Comparison

Link vs Beyond

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

Head to head
About

Link

Organize your knowledge by creating interconnected cards and building a personal knowledge graph. Establish relationships between ideas, add tags for easy retrieval, and link to external resources to deepen your understanding.

Highlights
  • Create interconnected knowledge cards
  • Build personal knowledge graphs
  • Establish pre- and post-relationships
  • Tag management for easy search
  • Link to external notes and websites
  • Organize scattered knowledge points
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# Link is NOT a Note Taking App In many note-taking Apps, we have detailed records of various aspects of the content, which are scattered knowledge points, but in fact there is a certain relationship between the content, such as the registration process to recommend the attention of the content, so the registration process and the recommended users are two knowledge points, resulting in a relationship between the registration process, we need to take into account the impact of the registration process when we make any strategic changes to recommend the attention of the time to do any strategic changes. More often than not, this relationship can only exist in our minds, and when we need to use these relationships, we can only look for them in our minds, thinking, and inevitably missing. Link hopefully can help you organize your knowledge map, organize your knowledge points, establish relationships, and do what you need to do to make your knowledge more tightly knit and get things organized. # Relationships Between Things In our complex system, there are relationships between many things. Before we do something, we need to think about what we need to do in advance to prepare for it, and after we do something, what we need to add and improve. These little things exist in our daily work, and when we really need to use them, we need to think carefully, and there may be some omissions and mistakes, so Link hopes that by linking things before the connection, when we need to see a thing, we can find the corresponding related things. # A Bad Pen is Better than a Good Memory We can build our knowledge graph as we organize our content. Create a new card that describes a point, which can be any piece of content, select cards that already exist, create pre- and subsequent relationships, and associate related content to form a knowledge network. This way, when we do subsequent projects, we can find related content through tags and search to see what needs to be prepared and added to improve. # Tag Management Add corresponding tags to each card, when related cards or need to view the knowledge, through the tags and quick search, to find the corresponding knowledge card, view the predecessor and successor relationship, sort out the content we need to do. # Detailed Content Links More detailed content in the knowledge point may exist in various notes or websites, you can add these knowledge points as attached links to our knowledge points, so that you can view more detailed content at any time. We hope that Link can help you to do a better job of managing your knowledge graph. Term of Use: https://productpoke.notion.site/Link-550678d70566441bbf9f1eae8127839c Privacy Agreement: https://productpoke.notion.site/Link-ccaeef2388c544b88197db3aedf63144 You can contact us with any questions in the following way. : ) Telegram:https://t.me/PokeDesign Twitter:@PokeDesignTool

About

Beyond

This app provides a dedicated space for capturing quotes and personal thoughts, then prompts you to respond and reflect. It visually balances your collected ideas with your own insights, fostering deeper understanding and connection between concepts. Import notes from other services and enjoy a quiet, personal environment for thoughtful writing.

Highlights
  • Capture quotes and excerpts
  • Respond to prompts with personal writing
  • Visualize thinking balance
  • Connect ideas through references
  • Import from Kindle, Readwise, WeRead
  • Create calm share cards
Features
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You save words that move you. A quote from a book. A sentence from an article. A thought from a conversation. But most saved words stay silent. Beyond helps you respond. It is a quiet thinking space built around two voices: Borrowed Voice Words you collect from others. Your Voice What you think, feel, question, and understand. Beyond places them side by side, so you can see the difference between collecting ideas and making them yours. As Your Voice grows, the balance shifts. One original reflection carries more weight than multiple saved quotes. Because the goal is not to save more. The goal is to think more clearly. ◎ What Beyond Helps You Do [Capture] Save quotes, highlights, and excerpts that matter. [Respond] Turn any excerpt into a writing prompt and write your own response. [Balance] See how much you collect — and how much you have made your own. [Connect] Reference quotes or your own writing to build relationships between ideas. [Review] Return to themes, timelines, weekly digests, and unfinished excerpts. [Import] Bring highlights and notes from Kindle, Readwise, and WeRead. [Share] Create calm share cards focused on your words, not the app interface. ◎ Built for Thoughtful Writing [Simple] No complex knowledge-base setup. [Quiet] A calm space for reading, writing, and reflection. [Visual] Your thinking balance is visible, not hidden. [Personal] Every note belongs to your own process of understanding. ◎ No AI-Generated Writing Beyond does not generate, suggest, or complete your thoughts with AI. Every word is yours. It may help you organize, connect, search, and review. But it will never think on your behalf. Borrowed words light the path. Your words make it real. ◎ Subscription Information Beyond offers an optional subscription to unlock premium features. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings at any time after purchase. ◎ Terms & Privacy Terms of Use: https://beyond.noteofnote.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://beyond.noteofnote.com/privacy

Screenshots

Link4 screens
Beyond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beyond at 5.0 against Link's 3.0. Link's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Link sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Beyond sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beyond holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Link versus Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkBeyond
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPoke Design俊 张

Customer experience

Link

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Beyond

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Link

Subscriptions2
  • Link Annual Membership(Half)$2.991 Year
  • Link Annual Membership$3.991 Year
One-time3
  • Link Pro Lifetime(Half)$4.99
  • Link Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Link Support$14.99
3 purchases

Beyond

Subscriptions2
  • Beyond Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Beyond Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$59.99

Questions

Is Link free?
Link is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beyond free?
Beyond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Link or Beyond?
Beyond is rated higher. Link averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Beyond averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Link or Beyond have ads?
Neither Link nor Beyond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Link or Beyond?
Link ships an update weekly, and Beyond weekly. Most recently, Link was updated on June 10, 2026 and Beyond on September 24, 2026.

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