Comparison

Lightwave Link Plus vs KEWPAT

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

Head to head
About

Lightwave Link Plus

Control your home's lighting, power, and heating remotely. Automate daily tasks, set moods, and monitor energy usage from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Lighting, power, and heating management
  • Room and device customization
  • Mood setting for lighting
  • Complex event creation
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Energy usage monitoring
Features
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This is the new official Lightwave Link Plus app to manage the amazing Lightwave Smart Home Platform with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.* The Lightwave Smart Home Platform allows you to monitor and control lighting, power and heating whether you are in the home, or out and about, using a smart-phone, tablet or PC. The product range consists of attractive and affordable dimmer switches, power sockets and thermostatic radiator valves, plus a large range of other innovative products, some of which are simple plug ‘n’ play and others that can be easily retrofitted by any competent DIYer. All devices communicate wirelessly eliminating the need for any additional wiring. The Lightwave Smart Home Platform is: • Affordable • Simple to Fit • Easy to use The Lightwave Smart Home Platform can: • Save you money through reduced energy usage! • Help keep your home and family more safe and secure • Make your life more comfortable – no arriving home to a cold, dark house • Save you time by automating many of the daily processes in your home The Lightwave Smart Home app allows you to: • Setup your WiFiLink and products in minutes. • Monitor, control and schedule lighting, power and heating requirements by individual room • Define and name Rooms that reflect the layout of your own home • Allocate and name devices within each room • Set Moods by room for lighting and power – for example, fully on for cleaning, some lights dimmed and the TV off for reading, and nice and cosy dimmed lights when watching TV • Build complex events to turn on or off multiple devices across many rooms with one button • Schedule single devices or events to activate at certain times by day, week and month • Automatically link schedules to sunrise and sunset times • Add random delays to events to create that genuine “look like you’re at home when you’re not at home” • Schedule heating programmes by individual room • Add our energy monitor to see your electricity usage real-time, and totals so far today and yesterday And you can do all of these things even if you were on the other side of the world! * Note that this app requires a Lightwave Link Plus and the appropriate Lightwave devices being fitted. Read more about app's terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ and privacy policy: https://lightwaverf.com/privacy-policy/

About

KEWPAT

This app streamlines portable appliance testing (PAT) and test and tag procedures for iPhones and iPads. It allows manual logging of results, remote control of specific testers, and comprehensive data storage for multiple customers and sites. Users can customize fields, scan barcodes, and attach photos for detailed record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Manual PAT testing data logging
  • Remote control of Kewtech SMARTPAT
  • Import/export data with SimplyPats software
  • Barcode scanning for data entry
  • Photo capture with annotations
  • Customizable user-defined lists
  • Risk assessment tool for retest periods
Features
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PAT (Portable Appliance) Testing / Test and Tag App for your iPhone or iPad. Designed to work with SimplyPats - Data can be imported and exported too and from SimplyPats Version 7 or SimplyPats Version 7 Manual Plus Edition PAT Testing Software** (for Windows OS). Manually log your PAT Testing Results using your iPhone or iPad, and if you own a Kewtech SMARTPAT you can control the PAT Tester via Remote mode using the App. The Database used by KEWPAT is capable of storing large amounts of PAT Test Data between single (if in-house Testing) or multiple (if PAT Testing as a Contractor) Customers, and is designed to be compatible with the SimplyPats Manual Plus or Downloading Edition software, available seperately. Information such as the Customer Contact details, Sites, Locations, Appliance Id's, Descriptions, Retest Periods as well as detailed Test Results can all be entered and stored. If you need to record extended information such as: Make, Model, Fuse, Serial Number, Price and Repair info and other information, you can choose to display the Extra Info screen during the Test Sequence. Detailed Visual Test Information can also be recorded with individual checks for Socket, Plug, Switch, Flex and Body as well as OK for continued use and suitable for the environment it’s operating in. As with the Extra info, this is an optional screen that can be turned on during the Test Sequence, otherwise just an overall Visual Test status will be recorded. Fields with the "Hold For List" option let you either type information in using the on screen keyboard, or select pre-defined entries from a list. You can add your own entries to any list which is a great way of entering frequently used Appliance Descriptions, Sites, Locations, Notes, Makes and Models etc. Scanning of Barcodes are supported for data entry of Appliance Id or Serial Numbers. QR Codes can be read using your main camera where they have been printed out via the KEWPAT App using a compatible Bluetooth Printer (available separately). Limits and Results for each test are pre-configured but can be overwritten or selected from a list. The Resistance Calculator can also be used to set the Limit for Earth Bond in Manual Mode. Both Visual and Electrical Retest Periods can be set manually or calculated automatically using the Risk Assessment tool. Support for taking photos is included. The App can be configured in various ways depending on what PAT Testing information you need to record. Features at a glance: - Export Data to SimplyPats** - Import SimplyPats Data Files (ideal for repopulating the App with Data) - Remote Control Kewtech SMARTPAT. - Quick Manual entry of data for non downloadable PAT machines. - Barcode Scanning.* - Take Photos.* - Annotations (Arrows) on Photos. - Comprehensive search and Filter of test results. - Easy Custom Test setup for SMARTPAT. - User definable lists for Appliance Descriptions, Sites, Locations. - Extra Notes fields, Make Model, Appliance Serial Number which can be switched off if not wanted. - IET COP Rev 4 Extended Visual Questions (again can be switched off is simple Visual Pass and Fail required. - Ability to print labels using a Compatible Bluetooth Printer. - Multiple Barcode label formats including QR and Code39. - Inbuilt Resistance calculator to calculate resistance of Cables by CSV and length. - Inbuilt Risk calculator to give suggested IET COP Rev 4 retest periods. - Collect customer signature on App on completion of work. - Email summary of tests direct to Customer. - Ability to store 10's of thousands of assets and test results. - Flip between Dark or Light Colour schemes. - Charge and repair Codes compatible with SimplyPats. - Repeat Last Test using SMARTPAT. - Auto increment Appliance Id (inc Alpha Prefix). * Certain features or functionality may depend on your device and the hardware available. Features may change without notice

Screenshots

Lightwave Link Plus4 screens
KEWPAT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KEWPAT at none against Lightwave Link Plus's 2. KEWPAT also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Lightwave Link Plus's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 35%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lightwave Link Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. KEWPAT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, KEWPAT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightwave Link Plus versus KEWPAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightwave Link PlusKEWPAT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better34.8% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightwaveRF Technology LtdRSR Systems Ltd

Customer experience

Lightwave Link Plus

All ratings37 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative30.0%

KEWPAT

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative43.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightwave Link Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$8.991 Month
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial$90.991 Year
None

KEWPAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightwave Link Plus free?
Lightwave Link Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KEWPAT free?
KEWPAT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightwave Link Plus or KEWPAT have ads?
Neither Lightwave Link Plus nor KEWPAT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightwave Link Plus or KEWPAT?
Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, and KEWPAT every 4 months. Most recently, Lightwave Link Plus was updated on October 29, 2026 and KEWPAT on October 16, 2026.

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