Opener ‒ open links in apps

• Price: $2.00

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.6 1343 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5🥇AMAZING APP & SERVICE SUPPORT

   Continues to be not only one of my most used and treasured apps, but also one of the most consistently stable. Sadly so many developers get caught up in wanting to make nonstop updates that sometimes can even end up ruining what once was an awesome useful app. Thankfully this developer is one of the few that puts "user experience & app stability" as a #1 priority. Which is why I will continue to rant and rave about this app with as many people who are willing to allow me to introduce them to an app resource that they never knew they always needed. So useful it will make you wonder why iOS doesn't have this feature built in by default. 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THEY ADDED MUSI SUPPORT! I can't say enough positive things about the quality of customer service and support offered by this apps developer Tim. Tim not only promptly responded to my email asking for the app Musi to be added as an option in Opener but even after informing me that my request would not function if added because of an issue on Musi's side. He still went above and beyond by getting in contact with the other developers until he was able to make my request happen. If that's not awesome developer support I don't know what is.

   HeavyiClouds · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5If only Apple could figure out how to be this consistent

   This is it folks. This is such a useful tool. All because it gets the user around one of the most obnoxious long standing bugs in iOS that Apple apparently can’t figure out or just doesn’t care to. When your iphone stops opening app links in the apps on your phone and instead goes to the App Store you now can just install this app and use it to do what Apple can’t. It’s a great alternative to having to backup, restore iOS, and then fix things that don’t come over in backups (oh, google authenticator, why can you not let me include my keys!? The backup is local and encrypted! So unreasonable! So google.) Anyway. This developer has felt your pain for it was also their pain and they have given you their solution to all our pain for a low price. Just buy it already.

   Rockin' Kat · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5This app needed—especially if you use Chrome

   This is a great app for many reasons, but the top one for me is that Apple doesn’t play well with others sometimes and I prefer to use Chrome as a browser. But if I try to open a website and click their “open in app” button, it just opens the app store even though I already have the app. (Safari will open the app when I already have it, but Chrome does not). That’s where Opener comes in handy! There are times when the app doesn’t always work, but 90+% of the time, it’s dependable. Still 5 stars from me! Update for developers: Is there an issue with iOS 14.5.1? I can’t seem to open a Reddit link. Tried to kill the app and reopen it, but it seems to have gotten hung up.

   GrokxAI · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5Finally, I can open links correctly

   Absolutely worth it and best $2 I’ve ever spent. Opener has fixed the frustrations I’ve had for years when trying to open shared links in their respective apps. The app fixes one of my biggest issues where Apple thinks it’s best to open a shared link (instagram, Reddit, and TikTok for me mostly) in a browser (which breaks things) or the link just directs to the App Store because the phone doesn’t know what to do with it. Now when someone texts me an instagram link it ACTUALLY opens in instagram so I can enjoy what was shared with me instead of getting stuck in the “open in the instagram app to see more” loop. THANK YOU to the Opener team for doing what Apple couldn’t!

   Giovanni210 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Clever App with Transparent Privacy Policy

   As soon as I learned it could convert Google Maps links to Apple Maps this app became a must-have! Google continues to make it harder and harder to extract an address from a google maps link. It’s a small thing, but turning a 5 step process into a couple of taps was easily enough to justify $1.99. I look forward to finding out what else it can do. I also wanted to call out its privacy policy. It’s a very short read that spells out what information is and isn’t collected. The policy specifically states it doesn’t log specific urls unless you explicitly send them when requesting support. I’ve started reading privacy policies before downloading any app, and this was one of the better ones I’ve read.

   Storiwr · 31 Jul 2026

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