tpPLC vs Kalta
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
Kalta
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Kalta is a simple, private home inventory app for tracking emergency supplies in real boxes in your home. Create a warehouse. Print QR labels for your boxes. Scan barcodes to fill in product info automatically. Add expiration dates. Kalta sorts everything by urgency, reminds you before items expire, and tells you how many days of food and water your household actually has. Built for people who actually rotate their stock. KEY FEATURES • Boxes with QR labels — Stick a QR label on each physical box. Scan it to jump straight to its contents. • Barcode scanning — Fills in product name, category, calories, and weight from the Open Food Facts database. Custom entries for anything not in the database. • Expiration tracking — Color coding by urgency (expired, critical, soon, OK). Items and boxes are sorted by urgency on the main screen. • Local reminders — Configurable notifications 30 days, 7 days, 1 day before, and on the expiry day. No servers involved — notifications are scheduled on your device. • Readiness dashboard — Tell Kalta who you're feeding (kcal and water per person, per day). Kalta computes how many days of food and water your inventory actually covers, against the goal you set. • Emergency kit checklist — A curated FEMA-style 24-item kit (water, food, first aid, light & power, tools, sanitation, documents). Tracks lifecycle from missing → on shopping list → purchased → stocked. • Shopping list with restock — Add items manually or let Kalta auto-suggest from what's expired, low on stock, or missing from your emergency kit. Check items off in the store; restock them into a box in two taps. • Notifications bell — One in-app alerts surface in every screen header. Lights up only when readiness is below goal, items are expiring, or purchases are waiting to be restocked. • Share with family — Invite your partner or family members to a warehouse. Everyone sees updates in real time, including the shopping list and readiness. • Offline-first — Everything works without internet. Changes sync when you're back online. • Peer-to-peer sync — Two iPhones can exchange data directly over Bluetooth and WiFi, no network required. • AI-assisted product recognition — Optional. Bring your own Anthropic API key and let Claude identify products from a photo. You're in control of cost and privacy. • Print QR labels — Brother Bluetooth label printer support, or share the QR as an image to print anywhere. PRIVACY No ads. No tracking. No analytics. No crash reporting. No third-party SDKs. Data is stored on your iPhone and synced to an encrypted database hosted in Ireland (EU). Only you and people you explicitly invite to a warehouse can see your inventory. Apple Sign In is the only account system — no new passwords to manage. WHAT KALTA IS NOT Kalta is a personal inventory tool. It is not a substitute for professional advice on emergency preparedness, food storage safety, or medication rotation. Always verify product-specific information from the manufacturer. SUPPORT Email: ondrej.michalcik@gmail.com Website: https://kalta.app Privacy Policy: https://kalta.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://kalta.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kalta at every 6 days against tpPLC's every 4 months. tpPLC's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
tpPLC ships an update every 4 months, Kalta every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tpPLC | Kalta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TP-Link Systems Inc. | Ondrej Michalcik |
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
Kalta
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tpPLC
No in-app purchases
Kalta
No in-app purchases









