COMMLink® vs LPL Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COMMLink®
This app allows financial advisors to manage their business on the go. It provides access to trading, money transfers, client contact information, and compensation reports directly from a smartphone or tablet.
- Place trades
- Move money
- Confirm balance transfers
- Receive alerts
- Review compensation reports
- View CRM contacts
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The Commonwealth Financial Network® COMMunity Link® Mobile App lets advisors stay connected to their businesses and our platform when they’re on the go. Place a trade, move money, confirm a balance transfer, receive alerts, review your compensation report, view your CRM contacts, and more. It’s all available with easy access from your smartphone or tablet. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS APP The COMMunity Link® application is exclusively for use by Commonwealth advisors and advisors’ staff and employees. A COMMunity Link login is required. Use of the COMMunity Link Mobile App is subject to all applicable Commonwealth policies and procedures, including those set forth in the Compliance Manual and Commonwealth’s Privacy Notice.
LPL Events
Access detailed program information and agendas for official LPL Financial events. Follow instructions from your announcement email to log in and explore event content.
- View program information
- Access event agendas
- Official LPL Financial app
- Event-specific content
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LPL Events is the official LPL Financial mobile app for events allowing you to view program related information, agendas, and more. After you download this app, refer to your announcement email for instructions on accessing your event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LPL Events at 4.3 against COMMLink®'s 2.6. COMMLink®'s advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
LPL Events holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMMLink® has 33 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COMMLink® | LPL Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (33 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advisor360°, LLC | LPL Financial |
Customer experience
COMMLink®
LPL Events
In-app purchases
COMMLink®
No in-app purchases
LPL Events
No in-app purchases
