YoSmart vs YoLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YoSmart
Control a wide range of smart home devices, including lights, switches, thermostats, and cameras, through a central hub. Automate your living space with this comprehensive smart home management application.
- Control LED strip lights
- Manage smart switches and sockets
- Automate watering systems
- Monitor IP cameras
- Integrate with YoSmart hub
- Thermostat control
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YoSmart APP is released by KingTing Technology Corporation. This APP can control all YoSmart equipment through YoSmart hub, including the LED strip lights, smart switch, smart socket, Thermostat, automatic watering system, IP camera and so on. Smart Home is also called smart house, intelligent home, and home automation. It is some application of Internet of Things
YoLink
Control a wide range of smart home devices, including lights, switches, thermostats, and cameras, through a central hub. This application enables comprehensive home automation and management.
- Control smart lights
- Manage smart switches and sockets
- Automate watering systems
- Monitor IP cameras
- Integrate with YoLink hub
- Home automation management
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YoLink APP is released by YoSmart Inc. This APP can control all YoSmart equipment through YoLink hub, including the LED strip lights, smart switch, smart socket, Thermostat, automatic watering system, IP camera and so on. Smart Home is also called smart house, intelligent home, and home automation. It is some application of Internet of Things
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YoLink at 43% against YoSmart's 0%. YoLink also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). YoSmart's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YoSmart holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of YoSmart's written reviews are positive against 43% of YoLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YoSmart ships an update every 2 months, YoLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoSmart | YoLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.2 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangdong Kingting Technology Co., Ltd. | YoSmart |
Customer experience
YoSmart
YoLink
Bugs and requests
YoSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
YoLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not working with iOS 15
- Frequent disconnections of hub and sensors
- Inability to save temperature alert ranges
- Alerts not working as expected
- Offline sensor issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature/alarm setting controls
- Implement Apple Shortcuts support
- Add iPad app version
- Allow custom notification sounds
In-app purchases
YoSmart
No in-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
