Third Reality vs Linkind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Linkind
Control your home's lighting, security, and automation with this intelligent app. Enjoy features like vivid color lighting, motion monitoring, and automatic alarms for a safer and more convenient living space.
- Smart lighting control
- Automation with sensors
- Motion monitoring
- Video surveillance
- Automatic alarms
- Wireless and cloud integration
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Linkind APP and Linkind smart device provide you and your family with a viable,intelligent and user-friendly solution for lighting,security,and control.Thanks to advanced technologies such as wireless,cloud services,sensors,etc.,Linkind APP makes your life easier,safer and more fun. Smart lighting provides vivid color, group control,dynamic mode,etc.Automation allows you to automatically control your Linkind smart device,such as timing,motion sensing,temperature and humidity sensing,etc.Smart security will provide full protection for your family and house with motion monitoring,video surveillance,and automatic alarms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Linkind at fortnightly against Third Reality's every 3 months. Linkind also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 26) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 2.2 for Third Reality against 2.1 for Linkind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 91 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 8% of Linkind's.
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, Linkind fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Reality | Linkind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) — better | 2.1 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 8.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | LINGKAI Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Third Reality
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In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
Linkind
No in-app purchases
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