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Obsydian vs Milkshake

Cute cards are great — until your photos wander off. Obsydian is the page that also protects what's on it.

★★★★★ Loved by privacy-first creators
Overview

What is Milkshake?

Milkshake turns your link-in-bio into a swipeable, card-based mini-website, built entirely from a phone app. It's design-forward and beginner-friendly, with a free plan (Milkshake-branded) and paid tiers — Lite around $2.99/month up to Pro Plus around $10/month — adding templates, analytics and branding removal. The catch that defines it: it's a mobile app, so there's no desktop editor at all.

CategoryLink-in-bio
BackgroundLaunched 2018 · Melbourne, Australia
TaglineThe 'Insta website' app

We're biased — but honest.

Milkshake optimises for how the page looks; nothing in it considers what happens to the photos you post there. There's no watermarking, no metadata scrubbing, and mainstream app-store sensibilities set the content tone. Obsydian gives you an expressive page you can edit anywhere — desktop included — plus the protection layer: watermarks (visible + invisible), per-subscriber tracing, automatic GPS/EXIF removal, and policies that don't flinch at your niche.

Side by side

Obsydian vs Milkshake, feature by feature

FeatureObsydianMilkshake
Links on the free planUnlimitedUnlimited cards
Free page without their brandingSmall badge on Free — removed on paid
Built-in image watermarkingVisible — 10/mo free, unlimited on paid
Invisible (steganographic) watermarkOn paid
Automatic EXIF / GPS removalAlways on, every image
On-device video metadata scrubber
Creator-friendly content policiesYes — won't deplatform your nicheMainstream-focused
Click & view analyticsFree basic · deeper on paidBasic (30-day)
Custom domainOn BlackLimited
Starting paid price£9 / mo~$2.99 / mo

Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.

Pricing

Milkshake pricing vs Obsydian

Milkshake
  • Free$0Milkshake branding
  • Lite~$2.99/mo
  • Pro~$6.99/mo~$59.99/yr
  • Pro Plus~$10/mo
Obsydian
  • Free£0Unlimited links · 10 protected files/mo · always-on scrubbing
  • Studio£9/moUnlimited watermarking · invisible watermark · analytics
  • Black£19/mo5 profiles · custom domain · priority support · vault (closed beta)
Full pricing

Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.

The honest take

Milkshake: pros & cons

What Milkshake does well

  • Genuinely pretty, swipeable card design
  • Fast to build from your phone
  • Cheap paid tiers
  • Good template variety for casual creators

Where it falls short

  • Mobile-app only — no desktop editing at all
  • No content protection of any kind
  • Free plan carries Milkshake branding
  • Card format suits browsing, not converting to one key link

Choose Obsydian if…

  • You post photos you'd rather not see reposted clean — watermarking is built in
  • You want to edit your page from a laptop as well as your phone
  • Your niche makes mainstream apps nervous
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Stick with Milkshake if…

  • You live entirely on your phone and want the card-deck aesthetic specifically
  • You want the cheapest possible paid tier and don't need protection
Questions

Obsydian vs Milkshake, answered

Is Milkshake free?
Yes — the free plan gives you unlimited cards with Milkshake branding; paid tiers from about $2.99/month add templates, analytics and branding removal. Obsydian's free plan carries only a small badge (removed on paid) and includes 10 protected files a month.
Can I use Milkshake on desktop?
No — Milkshake is a mobile app; there's no desktop editor. Obsydian is web-based, so you can build and edit your page from any device.
Can I import my Milkshake page?
Yes — paste your Milkshake URL into Obsydian's editor and it pulls all your links across in one click, no retyping.
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