Comparison

LinkAfter vs Ariv

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

Head to head
About

LinkAfter

Features
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A simple app to save links now and rediscover them later. β–  One-Tap Save Save links instantly from Safari's share menu. Just one tap. β–  AI Auto-Categorization Saved links are automatically categorized by AI. No manual organizing needed. β–  Cross-Platform Access your links on iPhone, iPad, and the web (linkafter.jp). β–  Dark Mode Follows your system setting, or switch manually between light and dark. β–  English & Japanese Switch languages within the app.

About

Ariv

Features
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Ariv is a local-first second brain for notes, tasks, journaling, study, projects, and personal knowledge management. Capture ideas, organize work, search your vault, ask questions about your notes, and keep your thinking connected without building a complicated plugin setup. Everything is built in: - Markdown notes and daily writing - Smart dashboard for active work - Tasks and Kanban - Quick capture - Voice memos with transcription - Ask Brain, an AI assistant for your notes - Calendar-aware planning and meeting context - Graph view and visual maps - Templates and presentation mode - Unified search across files, tags, and content Ariv is designed around a simple idea: your notes have a life. New thoughts land in your inbox. Active notes stay visible while you are working on them. Older notes move out of the way but stay searchable, linkable, and ready to resurface when you need them. No manual filing system required. No weekend spent setting up plugins. Open the app and start thinking. Your files stay yours: - Notes are stored as plain Markdown - Works with existing Markdown folders and vaults - No proprietary format - No account required to use the local app - Optional end-to-end encrypted sync is available AI is optional and on your terms. Use your own API key, run supported local models, or use Ariv's managed AI add-on. Ask Brain can answer questions from your vault and point back to the notes it used. Whether you are a student, writer, researcher, developer, founder, or lifelong learner, Ariv gives you one place to capture, connect, and use what you know. Think freely. No setup required.

Screenshots

LinkAfter4 screens
Ariv4 screens

Verdict

The call

LinkAfter and Ariv are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LinkAfter versus Ariv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkAfterAriv
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShintaro NiwanoAriv Studios

In-app purchases

None

LinkAfter

No in-app purchases

None

Ariv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkAfter free?
LinkAfter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ariv free?
Ariv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkAfter or Ariv have ads?
Neither LinkAfter nor Ariv shows ads.

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