Linkwarden vs Kuma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Kuma
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Kuma Status — Are your systems healthy? Find out in under 3 seconds. Kuma Status is a premium mobile app built to monitor your public Uptime Kuma status pages. No administration, no complexity — just the essentials to know at a glance whether your services are up. WHY KUMA STATUS? • Direct & private — Your phone connects straight to your Uptime Kuma instances. No intermediate servers, no telemetry, no data collection. • Credential-free — The app only accesses public status page APIs. No admin passwords or tokens are ever stored on your device. • Home screen widget — A beautiful Material 3 widget shows your favorite instance's real-time health and last check time. • Smart alerts — Get a local notification the moment a service goes down or recovers, including the outage duration. • Offline support — The last known state stays visible even without a connection, with a clear warning banner. • Self-signed certificates — Works with local instances using a custom TLS certificate, with latency measurement. • Demo mode — Pre-loaded simulated environments (Homelab and Production) to try the app instantly. BUILT FOR HOMELABBERS AND TEAMS Whether you run a NAS at home or a fleet of production servers, Kuma Status gives you peace of mind at a glance. Kuma Status is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the official Uptime Kuma project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Linkwarden at none against Kuma's shown. Linkwarden also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Kuma's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Linkwarden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month and Kuma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Linkwarden ships an update every 3 weeks, Kuma every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linkwarden | Kuma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linkwarden | Theo Vankoekelberg |
In-app purchases
Linkwarden
- Linkwarden Cloud - Monthly14 Days trial$4.001 Month
- Linkwarden Cloud - Yearly14 Days trial$36.001 Year
Kuma
- Premium Lifetime$3.99









