Comparison

Shortly vs Arrowat Encryptor

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

Head to head
About

Shortly

This utility allows you to create and manage short URLs using the Bitly service directly from your iPhone or iPad. Easily copy shortened links for use in other apps and track their click statistics with helpful charts. It also includes a tool to look up existing Bitlinks and their performance.

Highlights
  • Create short URLs (Bitlinks)
  • Copy links to clipboard
  • Track click statistics
  • View charts and metadata
  • Bitlink lookup tool
  • Auto Shorten feature
Features
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Shortly is an easy-to-use utility that lets you create short URLs (Bitlinks) with your iPhone or iPad using the Bitly service. You can copy these links to the clipboard for use in other iPhone applications. Once you've created your Bitlink and pressed the button to put it on the clipboard, you can launch another application, click anywhere you can enter text and select Paste โ€” it's that simple! Additionally you can track the click statistics for Bitlinks you create in the app, or Bitlinks you've shortened on the Bitly website with helpful charts and metadata. There is also a Bitlink lookup tool, so you can enter in a Bitlink you've found and see who created it, including the number of global clicks it has received this week. The app requires a Bitly account to enable the URL shortening and tracking features. If you don't have an account, signing up is easy and free. Just click on the Account tab in the app and click the button to get a new account. Auto Shorten feature: If you go into the Settings screen and turn this on, the Shortly app will look on the clipboard when it launches, and if it finds a valid URL there, it will automatically shorten it and place the Bitlihnk on the clipboard at the same time.

About

Arrowat Encryptor

Features
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Encrypt important text that can only be read by the people who has the decryptor key you share with or can be decrypted just by yourself. Arrowat Encryptor provides the way to save the encrypted content to file with a separated encrypted key that is used to decrypt the content, you can share the encrypted file and provide the secret key to allow others to read it, most important is keep content secret from others, use it for secure your letters, numbers and any text you want to keep secret. Learn how to use the app at https://arrowat.net/arrowatencryptor/docs/encrypt-and-decrypt-text

Screenshots

Shortly4 screens
Arrowat Encryptor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arrowat Encryptor at Free against Shortly's $0.99. Arrowat Encryptor also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). Shortly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Arrowat Encryptor is free to download; Shortly costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shortly ships an update every 5 months, Arrowat Encryptor every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Shortly versus Arrowat Encryptor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortlyArrowat Encryptor
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 months โ€” betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.68.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris DresslerArrowat LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shortly

No in-app purchases

None

Arrowat Encryptor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shortly free?
Shortly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrowat Encryptor free?
Arrowat Encryptor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shortly or Arrowat Encryptor have ads?
Neither Shortly nor Arrowat Encryptor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shortly or Arrowat Encryptor?
Shortly ships an update every 5 months, and Arrowat Encryptor every 25 months. Most recently, Shortly was updated on October 12, 2026 and Arrowat Encryptor on September 29, 2026.

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