Comparison

archive vs GigLink

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

Head to head
About

archive

Easily share and discover new music, books, films, and podcasts with your friends. This app combines features similar to popular platforms for tracking media consumption, allowing you to build a personal archive of your interests.

Highlights
  • Share media recommendations
  • Discover new music
  • Track books
  • Log films
  • Find podcasts
  • Build a personal archive
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Archive is the fast and fun way to share and discover new music, books, films, and podcasts with friends. It's like Spotify wrapped, Letterboxd & Goodreads in one app. Start building your archive today.

About

GigLink

Features
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GigLink is the professional network for musicians to find performance opportunities and connect with other professionals.

Screenshots

archive4 screens
GigLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: archive at every 4 days against GigLink's every 2 months. GigLink's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

archive ships an update every 4 days, GigLink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
archive versus GigLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterarchiveGigLink
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWaytrack LtdOscar Ho

In-app purchases

None

archive

No in-app purchases

None

GigLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is archive free?
archive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GigLink free?
GigLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do archive or GigLink have ads?
Neither archive nor GigLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, archive or GigLink?
archive ships an update every 4 days, and GigLink every 2 months. Most recently, archive was updated on September 16, 2026 and GigLink on September 22, 2026.

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