Comparison

iconTool vs LinkerCard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iconTool

Test your app icon designs directly on your phone's home screen. This tool allows designers to preview their creations in a realistic environment before final implementation. Get help and support at the provided website.

Highlights
  • Test app icons on home screen
  • Realistic preview environment
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • Designers' utility tool
Features
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You won’t know if your App Logo design truly works until you see it on the home screen! iconTool lets you quickly create multiple Logo test icons, preview them in a real mobile home screen environment, and compare them side by side with competitors — helping you decide faster which version is ready to ship. Need help? Visit icontool.app for support. Thanks to @Liang and @Zion for technical support.

About

LinkerCard

Manage contacts, set event reminders, and create personalized digital business cards. Link events to multiple friends, record memories, and rate interactions. Share your digital card remotely or via NFC.

Highlights
  • Friend management with ratings
  • Event reminders and progress tracking
  • Note-taking for memorable moments
  • Personalized digital business card creation
  • Remote and NFC sharing options
  • Lock screen widget for business card QR code
Features
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Your user management tool is also a character-based note-taking application. In short, it can help you link all events related to your friends. Main Features Friend Management Event Reminders: Easily add reminders for events related to friends (e.g., birthdays, gatherings) and track progress. Note Taking: Record beautiful moments with friends and save precious memories. Friend Ratings: Rate friends and manage your interaction experience. Friend Map: Generate a friend map to visually display friends' locations and related events. Event Management Multiple Friends Linking: An event can be associated with multiple friends, comprehensively recording every moment. Memorable Moments Recording: Record every memorable moment with your girlfriend and friends. Digital Business Card Personalized Business Card Creation: Create a unique digital business card in one minute, integrating social accounts like Weibo, WeChat, TikTok, Bilibili, Taobao, etc. Remote Sharing and Tap to Share: Share all social pages and content via a link or NFC trigger. Lock Screen Widget and NFC Card: Place the business card QR code on the lock screen widget interface, or write it into an NFC card for easy sharing. Membership Subscription Information: To enhance user experience, ads will not be added to the app now or in the future. Currently, payment methods include subscription or one-time purchase to unlock some value-added services in the app, but basic functionality will remain unaffected. As a member, you can unlock all features. If you subscribe, after purchase and payment, the subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel the subscription, please manually turn off the auto-renewal function in the Apple ID settings 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. User Agreement: https://linkercard.github.io/web/appAgreement.html Privacy Agreement: https://linkercard.github.io/web/privacy.html

Screenshots

iconTool4 screens
LinkerCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LinkerCard at Free against iconTool's $0.99. LinkerCard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). iconTool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LinkerCard is free to download; iconTool costs $0.99 up front. LinkerCard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iconTool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LinkerCard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iconTool ships an update fortnightly, LinkerCard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iconTool versus LinkerCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametericonToolLinkerCard
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer涵洋 王晓庆 张

Customer experience

iconTool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

LinkerCard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iconTool

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

LinkerCard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
  • 购买会员$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Membership$7.99
  • Membership$7.99

Questions

Is iconTool free?
iconTool costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinkerCard free?
LinkerCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iconTool or LinkerCard?
LinkerCard is rated higher. iconTool averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LinkerCard averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iconTool or LinkerCard have ads?
Neither iconTool nor LinkerCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iconTool or LinkerCard?
iconTool ships an update fortnightly, and LinkerCard every 3 days. Most recently, iconTool was updated on October 12, 2026 and LinkerCard on October 5, 2026.

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