addy.io vs Linkwarden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
addy.io
Manage your email aliases and recipients on the go with this sleek mobile application. Create new aliases, forward emails, and receive notifications for delivery issues. Securely access your account with biometric authentication.
- Create and manage email aliases
- Forward emails from anywhere
- Biometric app lock
- Notifications for delivery issues
- Alias management via Shortcuts and Siri
- Widgets for quick access
- WatchOS app for on-the-go management
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Easily create and manage your addy.io aliases, recipients and more from your phone, tablet or wearable with this gorgeous addy.io app for iOS and iPadOS. Requirements: addy.io instance running v1.8.0 or higher (current version of the addy.io app has been tested with v1.8.0) Characteristics: - Connect to a hosted addy.io instance or your own self-hosted instance - A unique, gorgeous and sleek design, based on the Human Interface Guidelines - Support for Deep Link to easily deactivate aliases from the email banner - Lock the app using Biometrics - App exclusive features - Watching aliases for new emails - Send emails from aliases from anywhere by selecting and sharing text or an email address - Get notified on failed deliveries, domain errors and expiring subscriptions - Create aliases using Shortcuts and Siri - Manage your addy.io subscription - Enable error logging to *locally* store exceptions for easy troubleshooting - Widgets! - Manage and create aliases on the go with the WatchOS app, including support for Siri Security: - Keychain API, your API key and other addy.io related settings are securely stored on your device using the Keychain API - I am forgoing the convenient third-party collection SDK and various stats just so you can use it with confidence. Manage (add, edit, delete): - Aliases - Recipients - Domains - Usernames - Rules - Blocklist - Labels - Failed deliveries What is addy.io: addy.io is an open source email forwarding service designed to protect an Internet user's email addresses from spam and other unwanted emails. Using the addy.io app managing your aliases has become easier than ever! addy.io Terms of Service: https://addy.io/terms?ref=appstore addy.io Privacy Policy: https://addy.io/privacy?ref=appstore
Linkwarden
Collect, organize, and preserve important links for offline access. Save content directly from your device's share sheet and enjoy a reader view for a focused reading experience.
- Organize links
- Save from share sheet
- Offline reading
- Cache data
- Reader view
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The official Linkwarden companion mobile app. Collect, read, and fully preserve what matters! Here are the current features so far: - Create and organize links - Save links from share sheet - Full offline support - Highlights & annotations - Customizable reader view - And more! Please note that we’re adding new features with every new release! Note: Linkwarden requires either a Linkwarden Cloud subscription or a connection to your own self-hosted Linkwarden server. Terms of Use: https://linkwarden.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://linkwarden.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: addy.io at 4.7 against Linkwarden's 4.2. addy.io also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 63%) and ratings volume (68 vs 14). Linkwarden's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. addy.io sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Linkwarden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
addy.io holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of addy.io's written reviews are positive against 63% of Linkwarden's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | addy.io | Linkwarden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better | 4.2 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | addy.io | Linkwarden |
Customer experience
addy.io
Linkwarden
In-app purchases
addy.io
- Pro Plan (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Lite Plan (1 Year)$13.491 Year
- Pro Plan (1 Year)$39.991 Year
Linkwarden
- Linkwarden Cloud - Monthly14 Days trial$4.001 Month
- Linkwarden Cloud - Yearly14 Days trial$36.001 Year
