Comparison

Simple URL vs URL Editor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple URL shortening services
  • Instant QR code generation
  • Smart clipboard URL detection
  • One-click copy and share
  • Link history management
  • No sign-up required
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Simple URL3 screens
URL Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: URL Editor at none against Simple URL's shown. URL Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Simple URL's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Simple URL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and URL Editor sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple URL against 5.0 for URL Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Simple URL's written reviews are positive against 100% of URL Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple URL ships an update fortnightly, URL Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple URL versus URL Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple URLURL Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungHoon KamHenrik Panhans

Customer experience

Simple URL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

URL Editor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple URL

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
6 purchases

URL Editor

One-time6
  • Medium Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
Show 3 more
  • Huge Tip$5.99
  • Gigantic Tip$9.99
  • Immense Tip$15.99

Questions

Is Simple URL free?
Simple URL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is URL Editor free?
URL Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple URL or URL Editor?
Simple URL and URL Editor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Simple URL or URL Editor have ads?
Simple URL shows ads; URL Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple URL or URL Editor?
Simple URL ships an update fortnightly, and URL Editor every 3 months. Most recently, Simple URL was updated on October 30, 2026 and URL Editor on October 19, 2026.

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