Comparison

Now Block vs Link Capture

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

Head to head
About

Now Block

Features
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Gentle Time Reminders,Gentle notifications mark each new block without interrupting your flow Dynamic Island Visibility,Show the current time block in the Dynamic Island so time stays in view Lock Screen Visibility,See your time progress directly on the lock screen without opening the app Minimal and Stress-Free Design,No complex task systems, just focus on the current block Rebuild Time Awareness,Understand the flow of time through simple visual feedback

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Link Capture

Features
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Stop retyping links you see in screenshots. LinkCapture reads the URLs right out of your images and saves them as tidy, searchable bookmarks — all on your device, no account required. Point it at a screenshot, a photo, or something on your clipboard, and LinkCapture uses Apple's on-device text recognition to pull out every link it finds. One image with three links becomes three bookmarks. Emails are detected too. Then it offers something no camera roll does: once your link is safe, delete the source image and reclaim the storage. **WHAT YOU CAN DO** • Extract links from screenshots, photos, the camera, or the clipboard • Get every URL in an image at once — save one bookmark per link • See every link with its site's favicon, in a list or a grid • Organize with colorful, icon-tagged categories • Search and filter your whole collection instantly • Browse a Recents timeline grouped by date • Open links in an in-app browser, or copy and share them • Automatically strip tracking clutter (?fbclid=…, utm_…) off every link • Detect email addresses, file them in their own category, and pick which mail app opens them • Edit a saved link anytime — or add one to a "no-link" capture • Back up your links and categories to iCloud • Reclaim storage by deleting the source photo — now or later **SHARE SHEET BUILT IN** Send an image to LinkCapture straight from Photos, Safari, or any app via the Share sheet. It extracts the links and saves them without leaving what you were doing. **PRIVATE BY DESIGN** Extraction and storage happen entirely on your iPhone or iPad — no servers, no account, and your bookmarks and images never leave your device. Favicons are fetched directly from each site, not a third-party icon service. LinkCapture is free to use with ads; subscribe to Pro to remove them. _(with ads)_ **PRO — GO DEEPER** Some links wrap across multiple lines in a screenshot. LinkCapture Pro reconstructs those full, deep links automatically, removes ads, and adds 100 extractions to your balance every month. $4.99/month — cancel anytime. Start with 30 free extractions. Grab a pack whenever you need more. LinkCapture Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: $4.99 (USD) per month, billed to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hiddenmine.com/apps/linkcapture/privacy

Screenshots

Now Block4 screens
Link Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Block at none against Link Capture's 4. Now Block also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price and device support 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. Link Capture sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Now Block asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Now Block ships an update every 2 days, Link Capture weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Now Block versus Link Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow BlockLink Capture
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer雯琪 李EMiR EMRAH UCKAN

In-app purchases

None

Now Block

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Link Capture

Subscriptions1
  • LinkCapture Pro$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • 10-Pack$0.99
  • 50-Pack$3.99
  • 100-Scan-Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Now Block free?
Now Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link Capture free?
Link Capture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Now Block or Link Capture have ads?
Link Capture shows ads; Now Block does not.
Which is updated more often, Now Block or Link Capture?
Now Block ships an update every 2 days, and Link Capture weekly. Most recently, Now Block was updated on September 14, 2026 and Link Capture on September 13, 2026.

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