Link Scanner vs WidgetLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link Scanner
Extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more from images, videos, or your device camera. Instantly browse websites, make calls, or send emails directly from scanned links. Supports over 5 types of data extraction.
- Scan links from camera, photos, or videos
- Extract website URLs, phone numbers, emails
- Directly browse websites, call numbers, send emails
- Store scanning results in history
- Supports over 5 types of links
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Scan and extract useful links effortlessly with our advanced Link Scanner. Use your device camera, an image, or a video to extract website URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, and more. With just one click, you can browse a website, call a phone number, or send an email. -- FEATURES -- • Scan links via your device camera, photos, or videos. • Store scanning results in your history for easy access. • Directly browse websites, call phone numbers, or send emails. • Supporting over 5 types of links. -- SUPPORTED LINKS -- • Website URLs • Phone numbers • Parcel tracking numbers • Flight numbers • Email addresses • Date and Time • Currency -- FEEDBACK -- We value your feedback and suggestions. Contact us at feedback@zatech.nl with any comments or concerns. If you enjoy using our app, please leave a review and rating on the App Store. Terms & Conditions http://zatech.nl/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy http://zatech.nl/privacy-policy.html
WidgetLink
Create custom home screen widgets to launch any URL or app URL scheme with a single tap. Personalize the appearance of your links with various customization options. Open links directly in your preferred third-party browser.
- Add any URL to home screen widgets
- Launch app URL schemes
- Open links in third-party browsers
- Customize link display (colors, shapes, icons)
- Quickly access and launch links
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WidgetLink lets you add any URL to your home screen widgets to be able to quickly access and launch them. - Supports any URL including apps' URL schemes. This enables you to launch any app using widgets or perform any action with them. - Supports opening links in third-party browsers. - Customization for how your links are displayed including colors, shapes, link icons and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Link Scanner at 4.3 against WidgetLink's 3.6. Link Scanner also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WidgetLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Link Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Link Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Link Scanner's written reviews are positive against 53% of WidgetLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Link Scanner ships an update monthly, WidgetLink every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link Scanner | WidgetLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (49 ratings) — better | 3.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maarten Meijer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham |
Customer experience
Link Scanner
WidgetLink
In-app purchases
Link Scanner
- Remove Ads$1.99
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
