Comparison

Think Protection+ vs Smartlink+

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

Head to head
About

Think Protection+

Manage your home's lighting, climate, and security from one place. Stay connected globally to monitor your alarm status, arm/disarm your system remotely, and receive instant alerts for security events or family arrivals.

Highlights
  • Remote security system control
  • Real-time alarm status
  • Instant security alerts
  • Home arrival notifications
  • Control lights, locks, thermostats
  • Manage garage doors
Features
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Think Protection+ lets you control your lighting, climate, and security from a single application. STAY CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm, or simply to be notified when your family arrives home. A SINGLE APP TO CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE HOME Enjoy full interactive home control including lights, locks, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices.

About

Smartlink+

Control your home security system remotely. Arm/disarm, view live camera feeds, and manage connected devices like locks, lights, and thermostats from your smartphone or smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Remote arm/disarm
  • Live camera feed viewing
  • Smart lock and light control
  • Thermostat adjustment
  • System activity review
  • Customizable alerts
  • Multi-property management
Features
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Smartlink+ puts your security system in the palm of your hand. Arm and disarm, view live camera feeds, control locks and lights, adjust your thermostat, and review system activity — all from one app. Monitor your property with real-time video, get notified when events happen, and manage every connected device from a single interface. Customize alerts by sensor and device, switch between multiple properties without signing out, and control your system from your Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Think Protection+4 screens
Smartlink+4 screens

Verdict

The call

Think Protection+ and Smartlink+ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Smartlink+'s written reviews are positive against 7% of Think Protection+'s. Smartlink+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Think Protection+'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Think Protection+ against 5.0 for Smartlink+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 7% of Think Protection+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Smartlink+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Think Protection+ ships an update every 4 months, Smartlink+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Think Protection+ versus Smartlink+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThink Protection+Smartlink+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews6.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Protection Inc.SecureNet Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

Think Protection+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive6.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative89.7%

Smartlink+

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Think Protection+

No in-app purchases

None

Smartlink+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Think Protection+ free?
Think Protection+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartlink+ free?
Smartlink+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Think Protection+ or Smartlink+?
Think Protection+ and Smartlink+ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Think Protection+ or Smartlink+ have ads?
Neither Think Protection+ nor Smartlink+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Think Protection+ or Smartlink+?
Think Protection+ ships an update every 4 months, and Smartlink+ every 2 months. Most recently, Think Protection+ was updated on October 22, 2026 and Smartlink+ on October 7, 2026.

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