# Clean Text vs iLinks

The clearest difference is price: Clean Text at Free against iLinks's $0.99. Clean Text also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 7). iLinks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Clean Text is free to download; iLinks costs $0.99 up front. Clean Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iLinks asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Clean Text against 4.6 for iLinks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clean Text has 205 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Clean Text's written reviews are positive against 75% of iLinks's.

Clean Text ships an update every 4 months, iLinks monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Clean Text | iLinks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (205 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-text/id1039632918/reviews)** | [4.6 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ilinks/id1469361466/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **205** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Apimac](https://appshunter.io/developer/320560024) | [Javier Fernandez](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118887439) |

## What reviewers say

### Clean Text

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-text/id1039632918)

This app helps you edit, correct, and organize text quickly. It offers tools to fix formatting issues, standardize content, and improve readability for various writing tasks. Leverage AI-powered features and powerful search and replace for efficient text management.

**Highlights:** Fix formatting issues from various sources, Remove empty lines, extra spaces, and unwanted characters, Standardize content with a single tap, Integrates Apple Writing Tools for correction and summarization, Powerful find and replace with real-time highlighting, Access recent texts and reuse transformations, Seamless cross-device integration via iCloud

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $9.99 | per year |
| Lifetime License | $39.99 | one-time |


### iLinks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ilinks/id1469361466)

Organize and manage all your saved links with a visual card system. Quickly access information, filter by tags, and customize your experience with dark mode and font options. Secure your links with biometric authentication.

**Highlights:** Visual card system for links, Tag creation and filtering, Advanced search functionality, Usage statistics, Dark mode, Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Clean Text free?

Clean Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iLinks free?

iLinks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Clean Text or iLinks?

Clean Text is rated higher. Clean Text averages 4.6 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while iLinks averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.

### Do Clean Text or iLinks have ads?

Neither Clean Text nor iLinks shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Clean Text or iLinks?

Clean Text ships an update every 4 months, and iLinks monthly. Most recently, Clean Text was updated on August 29, 2026 and iLinks on July 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*