Clean Links vs Silent Subscription
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clean Links
This utility app removes tracking parameters from URLs, reveals the true destination of QR codes before opening, and allows you to send cleaned links between your devices. It prioritizes user privacy with no accounts, subscriptions, or ads.
- Strips tracking parameters from URLs
- Reveals QR code destinations before opening
- Sends cleaned links between Apple devices
- Unshortens shortened URLs
- Generates QR codes
- Safari extension for one-tap cleaning
- Shortcuts and widget integration
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That link a friend just sent you probably has a dozen tracking parameters glued to the end of it. Clean Links strips them off. It also opens up QR codes so you can read where they actually go before you commit to tapping. The app does a handful of things, and does them without an account, a subscription, or an ad: QR reader that shows you the destination URL first. Quishing scams work because nobody can read a QR code with their eyes, so you scan and hope. This one puts the real address on screen and waits. Link cleaner. Paste anything, get back the same link minus the utm tags, click IDs, and referral junk. Works on links from hundreds of shopping sites, social networks and search engines. Send to Device. Push a cleaned link from your iPhone into your Mac's browser, or over to another iPhone or iPad. If the device is asleep or offline the link waits for it. Unshorten. Feed it a bit.ly or t.co address and it follows the chain to whatever sits at the end. Useful when a shortened link turns up from someone you don't know, which is how most phishing starts. Tracker blocker covering 71+ services, running as a parameter remover across everything you paste. QR generator for making your own codes out of links you trust. Safari extension that cleans every link on a page in one tap. Shortcuts, a Control Center widget, and a share sheet action, if you want the whole thing automated. Nothing leaves your device. There's no analytics SDK in here, no crash reporter phoning home, no account to create. Privacy isn't a feature we bolted on; there was never any data to collect. ■ Send Links Between Your Devices Share a cleaned link from any iPhone, iPad or Mac and it opens where you send it: in your Mac's browser, or from a notification on iPhone and iPad. Links queue up if the device is offline. You can run Shortcuts on your other devices this way too. You'll need Clean Links on each device, iCloud turned on, and the same Apple account. ■ Coming from Hyperduck? Clean Links does the same handoff, adds tracker stripping on the way out, handles more than one Mac, and costs nothing. ■ Link Sharing FAQ ‣ Why not AirDrop? AirDrop needs both devices awake and nearby. This doesn't, and it drops the link straight into a background tab. ‣ Why not iCloud Tabs? Because iCloud Tabs only works in Safari, and the tabs are easy to lose. These open in whatever browser you actually use. ‣ Why not Reading List? Reading List is where links go to be forgotten. Yours open immediately. ‣ Why not Handoff? Handoff wants the devices in the same room. Clean Links supports Handoff anyway, for when they are. ‣ More than one device? Send to several at once. Any iPhone, iPad or Mac signed into the same Apple account with the app installed can receive. ‣ Want to leave a device out? Turn off receiving in that device's settings. ■ Spotted a tracker we don't catch yet? There's a link in Settings to tell us. We'll add them.
Silent Subscription
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Take full control of all your recurring payments and digital subscriptions from a single hub. Silently track everything from video and music streaming services to cloud storage, gym memberships, and software licenses. Silent Subscription helps you manage your budget while prioritizing your privacy above all else. None of your data is transmitted to remote servers; everything stays exclusively on your device. Key Features: Comprehensive Tracking: View all your digital and physical subscriptions across various categories in one unified list. Smart Reminders: Get notified before due dates to prevent unexpected or forgotten charges. Free Trial Management: Record trial periods and receive warnings before they convert into paid memberships. Expense Analytics: Monitor your total monthly and yearly spending with visual charts to optimize your budget. Absolute Privacy: Your data is stored locally on your device, completely isolated from external servers. Secure Backup: Export your data as a file for safe keeping or to transfer between devices. Multi-Currency Support: Track expenses in different currencies with integrated support for exchange rates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Silent Subscription at 14.0 against Clean Links's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Clean Links | Silent Subscription |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (85 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Numen Technologies Limited | Nurettin Ozer |
In-app purchases
Clean Links
No in-app purchases
Silent Subscription
No in-app purchases
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