Comparison

mydlink vs Scan to Me

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

Head to head
About

mydlink

Monitor your home remotely with real-time camera feeds, motion alerts, and cloud recording. Automate appliances with schedules and voice commands via Google Assistant or Alexa. Offers enriched features and an intuitive user experience for smarter home management.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera viewing
  • Motion and sound detection alerts
  • Cloud video recording
  • Appliance control (on/off)
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Voice control with Google Assistant/Alexa
  • Rich notifications with snapshots
Features
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Important Notes • The revamped mydlink app offers more intelligent, customizable, and intuitive smart home automation, as well as improved user experience, enriched features and increased usability. We want to ensure all users get optimal experience, in order to achieve this, the mydlink app will no longer support iOS versions below 10.3.4. If you are currently using iOS 10.3.4 or below we recommend you upgrade your mobile operating system as soon as possible. • Older D-Link cameras (DCS-xxxL and DCS-xxxxL) can still be used with the new mydlink app, but advanced functionality such as Cloud Recording and Automation will not be supported. • The new mydlink app does not support mydlink™ Home devices (DCS-935LH, DCS-8200LH, DSP-W110, DSP-W215, DCH-S150, DCH-S160, DCH-S220, DCH-G020, DCH-Z110, DCH-Z120). • The new mydlink app does not support setup and control of D-Link Wi-Fi router devices. To install and control these devices, follow the accompanying instructions on the router packaging and manual With the new mydlink app, smart home control is now Smarter, Simpler, and More Compatible. You can view your home monitoring cameras in real-time, be alerted and record video when motion or sound is detected, turn appliances on/off, as well as set schedules and automations to make your life easier. All from the convenience of your smartphone or tablet. Your Home, Only Smarter NEW RICH NOTIFICATIONS* • See and do more right from your lock screen • Get clear snapshots, open live-views, and call designated contacts** in one tap NEVER MISS A MOMENT WITH CLOUD RECORDING • Save motion and sound-triggered video footage to the cloud, and watch it anywhere, anytime • Filter recordings by Event Type, Date, Device, and Location WORKS WITH THE GOOGLE ASSISTANT, ALEXA • Use voice commands to bring up live-views from a camera on your Chromecast and Echo Show, or turn your lights, fans, and other appliances on or off SET IT AND FORGET IT WITH SCHEDULING • Wake up to freshly-brewed coffee every morning • Walk into your brightly-lit home every evening after work --- Cloud Recording Paid Plans(Price for reference only, local currencies applies) Basic Event recording, 7 days and up to 3 cameras. USD $2.49 Monthly, USD $24.99 Yearly Premium Event recording, 14 days and up to 5 cameras USD $4.99 Monthly, USD $49.99 Yearly Pro Event recording, 30 days and up to 10 cameras USD $9.99 Monthly, USD $99.99 Yearly --- Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms of Use https://www.mydlink.com/termsOfUse

About

Scan to Me

Features
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Scan to Me turns your iPhone or iPad into a destination for the Scan to Computer button of your network all-in-one printer. Press Scan on the printer, choose Computer, pick your phone from the list, and the pages arrive over Wi-Fi a few seconds later, as a PDF or as JPEG images. - Uses the Scan to Computer button on the printer's own panel: no cables, no cloud, no account. - Multi-page PDFs, page by page from the glass or the whole stack from the document feeder. - Receipts, cards and photos are saved at their own size, not as a mostly empty page. - Saves into the app's folder, any folder in Files, iCloud Drive or another file provider. JPEG scans can also go to Photos. - Finds printers on your network automatically, or add one by IP address. Several printers at once. - Follows the printer when its network address changes. - Private by design: scans travel only between the printer and your device. Nothing is uploaded; no analytics, no tracking. REQUIREMENTS A network all-in-one printer with a Scan to Computer function, on the same Wi-Fi network as your device. The list of printers known to work is on our website; if yours is not listed, tell us and we will look into it. Your phone appears on the printer while Scan to Me is open and listening: iOS does not let apps listen in the background. Scan to Me is an independent app, not affiliated with any printer manufacturer.

Screenshots

mydlink4 screens
Scan to Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scan to Me at none against mydlink's 10. mydlink's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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. mydlink sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scan to Me asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
mydlink versus Scan to Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermydlinkScan to Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (45K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings45K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperD-Link InternationalOlivier Barlier

Bugs and requests

mydlink

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firmware updates causing camera failures
  • Cloud recording issues and missing clips
  • Unreliable motion detection and notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • 24/7 continuous recording option
  • Multi-account management

Scan to Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

mydlink

Subscriptions10
  • Lite-Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Basic-Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Premium-Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Premium-Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro-Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Lite-Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Pro Plus-Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Basic-Yearly3 Months trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium-Yearly3 Months trial$49.991 Year
  • Pro-Yearly3 Months trial$99.991 Year
None

Scan to Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mydlink free?
mydlink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan to Me free?
Scan to Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mydlink or Scan to Me have ads?
Neither mydlink nor Scan to Me shows ads.

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