Quick answer: Most link-in-bio tools make you pay to see your click data. IShort gives it to you free: page views, clicks on every link and social icon, click-through rate, 7/30/90-day trends, plus traffic sources (which app the click came from) and country breakdowns — no plan, no fees.
A link in bio is only as useful as what you learn from it. If you can't see which links your audience actually taps — and where those visitors came from — you're guessing. IShort's free link-in-bio page comes with analytics built in, and unlike most tools, none of it is locked behind a paid plan.
The analytics you get free
- Page views — how many times your page was opened.
- Per-link and per-social clicks — a table showing exactly which links and social icons get tapped.
- Click-through rate (CTR) — clicks ÷ views, so you know how well your page converts.
- 7 / 30 / 90-day ranges with deltas — see the trend and whether it's up or down vs the previous period.
- Activity chart — a time-series so you can spot spikes after a post goes live.
See where your clicks come from
IShort breaks your views down by traffic source — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, Threads, WhatsApp, Telegram, direct, and other — so you can tell which platform is actually sending you visitors. Pair that with the country breakdown and you know not just how many people open your page, but where they're coming from. Bot and link-preview traffic is filtered out, so the numbers reflect real people.
How to use it to grow
- Double down on what converts. If your newsletter link out-clicks everything else, move it to the top and give it a section header.
- Find your strongest platform. If traffic sources show TikTok drives most of your views, that's where to post your call-to-action.
- Test and compare. Reorder links or change a button, then check the 7-day delta to see if it helped.
- Time your drops. Use per-link scheduling to publish a launch link and watch its clicks in real time.
Free here, paid almost everywhere else
On most popular tools, detailed analytics — click-through rates, longer date ranges, and traffic insights — sit behind a paid plan. IShort's are free on every account. If you're comparing options, see our free Linktree alternative breakdown.
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