Comparison

ShareCleaner vs LinkClean

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

Head to head
About

ShareCleaner

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Your TikTok username is hidden in every link you share. Amazon tracks who you share with and how. Even innocent-looking short links from Facebook and Instagram contain codes that follow you everywhere. ShareCleaner reveals what links hide and removes it in one tap. WHAT IT DOES Share any link to from TikTok and Facebook (Free version), or Instagram, Amazon, YouTube, Twitter, Safari, and any app (PrivateLink Pro). See exactly what tracking codes were attached and what they reveal about you. Copy your clean link or share it directly. LEARN AS YOU GO Removed trackers includes a plain-language explanation. See that "fbclid" means Facebook is tracking your clicks. Understand why Amazon embeds your search terms. PrivateLink educates while it protects—you'll never look at links the same way again. PRIVACY BY DESIGN All processing happens on your device or through direct verified connections to link hosts. No cloud services collecting your links. No accounts or sign-ups. No tracking ironically happening in your privacy app. No ads, ever. Unknown parameters are blocked automatically—if PrivateLink doesn't recognize a tracking code, it's removed by default. Our signature database is signed and encrypted to ensure every update comes from a trusted source. WORKS WITH EVERYTHING Use ShareCleaner from any app's share sheet. Clean links before texting them to friends, posting to Discord, or sharing on social media. Works seamlessly with your entire digital life. Share links, not your data.

About

LinkClean

This app removes tracking parameters from URLs, revealing the clean destination link. It offers multiple ways to clean links, including from other apps and directly from your browser. You can also see which trackers were removed and create QR codes from clean links.

Highlights
  • Removes tracking parameters from URLs
  • Cleans links via Share Sheet and browser toolbar
  • Supports Siri Shortcuts and Control Center widgets
  • Unwraps redirect links
  • Scans QR codes to clean hidden links
  • Generates QR codes from clean links
  • Displays detailed tracker information
Features
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LinkClean strips tracking junk from any link, so what you share is the clean destination — not a trail of who shared it, from where, and when. Paste a link and LinkClean instantly removes tracking parameters like utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and dozens more. You see exactly what was taken out and what's left, then copy a clean link with a single tap. CLEAN FROM ANYWHERE You don't have to open the app to clean a link: • Share Sheet — tap Share in any app, pick Clean URL, and the tidied link is on your clipboard • Safari — clean the link of the page you're on right from the toolbar, then copy it, copy as Markdown, or share • Shortcuts & Siri — clean links inside your own automations, hands-free • Control Center & Home Screen widget — one tap cleans whatever you've copied • Copy As… — plain, Markdown [title](url) with the page title filled in, or your own format • Clean & Share — clean the link and hand it straight back to the share sheet, so you can send it on without starting over CLEANING THAT GOES DEEPER LinkClean does more than trim the obvious tags: • Unwraps redirect links to find and clean the real destination • Strips trackers hiding after the # in a link • Expands short links too — turn on Short-Link Expansion and LinkClean follows bit.ly, t.co, and the like to the real page before cleaning it (free, off by default, and the only time the link itself is sent out — always your choice) SCAN & MAKE QR CODES • Scan a QR code to clean the link hidden inside it • Turn any clean link into a fresh QR code to share SEE WHO WAS TRACKING YOU Every clean shows a calm summary of how many trackers were removed — tap to see exactly which ones, and who set each one. utm_source was built by Urchin Software in 1996, years before Google bought them and turned it into Google Analytics. fbclid is Meta's, from 2018. Tap a leftover to strip it from now on. The Statistics dashboard adds it all up over time, with a privacy card you can share. MAKE IT YOURS • Turn the built-in tracker list on or off • Add your own parameters to always remove • Keep a searchable History of everything you've cleaned — copy, share, re-clean, or reopen any link, and tap one to see exactly what changed, before and after ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER LinkClean is free to use: unlimited cleaning, the Share Sheet and Shortcuts actions, one custom parameter of your own, and your last 7 days of History. LinkClean Pro unlocks your own copy formats, unlimited custom parameters, your full History archive, and a link library where you can save a cleaned link with your own note and pin the ones that matter — a single one-time purchase. No subscription, no account, nothing recurring. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cleaning happens entirely on your device, and the full links you clean never leave it — not the path, the parameters, or any values. The one exception is Short-Link Expansion: turn it on and the link is sent out, to follow it to the real page. LinkClean uses only anonymous, aggregate analytics to learn which features matter; the one thing it notes about a cleaned link is its site domain (like youtube.com), never the full link. See the privacy policy for the full picture. Built for iOS 26 with a fast, native, Liquid Glass interface. — Privacy Policy: https://ken0nek.com/apps/linkclean/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

ShareCleaner4 screens
LinkClean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShareCleaner at 16.0 against LinkClean's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShareCleaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LinkClean sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShareCleaner ships an update weekly, LinkClean every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ShareCleaner versus LinkClean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShareCleanerLinkClean
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrivate Link LLCKEN TOMINAGA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShareCleaner

One-time1
  • PrivateLink Pro Unlock$0.99
1 purchases

LinkClean

One-time1
  • LinkClean Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ShareCleaner free?
ShareCleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinkClean free?
LinkClean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShareCleaner or LinkClean have ads?
Neither ShareCleaner nor LinkClean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShareCleaner or LinkClean?
ShareCleaner ships an update weekly, and LinkClean every 5 days. Most recently, ShareCleaner was updated on October 30, 2026 and LinkClean on November 9, 2026.

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