Stan Store vs Milkshake

Stan Store8.7Visit Milkshake7.9Visit

Higher score Stan Store #3 in Link-in-Bio Tools 8.7/10 From $25/mo (annual) · 14-day trial ✓ 2 of 5 features Try Stan Store

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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

• Stan Store fits best

  Coaches and creators selling directly to followers

• Milkshake fits best

  Instagram creators who build from their phone

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Side by side

Feature	Stan Store 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Milkshake 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.9
Ranking	#3 in Link-in-Bio Tools	#8 in Link-in-Bio Tools
Best for	Coaches and creators selling directly to followers	Instagram creators who build from their phone
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/mo	$2.99/mo (best)
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Features Stan Store 2/5 · Milkshake 3/5
Custom domain	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Sell products	✓	✓
Tips / donations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email capture	✓	✓
No branding on free	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Analytics	Advanced	Basic
Our review
Pros	Checkout happens inside the page — no redirect, no cart drop-off Calendar booking, courses and digital downloads in one product list No per-sale platform fee; you keep everything minus card processing	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 free plan, and $29 a month is steep for a hobby account Design is a fixed template — brand colours yes, layout no Weak for plain link lists; every block wants to sell something	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	Stan Store is the tool for creators who already have an audience and want to sell to it without a website. We listed a downloadable guide and a thirty-minute call: both went live in a few minutes, the buyer never left the page to pay, and… 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

• Stan Store — where it wins

  • Checkout happens inside the page — no redirect, no cart drop-off
  • Calendar booking, courses and digital downloads in one product list
  • No per-sale platform fee; you keep everything minus card processing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan, and $29 a month is steep for a hobby account
  • Design is a fixed template — brand colours yes, layout no
  • Weak for plain link lists; every block wants to sell something

• 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

• Stan Store8.7/10 · From $25/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

  A storefront disguised as a link page — checkout, bookings and courses with zero transaction fees.

  Try Stan StoreFull 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 →