Carrd vs Milkshake

Carrd8.6Visit Milkshake7.9Visit

Higher score Carrd #4 in Link-in-Bio Tools 8.6/10 Free plan · Pro from $9/yr Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Carrd

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Milkshake #8 in Link-in-Bio Tools 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $2.99/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Get Milkshake

• Carrd fits best

  Designers who want a page that looks nothing like Linktree

• Milkshake fits best

  Instagram creators who build from their phone

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Side by side

Feature	Carrd 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Milkshake 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.9
Ranking	#4 in Link-in-Bio Tools	#8 in Link-in-Bio Tools
Best for	Designers who want a page that looks nothing like Linktree	Instagram creators who build from their phone
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.75/mo (best)	$2.99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Carrd 2/5 · Milkshake 3/5
Custom domain	✓	✓
Sell products	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Tips / donations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email capture	✓	✓
No branding on free	—	—
Specs
Analytics	None	Basic
Our review
Pros	Absolute placement — put every element exactly where you want it Pro Standard costs a few dollars a year and includes a custom domain Forms, embeds and payment buttons without a plugin ecosystem	Whole page built and published from the app in a few minutes Card layout carries images and text, so it reads like a mini site Free plan is fully usable for a personal page
Cons	No link-in-bio starter flow — you begin from a blank canvas No click analytics unless you wire Google Analytics or Plausible Free sites sit on a carrd.co subdomain with a small badge	Built around the phone app, so desk-based teams will find it limiting Card templates limit how much you can change per screen Longer analytics history, mailing list and branding removal are paid
Our verdict	Carrd is a one-page site builder that can also serve as a link-in-bio page. It suits creators, freelancers and small brands that want a distinctive presentation rather than a rigid, template-led profile. Page elements such as an avatar,… Read the review →	Milkshake is a link-in-bio website builder centered on a phone app. Its pages use swipeable cards, including cover, about, links and YouTube cards, so the result feels more like content than a conventional column of buttons. The app-led… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Carrd — where it wins

  • Absolute placement — put every element exactly where you want it
  • Pro Standard costs a few dollars a year and includes a custom domain
  • Forms, embeds and payment buttons without a plugin ecosystem

  Where it doesn't

  • No link-in-bio starter flow — you begin from a blank canvas
  • No click analytics unless you wire Google Analytics or Plausible
  • Free sites sit on a carrd.co subdomain with a small badge

• Milkshake — where it wins

  • Whole page built and published from the app in a few minutes
  • Card layout carries images and text, so it reads like a mini site
  • Free plan is fully usable for a personal page

  Where it doesn't

  • Built around the phone app, so desk-based teams will find it limiting
  • Card templates limit how much you can change per screen
  • Longer analytics history, mailing list and branding removal are paid

• Carrd8.6/10 · Free plan · Pro from $9/yr

  One-page sites for the price of a coffee a year — total design control, zero hand-holding.

  Visit CarrdFull verdict →
• Milkshake7.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $2.99/mo

  Built around a phone app — swipeable cards that feel like Stories, not a button list.

  Get MilkshakeFull verdict →