No threats detected
All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.
Is app.link legit or a scam?
Legitimate deep-link service from Branch with clean antivirus results, valid SSL, and an 11-year domain history.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The site belongs to Branch, a known company that provides app deep links and powers Stripe's Link payment feature. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned zero flags, and the hosting IP shows no abuse history. The domain was registered in 2015 and remains active through 2027, which is strong evidence of legitimacy. Reddit posts mention accounts being created after Stripe purchases, but these reflect normal payment flows rather than malicious behavior by the site itself. independent review aggregator and business records also classify it as safe.
Website Preview
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Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for app.link, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- app.link WHOIS: Registered March 18, 2015 to Branch (California, US), expires March 18, 2027
- app.link.com hosts Stripe's Link digital wallet for one-click payments; official Stripe domains include link.com and app.link.com
- Multiple Reddit users report accounts auto-created on app.link.com after purchases on third-party sites using Stripe
- Scamadviser rates app.link.com as 'Very Likely Safe' with valid SSL and long registration
- app.link used for deep/app links by services like Reddit (reddit.app.link)
- No evidence of typosquatting or impersonation of major brands like PayPal/Roblox
- Redditopen
"SCAM VERIFIED . app.link.com is not a Stripe link. I have confirmed this via Stripe. The scammers at app.link.com have found a way to collect a small portion of your data when you purchase items ..."
- Redditopen
"I signed up and paid for the AARP Smart Driver online course, and immediately landed on app.link.com site where they had saved the CC info that I used for the course."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, we think app.link.com is legit and safe for consumers to access ."
app.link registered 2015-03-18 to Branch, California; expires 2027-03-18 via Gandi SAS
Our research found two Reddit posts where users described accounts being created on app.link.com after making purchases with Stripe on other sites. These appear to be normal behavior tied to Stripe Link rather than fraud. One independent review site rated the domain as very likely safe, citing its long registration history and valid SSL.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://app.link/
- 2404https://app.link/
Server Reputation
Still, stay alert
No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.
- Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on app.link and not a lookalike like a-pp.link.com or an IDN homoglyph.
- Use a password manager
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review found no threat indicators on app.link. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
- app.link passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 85/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
- Yes. app.link presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Amazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M01, expiring in 264 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- app.link is 11.2 years old, registered on 3/18/2015 through Gandi SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report app.link as clean.
- No. app.link is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- app.link resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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