cova vs LinkVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cova
This simple editor allows you to create text and image collages, customize text styles like color and size, and export your creations as images. All data is saved locally and the app is permanently free.
- Text and image editing
- Customizable text styles
- Insert images anywhere
- Export as image
- Local data saving
- Dark and light modes
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cova is a simple notes app: write, add photos, and turn the note into one clean, good-looking long image to save or share. · Write: text size, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, 8 colors and 5 Chinese typefaces · Photos: add several at once, in the order you pick them · Export: 4 margins and 6 papers (White, Cream, Sage, Mist, Blush, Night) with a live preview; very long notes are split into parts automatically · Dark mode throughout, with colored text that stays readable on every background · Your notes stay on your phone; export and import all your data any time; undo a delete No account, no ads, no data collected.
LinkVault
Organize and manage all your mobile links in one central location. Save links from various apps, add notes and tags for easy categorization, and quickly find them with a powerful search function. Back up your data securely with iCloud sync.
- Save links from any app
- Organize with notes and tags
- Efficient search functionality
- Privacy-focused local storage
- iCloud backup and sync
- QR code scanning
- Direct sharing from other apps
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LinkVault is the all-in-one solution for organizing and managing mobile links. Save links from different apps in one place and easily access them without having to switch between multiple apps. Highlighted features: - Privacy-focused: Your data is saved locally and backed up in your iCloud storage. - Easy link management: Add links by pasting the URL, scanning a QR code, sharing directly from other apps, or using the iOS widget. - Customization: Add notes and tags to each saved link for easy organization and categorization. - Efficient search: Quickly find links with the built-in search function and group them by tags. - Export: Easily export your links for backup or sharing. Say goodbye to the hassle of saving links in separate apps and hello to a streamlined, organized approach with LinkVault.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: cova at none against LinkVault's 2. cova also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. LinkVault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. cova asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for cova against 4.9 for LinkVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
cova ships an update fortnightly, LinkVault weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cova | LinkVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bin Hua | Liqiang Wang |
Customer experience
cova
LinkVault
In-app purchases
cova
No in-app purchases
LinkVault
- Buy Me One Shot of Espresso$1.99
- Coffee Latte$3.99









