Comparison

‘Worst’ URL Shortener vs True URL

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

Head to head
About

‘Worst’ URL Shortener

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

‘Worst’ URL Shortener4 screens
True URL4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

‘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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
‘Worst’ URL Shortener versus True URL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter‘Worst’ URL ShortenerTrue URL
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 43 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXyroh LtdTHABO ALEJANDRO B GRIFFITHS

In-app purchases

None

‘Worst’ URL Shortener

No in-app purchases

None

True URL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ‘Worst’ URL Shortener free?
‘Worst’ URL Shortener is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is True URL free?
True URL costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ‘Worst’ URL Shortener or True URL have ads?
Neither ‘Worst’ URL Shortener nor True URL shows ads.

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