Comparison

LinkThing vs Small Web

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LinkThing

This app provides a mobile interface for a self-hosted bookmark manager. It allows users to view, search, and edit their saved links. A linkding instance and API token are required for setup.

Highlights
  • View saved bookmarks
  • Search bookmarks
  • Edit bookmarks
  • Connect to self-hosted instance
  • API token authentication
Features
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A client app for linkding, a self-hosted bookmark manager. View, search, and edit your saved bookmarks. NOTE: You must have access to a linkding instance to use this app. You will need to know your instance URL and have your API access token to set up the app.

About

Small Web

Discover fresh content from independent creators, bloggers, and developers. This app filters out algorithmic noise to surface genuine human expression, offering a curated feed of personal blogs, open-source projects, and webcomics.

Highlights
  • Browse content from 30K+ creators
  • Bookmark posts
  • Send appreciation to creators
  • Filter by category
  • Distraction-free reader mode
  • Open source
Features
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Kagi Small Web brings you fresh content from real people: bloggers, creators, and independent voices that make the internet worth exploring. The web has become dominated by algorithms, ads, and AI-generated noise. Small Web cuts through it all to surface genuine human expression: personal blogs, independent YouTube creators, open-source projects, and webcomics from people who create because they love it. ## What is the Small Web? Think of the internet as a huge neighborhood. There are millions of people around, but we rarely bump into each other anymore. The Small Web is that quieter corner where real humans share their thoughts, projects, and creativity without the corporate megaphone. Kagi curates thousands of these independent voices and delivers fresh posts from the last seven days, so you always discover something new. ### Features • Browse content from over 30K+ blogs, YouTube creators, GitHub projects, and webcomics • Bookmark posts to read later • Send appreciation to creators • Filter by category to find exactly what interests you • Use reader mode for a clean, distraction-free reading experience ### Open Source Small Web is completely open source. Check out the code, suggest improvements, or see how we curate our sources on GitHub. ### From Kagi Small Web is built by Kagi, the company behind the ad-free Kagi Search. We're on a mission to humanize the web, and this app is one small step toward surfacing the people behind the posts. Ready to meet some neighbors?

Screenshots

LinkThing4 screens
Small Web4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Small Web at 4.9 against LinkThing's 4.7. Small Web also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Small Web holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of LinkThing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Small Web's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkThing ships an update every 2 months, Small Web every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LinkThing versus Small Web: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkThingSmall Web
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperAndrew MoscardinoKagi Inc.

Customer experience

LinkThing

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Small Web

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LinkThing

No in-app purchases

None

Small Web

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkThing free?
LinkThing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Small Web free?
Small Web is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LinkThing or Small Web?
Small Web is rated higher. LinkThing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Small Web averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do LinkThing or Small Web have ads?
Neither LinkThing nor Small Web shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkThing or Small Web?
LinkThing ships an update every 2 months, and Small Web every 3 weeks. Most recently, LinkThing was updated on September 25, 2026 and Small Web on September 30, 2026.

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