TapAloud vs BroadLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapAloud
Learn the tap alphabet through a unique system of musical and descriptive memory hints. Engaging gameplay helps users master the alphabet using a wearable device. This app is designed for educational purposes.
- Tap alphabet learning system
- Musical memory hints
- Descriptive memory hints
- Engaging gameplay
- Requires Tap wearable
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the Tap alphabet into eight easy to remember “tap-sets”. The learning system uses musical and descriptive memory hints for each set as well as engaging game-play to master the tap alphabet. Tap wearable is required.
BroadLink
Manage all your smart home devices from one place, anywhere in the world. Control lighting, appliances, security, and more with intelligent automation and one-button scene control. Features zero-configuration setup for compatible devices.
- Remote device management
- Intelligent power control
- Lighting control
- IR and RF remote control
- Security and sensor integration
- Scene creation
- Zero configuration device setup
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The new BroadLink super app lets you manage all BroadLink and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BroadLink app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BroadLink app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TapAloud at 100% against BroadLink's 58%. TapAloud also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). BroadLink's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 4) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). 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.
BroadLink holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TapAloud's written reviews are positive against 58% of BroadLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TapAloud ships an update every 2 months, BroadLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapAloud | BroadLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap Systems Inc. | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
TapAloud
BroadLink
Bugs and requests
TapAloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BroadLink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scenes not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes
- Devices going offline randomly
- Alexa integration issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize button layouts
- Integration with more smart home platforms
- Improved scheduling and automation features
- Temperature display in Fahrenheit
- Backup and restore functionality
In-app purchases
TapAloud
No in-app purchases
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
