Instagram's built-in browser blocks links to the Apple App Store. Your redirects aren't broken. Instagram is blocking it.
They tap the link in your bio, story or post.
Instagram opens it in its own browser, not Safari.
The page tries to open the App Store and just sits there. Most people give up.
It happens with every link tool: Linktree, Bitly, a plain App Store link. It isn't your link.
When someone taps your Smart App Link from Instagram on an iPhone, they get a screen with one button: Copy link. They paste it into Safari and land on your App Store page. The click still counts in your stats. App Store routing, including this Copy link screen, is part of Pro ($9.99/mo).
On Android, Instagram opens Google Play like it should. Your Smart App Link sends Android users straight to your Play Store page.
No. The same link opens the App Store fine in Safari. Instagram's browser is what stops it.
No. Google Play opens normally from Instagram on Android.
Not on iPhone right now. We tried every way we could find to open the App Store from inside Instagram's browser on a real iPhone, and none of them worked. The fix is getting people into Safari, and that's what the Copy link button does.
No. There's no SDK and no app update. On Pro, create a Smart App Link with your App Store and Google Play URLs, put it in your bio, and we handle Instagram for you.