Plinky vs Thought Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plinky
Easily save and organize links from any app or browser for later viewing. Keep everything in one place across your devices, with search, folders, tags, and reminders to manage your saved content.
- Save links from any app or browser
- Organize with folders and tags
- Set reminders for links
- Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Customizable widgets and appearance
- API and Shortcuts integration
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Plinky is the easiest way to save links from any device, so you can enjoy them later. READ IT LATER Save articles, recipes, newsletters, videos, social posts, and more to read later — from apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Etsy, and The New York Times, or from any browser including Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. Plinky keeps everything in one place across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can stop losing links in notes apps and endless browser tabs. VIEW YOUR SAVED LINKS View all of your saved links on any Apple device, whenever you're ready to come back to them. Search helps you find any link you've saved, and you can even pin links to the top of your home feed for easy access. ORGANIZE YOUR LINKS Use Folders and Tags to organize your links based on common themes. Plinky adapts to how you think, not the other way around. Not sure where to start? Choose from suggested tags including: News, Videos, Recipes, Entertainment, Fitness, Games, Productivity, and more. REMINDERS Never lose track of an important link again. Set a reminder for: • A link you want to show a friend later today. • A recipe to cook tomorrow at 6 p.m. • February 29, 2028, at 12:01 a.m. — because you’re already planning for the next leap day. Your links will resurface when you need them, right in Plinky — no to-do list apps required. CUSTOMIZE PLINKY You can make Plinky yours by customizing how your links, tags, and folders look and feel. Everyone has their preferences and Plinky respects that, you can change how everything looks from colors to design to layout. This makes Plinky *your* tool, whether you want an inbox for your links, a place for links to read later, or your personal archive of the web. WIDGETS Add Plinky's widgets to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Control center. All beautiful and fully customizable to view your Recent Links, Pinned Links, or the links from a Folder or Tag — anywhere you want. SHORTCUTS Anything you can do in Plinky you can do in Shortcuts, allowing you to build powerful workflows that use your links saved in Plinky with other apps, or use other apps to save links in Plinky. These work on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, or from Spotlight and Siri. It’s never been easier to save or find a link no matter where you are or what you’re doing. SAVE LINKS FROM ANYWHERE If Plinky’s share extension on iPhone and iPad, browser extensions, and custom integrations aren’t enough, Plinky also supports an API for developers to save links how they want to save links. And to top it all off, Plinky Mini is available on the Mac App Store. GET MORE WITH PLINKY PRO You can try Plinky and save links for free, but to get the best of Plinky you can subscribe to Plinky Pro. With Plinky Pro you get access to unlimited saved links, tags, folders, reminders, and pinned links. Plinky Pro offers two auto-renewing subscription options: Annual subscription: $39.99 / year Monthly subscription: $3.99 / month The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. You can also choose a lifetime option with one payment of $159.99 that will never renew. Read Plinky’s privacy policy here: https://plinky.app/docs/privacy-policy Read Pinky's terms of service here: https://plinky.app/docs/terms-of-service
Thought Path
Quickly capture thoughts, ideas, and tasks in a digital inbox. Visualize your mental output over time through maps or search. Automate capture and review with integrations.
- Quick thought capture
- Task management
- Idea organization
- Visual output (map/search)
- Automation with Shortcuts
- On-device storage
- iCloud sync
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Thought Path is an inbox to quickly capture all your thoughts, ideas, and tasks. Easily see the output of your brain over time, on a map, or in search results. You can integrate Thought Path with Shortcuts, to automate capturing and reviewing your thoughts. Though Path is free to use indefinitely, but you will need to review and archive all your thoughts once you reach a cap of 15. Pro users can remove this limit with a subscription fee. This app is made by a sole indie developer, and that means I care about user experience, not collecting user data. All your thoughts and ideas are saved on device and synced over iCloud - nothing is ever sent anywhere else for any reason. Terms of Use: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/terms Privacy Policy: https://andhash39.com/thoughtpath/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plinky at 70% against Thought Path's 25%. Plinky also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (159 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Plinky sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Thought Path sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plinky holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plinky has 159 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Plinky's written reviews are positive against 25% of Thought Path's.
Plinky ships an update every 2 weeks, Thought Path monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plinky | Thought Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (159 ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Panda Club Inc. | Matthew James O'Donnell |
Customer experience
Plinky
Thought Path
Bugs and requests
Plinky
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- In-app purchase not working
- Loud saving noise even when phone is on silent
- Cannot save emails
- Force Quit required to exit app
Requested features
4 requests- Google authentication option
- Option to select folders when saving links
- Ability to save emails
- Sync across multiple devices via iCloud
Thought Path
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plinky
- Plinky Pro$3.991 Month
- Plinky Pro$39.991 Year
- Plinky Pro (New User Offer)$39.991 Year
- Plinky Lifetime Unlock$159.99
Thought Path
- Thought Path Pro (1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Thought Path Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year









