A Linktree alternative where the analytics aren't behind a paywall
A link-in-bio page is a list of links with a headline on it. The problem is that the interesting parts — page views, per-link clicks, your own domain, removing the platform branding — are usually the paid part, and the free version caps how many links you can publish.
ilync gives you the whole page free at /@username: up to 40 links, a click count on every button, page views across five time windows, and a QR code. The same account is a URL shortener with custom domains, expiring links, and phishing screening.
Side by side
| Capability | ilync | Typical free-tier limit elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Page address | /@username — short enough to say out loud | A full domain plus a slug |
| Links per page | Up to 40 — social profiles and custom buttons in one list | Typically a handful, split across paid tiers |
| Per-link click counts | Yes, on every button, with an API for the full breakdown | Yes on paid tiers |
| Page visit analytics | Page views over 24h, 3d, 7d, 30d, and 60d windows | Yes, usually as a chart on a paid tier |
| URL shortener in the same account | Yes — shorten URLs, with custom codes, expiry, and passcodes | No |
| Custom domain for your links | Yes, with DNS verification | Only on the top paid tier |
| Links that expire | Yes — per-link expiry dates | No |
| Destination safety screening | Every link is screened for phishing, and there is a free link checker for anything else | No |
| QR code for the page | Yes, from the editor, as PNG | Yes, on a paid tier |
| Price | Free, with no card on file | Free tier with caps; analytics and branding are paid |
The right-hand column describes how this category is usually packaged rather than quoting any one vendor's plan sheet. Check the vendor's own pricing page for specifics.
Link in bio with analytics, per button
The reason to own a link-in-bio page is to find out what people actually press. ilync counts a visit to the page and a click on each individual button, and reports visits over the last 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days, and 60 days.
That is a different question from “did this link get clicked?” — and it is the question a bio page exists to answer. Everything else you shorten gets the same treatment, with platform and referrer breakdowns, so one dashboard covers both.
The part a link-in-bio tool doesn't do
Most link-in-bio tools stop at the page. The links you list are full-length URLs, which is exactly the problem a shortener solves. On ilync the two are one account:
- Shorten a long link to a custom back-half, then put the short link on your page.
- Give a link an expiry date so a campaign QR in a print flyer stops working when the campaign does.
- Put a passcode on a link so it is not usable by whoever finds it printed on a receipt.
- Serve short links from your own domain so the brand on the link is yours.
- Screen every destination for phishing, so a link you share cannot quietly point somewhere hostile.
Moving a page across
A link-in-bio page is a list you control, so moving one is a copy-paste rather than a migration: recreate your links on the new page, keep the same order, update the address in your bio, and print a new QR code for anywhere the old one is already printed.
Open the bio editor to claim a username. It is free and it takes a username, a tagline, and a moment.
Questions people ask before switching
Why would I move off Linktree to ilync?
The usual reason is that the things you switched to a link-in-bio tool for stopped being free. Page view analytics, custom domains, and per-link click data tend to sit above the free tier, and the free tier caps how many links you can publish. On ilync the whole page — 40 links, visit analytics, per-link clicks, a QR code, and a custom domain — is free. The second reason is that ilync is also a URL shortener, so the short links you hand out elsewhere come from the same account and are screened for phishing.
What address does my page get?
You pick the username and your page lives at /@username on this site. That is meaningfully shorter than a full domain plus a slug, which matters when the address has to fit in a bio, a QR code, or a spoken sentence.
Can I see which of my links people actually click?
Yes, and that is the feature that matters most on a link-in-bio page. Every button carries its own click count, and the page itself reports visits over the last 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 30 days, and 60 days. The same numbers are available as JSON from the API if you want them in a spreadsheet or a dashboard.
Is the free plan really free, or is it a trial?
Free, with no card and no countdown. There is no tier to upgrade into and nothing is held back behind one.
What does ilync's link-in-bio page not do?
It is not a social scheduler and it does not preview your posts as cards. It is a page of links with a name, a tagline, an avatar, and analytics on each button — plus, if you want them, short links and QR codes from the same account.
Do I need an account to build a page?
Yes — claiming a username means having an account, so that nobody else can take it. Everything else on the site, including shortening a URL, generating a QR code, and checking whether a link is safe, works without one.
Claim your /@username
Build the page, watch the per-button click counts come in, and shorten your first link from the same dashboard. No card, no tier to upgrade into.