# Clean Links — user reviews

> 22 indexed App Store user reviews of Clean Links by Brett Terpstra, rated 4.60/5 from 16 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-links/id623671942/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-links/id623671942.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## Newest reviews (7 of 22)

### 5/5 — Great App Great Design

*2013-11-21, version 1.0.2*

Awesome App For Links.

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2013-11-07, version 1.0.2*

Simple and yet so effective. That's no small potatoes. This is exactly what I needed. Works beautifully.

### 5/5 — Great Update

*2013-11-03, version 1.0.2*

My links are freshhhhhh

### 5/5 — One thing well

*2013-11-02, version 1.0.2*

Полезное маленькое приложение, которое отлично делает одно дело: очищает оригинальную ссылку от мусора в URL и разворачивает укороченные ссылки. Скопируйте откуда угодно корявую ссылку, запустите Clean Links, и она автоматически покажет оригинальную ссылку и сама скопирует ее в буфер обмена. Также программа поддерживает x-callback-URL, что открывает широкие возможности для ее интеграции в такие приложения, как Launch Center Pro и Drafts и создания сложной цепочки команд.

### 5/5 — Brilliant Little App

*2013-10-13, version 1.0.1*

I've been looking for a link-cleaning app like this for a while.  There are others out there, but none like this. 

I use Reeder and Pocket a for reading and saving articles, but sometimes sharing articles links can be a little clunky.

This app is especially useful for tasks like copying links directly from Google's search results page (without having to open them first).  Love it.

### 5/5 — Does Just what it says on the tin.

*2013-10-02, version 1.0*

Nice app.

### 5/5 — Solid.

*2013-09-22, version 1.0*

This is the kind of app I love: simple, does one thing well, has a decent icon, and supports xcallback-url.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2024-02-26, version 1.5*

Does not seem to be working with FB links

### 1/5 — Malware

*2023-06-24, version 1.5*

This app displays a fake "your iphone has been hacked" message.

Uninstall (using Force-Quit to avoid clicking the noitifcation).

### 4/5 — Great app but needs improvement

*2021-04-12*

A couple of improvements would be nice to see
1. An option to open safari from the cleaned URL
2. Open the app from share menu when tapping a link

### 4/5 — Splash screen

*2014-11-05, version 1.5*

Now with all the splash screens that survived the 1990s.

### 4/5 — Dependable, but rough around the edges

*2014-07-04, version 1.1.2*

App works as promised. Fast and easy if you setup a Launch Center Pro action.

### 5/5 — Essential for preserving privacy

*2024-08-02, version 1.5*

If you don’t want sites like TikTok being able to see who you share links with (and then build relationship nets for their ad networks) you need to run share-links through this app and cull the resulting extraneous tags in the URLs that identify you.

### 5/5 — Tiny and useful

*2022-07-31, version 1.5*

Cleans garbages links. Product managers have to invent something new this time. Thank you!

### 5/5 — Quietly essential

*2022-07-22, version 1.5*

You should have this app. 

I just used this app again today, and was so appreciative I sat down to write this review. 

I don’t remember when I got this app, but it’s been quite awhile. It sits on my phone ready to go. It is so easy to use that when you do use the app it can be easy to over look what a great and well designed app it is. 

It cleans almost every link I give it; reading the paste buffer, cleaning, and pasting back to the buffer in a flash.  I wish every app was this good. 

I know the app hasn’t been updated in awhile but don’t let that deter you. It does everything you need it to and works on iOS 15.5.

My thanks to the developer.

### 5/5 — Fantastic url cleaner

*2021-05-11, version 1.5*

This is awesome. Copy link, open app, and it automatically pastes, cleans, and copies the cleaned link for you. Beautiful performance, 10/10.

### 5/5 — Brett is the best

*2021-05-04, version 1.5*

If you have a Mac and a bit of computer literacy, you have to check out his site/GitHub/apps, etc

## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Essential Utility

*2020-09-21, version 1.5*

This is one of those hidden gems that does one thing really well. It’s an essential app to have on your phone if you’re at all concerned about privacy.

I’d love to see the developer update it for iOS beyond iOS 8. I’m no dev, so I can’t say what would be within the realm of possibility to do, but I’d for sure buy a paid version of this app if that’s what it took. (And gift it to most of my friends & family.)

There’s currently a shortcut that automates the cleaning of a link using this app, which is great, but I can’t help but wonder what else the app might be capable of.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2014-03-28, version 1.1.2*

Works exactly as advertised. Super handy.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2014-03-28*

Nice little utility app. I use it a lot to pass links between apps.

### 5/5 — Simple and Works

*2014-02-22, version 1.1.1*

This is a great app, especially for those who blog on mobile devices. Does a great job of cleaning up URLs and the x-callback-url support means that using it with Drafts makes it even more convenient.

### 5/5 — Awesome :)

*2013-12-11, version 1.0.2*

In a world full of sites dirtying URLs with referrals, search terms, and other gunk, this app makes you look less like an idiot when you paste links to friends.

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