Bolt IoT vs ZTELink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bolt IoT
Easily connect and manage your IoT devices. View data graphs, control actuators, and receive alerts. The app provides an intuitive step-by-step Wi-Fi setup for your devices.
- Connect Bolt IoT devices to WiFi
- Manage and control devices
- View device data graphs
- Receive push notifications for alerts
- Intuitive Wi-Fi setup process
- Control actuators like motors and lights
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Install our Bolt IoT app to easily connect your Bolt IoT devices to a WiFi network and manage your devices. You will be able to view your device data graphs, control your devices, as well as get push notifications when there are alerts triggered! The app guides you step by step with the Wi-Fi setup process in a very intuitive way and the process is complete once the Blue and Green LED on the device is stable. What is Bolt IoT? Bolt IoT is an integrated IoT platform that offers you with a WiFi Chip to connect your actuators and sensors to the Internet. You can configure such a system over the Bolt Cloud to receive, store and visualise the data over graphs. You can also connect actuators such as motors, light bulb and control them over the Internet. We also offer APIs to fetch data and control the devices from any platform. The Bolt APIs work with popular programming languages like Python, PHP etc. You can even run ML algorithms with just a few clicks. Additional Resources: - Start building and managing your IoT products at https://cloud.boltiot.com - Access our forum at https://forum.boltiot.com
ZTELink
Manage your ZTE wireless routers and CPE/Ufi devices. Control your home network, set up parental controls, and manage guest networks. Block unauthorized users from accessing your Wi-Fi.
- Manage home network
- Check network status
- Parental control
- Guest network management
- Blacklist management
- Prevent Wi-Fi squatters
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ZTELink app is provided by ZTE. It helps you to manage CPE/Ufi products and easily control wireless routers. Main features: Easily manage home network and check network status. Parental control and Guest network management. Manage blacklist and prevent Wi-Fi squatters from stealing your network. Note: The remote control function of the ZTELink app is not supported in the following countries and regions: Russia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Nigeria. For more information, please read Privacy Policy of this app for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZTELink at none against Bolt IoT's shown. ZTELink also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). Bolt IoT's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 9%) and rating (2.8 vs 2.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Bolt IoT holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Bolt IoT's written reviews are positive against 9% of ZTELink's.
Bolt IoT ships an update every 5 weeks, ZTELink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bolt IoT | ZTELink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 9.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bolt IoT | ZTE Corporation |
Customer experience
Bolt IoT
ZTELink
In-app purchases
Bolt IoT
No in-app purchases
ZTELink
No in-app purchases
