Short URL Maker vs Link App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Short URL Maker
This tool converts long web addresses into shorter, more manageable links. It also offers a Safari extension for quick shortening directly within your browser. Supports multiple popular shortening services.
- Convert long URLs to short URLs
- Safari Shortener Extension
- Supports multiple shortening services
- Simple and powerful tool
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Short URL Maker is a simple yet powerful tool that used to convert the long URLs into a short URLs. Also,you can enable the Safari Shortener Extension. Supported Services: - bit.ly - v.gd - is.gd - goo.gl - own.li - sh.st - dwz.cn
Link App
Save and organize web links, articles, and videos in a private digital library. Collaborate on link collections with others and access your saved content across devices. Features smart organization, powerful search, and privacy controls.
- Save articles, videos, and products
- Organize links into custom folders
- Read saved content later
- Collaborative folders for sharing
- Browser extension for one-click saving
- Privacy lock for sensitive folders
- Cross-device synchronization
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The Smartest Way to Save, Organize, and Share Your Links. Stop emailing links to yourself or losing them in messy chats. Link App is your private corner of the internet—a powerful bookmark manager designed to help you save content, organize it into folders, and read it later. WHAT’S NEW: Collaborative Folders: Invite friends or colleagues to a folder and build link collections together. Perfect for project research, travel planning, or wishlists. Chrome Extension: Save any website directly from your browser with one click. KEY FEATURES: Save Anything: Articles, videos, recipes, or shopping products. If it has a URL, we can save it. Smart Organization: Create custom folders with unique icons and colors. Read It Later: Keep your "To Read" list separate from your permanent library. Powerful Search: Find any saved link instantly with our advanced search. Privacy First: Lock sensitive folders with FaceID or passcode. Cross-Device Sync: Access your bookmarks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac seamlessly. WHY USERS LOVE LINK APP: "Finally, a bookmark manager that is clean, fast, and actually looks good." Download Link App today and turn your digital chaos into an organized library. Terms of use https://sites.google.com/view/link-app-privacy-policies/home EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Link App at 100% against Short URL Maker's 52%. Link App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Short URL Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 URL Maker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Link App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Link App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Short URL Maker has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Short URL Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Link App's.
Short URL Maker ships an update every 2 months, Link App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Short URL Maker | Link App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | 健生 任 | Umar Mukhtar Khan |
Customer experience
Short URL Maker
Link App
In-app purchases
Short URL Maker
- A cup of coffee$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Link App
- Full access$3.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Gold$250.00
