satLINK Mobile vs Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
satLINK Mobile
This app connects cabin crew and passengers to an aircraft's satLINK MAX Iridium Communication Gateway. It enables communication services for up to nine devices simultaneously on compatible aircraft.
- Aircraft communication
- Iridium Communication Gateway support
- Cabin crew and passenger use
- Multiple device connections
- WiFi option integration
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Avionica's satLINK Mobile app is designed for use aboard aircraft equipped with an Avionica satLINK MAX Iridium Communication Gateway and the WiFi option. It can only be used with satLINK MAX equipment. This app is intended for cabin crew and flight crew outside of the flight deck, and for passengers who enjoy the Iridium service as part of their transportation arrangement, such as in corporate or some charter aircraft. Up to 9 satLINK Mobile devices can be connected in the same aircraft at the same time.
Hero
This app helps you save, organize, and search your web links. It offers smart link previews and allows you to categorize bookmarks with tags. Easily save links from other applications using the share extension.
- Save and organize bookmarks
- Smart link previews
- Search and filter bookmarks
- Organize with tags
- Share extension for saving links
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Save, organize and search your bookmarks with Hero. View your bookmarks as a grid of beautiful, smart link previews - Link previews that adjust to the content of the bookmark. Search and filter your bookmarks - Easily find what you're looking for by searching all of your bookmarks. - Sift through your tagged bookmarks using the filter feature. Organize your bookmarks using tags - Keep all your bookmarks categorized by creating and applying tags. Easily save links from other apps to Hero using the built in share extension - Never lose a link by sharing it to Hero without leaving the app you're using.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hero at every 5 weeks against satLINK Mobile's every 28 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for satLINK Mobile against 5.0 for Hero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
satLINK Mobile ships an update every 28 months, Hero every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | satLINK Mobile | Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Avionica, Inc. | Corner Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
satLINK Mobile
Hero
In-app purchases
satLINK Mobile
No in-app purchases
Hero
No in-app purchases
