Comparison

Text Expander vs True URL

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

Head to head
About

Text Expander

Create custom shortcuts for frequently used text and images to insert them instantly with a dedicated keyboard. Automate dates, times, and clipboard content for dynamic messages. Save time and reduce repetitive typing.

Highlights
  • Custom text and image shortcuts
  • Magic Variables for dates, times, clipboard
  • Custom keyboard access
  • Share reply collections
  • Typing speed test and time saved statistics
  • Group assignment and quick filters
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Boost Your Typing Speed with Custom Shortcuts Tired of typing the same phrases over and over? Create short aliases for frequently used text and insert them instantly with a custom keyboard. Whether it’s emails, addresses, or responses, save time and type effortlessly. Features: • Create and manage custom text and images shortcuts • Magic Variables automatically insert dates, times, clipboard content, and random variations - turning static templates into dynamic, personalized messages that save hours of repetitive typing. • Access them quickly with a custom keyboard • Share your replies collection with colleagues and friends • Type faster and reduce repetitive typing • Assign one of 4 groups and use quick filters while typing • Test your typing speed and track statistic of saved time Simplify your workflow and boost productivity — download now! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

True URL

This utility app reveals the final destination URL of any link, including those with intermediate redirects. It also features a tracking stripper to clean up URLs. Get the iOS or macOS version for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking all features and future updates.

Highlights
  • Resolve shortened URLs
  • View intermediate URL hops
  • Remove tracking parameters
  • One-time purchase for all features
  • Cross-platform availability (iOS/macOS)
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Find out the final destination URL of any link, useful for deconstructing 'shortened URLs' and URLs with one or more intermediate 'hops'. Get the iOS version and the macOS version is yours for free, and vice versa. See each hop along the way to the final, destination URL. Also includes a tracking stripper! - No in-app purchases - No data collected whatsoever - A great-priced, one-time fee unlocks all features and future updates!

Screenshots

Text Expander3 screens
True URL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text Expander at Free against True URL's $0.99. Text Expander also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 1). True URL's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Text Expander is free to download; True URL costs $0.99 up front. Text Expander sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. True URL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

True URL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Expander has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Expander versus True URL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText ExpanderTrue URL
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai RodionovTHABO ALEJANDRO B GRIFFITHS

Customer experience

Text Expander

All ratings25 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

True URL

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text Expander

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
None

True URL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Expander free?
Text Expander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True URL free?
True URL costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Expander or True URL?
True URL is rated higher. Text Expander averages 4.3 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while True URL averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Text Expander or True URL have ads?
Neither Text Expander nor True URL shows ads.

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