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onelink.to Alternative: Why a Store-Only Link Isn’t Enough for Apps in 2026

onelink.to still works the way it did in 2011: it sends people to a store page and stops there. Nothing on its site about opening your app, no Huawei AppGallery, and ads on the free plan after three months. Here is what Appy does on top, plan by plan.

September 24, 2026•5 min read

Built in 2011, and it shows

onelink.to solved a real problem in 2011: one link that sends iPhone users to the App Store and Android users to Google Play. Fifteen years later, that is still the whole pitch. Its pricing and product pages talk about store pages and a website fallback. We couldn’t find a word about opening an app that’s already installed, about Huawei AppGallery, or about carrying campaign data into the install.

We couldn’t find a blog, a changelog or a public roadmap on onelink.to’s site either, so there’s no telling what, if anything, is coming next. Everything below was checked on September 24, 2026.

onelink.to in four numbers

the year onelink.to launched in Stockholm
2011

the year onelink.to launched in Stockholm

links on the free plan, ad-free only for 3 months and up to 1K clicks a month
3

links on the free plan, ad-free only for 3 months and up to 1K clicks a month

a month before you get an API or a second user
$25

a month before you get an API or a second user

mentions of Huawei AppGallery on its pricing and product pages
0

mentions of Huawei AppGallery on its pricing and product pages

What happens after the tap

Same link, seven situations. Green means the visitor lands where you wanted, amber means it works with a catch, red means a dead end or a missing piece.

iPhone, app not installed
onelink.toApp Store
AppyApp Store
iPhone, app already installed
onelink.toStore page again; opening the app isn’t documented
AppyOpens the app on the screen you chose (Pro)
Android with Google Play
onelink.toGoogle Play
AppyGoogle Play
Huawei phone without Google services
onelink.toOnly App Store and Google Play are named
AppyHuawei AppGallery, on every plan
Laptop or desktop
onelink.toYour website
AppyYour web fallback
Knowing which link brought a Play install
onelink.toClick stats only; nothing reaches the install
AppyLink slug passed in the Play Install Referrer
How long your stats are kept
onelink.to90 days on Free, 2 years on paid plans
AppyFor good on Pro and Business
Based on onelink.to’s pricing and product pages, checked September 24, 2026.

One Appy link, five kinds of visitor

appy.to/summer

one link, one QR code

  • iPhone with the appApp opens on the screen you set
  • iPhone without the appApp Store listing
  • Android phoneGoogle Play, with the link slug in the install referrer
  • Huawei without Google servicesAppGallery listing
  • Desktop browserYour website
Opening the installed app needs Pro. Store and AppGallery routing work on the free plan.

Price against what you get

Free tier

Appy · Free

$0

4 links, AppGallery routing, stats kept for 90 days

onelink.to · Free

$0

3 links, ads after 3 months or 1K clicks a month

One more link, plus Huawei AppGallery
First paid plan

Appy · Pro

$9.99/mo

10 links, opens the installed app, unlimited stats history

onelink.to · Professional

$10/mo

10 links, no documented app opening or AppGallery

Same price, and your app actually opens
Growth plan

Appy · Business

$39.99/mo

500 links, parameter forwarding, CSV/XLSX/JSON export

onelink.to · Team Plus

$40/mo

500 links

Same price, with parameter forwarding and exports
Published monthly prices as of September 24, 2026.

Where onelink.to runs out, and what Appy adds

Where onelink.to runs out

  • Nothing on its site says it can open an app that’s already installed.
  • Huawei phones without Google Play aren’t on its list of targets.
  • The free plan is ad-free only for three months and up to 1K clicks a month.
  • Stats are kept for 90 days on Free and two years on paid plans.
  • An API and a second user start at $25 a month.

What Appy adds

  • Opens the installed app on the screen you choose, from $9.99 a month.
  • Sends Huawei phones to AppGallery on every plan, Free included.
  • Puts the link slug into the Google Play install referrer, so you know which link brought the install.
  • Keeps your stats history for good on paid plans.
  • A dashboard in Turkish, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, French and Italian, not just English.

Switching takes an afternoon

The only thing that needs planning is print. A QR code on a box or a poster keeps pointing at onelink.to for as long as that box is around.

01

List your live links

Write down each onelink.to link, where it’s used and which store URLs it points to. Mark the printed ones.

02

Recreate them in Appy

Add the same App Store and Google Play URLs, plus an AppGallery URL if you publish there. On Pro, switch on the deep link so people who have the app open it directly.

03

Swap everything you can edit

Social bios, ads, email templates, website buttons. These take minutes.

04

Replace printed codes on the next run

Leave the old onelink.to links in place for material already out there, and print the Appy QR code from the next run on.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free onelink.to alternative?

Yes. Appy’s free plan includes smart links and QR codes that route to the App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery. onelink.to’s free plan has 3 links, Appy’s has 4.

Does onelink.to open the app if it’s already installed?

Its site doesn’t say it does. onelink.to describes sending visitors to the right store and never mentions opening an app that’s already on the phone. Appy does it on the Pro plan.

Does onelink.to show ads on the free plan?

Its pricing page lists the free plan as ad-free for 3 months and up to 1K clicks a month. Past that, ads can appear.

Does onelink.to support Huawei AppGallery?

Its pricing and product pages only name the App Store and Google Play. Appy sends Huawei devices to AppGallery on every plan.

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