Comparison

TabLinker vs AlterSend

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

Head to head
About

TabLinker

Organize your web research and browsing sessions with this tab manager. Save, restore, and manage links with a simple folder structure, tags, and notes. Export your organized content in various formats, synced across your devices.

Highlights
  • Save and restore browser sessions
  • Organize links with folders, tags, and notes
  • Search by title, URL, tags, and notes
  • Import from bookmark files and URL lists
  • Export in multiple formats (JSON, HTML, Markdown, etc.)
  • Syncs privately with iCloud
  • Recover deleted items
Features
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TabLinker is a tab manager and link organizer for iPhone and iPad. Save links and whole Safari sessions in seconds, keep them in clean folders, and find them again on any of your devices. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Save every open Safari tab at once with the TabLinker Safari extension, without leaving Safari • Reopen a saved folder's tabs right from the extension • Save a link from the share sheet in any app, with the real page title, even for YouTube • Paste a list of URLs, or import bookmark files (JSON and HTML) • Shortcuts and Siri actions to save links and create folders STAY ORGANIZED • Flat folders with icons and colors, plus tags and notes • Pin favorite tabs and folders for quick access • Search titles, URLs, tags and notes • Select many links at once to move, delete or refresh their titles • Links you've opened are marked automatically • Smart duplicate handling • Recently Deleted keeps items for 30 days EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no account • On Mac, TabLinker also imports tabs from 13 browsers, restores whole windows, and can back up your open windows automatically EXPORT IN YOUR FORMAT JSON, HTML, Markdown, Plain Text, RTF, CSV, bullet lists and your own templates. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no ads, no tracking. Your links sync through your own iCloud. TABLINKER PRO • One-time unlock • Unlimited saved tabs and links • No subscription • Works across all your Apple devices LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://www.tablinker.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AlterSend

Easily send files directly between your devices without using cloud storage. This app offers private, encrypted peer-to-peer transfers with no size limits, making it simple to move photos, videos, and documents.

Highlights
  • Direct peer-to-peer file transfer
  • End-to-end encryption
  • No cloud storage
  • Unlimited file size
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • No sign-up required
  • Simple QR code or code pairing
Features
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Send files directly between your devices - private, encrypted, no cloud storage and no size limits. AlterSend connects your phone and computer peer-to-peer and streams files straight across. Most file-sharing apps upload your files to a server first. AlterSend doesn't. Your data goes directly from one device to the other, so it never sits on someone else's cloud. Open the app, share a code or scan a QR, and start sending. WHY ALTERSEND • Private by design — direct, peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted. Your files are never stored in the cloud. • Fast & direct — send large files, folders, and long videos without waiting on slow uploads. • No size limits — share big videos and documents without compression or caps. • Cross-platform — move files between your devices: mobile and desktop. • No sign-up — no account, no email, no ads. • Simple pairing — connect with a short code or a QR scan. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open AlterSend on both devices. 2. Share the join code or scan the QR code to connect. 3. Pick your files and send — they arrive on the other device in seconds. GREAT FOR • Moving photos and videos between phone and computer • Sending large videos that are too big to email • Transferring documents, PDFs, and entire folders • Sharing files without cloud storage or an account • Backing up media from your phone to your Mac or PC PRIVATE BY DEFAULT AlterSend is built for people who care about privacy. There's no account to create and nothing to sign in to. Files transfer over an encrypted peer-to-peer connection and are nnever stored on our servers. When a direct connection isn't possible, an encrypted relay passes the data through without ever being able to read it. Download AlterSend and start sending files privately - no cloud storage, no limits. AlterSend Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly — $6.99 per month • Yearly — $69.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://altersend.com/privacy

Screenshots

TabLinker4 screens
AlterSend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TabLinker at 5.0 against AlterSend's 4.0. TabLinker also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. TabLinker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AlterSend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TabLinker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TabLinker ships an update fortnightly, AlterSend every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TabLinker versus AlterSend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabLinkerAlterSend
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB232 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuy NguyenDevaprime LLC

Customer experience

TabLinker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AlterSend

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TabLinker

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$17.99
2 purchases

AlterSend

Subscriptions2
  • AlterSend Pro$3.991 Month
  • AlterSend Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is TabLinker free?
TabLinker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlterSend free?
AlterSend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TabLinker or AlterSend?
TabLinker is rated higher. TabLinker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AlterSend averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TabLinker or AlterSend have ads?
Neither TabLinker nor AlterSend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TabLinker or AlterSend?
TabLinker ships an update fortnightly, and AlterSend every 9 days. Most recently, TabLinker was updated on November 5, 2026 and AlterSend on November 11, 2026.

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