LinkTap vs HomGar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkTap
Control your wireless water timer remotely from anywhere. Schedule watering with multiple modes, skip watering during rain, and monitor your device's status. Receive notifications and view historical data for efficient water management.
- Remote access anywhere, anytime
- Six work modes for scheduling
- Rain Skip feature
- Monitor timer status
- Watering notifications
- View watering history
- Control up to 24 timers
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LinkTap App: Remotely access your LinkTap Wireless Water Timer through the App anywhere, anytime. FEATURES: . Provide 6 works modes (Instant mode, Calendar mode, Month mode, Odd-even mode, Interval mode and 7-day mode). . Rain Skip to save water. . Monitor water timer's status (battery capacity, wireless signal strength). . Receives notification when watering starts and ends. . View watering and rain skip history of each water timer. . View real-time watering progress. . View water timer's local weather forecast. . Control up to 24 water timers under one user account. . Multilingual support (English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano and 中文) Supported language: English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, 中文, 日本語 REQUIREMENTS . The App requires iOS 7+. . Cellular or WiFi internet connection is required.
HomGar
Manage your home and garden with a smart system. Remotely control appliances, schedule irrigation for your lawn, and set timers for various functions. Share device access with family members for seamless control.
- Remote appliance control
- Scheduled irrigation
- Simultaneous device control
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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HomGar, smart system for home and garden! 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Irrigation control: easy to set irrigation sheduled，nurture beatiful lawns of your garden. 3. Simultaneously control: multiple devices can be controlled with one App 4. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 5. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 6. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LinkTap at 3.6 against HomGar's 2.2. LinkTap also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
LinkTap holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of LinkTap's written reviews are positive against 22% of HomGar's.
LinkTap ships an update every 5 weeks, HomGar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkTap | HomGar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (49 ratings) — better | 2.2 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews — better | 21.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKTAP PTY LTD | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
LinkTap
HomGar
In-app purchases
LinkTap
No in-app purchases
HomGar
No in-app purchases
