Linkify vs ShackPilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linkify
Easily create shareable links for social media, messaging, and payment platforms. Generate QR codes for offline sharing and include custom messages for direct communication. Supports a wide range of popular services.
- Multi-platform link generation
- Customizable message links
- Instant QR code creation
- Support for popular apps
- Dark Mode interface
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Create social and payment links for WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Venmo, Cash App, and more in one place. Linkify lets you quickly generate shareable HTTPS links for social profiles, messaging apps, and payment platforms. Use these links in emails, websites, business cards with QR codes, or marketing materials. The links open directly in the supported apps when available. Features Multi-Platform Support Generate properly formatted links for WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Steam, Spotify, and more. Custom Messages Create chat links that include prefilled messages, phone numbers, or hashtags so recipients only need to open the link and send. Instant QR Codes Generate QR codes for any link or profile and share them in person. Useful for conferences, networking events, storefronts, or printed materials. Clean, Fast Interface Simple, fast design with full support for system Dark Mode so links can be created and shared quickly.
ShackPilot
Control your Yaesu ham radio remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Stream live audio, manage CAT functions, and utilize built-in digital modes like FT8 and FT4. Operate your station from anywhere without extra hardware.
- Wireless remote head for Yaesu transceivers
- Live audio streaming
- Full CAT control
- Real-time waterfall display
- Built-in FT8 & FT4 digital modes
- ADIF export and direct logbook upload
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Your shack, in your pocket. ShackPilot turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless remote head for your transceiver. Live audio, full CAT control, a real-time waterfall, and nine digital modes that receive and transmit. No network adapters, no Windows software, no extra hardware. Run ShackPilot on the Mac that's connected to your radio via USB, then operate from anywhere: check into your favorite net from the couch, work FT8 from the backyard, send an SSTV picture from the kitchen table, or chase DX from the other side of the world over VPN. SUPPORTED RADIOS - Yaesu, driven directly with no extra software. Fully supported: FT-710 (full CAT + wideband scope), FT-991A. Partial support: FTDX10, FTDX101D, FTDX101MP, FTX-1 - Hundreds more through hamlib: Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft, FlexRadio, Xiegu, Ten-Tec, Alinco and many others. Run the free rigctld alongside ShackPilot and that radio gets the same frequency, mode, VFO, split, PTT, level and meter control a Yaesu gets, plus its antenna tuner and, where the rig can report them, its memory channels. ShackPilot asks your rig what it can do and shows only the controls it really has. A guided setup screen writes the rigctld command for you, and it can run on this Mac or on a Raspberry Pi in the shack. - Generic mode: any radio with an audio interface, with optional serial PTT. Every digital mode still transmits, CW included - More radios are on the way REMOTE CONTROL THAT FEELS LOCAL - Full CAT control: frequency, mode, VFO, split, TX power, filters, DSP - Low-latency RX and TX audio streaming with Opus compression - Live S-meter, power, SWR, and ALC readings - On-screen PTT with haptic feedback - Zero configuration: ShackPilot finds your shack Mac automatically on WiFi - Away from home? Connect over the free, secure VPN of your choice WATERFALL & SPECTRUM - Real-time audio-band waterfall with tap-to-tune, on every supported radio - Wideband spectrum scope on the FT-710 only - Customizable color maps DIGITAL MODES BUILT IN Nine modes, all of which receive and transmit. No external software. - FT8 & FT4: full QSO support with auto-sequencing, CQ calling, and auto-logging - JS8: keyboard-to-keyboard messaging on weak signals, with a heard-station list, CQ and heartbeat calling, and optional automation that answers SNR?, GRID?, INFO? and STATUS? on its own - WSPR: propagation reports every two minutes, with each station's grid and power. Send once, or beacon in a share of slots - CW: Morse decoded as scrolling text. Send with the radio's keyer, or as a generated tone with adjustable speed, pitch, and Farnsworth spacing - RTTY: automatic mark, space, and baud-rate detection on receive. Send at 45.45, 50, or 75 baud - Olivia: automatic configuration detection on receive. Send at any of the five standard presets - SSTV: receive with auto mode detection and a live progress view. Send a picture in any of 18 modes from Robot 8 to PD-290, cropped and scaled for you - Packet: AX.25, FX.25, and IL2P for VHF APRS and HF packet. Send as AFSK, or through a networked KISS TNC such as Direwolf QSO LOGGING - Built-in log with ADIF export - Direct upload to QRZ Logbook and Cloudlog - WSJT-X UDP broadcast for your favorite logging software HOW IT WORKS ShackPilot is one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Install it on the Mac in your shack and connect your radio over USB. The Mac acts as the server. Your iPhone and iPad connect to it over WiFi or VPN. One subscription covers all your devices. Try everything free for 2 weeks. After the trial, ShackPilot is a simple monthly subscription which you can cancel anytime. Subscriptions fund ongoing development: new radios, new modes, and new features. Requires ShackPilot running on a Mac (macOS 15+) connected to your transceiver. 73, and see you on the bands! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linkify at none against ShackPilot's 2. Linkify also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ShackPilot's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. ShackPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Linkify asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Linkify against 5.0 for ShackPilot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Linkify ships an update every 3 weeks, ShackPilot weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linkify | ShackPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zobair S | Lukasz Skierkowski |
Customer experience
Linkify
ShackPilot
In-app purchases
Linkify
No in-app purchases
ShackPilot
- ShackPilot Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- ShackPilot Lifetime$49.99









