Simple URL vs WidgetLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple URL
This utility app instantly shortens long web addresses using various popular services. It also automatically generates QR codes for your shortened links, making them easy to share across different platforms. Manage your link history with a clean and lightweight interface.
- Multiple URL shortening services
- Instant QR code generation
- Smart clipboard URL detection
- One-click copy and share
- Link history management
- No sign-up required
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SimpleURL makes long links short, clean, and easy to share. Instantly shorten URLs using popular services including Bitly, TinyURL, is.gd, 1pt.co, ulvis.net, and cleanuri.com. Generate QR codes automatically for your shortened links and quickly copy or share them anywhere. Features - Support for multiple URL shortening services - Instant QR code generation - Smart clipboard URL detection - One-click copy and share - Link history management - Clean and lightweight interface - Fast and simple workflow - No sign-up required Perfect for: - Sharing links in chats, emails, and social media - Creating QR codes for business cards, flyers, and presentations - Managing frequently used shortened URLs SimpleURL is designed for speed, simplicity, and convenience on iOS.
WidgetLink
Create custom home screen widgets to launch any URL or app URL scheme with a single tap. Personalize the appearance of your links with various customization options. Open links directly in your preferred third-party browser.
- Add any URL to home screen widgets
- Launch app URL schemes
- Open links in third-party browsers
- Customize link display (colors, shapes, icons)
- Quickly access and launch links
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WidgetLink lets you add any URL to your home screen widgets to be able to quickly access and launch them. - Supports any URL including apps' URL schemes. This enables you to launch any app using widgets or perform any action with them. - Supports opening links in third-party browsers. - Customization for how your links are displayed including colors, shapes, link icons and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple URL at 5.0 against WidgetLink's 3.6. Simple URL also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 53%). WidgetLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple URL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple URL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WidgetLink has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Simple URL's written reviews are positive against 53% of WidgetLink's.
Simple URL ships an update fortnightly, WidgetLink every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple URL | WidgetLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SeungHoon Kam | Vatthikorn Apiratitham |
Customer experience
Simple URL
WidgetLink
In-app purchases
Simple URL
- Remove Ads$2.99
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
