AppsOnAir AppLink vs ChottuLink: Pricing, Platforms & Migration (2026)

A fact-checked, numbers-first comparison, not a "which one sounds nicer" post.

Who This Comparison Is For

You are probably here for one of a few reasons. Firebase Dynamic Links is gone, and both AppsOnAir AppLink and ChottuLink show up as replacements. Maybe you already use AppsOnAir's other products, like OTA/CodePush, and are wondering if their AppLink add-on is worth it, or if a dedicated deep linking tool fits better. Or you just want to know what each one actually costs before you integrate an SDK.

Both products compete for the same job: replacing Firebase Dynamic Links with universal links, deferred deep linking, and branded short links. Where they diverge is how they charge you and how many platforms they cover. That is what this comparison focuses on, with sourced numbers instead of adjectives.

The 30-Second Summary

Sources: AppsOnAir Plans & Pricing, AppsOnAir AppLink, ChottuLink pricing and public tiers.

Pricing: Per-Link Metering vs. Per-MAU Metering

This is the real structural difference between the two, and it matters more than any feature checkbox.

AppsOnAir bills by the number of AppLinks you create. Pro is $59.97/month for 50,000 links, Pro Plus is $134.97/month for 250,000 links, and you pay $2.99/month for every additional 10,000 links beyond your tier. If your team generates a lot of short-lived campaign or referral links, one per user invite, one per product, one per promo, that count adds up fast, and it has nothing to do with how many people actually use your app.

ChottuLink bills by monthly active users, with unlimited links included at every tier (25K MAU free, then $19/$39/$99 tiers). A campaign that generates 200,000 one-off referral links costs nothing extra as long as your MAU stays within tier, because link volume is not what drives infrastructure cost. Active users are.

Two other line items are worth flagging before you compare quotes. Custom domains are included in ChottuLink's paid tiers, while AppsOnAir charges a separate $19.99/month for the custom-domain add-on. URL prefixes are also capped and metered on AppsOnAir (20 on Pro, 50 on Pro Plus, $4.99/mo per additional 5), a limit that has no ChottuLink equivalent.

If your team's usage pattern is "few users, many links per user" (think B2B referral programs or affiliate codes), run the AppsOnAir per-link math against your actual volume before assuming it is cheaper. For high-link-count use cases, it can land higher than it first looks.

Platform & SDK Coverage

AppsOnAir AppLink currently lists SDK support for Android, iOS, Flutter, and React Native. There is no published SDK for Unity or Capacitor as of this writing, so it is worth checking directly if your stack depends on either, since this can change.

ChottuLink covers those same four platforms plus Unity and Capacitor, six total. If you are a game studio on Unity or a hybrid-app team on Capacitor/Ionic, this is the more concrete filter to apply before anything else in this comparison.

Positioning: Add-On vs. Dedicated Product

AppsOnAir's core business is OTA updates/CodePush, and AppLink is one product in that suite. That can be a genuine advantage if you are already an AppsOnAir customer for OTA updates and want to consolidate vendors. It can also mean deep linking gets less dedicated product attention than it would from a team that only does deep linking.

ChottuLink is built as a single-purpose deep linking replacement for Firebase Dynamic Links, with no adjacent product line competing for roadmap priority.

Neither framing is universally better. It depends on whether vendor consolidation or dedicated focus matters more to your team.

Verdict

Choose AppsOnAir AppLink if you already use their OTA/CodePush product and want one vendor for both, and your link volume is modest relative to your MAU. Choose ChottuLink if you want unlimited links without per-link metering, need Unity or Capacitor SDKs, want custom domains included rather than a paid add-on, or want a dedicated deep linking product rather than a suite add-on.

For teams doing the FDL migration purely for deep linking, not looking to adopt a broader mobile DevOps suite, the MAU-based, unlimited-links model is usually the simpler bill to forecast.

FAQ

1. Is AppsOnAir AppLink or ChottuLink cheaper?

ChottuLink's free tier covers 25,000 MAU with unlimited links, custom domain, and QR codes included. AppsOnAir's free plan has no AppLink access at all. Its first paid tier is $59.97/month for 50,000 links, and custom domains cost an extra $19.99/month on top of that.

2. Does AppsOnAir AppLink support Flutter and React Native?

Yes. AppsOnAir AppLink supports Android, iOS, Flutter, and React Native. It does not currently list SDKs for Unity or Capacitor. ChottuLink covers all six: Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native, Unity, and Capacitor.

3. Can I migrate from AppsOnAir AppLink to ChottuLink?

Yes. Both platforms are positioned as Firebase Dynamic Links replacements. If you are moving from AppsOnAir to ChottuLink, you are typically re-pointing an existing FDL-style integration rather than building deep linking from scratch. Export your existing link list and custom domain mapping, then use ChottuLink's onboarding flow to recreate them.

4. Does ChottuLink charge extra for custom domains?

No. Custom domain support is included on ChottuLink's paid tiers. AppsOnAir lists custom domain as a separate $19.99/month add-on on top of its base plan.

5. Is AppsOnAir AppLink priced by links or by users?

AppsOnAir meters by number of AppLinks created: 50,000 on Pro, 250,000 on Pro Plus, with overage at $2.99 per 10,000 additional links. ChottuLink meters by monthly active users (MAU), with unlimited links included at every tier. That scales more predictably for apps that create many links per campaign.

6. How long does each platform retain analytics data?

AppsOnAir retains analytics for 3 months on Pro and 6 months on Pro Plus. ChottuLink retains 6 months on its Indie tier, 12 months on Growth, and unlimited history on Scale.

Compare the numbers yourself.

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