Comparison

LinkAfter vs smalltype

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.

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smalltype

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Short notes, many times a day, saved as plain .md files in real folders. Open the same folder on your Mac in VS Code, Vim, or any editor. Calm, minimal, and ready for iPhone Duo. smalltype is for your notes. The small ones, the quick ones, the big ones, the unpolished ones. It's a fast, quiet place to type. ## Start No tutorial, no setup screen. Tap New Note and start typing. Leave one empty and it quietly disappears, so you never end up with a pile of blank untitled notes. That's the whole app. ## Yours Every note is a real .md file, sitting right there in the Files app. You can open it, copy it, or back it up yourself, anytime. Delete one and it still goes to Recently Deleted, same as any other file: nothing's gone for good. ## Sync or Don't Keep notes in iCloud Drive to have them on every device. Or keep them On My iPhone, fully local, never leaving your device. Either way, you can switch anytime. ## Visible Markdown Markdown markers stay gently visible as you type. What you see is exactly what's in the file. A bar above the keyboard types the markers for you, with undo and redo a tap away. ## Organize Folders, search, and quick note-making, all from one screen. Nothing to set up first. Put "daily" in a folder's name and new notes inside it get today's date as their name. ## No Catch No ads. No subscription. No tracking. No account, ever. Markdown notes. Yours to keep.

Screenshots

LinkAfter4 screens
smalltype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: smalltype at every 4 days against LinkAfter's every 3 months. LinkAfter's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkAfter ships an update every 3 months, smalltype every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
LinkAfter versus smalltype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkAftersmalltype
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShintaro NiwanoHerman Haidin

In-app purchases

None

LinkAfter

No in-app purchases

None

smalltype

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkAfter free?
LinkAfter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smalltype free?
smalltype is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkAfter or smalltype have ads?
Neither LinkAfter nor smalltype shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkAfter or smalltype?
LinkAfter ships an update every 3 months, and smalltype every 4 days. Most recently, LinkAfter was updated on September 24, 2026 and smalltype on September 22, 2026.

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