ElkLink Mobile vs Krill Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElkLink Mobile
Control your M1 Security System remotely. Arm, disarm, receive and respond to alarms, and review system history. Requires a compatible security system and user account.
- Arm and disarm system
- Receive and respond to alarms
- View recent system history
- Basic system control
- Remote access
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Designed for C1M1 enabled M1 Security Systems, ElkLink Mobile is ideal for users that desire a simple, easy-to-use app for basic system control. With ElkLink Mobile, users can arm, disarm, receive and respond to an alarm, and view recent history. Requirements for this app include an ELK M1 Security System with a C1M1 Dual-Path Communicator and a valid ElkLink user account
Krill Zone
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Krill is an offline-first automation and monitoring companion for your self-hosted Krill servers. Create dashboards, visualize live sensor data, and run workflows that can control devices and services on your network or in the cloud. Krill is designed around a graph of nodes: data sources, processors, and actions that you can combine into reusable automations. What you can do: • Connect securely to one or more Krill servers • Build dashboards with live tiles, charts, and status indicators • Trigger actions manually or on schedules • Run scripts and jobs on your server and review results • Organize systems into projects and share configurations across devices • Keep working even when the internet is unreliable Privacy & control: Your data lives on your infrastructure. Krill does not require a cloud account to function, and you choose where your servers run and what they store. Requirements: A Krill server is required. Install and run a Krill server on hardware or a VM you control, then connect this iOS app using your server address and access key.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Krill Zone at every 3 weeks against ElkLink Mobile's every 22 months. ElkLink Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). 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.
ElkLink Mobile ships an update every 22 months, Krill Zone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElkLink Mobile | Krill Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elk Products Inc. | Sautner Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
ElkLink Mobile
No in-app purchases
Krill Zone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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