Milkshake vs Strikingly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Strikingly grades higher than Milkshake: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Milkshake grades higher on the free plan. Strikingly grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Milkshake
Phone app for building a swipeable link-in-bio website
Strikingly
Simple website builder for small sites, stores and memberships
Which one is for you
Pick Milkshake if
- Fits if you want to build a small site entirely from your phone
- Works for creators who sell digital files and can live with a sales fee
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to edit on a computer, as the pricing page lists no desktop or web editor
- Watch out: sales carry a 12% fee on Free and Lite, and 9% on Pro
- Tight if you want your own domain, as that needs Pro+ at $99.99 a year
- Watch out: paid plans are billed through the App Store or Google Play, and there is no trial
Pick Strikingly if
- Fits if you need a short personal, portfolio or event site up today
- Works for creators selling a handful of products or paid memberships, on Pro at $16 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Limited, with 5 pages, one product, a 5% fee on each sale and Strikingly branding
- Too light for a big shop, as even VIP stops at 500 products, and Pro still takes 2% of sales
- Not for you if you switch plans a lot, since that goes through email support and yearly can't go back to monthly
- Pricey if you need multiple languages or phone support, which are VIP only at $49 a month
- Skip it if you want an Android or desktop app; there's only an iPhone app
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMilkshakeFair | 2.6GPAStrikinglyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $2.99 a month and Pro about $5 billed yearly, inside the category's cheapest quarter, but Lite only removes branding. | BLimited is $8 a month on yearly billing ($12 monthly), covering up to 2 sites on your own domain, so it's inside this category's cheapest quarter ($9). It's capped at 5 pages and keeps Strikingly branding; Pro at $16 lifts both. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree hosting with unlimited Cards, links and templates and 30 days of insights, though sales carry a 12% fee. | CUnlimited free sites with Strikingly branding, but none of them can use your own domain. The larger page, storage and store limits all need a paid plan. |
| Features | CCard-based sites with Stripe selling and analytics, but a contact form, mailing list and SEO need Pro and a custom domain needs Pro+. | CClick-to-edit pages, a simple store, memberships, forms, a blog, and newsletters and live chat on VIP. It's sized for small sites, though: 100 pages and 300 products on Pro, and multiple languages only on VIP at $49. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you design the site yourself in the app. | B4.56 from about 600 App Store ratings. Pick a template, click on anything you want to change and publish straight away. |
| Platforms and integrations | CPhones only, on iOS and Android, with no desktop or web editor listed. | BWeb and an iPhone app, with PayPal and Stripe for the store and feeds from Facebook, Instagram and X. No Android or desktop app. |
| Best for | a phone-built mini website for a social bio | small, quick sites on a small budget |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Milkshake and Strikingly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Milkshake starts at $2.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Strikingly starts at $8 a month and scores 2.7.
Strikingly scores higher, and starts $5.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 4 score higher than Milkshake for less, and 1 scores higher than Strikingly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Milkshake also covers digital business card, qR codes, online store, digital downloads and web analytics.
- Strikingly also covers forms, email campaigns and live chat.
At a glance
| Milkshake | Strikingly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.99 per month, billed monthly | $8 per month for up to 2 sites, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free hosting with unlimited links and Cards, templates, QR code sharing, 30 days of analytics and selling digital files via Stripe. | Unlimited free sites with Strikingly branding. Connecting a custom domain, and the larger page, storage and store limits, need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Milkshake | Strikingly |
| Price read from | milkshake.app | strikingly.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Milkshake
- Built and edited in the iOS and Android apps; the pricing page lists no desktop or web editor.
- Subscriptions are billed and cancelled through the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Branding removal needs a paid plan; a custom domain needs Pro+.
- There is no free trial for paid plans, and prices may vary by country and platform.
Strikingly
- Limited keeps Strikingly branding, allows only 5 pages per site and one product, and charges a 5% transaction fee.
- Store fees run 5% on Limited and 2% on Pro; only VIP lists 0%, though the page also advertises a limited-time 0% fee lock for new upgrades.
- Phone support, a dedicated account manager and multi-language sites are VIP-only.
- Plan changes go through email support, and a yearly plan cannot be moved back to monthly billing.
Key features
Milkshake
- Card-based websites
- A site is made of Cards, like pages you swipe through, each customizable and designed for phones.
- Templates and Looks
- Pick from professional templates and Looks, with color and font customization on the free plan.
- Selling with Stripe
- Sell digital files from any plan; Milkshake takes 12% on Free and Lite, 9% on Pro and 7% on Pro+, plus Stripe fees.
- Insights analytics
- Free sites get 30 days of analytics; Pro and above keep 365 days and can export the data.
- Marketing tools
- Pro adds a contact form, mailing list sync to Google Sheets or Mailchimp, Meta pixel, SEO settings and a campaign builder.
- Custom domain
- Pro+ connects your own domain name and Google Analytics to the site.
Strikingly
- Click-to-edit builder
- Pick a template and click any element on the page to change it, then publish straight away. Pro and VIP allow up to 100 pages per site.
- Simple Store
- Sell physical or digital goods with coupons and shipping, paid through PayPal or Stripe. Limits run from one product on Limited to 500 on VIP.
- Memberships and paid content
- Pro adds member log-ins, members-only content and paid subscription memberships; VIP adds several membership tiers.
- Forms, newsletters and live chat
- Signup and contact forms work on every site and custom forms come with Pro. VIP adds newsletters to 2,000 active contacts and a live chat widget.
- Blog, analytics and HTTPS
- Each site has a simple blog, built-in visitor analytics and automatic HTTPS, with social feeds from Facebook, X and Instagram.
Plans
Milkshake
Free$0
Unlimited Cards and links, templates, free hosting, 30 days of Insights; a 12% fee on sales.
Lite$2.99
per month, billed monthly
Everything in Free with the Milkshake branding removed; 12% fee on sales.
Pro$5.00
per month, billed yearly ($59.99; $6.99 billed monthly)
Contact form, mailing list, SEO tools, Meta pixel, 365 days of Insights, 9% sales fee, priority support.
Pro+$8.33
per month, billed yearly ($99.99; $29.99 billed quarterly)
Everything in Pro plus a custom domain and Google Analytics; 7% sales fee.
Strikingly
Free$0
Unlimited free sites with Strikingly branding and no custom domain.
Limited$8
per month for up to 2 sites, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Custom domain with SSL, up to 5 pages and 1 GB per site, 50 GB of bandwidth and one product for sale at a 5% fee.
Pro$16
per month for up to 3 sites, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)
No branding, 100 pages and 20 GB per site, 300 products at a 2% fee, custom forms, memberships, pop-ups, site search and custom code.
VIP$49
per month for up to 5 sites, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
100 GB per site, 500 products with no fee, newsletters to 2,000 contacts, live chat, multiple languages, phone support and an account manager.
Ways to pay less
Milkshake
- Annual discount
Save up to 28% with yearly billing
The pricing page's yearly toggle lists savings of up to 28%, with Pro at $59.99 a year and Pro+ at $99.99.
Strikingly
- Annual discount
Pay yearly to save $48 on Pro
Pro costs $192 a year billed yearly against $20 a month billed monthly; Limited is $96 a year against $12 a month.
- Other savings
Lower rates for 2, 3 or 5 years paid up front
Pro costs $336 for 2 years, $432 for 3 years and $672 for 5 years; Limited is $360 for 5 years and VIP $2,064.
- Education
35% off Pro yearly and above for students
A back-to-school sale gives 35% off yearly Pro and higher plans after verifying a .edu email address. The page says it expires soon but gives no date.
- Other savings
Free domain for a year with yearly plans
Yearly plans include a free domain for the first year. Domains otherwise cost $24.95 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Milkshake or Strikingly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Milkshake is cheaper to start with: $2.99 a month, against $8 a month for Strikingly. Milkshake starts at $2.99 per month, billed monthly, and Strikingly starts at $8 per month for up to 2 sites, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Milkshake or Strikingly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Milkshake and Strikingly have a free plan.
Which platforms do Milkshake and Strikingly run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Milkshake lists an Android app and only Strikingly lists a web app. Both list an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.