Comparison

DROP Connect vs WaterLink Solutions PRO

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

Head to head
About

DROP Connect

Control and monitor your home's water management system remotely. Receive alerts for leaks or unusual usage, view system status, and manage settings from your smartphone. Track water flow and history, and initiate system cycles like backwashing.

Highlights
  • Remote system monitoring
  • Leak and usage alerts
  • View water flow and history
  • Initiate system cycles
  • Manage devices and settings
  • Remote access from anywhere
Features
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At DROP, we make a complete line of water treatment and management products that improves your water quality, monitors your water usage and notifies you of potential problems, and can even automatically shut off the water supply if a leak is detected. Using DROP Connect, you can configure and monitor your DROP water management system -- even when you are away from home. With DROP Connect you can: - Receive notifications for anomalous water usage or problems with your DROP system. - Conveniently view the valve and system status. - Easily change valve and system settings. - View current water flow and water usage information for the past three months. - View a history of events. - Start and monitor a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Add or remove devices (such as valves or leak detectors) on your DROP network. - Configure your DROP water management system so you can access it when you are away from home. Note that you must have a DROP hub to use DROP Connect, and you must have a Wi-Fi network with a working internet connection to access your DROP system remotely. You can learn about DROP products at https://dropconnect.com

About

WaterLink Solutions PRO

This app allows professionals to manage water analysis data, including property, contact, and site records. It facilitates water testing and seamlessly transfers results from compatible devices via Bluetooth for fast, accurate insights.

Highlights
  • Manage property, contact, and site records
  • Perform water tests
  • Transfer results via Bluetooth
  • Access data anywhere
  • Supports commercial water professionals
Features
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The WaterLink Solutions™ PRO mobile app provides access to your data anywhere you go. Whether we’re drinking it, washing with it, or swimming in it, clean and healthy water is essential. Yet every industry has different needs for a water analysis program. What’s important is that test results are accurate, that treatments match the need, and records are retained. WaterLink Solutions PRO boasts the flexibility to cater to any market, the ease of a modern web program, and the power to support commercial professionals for all water-walks of life. And best of all, WaterLink Solutions PRO is free. With the WaterLink Solutions PRO Mobile app, you can manage your Property, Contact, and Site records, as well as perform water tests. Use your WaterLink® Spin Touch® to transfer results to your test session using Bluetooth®. It's never been easier to get fast and accurate results. NOTE: To use the WaterLink Solutions PRO mobile app with your own data, you must be running WaterLink Solutions PRO as your testing solution for your operation.

Screenshots

DROP Connect4 screens
WaterLink Solutions PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DROP Connect at 4.6 against WaterLink Solutions PRO's 2.9. DROP Connect also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 31%) and ratings volume (513 vs 16). WaterLink Solutions PRO's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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

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

DROP Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DROP Connect has 513 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of DROP Connect's written reviews are positive against 31% of WaterLink Solutions PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DROP Connect ships an update monthly, WaterLink Solutions PRO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DROP Connect versus WaterLink Solutions PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDROP ConnectWaterLink Solutions PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (513 ratings) — better2.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better16
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB95 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChandler Systems, Inc.LaMotte Chemical Products Company

Customer experience

DROP Connect

All ratings513 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

WaterLink Solutions PRO

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

In-app purchases

None

DROP Connect

No in-app purchases

None

WaterLink Solutions PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DROP Connect free?
DROP Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaterLink Solutions PRO free?
WaterLink Solutions PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DROP Connect or WaterLink Solutions PRO?
DROP Connect is rated higher. DROP Connect averages 4.6 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while WaterLink Solutions PRO averages 2.9 from 16 ratings.
Do DROP Connect or WaterLink Solutions PRO have ads?
Neither DROP Connect nor WaterLink Solutions PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DROP Connect or WaterLink Solutions PRO?
DROP Connect ships an update monthly, and WaterLink Solutions PRO every 3 months. Most recently, DROP Connect was updated on September 24, 2026 and WaterLink Solutions PRO on July 20, 2026.

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