Comparison

Magnet Link Handler vs Grip

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

Head to head
About

Magnet Link Handler

This utility app provides a seamless way to handle magnet links on iOS devices. It registers as the system handler, allowing instant execution of chosen actions like copying to the clipboard or integrating with custom workflows. Enjoy a private and efficient experience for managing your magnet links.

Highlights
  • System magnet link handler
  • Copy magnet link to clipboard
  • Copy and open custom URL
  • Run Apple Shortcuts
  • Completely private design
  • No network code or tracking
Features
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Tap a magnet link on your iPhone or iPad and nothing happens? Magnetar fixes that. It's the fast, private way to send magnet links exactly where you want them. iOS has no built-in handler for magnet links, so tapping one in Safari, Mail, or Messages normally goes nowhere. Magnetar registers as your system magnet link handler and runs the action you choose the instant a link is tapped. Choose How Every Magnet Link is Handled • Copy to Clipboard. Instantly copy the magnet so you can paste it into any torrent client or web UI. Free, forever. • Copy and Open URL (Magnetar Pro). Copy the magnet and open a URL you choose, with optional {magnet} placeholder substitution to drop the link straight into your download server or remote web UI. • Run a Shortcut (Magnetar Pro). Pass the magnet as text into any Apple Shortcut and automate the rest of your download workflow. • Automatic Based on Link (Magnetar Pro). Set rules to choose your desired action automatically. Completely Private by Design • Magnetar has no network code, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. • Your magnet links never leave your device. • There's nothing to sign up for and nothing to sync. Your Links are Never Lost • Magnetar always copies the magnet link to your clipboard first. • Even if a Pro action isn't configured yet, you still have the magnet link ready to paste. Magnetar Pro Unlocks Powerful Automations • One-time purchase • No subscription • Family Sharing supported Download Magnetar and make every magnet link on your iPhone and iPad finally just work!

About

Grip

Visualize your car's performance in real-time. This app uses your iPhone's sensors to display acceleration, braking, and cornering forces, helping you understand how your vehicle uses available grip. It offers a live grip envelope and drift angle readings, all processed privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Live grip envelope display
  • Real-time acceleration, braking, and cornering
  • Drift angle readout
  • Auto-scaling for G-force limits
  • Device-agnostic mounting
  • Five customizable colorways
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Grip turns your iPhone into a live vehicle dynamics display. As you accelerate, brake, and corner, it shows how your car uses the grip available to it — turning something you can only feel into something you can see. Every drive leaves a shape. Each time you accelerate, brake, or turn, your car draws on the grip between its tires and the road, and Grip gathers all of it into one continuous picture. At a glance you can see how hard the car is working, how smooth your inputs are, and how much grip is still in reserve. Inspired by the performance telemetry displays in modern sports cars, Grip is for drivers who want to understand how their car behaves — not just feel it. LIVE GRIP ENVELOPE A circular display shows acceleration, braking, and cornering at once. A live marker tracks what the car is doing right now, while a grip envelope grows to show how much of the available grip you've used in each direction — the closer it reaches the edge, the closer you are to the limit. Four labels keep your session's peak forces in view. REAL-TIME VEHICLE DYNAMICS Acceleration, braking, and cornering, read live from your iPhone's motion sensors — the kind of insight once found only on a performance car's dashboard. DRIFT ANGLE, WHEN YOU WANT IT Switch the readout to drift angle for a live read on slip — how far the car's heading has stepped out from its direction of travel. 0° is straight tracking; the angle grows as the car begins to rotate beyond its line. No calibration, no setup. AUTO-SCALING Grip starts at a 1G reference and steps out smoothly to 1.5G, 2.0G, and beyond as you explore your car's limits — automatically, with no manual adjustment. ANY MOUNT, ANY ANGLE Dashboard mount, vent clip, or charging pad. Grip combines your iPhone's motion sensors with your direction of travel to align itself to the car — no calibration step, no fixed position. The moment you pull away, it's reading how your car uses grip. RUNS — YOUR QUARTER-MILE, CAUGHT AUTOMATICALLY Grip watches in the background while you drive. Set a roll or stage a standing launch, floor it, and it banks your 60-foot, 0–60, and quarter-mile — timed from the instant you rolled into it. No button, no countdown — you decide it was a run after the run. Every banked run lands in History with the car that set it, and a Records board tracks your all-time bests across every measure. GARAGE Keep more than one car in the Garage — each with its own name and note — and switch which one is active in a tap. Runs are tagged with whichever car was active when you banked them, so History and Records stay sorted by vehicle automatically. TEN COLORWAYS Choose from White, Amber, Ice Blue, Red, Green, Purple, Blue, Teal, Gold, and Yellow to match your interior or ambient light. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything is processed on your device. Location is used only to sense your direction of travel — in real time, never stored, never transmitted. No account, no sign-up, no cloud. Drive responsibly. Grip is a vehicle dynamics display, not a distraction. Always mount your phone safely and keep your eyes on the road.

Screenshots

Magnet Link Handler4 screens
Grip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grip at none against Magnet Link Handler's 1. Grip also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). Magnet Link Handler's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magnet Link Handler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Magnet Link Handler against 5.0 for Grip. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magnet Link Handler has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magnet Link Handler ships an update every 3 days, Grip every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magnet Link Handler versus Grip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnet Link HandlerGrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKindred CodeCarl Sieber

Customer experience

Magnet Link Handler

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magnet Link Handler

One-time1
  • Magnetar Pro$1.99
None

Grip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magnet Link Handler free?
Magnet Link Handler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grip free?
Grip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magnet Link Handler or Grip?
Magnet Link Handler and Grip are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Magnet Link Handler or Grip have ads?
Neither Magnet Link Handler nor Grip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magnet Link Handler or Grip?
Magnet Link Handler ships an update every 3 days, and Grip every 5 days. Most recently, Magnet Link Handler was updated on October 16, 2026 and Grip on October 11, 2026.

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