Opener ‒ open links in apps vs Keka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opener ‒ open links in apps
This app lets you open web links directly in their corresponding applications, bypassing browser views. It supports over 280 apps and offers features like QR code generation and link shortening. Easily switch between apps for a streamlined browsing experience.
- Open web links in native apps
- Action extension for use in other apps
- Supports over 280 applications
- Open links in any browser
- Create QR codes and shortened links
- Preview links from popular services
- Open Google AMP versions of pages
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Opener is an app that allows you to open links from the web in apps instead! Copy a link and launch Opener to see the apps that it can be opened in, or use Opener's action extension right from other apps! Opener currently supports over 280 apps with more being added all the time. In addition to opening links in apps, Opener also supports: - Opening links in any browser of your choice. - Creating QR codes and shortened links using the long press menu. - Previewing links from a variety of popular services using long press menu. - Opening the Google AMP version of pages, which are significantly faster than normal web pages. "If you find yourself looking to view web links in apps often, Opener is a good timesaver that cleverly uses iOS extensions to speed up the process." — MacStories "It’s simple, handy, and makes browsing the web a lot easier." — LifeHacker "...lets you open links in their corresponding app, skipping the annoying Web view along the way." — CNET "As someone who spends huge chunks of my day tapping on my iPhone’s screen, I skipped my Starbucks latte today and bought Opener instead." — TechCrunch For a complete list of supported apps and browsers visit opener.link/apps
Keka
This app allows you to compress and encrypt files for secure storage and sharing. It also supports browsing and extracting a wide variety of compressed file formats, including encrypted and encoded archives.
- Compress files in multiple formats
- Encrypt files for secure sharing
- Extract various archive formats
- Support for 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, and more
- Handle encrypted and encoded archives
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Keka is a full featured file archiver, as easy as it can be. With Keka you can compress as many files as you want in a bunch of formats. You can also encrypt them to store and share securely and with privacy. Keka can also browse and extract lots of compressed files, from ZIP and 7Z to RAR archives. Whether they are encrypted or encoded in with old charsets this is not a problem for Keka. Compression formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, TAR, ZSTD, GZIP, BZIP2 and AppleArchive (AAR) Extraction formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, AAR, XZ, ZSTD, ISO, LZMA, EXE, CAB, MSI, PAX, JAR, APK, APPX, XPI, IPA, CPGZ, CPIO, XIP, CPT and many more Terms of Use: https://www.keka.io/termsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Keka at 4.8 against Opener ‒ open links in apps's 4.6. Keka also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 68%). Opener ‒ open links in apps's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 165). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
Opener ‒ open links in apps costs $2.00 and Keka $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keka holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Opener ‒ open links in apps has 1.3K ratings behind it against 165, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Opener ‒ open links in apps's written reviews are positive against 82% of Keka's.
Opener ‒ open links in apps ships an update every 3 weeks, Keka every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Opener ‒ open links in apps | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.00 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 4.8 (165 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 165 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #180 | #171 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tijo, inc. | Jorge Garcia Armero |
Customer experience
Opener ‒ open links in apps
Keka
User reviews
Opener ‒ open links in apps
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very easy to use
- 👍 Handy app that is used daily
- 🚀 Saves time and frustration
- 👍 Wonderful and indispensable
- 👍 Essential utility
Room to improve
- 🐛 No longer working unilaterally
- 🐛 Doesn't really work
- 🐛 Useless
- 🐛 Doesn't support many links
- 🐛 Misleading, doesn't automate opening links
Keka
From 165 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and simple UI
- 🚀 Fast and powerful archiving
- 💰 Affordable one-time purchase
- 🚫 No ads or subscriptions
- 🍏 Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
Room to improve
- 🐛 Fails when resuming background tasks
- 🐛 Compression sometimes fails
- 🐛 Inconsistent decryption with some formats
- 🐛 Inability to name archives before compression
- 🐛 Cannot compress multiple folders at once
Bugs and requests
Opener ‒ open links in apps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't work for Google Maps or addressed links
- Crashes when opening links in Brave browser
- Doesn't support Apollo TestFlight app
- Doesn't work for Soundcloud
Requested features
7 requests- Add support for Bandcamp
- Add support for Rumble
- Add support for Deviantart
- Add support for Steam links
- Add a Safari extension for automatic link opening
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- Add in-app search and filtering options
- Add support for PiP (Picture-in-Picture) functionality
Keka
Reported bugs
13 issues- Occasional decryption failures
- Compression fails when using the share button
- Background tasks fail when resuming
- Permission to access files reappears after being revoked
- Cannot decompress .part files
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- Cannot decompress .tar.gz files
- Cannot decompress LZ4 files
- Windows compatibility issues with character encoding
- Removal of .7z AES256 encryption support
- Inability to decompress external split archives
- Extraction failed errors reported by some users
- Compression fails for large numbers of files
- Permission bug: permission reappears after revoking
Requested features
14 requests- Add support for .tar.gz decompression
- Add support for .part files
- Add option to name archives before compression
- Add ability to compress multiple folders at once
- Add ability to add files to existing compressed files
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- Add option to delete compressed file after compression
- Add option to view documents without creating a copy
- Add password confirmation fields
- Add testing of archives for integrity
- Add support for LZ4 file decompression
- Add support for splitting archives on iOS (like macOS)
- Add Chinese language support
- Improve German translation quality
- Clarify location of 'keka folder'
In-app purchases
Opener ‒ open links in apps
No in-app purchases
Keka
No in-app purchases
Questions
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