Comparison

Tailscale vs Linkit Tap

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

Head to head
About

Tailscale

Securely connect devices, users, and workloads with a mesh VPN built on WireGuard. It brings identity to network access, enabling Zero Trust principles across diverse environments. Modernize your network for homelabs, businesses, and cloud infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Secure mesh networking
  • Identity-based access control
  • Zero Trust security
  • WireGuard-based VPN
  • Homelab and business VPN
  • Cloud and workload connectivity
  • Hardware-agnostic overlay network
Features
Currently charting
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Securely connect people, workloads, and even AI agents to anything on the internet with Tailscale, the secure connectivity platform built on WireGuard®. Tailscale brings identity to the network layer so you can control access based on users, groups, tags, and devices instead of IP addresses, applying Zero Trust principles end-to-end across every environment. Tailscale transforms your existing network from a legacy hub and spoke model to a modern, lightweight, and responsive mesh networking architecture that eliminates single points of failure and delivers better performance, scalability, and security for your end users, devices, and remote resources. Tailscale can be used for your Homelab VPN and connectivity, Business VPN, Workload Connectivity across clouds, Kubernetes clusters, regions, and environments, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Edge & IoT, CI/CD, and Securing AI – all on the same platform. Replace legacy VPNs, connect workloads across on-prem and cloud infrastructure providers, power Zero Trust initiatives, and make remote access secure by simplifying software-defined networking and security operations. Modernize your home, your organization, and your enterprise networking at scale with Tailscale. Tailscale is hardware-agnostic, so you can make decisions about your hardware independently from decisions about your network. Tailscale creates an overlay network, using your existing network, so you can incrementally deploy Tailscale without needing new network switches or to change your network architecture. Tailscale integrates with 100+ technologies and dozens of identity providers, and is available on a wide range of platforms — including Apple’s macOS, iOS, and tvOS — so you can securely connect from wherever you work.

About

Linkit Tap

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Tap Lab – NFC Tag Writer & Scanner Tap Lab makes it easy to create and manage NFC tags directly from your iPhone. Write links, share social profiles, and connect people with a simple tap. Perfect for networking, smart products, business cards, and automation. Features Write NFC Tags Create tags that open websites, LinkedIn profiles, social media, or custom links. Scan NFC Tags Quickly read and view information stored on NFC tags. Social Profile Tags Create tags for popular platforms like LinkedIn and other social networks. Tag Management Name and organize your tags so they are easy to update later. Erase & Reuse Tags Reset NFC tags and write new information anytime. Secure Your Tags Lock tags or protect them with a password. Perfect For • Smart networking cards • Business events and conferences • Product packaging • Smart home automation • Contact sharing • Digital profiles Tap Lab turns simple NFC tags into powerful connection tools. Just tap and connect.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Tailscale at #60 against Linkit Tap's unranked. Tailscale also leads on device support. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Tailscale versus Linkit Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailscaleLinkit Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (765 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings765 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#60 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better—
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTailscale Inc.YUK-YUNG ANITA CHEUNG

Bugs and requests

Tailscale

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to connect or authenticate
  • Exit node feature not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching networks
  • App getting stuck in a loading state

Requested features

5 requests
  • On-demand VPN connection
  • Ability to switch between multiple accounts
  • More granular control over exit nodes
  • Integration with other networking tools
  • Dark mode option

Linkit Tap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tailscale

No in-app purchases

None

Linkit Tap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tailscale free?
Tailscale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkit Tap free?
Linkit Tap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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