URL Editor vs URL Buddy
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
URL Buddy
This utility app transforms lengthy web addresses into concise, easy-to-share links. It provides a clean and elegant way to present URLs, making them more manageable for various platforms.
- Shorten long URLs
- Create elegant links
- Clean URL presentation
- Easy sharing
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URL Buddy helps you convert long URLs into short ones to give them an elegant and clean look.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: URL Buddy at none against URL Editor's 6. URL Buddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. URL Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for URL Editor against 5.0 for URL Buddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
URL Editor ships an update every 3 months, URL Buddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | URL Editor | URL Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henrik Panhans | Dmitrii Kuznetsov |
Customer experience
URL Editor
URL Buddy
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
URL Buddy
No in-app purchases
