‘Worst’ URL Shortener vs True URL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
‘Worst’ URL Shortener
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The 'Worst' URL Shortener is a quick, fast link shortening app allowing you to choose from a variety of url shortening services, and convert that long, cumbersome URL into something short and far easier to communicate, or just save it to your URL History and reuse it later Whether you paste your URL directly into the app and share it out to your intended destination, or share a link straight to us from Safari or any other app that support URL share extensions. One click from then and your new, shortened URL, will be immediately be available to use on the clipboard. Currently we support; - TinyURL PS: It's not really the 'Worst' that's just our brand of simple, single function, fast running apps.
True URL
This utility app reveals the final destination URL of any link, including those with intermediate redirects. It also features a tracking stripper to clean up URLs. Get the iOS or macOS version for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking all features and future updates.
- Resolve shortened URLs
- View intermediate URL hops
- Remove tracking parameters
- One-time purchase for all features
- Cross-platform availability (iOS/macOS)
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Find out the final destination URL of any link, useful for deconstructing 'shortened URLs' and URLs with one or more intermediate 'hops'. Get the iOS version and the macOS version is yours for free, and vice versa. See each hop along the way to the final, destination URL. Also includes a tracking stripper! - No in-app purchases - No data collected whatsoever - A great-priced, one-time fee unlocks all features and future updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ‘Worst’ URL Shortener at Free against True URL's $0.99. ‘Worst’ URL Shortener also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
‘Worst’ URL Shortener is free to download; True URL costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ‘Worst’ URL Shortener | True URL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xyroh Ltd | THABO ALEJANDRO B GRIFFITHS |
In-app purchases
‘Worst’ URL Shortener
No in-app purchases
True URL
No in-app purchases
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