Comparison

tpPLC vs UniFi Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

UniFi Connect

Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.

Highlights
  • Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
  • Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
  • Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
  • Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.

Screenshots

tpPLC4 screens
UniFi Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UniFi Connect at 67% against tpPLC's 15%. UniFi Connect also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). tpPLC's advantage is ratings volume (170 vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UniFi Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tpPLC has 170 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of tpPLC's written reviews are positive against 67% of UniFi Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tpPLC ships an update every 4 months, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
tpPLC versus UniFi Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertpPLCUniFi Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (170 ratings)4.4 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings170 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTP-Link Systems Inc.Ubiquiti Inc.

Customer experience

tpPLC

All ratings165 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative80.2%

UniFi Connect

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

UniFi Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

tpPLC

No in-app purchases

None

UniFi Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tpPLC free?
tpPLC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UniFi Connect free?
UniFi Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, tpPLC or UniFi Connect?
UniFi Connect is rated higher. tpPLC averages 1.7 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while UniFi Connect averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do tpPLC or UniFi Connect have ads?
Neither tpPLC nor UniFi Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tpPLC or UniFi Connect?
tpPLC ships an update every 4 months, and UniFi Connect monthly. Most recently, tpPLC was updated on November 6, 2026 and UniFi Connect on November 5, 2026.

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