Smart Mesh vs BroadLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Mesh
Control your mesh lighting system with ease. Customize lighting types, manage up to 200 lights, and utilize relay transmission and group functions for seamless operation. Paired remote controls enhance usability.
- Mesh networking lighting control
- Customizable lighting types (white, warm white, color)
- Support for up to 200 lighting devices
- Lighting relay transmission
- Group control functions
- Paired remote control integration
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Smart Mesh is a mesh networking lighting applications, easy to control simple; Add remote control function; Users can customize the page type according to the type of lamps (white, warm white, color); The application can support about 200 lighting networking, lighting relay transmission function, as well as group functions; The use of paired remote controls combined with software allows for easier control.
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 review sentiment: BroadLink at 58% against Smart Mesh's 15%. BroadLink also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 11). Smart Mesh's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
BroadLink holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Smart Mesh's written reviews are positive against 58% of BroadLink's.
Smart Mesh ships an update every 3 weeks, BroadLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Mesh | BroadLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (11 ratings) | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 茂林 李 | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Smart Mesh
BroadLink
Bugs and requests
Smart Mesh
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
Smart Mesh
No in-app purchases
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
