Portacapture Control vs The Link Inspector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portacapture Control
Control your Portacapture device remotely with this app. Adjust settings, monitor recording status, and manage parameters like gain and effects from your smartphone or tablet. Requires a Bluetooth adapter for connectivity.
- Remote REC start/stop
- Gain adjustment
- Mixer control
- Mark registration
- Input level monitoring
- Recording progress/remaining time
- Parameter settings (low-cut, limiter)
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■Portacapture’s operability at the palm of your hands The Portacapture Control is an app that provides operability with the same user interface as the touch panel on Portacapture. In addition to the basic REC start/stop, gain adjustment, mixer control, mark registration, and all the other controls that can be performed on the main unit are available on this app. Moreover, you can always check information about the input level, recording progress/remaining time, battery level, as well as set various parameters including low-cut, limiter, and many more effects. ※The AK-BT1 Bluetooth adapter (separately sold) is needed to be able to control the main unit via the Portacapture Control app. For more information on how to connect Portacapture and AK-BT1 or how to use Portacapture Control, please refer to the instruction manual. ※This app does not support monitoring of the main unit’s input sound. To monitor this, please use the headphones output or the speaker function on Portacapture. Please carefully read the license agreement below before using this application. http://tascam.jp/content/downloads/products/862/license_e_app_license.pdf
The Link Inspector
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Is that link clean? Every link you receive can carry hidden tracking: where it was shared, which campaign it came from, even a code that is unique to you. The Link Inspector takes the link apart, piece by piece, and tells you in plain language what each part does. Then you decide what stays and what goes. What it does • Finds the tracking added to a link and sorts each part into clear levels, from "needed" to "known tracker" • Recognises hundreds of known tracking tags, so you do not have to • Unwraps links that bounce through Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Outlook and dozens of other redirect services, so you can see where a link really goes • Keeps the parts a link needs to work, like sign-in and payment steps, so cleaning does not break the link • Cleans links entirely on your phone: nothing about the link is sent anywhere, and no one knows you looked How to use it 1. Share a link from any app, or paste it straight in 2. See the tracking in the link, in plain language 3. Keep or remove each part with a tap 4. Copy the clean link and share it as usual Link Inspector Plus Free cleaning happens entirely on your phone. Plus adds the deeper checks that go online, one step at a time, and is honest about who each step contacts: • Look up what the public record says about the web address, including how new it is • Follow the link to the end, to see where it really lands • Open the real page in an isolated, view-only preview called Aquarium. You can scroll and read, while links, typing, forms, downloads and handoffs to other apps are disabled. It shows the cookies and contacts it observes, along with the device details the page can read. One purchase. No subscription. It keeps the app free of ads and independent, and funds new rules that spot fresh tracking and scams. What it does not do The Link Inspector shows and explains; it is not a content blocker, and it never promises a link is safe. It focuses on the tracking inside the link itself and on showing you what a page does. It does not block cookies, fingerprinting or pixel tracking. First aid Tapped something that felt off? The built-in first-aid guide walks you through what to check and what to do next, calmly and step by step. Your privacy The first step runs entirely on your phone: no link is sent anywhere, and no one knows you looked. The deeper Plus checks are the only part that uses the network, and the app shows you what each step contacts. Looking up the public record for an address asks internet directory services, not the site itself; following the link and opening the page reach the destination, which then sees your IP address. Each contact the app observes is recorded in a plain, on-device log, so you can see who learned what. The Link Inspector stores nothing on a server, and nothing goes through us. No ads. No analytics. We never track you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Portacapture Control at none against The Link Inspector's 1. Portacapture Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. The Link Inspector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Portacapture Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Portacapture Control ships an update every 4 months, The Link Inspector every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portacapture Control | The Link Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TEAC CORP. | Øyvind Berget |
In-app purchases
Portacapture Control
No in-app purchases
The Link Inspector
- Plus$2.99
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