Knocki vs YoLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knocki
Turn any surface into a smart home controller. Create custom tap gestures to activate lights, music, and other connected devices. Works with popular smart home platforms.
- Transform surfaces into touch controls
- Control smart home devices
- Create custom tap gestures
- Works with Alexa, IFTTT, Philips Hue, and more
- Trigger task lists with gestures
- Works via WiFi independently of phone
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Transform entire walls or tables into touch controls for your favorite smart home functions. With just a few taps on a regular surface, you can control your lights, find your lost phone, and much more! Knocki works with Alexa, IFTTT, Philips Hue, Lifx, TP-Link, Sonos, Honeywell, Schlage, and more! The Knocki app lets you setup your Knocki device(s), connect to your smart devices and services, and create custom gestures (tap patterns) to trigger specific tasks or even groups of tasks all at once (called "task lists"). Once Knocki is set up, it works through WiFi, even if your phone isn't around. Popular Tasks include: - Tap your nightstand to turn off the lights. - Tap your coffee table to boot up the TV. - Tap your front door to lock the door and turn off all the house lights. - and much more! Explore what Knocki can do or get your own Knocki at http://knocki.com - Have questions? Reach out to us at support@knocki.com
YoLink
Control a wide range of smart home devices, including lights, switches, thermostats, and cameras, through a central hub. This application enables comprehensive home automation and management.
- Control smart lights
- Manage smart switches and sockets
- Automate watering systems
- Monitor IP cameras
- Integrate with YoLink hub
- Home automation management
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YoLink APP is released by YoSmart Inc. This APP can control all YoSmart equipment through YoLink hub, including the LED strip lights, smart switch, smart socket, Thermostat, automatic watering system, IP camera and so on. Smart Home is also called smart house, intelligent home, and home automation. It is some application of Internet of Things
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YoLink at every 3 weeks against Knocki's every 2 months. YoLink also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 31%) and ratings volume (51 vs 9). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Knocki against 3.2 for YoLink. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Knocki's written reviews are positive against 43% of YoLink's.
Knocki ships an update every 2 months, YoLink every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Knocki | YoLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better | 3.2 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haptic, Inc. | YoSmart |
Customer experience
Knocki
YoLink
Bugs and requests
Knocki
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
YoLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not working with iOS 15
- Frequent disconnections of hub and sensors
- Inability to save temperature alert ranges
- Alerts not working as expected
- Offline sensor issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature/alarm setting controls
- Implement Apple Shortcuts support
- Add iPad app version
- Allow custom notification sounds
In-app purchases
Knocki
No in-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
