Comparison

Linkdex vs Kesim

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

Head to head
About

Linkdex

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Linkdex is a local-first link manager for iPhone. No account or internet connection is required to start. Save links, organize them into folders and tags, search your library, pin favorites, and reopen the right resource when you need it. Core library actions work offline. Link previews load where available and may recover after connectivity returns; saving never depends on a preview. The free plan supports up to 30 saved links. Folders and tags are not separately limited. Linkdex Premium unlocks unlimited links. Optional Cloud Sync is available with a free or Premium account, with the same library limits. Sign in to your synced web library at https://linkdex.my/app. Share links from Safari and other apps. With AI off, choose a folder and tags in the save composer. With AI on, Linkdex organizes supported shares automatically. Local-only data may be lost if Linkdex is deleted before Cloud Sync is enabled. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kesim

Features
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Tell Kesim the parts you need and the material you have. It works out how to get them out of the least stock, then shows you the exact order of saw cuts that produces the layout. Built for people who cut sheet goods on a table saw, a track saw or a panel saw. WHY THE LAYOUTS ACTUALLY WORK Guillotine cuts only. Every cut runs edge to edge, because that is what a saw physically does. A denser layout that needs a cut to stop halfway across the sheet is worthless to the person holding the saw, so Kesim never produces one. Real kerf accounting. The blade turns a few millimetres into dust at every pass. Kesim subtracts a full kerf between neighbouring parts and squares off your edge trim before placing anything. Ignoring that is the classic way to finish a job one part short. Grain locking. A part whose grain must run one way is never quietly turned to make the numbers look better. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข A layout for every sheet, with the yield and the cost โ€ข A step-by-step cut sequence โ€” rip, then crosscut, in order โ€ข An offcut rack: save the leftovers worth keeping, and the next job cuts from material you already own before it opens a new sheet โ€ข Sheet goods and linear stock โ€” plywood, MDF, glass and sheet metal, or pipe, timber, extrusion and moulding โ€ข Inches with fractions or millimetres, whichever your shop uses โ€ข PDF and CSV export, so the plan goes to the shop printer PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Your projects are stored on your device and never sent to us โ€” we run no servers. Optional iCloud backup keeps a copy in your own iCloud account, and it is off until you turn it on. FREE AND PRO Free plans jobs of up to 10 parts, which covers a shelf or a small box. Kesim Pro โ€” monthly, yearly with a free week, or a one-time lifetime purchase โ€” unlocks jobs beyond the free limit, the offcut rack, PDF and CSV export, several stock sizes per job, and a more thorough search. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://kesim.app/privacy Support: https://kesim.app/support

Screenshots

Linkdex4 screens
Kesim4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Linkdex sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Kesim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Linkdex versus Kesim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkdexKesim
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmad Zakwan Bin Ahmad TermiziBURAK KADAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Linkdex

Subscriptions2
  • Linkdex Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Linkdex Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Linkdex Premium Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Kesim

Subscriptions2
  • Kesim Pro โ€” Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Kesim Pro โ€” Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kesim Pro โ€” Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Linkdex free?
Linkdex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kesim free?
Kesim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Linkdex or Kesim have ads?
Neither Linkdex nor Kesim shows ads.

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