Short Menu vs Kuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Short Menu
Easily shorten URLs, generate branded links, and create QR codes on your iPhone or iPad. Track link performance with advanced analytics and integrate with existing URL shorteners. Customize your links with your own domain for a professional touch.
- Shorten URLs on the go
- Branded short links
- Generate QR codes
- Advanced link analytics
- Integrate with existing shorteners
- Custom domain support
- Home screen widgets
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Short Menu is the most simple and effective way to shorten links on your iPhone and iPad. Create short links on the go, track what matters with ease and use them across your devices. Optimized for iOS: Create short links with just a few taps in the Short Menu app or any other app using the Short Menu extension in your share sheet. Advanced Analytics: Monitor click counts over time, compare results across different periods with ease using intuitive charts, and dive deeper into audience background with advanced geo tracking, referrer data, and device detection (1). Stunning QR Codes: Generate QR codes with one tap for every short link you create with shrtm.nu or your custom domain. Seamless Integrations: Log into your current URL shortener such as bit.ly, tinycc.com, tiny.cc, Rebrandly, t.cn, tinurl.com, is.gd, and v.gd directly (1). Custom Domains: Connect your custom domain and brand every short link you create. Affiliate Links: Automatically append your affiliate tokens to links, with support for major platforms like eBay, Amazon, and Apple (1). Home Screen Widgets: Monitor key link statistics right from your Home screen for maximum efficiency. Short Menu simplifies your link management while keeping you connected and productive, no matter where you are. -- (1) In-App Purchase Required Terms and Conditions: https://shortmenu.com/terms
Kuttle
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Kuttle is a native iOS client for Kutt, the open-source URL shortener. Connect it to your own Kutt server and manage your short links on the go. FEATURES • Browse and search all your short links • Create links with custom addresses, passwords, descriptions and expiry • Edit or delete existing links • View click statistics with charts: browsers, operating systems,countries and referrers • Generate and share QR codes• Manage custom domains • Light and dark appearance • English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Connects only to the server you specify • Your API key is stored in the iOS Keychain and never leaves your device except to reach your server • No analytics, no ads, no tracking REQUIREMENTS Kuttle requires access to a Kutt server (v3 or later) and an API key from your account settings. It does not provide a link-shortening service by itself. Kuttle is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Kutt project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kuttle at none against Short Menu's 10. Kuttle also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. Short Menu sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Kuttle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Short Menu | Kuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (284 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 284 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appiculous UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | BO WEI ZENG |
Bugs and requests
Short Menu
Reported bugs
11 issues- App no longer actively tracks link clicks/views
- Default shortening service not working
- App not working on iPad
- Quick short from share sheet stuck on 'shortening'
- Nothing works when tapping
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- Links don't permanently go offline after deletion
- Invalid response from server
- Shorten URL button grayed out and unresponsive
- Stopped working within 24 hours
- Special characters issue (fixed in older update)
- Google login issue (fixed in older update)
Requested features
9 requests- Update the app
- Implement new features
- Add dark mode
- Add translucent dark mode for widget
- Generate QR codes
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- Add stats
- Restore previous purchases
- Allow changing to a working shortening service
- Add Chrome shortcut
Kuttle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Short Menu
- Short Menu Lite (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- Short Menu Lite (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Short Menu Pro (Monthly)2 variants$24.991 Month
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- Short Menu Lite (Annual)$39.991 Year
- Short Menu Growth (Monthly)2 variants$49.991 Month
- Short Menu Lite (Annual)$49.991 Year
- Short Menu Pro (Annual)$159.991 Year
- Short Menu Growth (Annual)$399.991 Year
Kuttle
No in-app purchases









