Comparison

SimpleURL No Ads vs Get Archive

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

Head to head
About

SimpleURL No Ads

Instantly shorten long web addresses for easier sharing. This utility app integrates with popular shortening services and offers smart clipboard detection for efficient link management. Save and reuse your shortened links with a clean, user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Instant URL shortening
  • Supports Bitly, TinyURL, is.gd
  • Smart clipboard detection
  • Link history management
  • Easy sharing
  • Clean interface
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

Get Archive

Preserve web pages for the future. This tool creates permanent, unalterable records of any webpage, saving both text and graphical versions. Access your saved pages anytime, even if the original site is gone, with a stable, reliable link.

Highlights
  • Save web page snapshots
  • Text and graphical copies
  • Permanent online record
  • Reliable, short links
  • Preserves content from deletion
Features
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This extension allows you to leverage Archive.today to get a snapshot of any web page from the past. This snapshot will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.

Screenshots

SimpleURL No Ads3 screens
Get Archive4 screens

Verdict

The call

SimpleURL No Ads and Get Archive both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SimpleURL No Ads's written reviews are positive against 50% of Get Archive's. SimpleURL No Ads also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). Get Archive's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

SimpleURL No Ads costs $2.99 and Get Archive $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SimpleURL No Ads against 4.0 for Get Archive. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SimpleURL No Ads's written reviews are positive against 50% of Get Archive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleURL No Ads ships an update every 2 months, Get Archive every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SimpleURL No Ads versus Get Archive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleURL No AdsGet Archive
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungHoon KamPierre Stanislas

Customer experience

SimpleURL No Ads

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

Get Archive

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleURL No Ads

No in-app purchases

None

Get Archive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleURL No Ads free?
SimpleURL No Ads costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Get Archive free?
Get Archive costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleURL No Ads or Get Archive?
SimpleURL No Ads and Get Archive are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleURL No Ads or Get Archive have ads?
Neither SimpleURL No Ads nor Get Archive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleURL No Ads or Get Archive?
SimpleURL No Ads ships an update every 2 months, and Get Archive every 31 months. Most recently, SimpleURL No Ads was updated on September 8, 2026 and Get Archive on September 14, 2026.

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