tpPLC vs H
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
H
Control and manage your robot appliances remotely via your smartphone. Optimize cleaning operations and follow instructions for efficient use.
- Remote appliance control
- Cleaning operation management
- Usage optimization instructions
- Smartphone integration
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Download the Hoover App and enjoy a new experience of integration among appliances. It will be possible to easily and quickly interact with your robot through your smartphone, manage the cleaning operations and follow the instructions to optimize the use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: H at 3.0 against tpPLC's 1.7. tpPLC's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (169 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
H holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tpPLC has 169 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 15% and 14% positive.
tpPLC ships an update every 4 months, H every 31 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | tpPLC | H |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (169 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.9% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TP-Link Systems Inc. | Candy Hoover Group Srl |
Customer experience
tpPLC
H
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
H
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tpPLC
No in-app purchases
H
No in-app purchases









