Comparison

Up Sign Down vs CardLink Pro

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

Head to head
About

Up Sign Down

Manage and track your signpost installations with immediate photo notifications and status updates. Control invoicing and visualize your outdoor advertising progress graphically.

Highlights
  • Photo notification of installation
  • Status notification
  • Invoice control
  • Graphical display of data
  • Manage outdoor advertising
Features
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Place, manage & keep tabs of your signpost installations. Take control of your outdoor advertising & bring it to the next level. - Immediate photo notification of installation - Status notification - Invoice control - Graphically displayed

About

CardLink Pro

Create and share personalized digital business cards with customizable designs and contact details. Organize received cards, scan paper business cards, and integrate with device contacts. Offers free and paid subscription tiers for expanded storage.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital business card creation
  • QR code and link sharing
  • Digital card organization
  • Paper business card scanning
  • Device contact integration
  • Multiple subscription tiers
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Create a digital business card that feels like you. CardLink Pro brings your profile cards and the cards you receive into one organized collection. MAKE EACH CARD YOUR OWN Choose a background, layout and style. Add an optional avatar and logo, include the professional and social details you want to share, customize field labels and arrange your details. Create cards for different roles and occasions. SHARE AND CONNECT Share your card by QR code or link, or use the iOS share sheet. Open available phone, email, message, website and other contact actions directly from a card when your device supports them. KEEP CONNECTIONS ORGANIZED Browse profile and received cards in Gallery, List, Grid or Stack views. Use folders, favorites, search and filters to find the right connection. Enjoy compact tablet grids and landscape card details on iPad. SCAN PAPER CARDS Capture the front and optional back of a business card with the document scanner. Review the images before saving the card to your collection. USE YOUR DEVICE CONTACTS Save a card as a new contact or choose an existing contact to update. Review the details before confirming. Contact access is optional. CHOOSE YOUR PLAN Start with Free, or choose Gold or Diamond for more room for profile and received cards. See the purchase screen for current features, pricing and terms. Paid subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your purchase provider. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Privacy: https://www.cardlinkpro.app/privacy Terms: https://www.cardlinkpro.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Up Sign Down3 screens
CardLink Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CardLink Pro at 5.0 against Up Sign Down's 4.1. Up Sign Down's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CardLink Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Up Sign Down asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CardLink Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Up Sign Down has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Up Sign Down versus CardLink Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUp Sign DownCardLink Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUp Sign Down, Inc.PursuitSoft, Inc.

Customer experience

Up Sign Down

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

CardLink Pro

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

In-app purchases

None

Up Sign Down

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

CardLink Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Gold Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Diamond Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Template Unlock$1.99
  • Template Unlock$2.99
  • Template Unlock$4.99
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  • Template Unlock$7.99
  • Template Unlock$8.99
  • Template Unlock$9.99
  • Additional Custom Card$9.99
  • Template Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is Up Sign Down free?
Up Sign Down is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardLink Pro free?
CardLink Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Up Sign Down or CardLink Pro?
CardLink Pro is rated higher. Up Sign Down averages 4.1 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while CardLink Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Up Sign Down or CardLink Pro have ads?
Neither Up Sign Down nor CardLink Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Up Sign Down or CardLink Pro?
Up Sign Down ships an update monthly, and CardLink Pro monthly. Most recently, Up Sign Down was updated on November 1, 2026 and CardLink Pro on November 9, 2026.

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