AppPin vs LanShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppPin
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Running out of iPhone storage, but not ready to lose track of useful apps? AppPin helps you save apps before removing them from your phone. Keep the app name, App Store link, notes, folders, and tracking details, so you can free up storage with more confidence and find useful apps again later. In the AI era, new apps and tools appear every day. Many are worth trying, saving, or watching, but they do not all need to stay installed on your iPhone. AppPin gives you a lightweight app library for low-frequency apps, AI tools, temporary apps, design references, product inspiration, and apps you may want to revisit someday. AppPin is not a phone cleaner and does not delete apps automatically. It helps you keep the information you need before you manually remove apps you do not use often. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gavinkangdeveloper.github.io/apppin/privacy-en.html
LanShare
Easily transfer any file type and size between your devices without using the internet. This app creates a secure, direct connection, ensuring your data arrives at full quality and is only received when you accept.
- Internet-free file transfer
- Cross-platform support (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows)
- No accounts or cloud storage
- Encrypted transfers
- Any file type and size
- Resume interrupted transfers
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LanShare sends files straight from one device to another over your own network. It never uses the internet. Open LanShare on both devices and they find each other in seconds. Pick photos, videos or any file, tap the other device, and it arrives at full quality, checked on arrival. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. • Works between iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows • No Wi-Fi? An Android phone can create a private network, and your iPhone joins it by scanning a code • No accounts, no cloud, no ads, no tracking • Encrypted between your devices, and nothing arrives until you tap Accept • Any file type and size; a transfer picks up where it left off if the connection drops • Received files are in the Files app LanShare connects only to devices on your local network, and refuses everything else. Keep LanShare open on your iPhone while a transfer runs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LanShare at none against AppPin's 2. LanShare also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. AppPin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LanShare asks for nothing beyond the download.
AppPin ships an update every 2 months, LanShare daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | AppPin | LanShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kangkang zhu | Aram Digital Solutions |
In-app purchases
AppPin
- AppPin Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- AppPin Lifetime$1.99
LanShare
No in-app purchases









