Blip Stats vs LinkPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blip Stats
Monitor your Mac's system performance with this lightweight utility. It provides detailed insights into CPU, memory, network, disk, GPU, battery, and thermal data directly from your menu bar. Offers built-in speed tests and traceroute functionality.
- Real-time CPU, memory, and network monitoring
- Detailed disk and GPU utilization
- Battery health and thermal data
- Top processes by CPU and memory usage
- Built-in drive speed tests and traceroute
- Shortcuts app integration for automation
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Blip puts honest device stats, a real benchmark, and serious network tools on your iPhone and iPad — the same featherlight philosophy as Blip for Mac — free, in one app. Overview — live cards for CPU, memory, storage, battery, thermal state, and network. Tap any card for full details: memory breakdown, load averages, core counts, boot-derived uptime, local IPs with tap-to-copy, tap-to-reveal public IP, VPN and radio awareness. Honest suggestions appear only when a real signal fires. Blip Bench — CPU, memory, GPU, and Neural Engine throughput in Blip's fixed reference units, comparable across every device running Blip. The full profile adds a sustained phase that measures thermal throttling, with results animating in leg by leg. Speed — test against the public OpenSpeedTest service or your own self-hosted server. Download and upload draw as separate curves, latency is measured idle and under load (bufferbloat), and every result is graded per activity: browsing, HD and 4K streaming, video calls, cloud gaming, big uploads. Network — ping and traceroute with per-hop latency, timeout detection, and an offline GeoIP map of the route. The location database is downloaded once and lookups never leave your device. Storage — sequential disk speed tests on internal storage or any volume you can reach in Files, caching disabled and flush included. Widgets — bench score, storage, and last speed test on your Home Screen, each stamped with its age. Shortcuts — run benchmarks and speed tests or capture a full stats snapshot from Automations. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Everything Blip shows is what iOS honestly exposes to a well-behaved app.
LinkPal
This utility tool extracts and organizes ed2k/magnet links from webpages via a Safari extension. It offers offline storage, automatic deduplication, and privacy features. Users can upgrade for unlimited storage and an ad-free experience.
- Extract ed2k/magnet links
- Safari extension integration
- Bulk link import
- Automatic deduplication
- Offline data storage
- Privacy protection
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LinkPal is a link extractor and manager built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With the built-in Safari extension, one tap on any web page automatically detects and extracts ed2k and magnet links, stashing them in the App's data center for unified management. All data is stored locally on your device — no network required, no privacy trade-offs. One-Tap Extraction, Auto Detection The Safari extension scans the current page (including dynamically loaded content), intelligently recognizes ed2k / magnet links, and auto-dedupes and validates them — invalid links are filtered out, only usable resources remain. Copy and stash buttons appear right beside each detected link; the copy button gives instant visual feedback. Organized Management The data center keeps all stashed links in one place with at-a-glance statistics. · Groups: create, rename, delete, and reorder groups freely, file links into them, or auto-archive all ungrouped links by type in one tap. · Automation rules: automatically file newly stashed links into designated groups by domain or link text; rules can be reordered, disabled anytime, or applied to existing links in one tap. · Search & filters: find links by time, name, or size; source / time / size quick-filter chips stay pinned above the list — filter without searching, reset in one tap; groups without matches hide automatically while searching. · Batch actions: single / multi / select-all / invert selection, with batch copy, delete, move-to-group, and favorite. QRify — Web Page QR Codes Turn the current page into a QR code right in Safari, or generate one from manually entered URLs or text; customize foreground color, background color, size, and error-correction level — fully offline. Share with AirDrop Share selected links to nearby devices via AirDrop, or share an entire group at once; the recipient opens the file to preview and import, with duplicates and invalid links skipped automatically. Encrypted Backup — Your Data Stays Yours Encrypt your links, groups, and favorites into a backup file with your own password, and export it anytime; restore after reinstalling or switching devices with the same password. Decryption happens entirely on device. The password is verified locally only — keep it safe, a forgotten password cannot be recovered. Home Screen Widget & Shortcuts A home screen widget shows your stashed count and latest link; system Shortcuts and Siri let you stash a link to LinkPal with a single sentence. Seamless Across Devices Adaptive layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac: a three-column hub on iPad, dual-pane landscape on iPhone, and ⌘F to focus search on macOS — one consistent experience. Privacy Protection · All data stored offline; nothing is uploaded to any server. · Device lock: Face ID / Touch ID authentication required to open the App (iOS). · Privacy shield: content auto-hides when switching to the background. · Multiple built-in security protections keep on-device data safe. Clipboard Import Links copied from any source can be imported directly from the clipboard, using the exact same extraction, validation, and dedup logic as the extension. Languages 8 languages with the extension following along: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), and Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong). Pricing Core features are free: stash up to 10 links and create up to 5 custom groups. Membership unlocks unlimited stashing, unlimited groups, privacy lock, and privacy protection: 7-day free trial, then monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase — cancel anytime. The QR code extension, Efficiency Pack (widget & Shortcuts), and Data Sovereignty Pack (encrypted backup & automation rules) can also be purchased separately; one-time purchases support Family Sharing. Optional tips are available and unlock nothing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blip Stats at none against LinkPal's 9. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. LinkPal sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Blip Stats asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blip Stats against 5.0 for LinkPal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Blip Stats ships an update every 2 weeks, LinkPal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blip Stats | LinkPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Blaine Miller | 容 杨 |
Customer experience
Blip Stats
LinkPal
In-app purchases
Blip Stats
No in-app purchases
LinkPal
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Tip$0.99
- QR Code Extension$0.99
- Efficiency Pack$1.99
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- Tip$1.99
- Data Sovereignty Pack$3.99
- Tip$4.99
- Lifetime Access$24.99









