Comparison

iPark vs BroadLink

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iPark

This app automatically saves your parked car's location and provides navigation to help you find it. It offers manual location pinning and photo capture for areas with poor GPS signal.

Highlights
  • Automatic parking location recording
  • Navigation to parked vehicle
  • Manual location pinning
  • Photo capture for location
  • Guidance in low GPS areas
Features
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Introducing the new iPark App, iPark automatically records the location of your parked vehicle and can accurately guide people you know to it’s location. When you park your vehicle, iPark will intuitively record you vehicle's location and will assist you in locating it when you’re having a bad day. Simply launch the App, tap on “Take Me To My Car” and iPark will take care of the rest, getting you to your vehicle quickly and safely. PLEASE NOTE: When the GPS signal is absent (generally indoors or underground car parks), iPark will promptly remind you to select the location of your vehicle on a map also giving you the ability to take a photo. If you have questions or questions, please email us at info@lenzetech.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Intelligent power control
  • Lighting control
  • IR and RF remote control
  • Security and sensor integration
  • Scene creation
  • Zero configuration device setup
Features
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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.

Screenshots

iPark4 screens
BroadLink3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BroadLink at 4.3 against iPark's 1.8. BroadLink also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 17%) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 21). iPark's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BroadLink holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of iPark's written reviews are positive against 58% of BroadLink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPark ships an update every 2 weeks, BroadLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPark versus BroadLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriParkBroadLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (21 ratings)4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews57.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenZhen Lenze Technology Co,.Ltd.Broadlink Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

iPark

All ratings21 ratings
Positive19.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

BroadLink

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative35.3%

Bugs and requests

iPark

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

None

iPark

No in-app purchases

None

BroadLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPark free?
iPark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BroadLink free?
BroadLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPark or BroadLink?
BroadLink is rated higher. iPark averages 1.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while BroadLink averages 4.3 from 2.6K ratings.
Do iPark or BroadLink have ads?
Neither iPark nor BroadLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPark or BroadLink?
iPark ships an update every 2 weeks, and BroadLink monthly. Most recently, iPark was updated on August 18, 2026 and BroadLink on September 29, 2026.

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