Plinky: The Link-Saving App That Makes Pebbling Effortless

I was scrolling through Threads a few months ago when I came across this post about Pebbling. When a penguin finds a particularly beautiful pebble, they will bring it to another penguin they like as a way of saying, I was thinking of you. Sometimes, it’s even a declaration of their love, how cute is that?

Pebbling is more than a quirky behavior observed in penguins — it’s a beautiful metaphor for how we share affection. If you’ve ever sent a cute animal picture to your husband, that’s pebbling. Dropped a silly meme in the group chat? Also pebbling. Shared a video with your brother, mom, or best friend? Yep — pebbling.

But here’s the thing: we all pebble, whether we realize it or not. Every time you send a link to someone just because they would love it, you’re doing the same thing penguins do when they pass along a perfect pebble. Saying I thought of you when I saw this adds up over time. Because that link you sent? It’s not just a link — it’s a tiny token of affection.

Making Pebbling Easier with Plinky

Sharing a link with someone when you think of them is a lovely gesture, but it can also be a little distracting. When I first started dating my wife, Colleen, we sent links back and forth all day — funny tweets to make her laugh, cute animal pictures that made her smile, weekend plans so we could have something to look forward to — anything that made us think of each other. We didn’t know it then, but we were pebbling — a lot.

At first, she loved it. Every notification was a little reminder that I was thinking of her. But as the day went on and work piled up, those tiny interruptions started adding up. She suggested we save our links for later, so we could go through them together at night. That way, instead of getting pinged all day, we’d have a whole collection of pebbles waiting for us. And honestly? Her idea rocked.

Saving our links for later solved the barrage of notifications, but it created its own set of problems. I tried leaving a bunch of tabs open, but I’d end up scouring through hundreds of them, searching for that one shiny pebble I had set aside for Colleen. I then switched to saving links in the Notes app, but that quickly devolved into a disorganized mess. I even tried adding them to my to-do list, but that just made it impossible to use Reminders for, you know, actual tasks.

The Best Way to Save and Share Links

Then one morning, it hit me: I needed an app just for our pebbles. There were plenty of bookmarking apps out there, but none of them were built for this. I shared my idea with Colleen, and she was all for it — she wanted a solution as much as I did. And that’s how I started working on Plinky.

Plinky makes it fast and easy to save links, so I can quickly drop a pebble into our dedicated space and get back to my day. With Folders and Tags, I can keep everything organized — whether it’s for a friend, a family member, or Colleen. And when I need to find a specific link in the sea of saved ones, search makes it effortless.

And soon, Plinky will have a Reminders feature — because sometimes, I don’t want to wait until the end of the night to share a link. I want to be reminded right when Colleen’s workday is over, so I can send her something she’ll love at just the right time.

I built Plinky just for us, but when I started showing it to other people, I realized we weren’t the only ones pebbling. I talked to so many people who had the same problem — they loved sending pebbles, but receiving them was disrupting their day. They wanted a way to collect and share links without the constant notifications.

Now, Plinky helps them do exactly that. It makes pebbling effortless, so you can send and receive pebbles with the people who matter most — without interrupting their workflow.

Colleen and I still have our nightly ritual — lying in bed, sharing the links we saved for each other throughout the day. It’s our Plink Time, a quiet moment to wind down, laugh at some memes, watch a few videos, and appreciate that we were on each other’s minds.

Over the years, we’ve shared thousands of pebbles with each other and our loved ones — all because we had the perfect place to put them.

Sharing links turned out to be our love language — and maybe it’s yours too. So this Valentine’s Day, if you and your partner love sending each other little I thought of you reminders, try Plinky today to start saving and sharing links effortlessly. Who knows? You might just fall in love with Plinky too. ❤️