Comparison

Linkpack vs Lysten

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

Head to head
About

Linkpack

Save, organize, and share web links with ease. Read articles offline with a clean view, and even have content narrated. Syncs with Dropbox for desktop access and generates shareable web pages for your link collections.

Highlights
  • Save links for later
  • Organize links into collections
  • Read articles with Readability view
  • Content narration for on-the-go listening
  • Dropbox sync for desktop access
  • Generate shareable web pages for link collections
Features
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With Linkpack, you can save your links for later, read them, organize them into Linkpacks and share those with the world. Your links are always in sync between the app and your Dropbox account, meaning you can use your Mac or PC to organize them as files and folders. You can also add links using the iOS or the Chrome extensions. Read your links using Readability view and let Linkpack track your progress, so that you can continue from where you left off. You can even enable narration and have the content read back to you while you are on the move. Finally, if you want to share a Linkpack with the world, the app will generate a unique URL that displays all the links in a beautiful page!

About

Lysten

Easily discover and listen to podcasts with a privacy-focused player. Enjoy features like offline listening, interactive widgets, and seamless sharing with friends. Syncs via iCloud for a personal experience.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • iCloud sync for progress
  • Offline episode downloads
  • Interactive widgets
  • Sleep timer
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Spotlight search indexing
Features
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Start listening in seconds — search for any show, follow it, and get a clean list of episodes ready to play. Share episodes and shows with anyone, whether or not they have the app. iPhone and iPad users get an App Clip that drops them straight into playback. Tap the share button to invite your friends and loved ones. Lysten is a lightweight podcast player. Sign in with your email to keep your followed shows, episodes, and listening progress in sync across all your devices — iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay. Features: - Sync your library and listening progress across devices with a simple email sign-in - Interactive widgets showing your feed and unfinished episodes — catch up where you left off with a tap - Sidebar on iPad with cover art and grouped sections - CarPlay support, including a Continue Listening carousel - Download episodes to listen offline — long press an episode and select Download - Sleep timer, set, enjoy & sleep - Adjustable playback speed - Podcasts and episodes indexed in Spotlight - SharePlay support — listen to episodes with friends and family - Extremely lightweight If you run into any trouble or have any questions, please reach out: - E-mail: support@ambi.se - X (Twitter): @ambiApps - Mastodon: @ambiApps@mastodon.social Privacy policy: https://ambi.se/privacy Terms of use: https://ambi.se/terms

Screenshots

Linkpack4 screens
Lysten4 screens

Verdict

The call

Linkpack and Lysten both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Lysten's written reviews are positive against 61% of Linkpack's. Linkpack's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). 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. Linkpack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lysten sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Linkpack against 4.4 for Lysten. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Linkpack's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lysten's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Linkpack versus Lysten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkpackLysten
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (33 ratings)4.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPZ Mobile LimitedAmbi Studio AB

Customer experience

Linkpack

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%

Lysten

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkpack

One-time1
  • Linkpack PRO$1.99
2 purchases

Lysten

Subscriptions2
  • Lysten+3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Lysten+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Linkpack free?
Linkpack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lysten free?
Lysten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Linkpack or Lysten?
Lysten is rated higher. Linkpack averages 4.3 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Lysten averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Linkpack or Lysten have ads?
Neither Linkpack nor Lysten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Linkpack or Lysten?
Linkpack ships an update every 2 months, and Lysten every 2 months. Most recently, Linkpack was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lysten on October 23, 2026.

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