Milkshake vs TinyURL Comparison 2026
Both cover link in bio. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
A link in bio site you build on your phone
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
At a glance
- Milkshake starts cheaper, at $2.99.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Milkshake | TinyURL | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $2.99 | From $9 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | None | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs on (they differ) | iOS, Android | Web |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Milkshake
A link in bio site you build on your phone
Milkshake is built as a phone app rather than a website with a mobile view, so the whole thing is thumb-sized cards you swipe between while sitting on a bus. Hosting is free forever and the free plan carries unlimited links. Everything happens on the phone, which means there is no desktop editor when you want to write anything long.
Only on this side
- Covers website builders
- Works with Instagram
- Works with TikTok
TinyURL
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
TinyURL has shortened links for free since before link-in-bio pages existed, and the paid tiers add branded domains, editable destinations and click analytics on top of that. Links are metered per month with a stated overage rate rather than being cut off. Three branded domains come on the entry plan. Anybody who wants a landing page with buttons on it is looking at the wrong product, because this shortens links and stops there.
Our note
Count links rather than clicks when picking a tier, because 125 a month sounds like plenty and a scheduled social calendar eats it fast. The editable destination is the feature worth paying for on its own: a QR code on something printed is only as good as your ability to change where it points.
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