URL Editor vs Links Shortener
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URL Editor
This app helps you manage and modify URLs, making them shorter and more convenient. It allows you to edit components, remove tracking information for enhanced privacy, and even create links from scratch.
- Edit URL components
- Remove tracking information
- Resolve original URL via HEAD request
- Create URLs from scratch
- Integrate with Shortcuts app
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Nobody likes very long URLs that barely fit onto your screen. If you've ever gotten on of these in a message from a friend, you know that they are annoying and inconvenient. Not only that, but they usually contain a lot unnecessary information that is used to track you. And this where URLy comes in. URLy is beautiful URL editor that lets you modify any part of a given link that you pass in or create from scratch. Main features: - Resolve the original URL by quickly scheduling a HEAD request (this one's for the nerds) - Edit, delete or add components to the URL you're trying to share - Protect your privacy by quickly removing all tracking info from a URL - Use URLy's most common operations in the Shortcuts app to automate your sharing flow If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel to leave a review or contact me on social media :) Terms and Conditions: https://panhans.dev/apps/urly/terms.html
Links Shortener
This utility transforms lengthy URLs into concise, easily shareable links. It offers an intuitive interface for efficient URL management.
- Create short links
- Manage URLs
- Intuitive interface
- Shareable links
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Transform long, messy URLs into clean, shareable short links in seconds. Link Shortener is your all-in-one URL management tool with a beautiful, intuitive interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: URL Editor at 100% against Links Shortener's 0%. URL Editor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 54 months). Links Shortener's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. URL Editor sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Links Shortener sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
URL Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of URL Editor's written reviews are positive against 0% of Links Shortener's.
URL Editor ships an update every 3 months, Links Shortener every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | URL Editor | Links Shortener |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 54 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Henrik Panhans | Ashen Ishanka Costha |
Customer experience
URL Editor
Links Shortener
In-app purchases
URL Editor
- Medium Tip$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Large Tip$3.99
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- Huge Tip$5.99
- Gigantic Tip$9.99
- Immense Tip$15.99
Links Shortener
- Link Shortener Pro$0.99
