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Blinq vs Linq in 2026

Compare Blinq and Linq for contact sharing and messaging, with a look at published features, pricing, getting started, and Connections MyConnect.

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Blinq connects contact details to AI tools that support MCP, such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. [1] Linq provides messaging through iMessage, RCS and SMS for applications. [2] Connections MyConnect turns your contact details into a public card page that can be shared and swapped. [3] [3] The right choice depends on whether you need connections to AI tools, messaging for an application, or a public card page.

OptionFree optionPaid plansCard fee
BlinqNot publishedBlinq supports MCP connections to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or any AI tool that supports MCP, with digital business cards shared by QR, tap, link or wallet. Price not published [1] [1]Not published
LinqNot publishedMessaging API for iMessage, RCS, SMS and voice, with RCS fallback. Price not published [2] [2] [2]Not published
Connections MyConnectConnections Free costs $0; going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you [3]Connections Pro is $39.99 a month, and Connections Business is $99.99 a month, both adding premium features across every Connections product [3] [3]None; card page and passes are part of the Connections plan

The short answer

Blinq connects contact details to AI tools that support MCP, including Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. [1] Linq provides messaging through iMessage, RCS and SMS for applications. [2] Connections MyConnect is a separate product that turns your details into a public card page. [3]

Which needs each one's sources say it meets depends on what you want to do. Blinq's pages describe connections to AI tools and security and compliance standards. Linq's pages describe messaging features through native iMessage and RCS, including emoji reactions, voice notes, rich media, typing indicators and group chats. [2] Neither Blinq nor Linq publishes its prices in the pages cited here, so check current pricing before you commit.

What Blinq, Linq is built for

Blinq's own pages describe digital business cards, contact capture, and tools for connecting contact details to other services. Blinq supports MCP connections to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or any AI tool that supports MCP. Blinq Business is built on enterprise-grade security standards to keep everyone's details safe. Blinq states it has SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, SSO and CCPA compliance or support. [1] Further Blinq card and contact features appear in the table below.

Linq's pages describe an API for messaging. Linq says it supports SMS and voice, and iMessage, RCS and SMS messaging can be integrated directly into applications. [2] [2] It supports RCS fallback. [2] Linq states user data and its transmission are encrypted and inaccessible to Linq, and it advertises 99.95% uptime. [2] [2] Linq says it is the only SOC 2 Type II messaging API with native iMessage support. [2]

What Connections MyConnect is built for

Connections MyConnect is made by the team that publishes this site, Uncommon Comforts. For a person who runs things, Connections MyConnect turns your contact details into a public card page that anyone can open in a browser, with no app needed on the visitor's side. [3] [3]

Your card carries a QR code you can share from the workspace, and you can add a logo to it. [3] A visitor can download your details as a contact file in one tap, or add your card to Apple Wallet. [3] [3] A visitor can type in their own details and send them to you, and they arrive in your workspace. [3] Two people can swap cards in person by pairing their phones. [3]

You can make an email signature from your card as HTML you copy and paste into your email. [3] You can paste a Linktree address and bring its links into your card, set a link to show only between set times, and see which links visitors tap in the analytics panel. [3] [3] [3] You can export your contacts to a CSV file. [3]

Pricing and fees

Neither Blinq nor Linq publishes its prices in the pages cited here, so check their current pricing before you decide. The available facts do not establish a free plan, a paid price or a fee for either tool.

Connections MyConnect sits on the Connections plan ladder, sold under one name, Pass, with premium features that apply across every Connections app. [3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, is $39.99 a month and adds premium features across every Connections product. [3] Connections Business is $99.99 a month and offers higher limits across every Connections product. [3] The free base has no time limit. [3]

The table below sets out only what is published for each.

Getting started

For Blinq, the sign-up steps are not described on the pages cited here, so check the first screens to see what it asks for. Blinq Business uses enterprise-grade security standards to keep details safe. [1]

For Linq, the pages say developers can get running with the Linq API in less than five minutes. [2] Integration help is available for customers who do not want to code, and technical experts assist while a first workflow is built. [2] [2] The full sign-up steps are not covered here, so check the first screens before you commit.

To start with Connections MyConnect, sign in to the Connections workspace. [3] Your card is a public web page, so a visitor opens it in a browser and needs no app. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Ask whether you need contact details to reach the tools where follow-up happens. Blinq supports MCP connections to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or any AI tool that supports MCP. [1] Ask whether you need phone messaging from an application, which Linq's API supports. [2] Ask which security and compliance details matter for your intended use, and request current information from each provider. Ask how contacts and their details need to move between the tools your team uses.

Ask what a visitor to your card needs to do. Connections MyConnect offers a public card page, a QR code and one-tap contact download, so confirm those match how you will share your details. [3] [3] [3] Ask for current prices for Blinq and Linq before you commit, because neither publishes them in the pages cited here.

How to choose

If you want to send phone messages from your own application, Linq says its API supports iMessage, RCS, SMS and voice. [2] [2] If you need integration help and a team to guide a first workflow, Linq's pages describe both. [2] [2]

If you want contact details to connect to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or other AI tools that support MCP, Blinq describes that, along with enterprise-grade security. [1] [1]

If you want a public card page with a QR code, one-tap contact download and Apple Wallet, Connections MyConnect has those. [3] [3] [3] [3] If you want to start free, Connections Free costs $0. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is Blinq free to use?

The pages cited here do not publish a price for Blinq, so its cost cannot be confirmed here. Blinq supports MCP connections to Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or any AI tool that supports MCP. [1] Check Blinq's current pricing before choosing it, and ask which features are included in any free or paid option.

What does Linq do?

Linq provides a messaging API for applications. Its pages say it supports iMessage, RCS, SMS and voice, with RCS fallback. [2] [2] [2] The API also supports features such as emoji reactions, voice notes, rich media, typing indicators and group chats through native iMessage and RCS protocols. [2] Check Linq's documentation and pricing to see whether its messaging options match the needs of the application to be built.

Can Connections MyConnect add a card to Apple Wallet?

Yes. A visitor to a Connections MyConnect card can add it to Apple Wallet, and that pass is live. [3] [3] A visitor can also download the details as a contact file in one tap. [3] Ask which wallet the people shared with use, so you know what each visitor can do.

Can a visitor send their details to a Connections MyConnect card?

Yes. A visitor to a Connections MyConnect card can type in their own details and send them back, and they arrive in the workspace. [3] Two people can also swap cards in person by pairing their phones. [3] Ask whether the contacts collected need to flow into other tools, since that is a separate question from capturing them.

Does Connections MyConnect open in a phone browser?

A Connections MyConnect card is a public web page, so a visitor opens it in a browser and needs no app. [3] Blinq offers cards that can be shared by QR code, tap, link or wallet, and contact details can be captured from badges, paper cards, QR codes or LinkedIn profiles. [1] [1] Ask which devices the people who share with you use, so you can confirm it matches how they work.

The free base has no time limit. [3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3]

Try Connections MyConnect

Sources

  1. Blinq, blinq.me, read 2026-10-08
  2. Linq, linqapp.com, read 2026-10-23
  3. Connections MyConnect's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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