Compare · App platform with an AppLink deep linking module
DeepLinkNow vs AppsOnAir
AppsOnAir sells CodePush, app distribution and push, and AppLink is its deep linking module. It has a real Firebase importer that reads Google Takeout exports. There's no AppLink on the free plan, and the custom domain is an add-on.
Side by side
As of October 21, 2026.
| Topic | DeepLinkNow | AppsOnAir |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free up to 25,000 monthly active users, deferred deep links included. No card. | No AppLink on the free plan[1] |
| Plan with a custom domain | $49/mo (Startup) | $54.97/mo: Pro with AppLink and the custom domain, as the pricing calculator showed it. Other prices printed on the same page disagree.[1] |
| Deferred window | 1 hour | 1 hour by default; longer windows depend on the plan[2] |
| What the app gets | A confidence score from 0 to 100 and a HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW label. You pick the threshold. | Organic or non-organic. No score.[2] |
| Firebase links | No importer. FDL-style long links on your domain hand the app the link parameter. | Imports Google Takeout CSV exports of your Firebase links[3] |
- Free plan
- DeepLinkNow: Free up to 25,000 monthly active users, deferred deep links included. No card.
- AppsOnAir: No AppLink on the free plan[1]
- Plan with a custom domain
- DeepLinkNow: $49/mo (Startup)
- AppsOnAir: $54.97/mo: Pro with AppLink and the custom domain, as the pricing calculator showed it. Other prices printed on the same page disagree.[1]
- Deferred window
- DeepLinkNow: 1 hour
- AppsOnAir: 1 hour by default; longer windows depend on the plan[2]
- What the app gets
- DeepLinkNow: A confidence score from 0 to 100 and a HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW label. You pick the threshold.
- AppsOnAir: Organic or non-organic. No score.[2]
- Firebase links
- DeepLinkNow: No importer. FDL-style long links on your domain hand the app the link parameter.
- AppsOnAir: Imports Google Takeout CSV exports of your Firebase links[3]
Where DeepLinkNow is ahead
- A free plan up to 25,000 monthly active users, with deferred deep links and no card.
- Published prices: $0, $49 or $149 a month. You only talk to me if you want Enterprise.
- Your own domain from $49 a month on Startup, set up in the dashboard.
- Every fingerprint match comes back with a 0 to 100 score and a HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW label, so you decide what to trust.
- Any path on your link domain is already a link, with no prefix and nothing to create first.
The pricing math
AppsOnAir prices AppLink as a module on a base plan, and the custom domain is billed on top: Pro with AppLink (50,000 app links) and a custom domain comes to $54.97 a month.[1]
One app with deep links on its own domain: $54.97 a month on AppsOnAir, and $49 on DeepLinkNow. Below 25,000 monthly users DeepLinkNow is free, deferred deep links included, while AppsOnAir has no AppLink on its free plan.
Switching from AppsOnAir
- 1Add the DLN SDK next to the one you have and ship it.
- 2Point your link domain at DLN. Paths on it work straight away.
- 3Read the link with checkDeferredDeepLink() on first launch.
- 4Remove the AppsOnAir SDK once the links you've already shared stop getting clicks.
Questions
- How does AppsOnAir's pricing compare with DeepLinkNow's?
- AppsOnAir prices AppLink as a module on a base plan, and the custom domain is billed on top: Pro with AppLink (50,000 app links) and a custom domain comes to $54.97 a month. One app with deep links on its own domain: $54.97 a month on AppsOnAir, and $49 on DeepLinkNow. Below 25,000 monthly users DeepLinkNow is free, deferred deep links included, while AppsOnAir has no AppLink on its free plan.
- When is AppsOnAir the better choice?
- You're leaving Firebase with a large Takeout export and want it imported. You already use AppsOnAir for CodePush or push and want one vendor.
- Can I run DeepLinkNow next to AppsOnAir?
- Yes. The SDK doesn't depend on any other deep linking SDK, so you can ship both, move your link domain over, and remove the old one later.
Sources
Checked on October 21, 2026 against each vendor's public pricing pages and docs. Prices and plans change. If something here is out of date, email me and I'll fix it. Trademarks belong to their owners. DeepLinkNow isn't affiliated with any of them.
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