check the current status of a web page anonymousely;
• extensive search configuration, for example by country, by language, etc.

What we understand by security and privacy:
• complete anonymity: no user tracking and no collection or sharing of user data whatsoever;
• search and status requests use HTTPS (SSL/TLS) with certificate pinning and PFS (perfect forward secrecy);
• app certificate validation, integrity tests, no public data (e.g. on SD-card), encryption of all private data, screenshot optionally allowed, optional root access check and much more;
• does not use a web browser component: besides the advantage of reduced data usage and a native Android user interface, possible privacy and/or security attack vectors are minimized, e.g. no problem with CVE-2014-6041 or CVE-2015-0204 (Freak Attack);
• reduced possibility of censorship by using multiple search sources (metasearch, federated search);
• both the Swiss development company Comcepta AG and its eTools.ch web server are located in Switzerland, which employs one of the strongest privacy protection laws worldwide.

For maximum privacy, e.g. when accessing found web pages with a web browser, we recommend to use in addition a sophisticated Tor solution, such as Orbot and Orweb.

This app is based on our metasearch engine eTools.ch (https://www.etools.ch) that is powered by our federated search solution EnterpriseMetasearch^® (http://www.enterprise-metasearch.com).

Important note on blocked queries:
From May 2024, the same restrictions will apply to this app as to the web application on eTools.ch.
This change was unfortunately necessary after the app was also heavily abused for automated search queries.

Ratings and reviews

Size is extremely small and takes up very little room on your phone Android but it's great for finding whatever you need on the internet it's great app. It's especially important because the fact that it's we can no longer utilize the SD card for certain apps as we could in the past because of the current operating systems making it more difficult to utilize the space on the SD card. A great meta search tool that keeps your results private you can record your search topics but results disappear

The search is great if you can get it to work on your phone. My IP address was banned by the spamforum service they use for some reason unknown reason. I got the web version of search to work with a free VPN, but now after a day, four different VPN IPs were banned also, so I can't access the service through the website or the app. It's definitely worth trying. Good luck.

Great search engine. How can I avail the Enterprise Version as a person who likes researching. To other readers of this review, can you recommend other search engines that focus on Education (on topics about preparation needed before putting a child to school to Phd), Math, Science, Physics, Computer, Economics, Marketing, Inventions and Discoveries (old and new), Farming, and Other Specialized Topics. I/We appreciate your help and contribution to rural-country-side of a small island nation.

What's new

- Supports Android 14
- Improvements and fixes