Beok Home vs BroadLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beok Home
Control your home's heating and cooling remotely. Adjust temperature settings, set schedules, and manage your thermostat's on/off status from your smartphone.
- Remote temperature control
- High-low temperature settings
- On/Off switching
- Timing temperature adjustment
- Thermostat management
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Beok Home App software is the official application of Beok Controls Co., Ltd. Main functions: With the Beok Controls Thermostats ,it realizing the remote control of the handset to the software, Support temperature control, high-low control, switching On/off, timing temperature adjustment and other functions. Love at Beok Home.
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 rating: BroadLink at 4.3 against Beok Home's 2.3. BroadLink also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 16%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Beok Home's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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
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 2.3. 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 point the same way: 16% of Beok Home's written reviews are positive against 58% of BroadLink's.
Beok Home ships an update every 6 months, BroadLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beok Home | BroadLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | 57.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 帅 王 | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Beok Home
BroadLink
Bugs and requests
Beok Home
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
Beok Home
No in-app purchases
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
