tpPLC vs Home Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tpPLC
Easily view and manage your TP-Link powerline devices from your smartphone or tablet. Connect to your powerline extender's Wi-Fi to control individual adapters, update settings, and monitor your entire powerline network.
- View all compatible powerline devices
- Manage individual device settings
- Control Wi-Fi settings for extenders
- Add new powerline devices
- Set network-wide LED status
- Monitor data rates
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TP-Link tpPLC app lets you conveniently view and manage your TP-Link powerline devices via your smart device. Simply connect your smart device to the Wi-Fi network of a compatible TP-Link powerline extender and start managing with ease. It will list all the compatible powerline adapters and powerline extenders in your current network, and allow you to manage your powerline devices individually as well as the whole powerline network with a few taps. Features • Display information of all compatible powerline devices in the current network. • Manage a powerline device such as changing its device name, turning on or off its LEDs, viewing its data rate, resetting to factory defaults, and removing it from the current network. For a powerline extender, you can also change and schedule its Wi-Fi settings, and redirect to the web management interface. • Manage the whole powerline network such as adding a new powerline device, setting a new powerline network name, and turning on or off the LEDs on all the powerline devices in the network. Compatible Devices: https://www.tp-link.com/powerline/compatible-devices/ Privacy Policy & Terms of Use https://privacy.tp-link.com/app/tpPLC/privacy
Home Network
Manage your home network devices with ease. This app provides an intuitive interface to monitor connection status, configure settings, and set up new adapters step-by-step. Enjoy a seamless home network experience.
- Easy management of Wi-Fi adapters
- Step-by-step installation assistant
- View all adapters at a glance
- Check connection status
- Assign individual adapter names
- Add new adapters easily
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Intuitive. Simple. Clear. The devolo Home Network app for controlling your devolo adapters the easy way. Keep an eye on all your devolo devices at once - no matter how many you have. Check the connection status in the house or adjust the configuration - it's so easy. Perform setup in the blink of an eye with the app: an intuitive assistant guides you through the whole installation process step by step, offering immediate solutions for even small issues. You are ready for the perfect home network. The following dLAN devices are NOT SUPPORTED unless you have one dLAN 550 WiFi or 1200 WiFi device in the network: • devolo dLAN 1200+ • devolo dLAN 550+ • devolo dLAN 200 • devolo dLAN 500 • devolo dLAN 650 • devolo dLAN 1000 If your device is not supported, use the devolo Cockpit PC software. Functionality: • Easy management of your devolo Wi-Fi adapters via smartphone or tablet. • Step-by-step device configuration thanks to the convenient installation assistant. • All devolo adapters instantly visible at a glance • View all your devolo adapters and check their connection status whenever you want. • Assign every adapter an individual name, such as "Living room" or "Lisa's room". • No registration required. Get started with your perfect home network! • Easily add other devolo adapters to your network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Home Network at 4.1 against tpPLC's 1.7. Home Network also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home Network holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 165 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of tpPLC's written reviews are positive against 19% of Home Network's.
tpPLC ships an update every 4 months, Home Network every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tpPLC | Home Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (165 ratings) | 4.1 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.9% of reviews | 18.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TP-Link Systems Inc. | devolo solutions GmbH |
Customer experience
tpPLC
Home Network
Bugs and requests
tpPLC
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to detect compatible devices
- Inability to change passwords or settings
- Frequent crashes and timeouts
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Support for more device models
- Improved network diagnostics
- Better mobile app integration
- Scheduled Wi-Fi on/off controls
Home Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tpPLC
No in-app purchases
Home Network
No in-app purchases









