PulsarHALO vs Smartlink+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PulsarHALO
Manage your home's lighting, climate, security, and cameras from a single, convenient application. Stay connected remotely, receive real-time alerts, and monitor your property with live video feeds and event recording.
- Remote control of lighting, climate, and security
- Real-time alarm status and remote arm/disarm
- Instant security and arrival alerts
- Real-time video monitoring
- Automatic security event recording
- Control of locks, thermostats, and garage doors
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PulsarHALO lets you control your lighting, climate, cameras, 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. REAL-TIME VIDEO MONITORING AND EVENT RECORDING Set cameras to automatically record security events in your home. Check in on your family and pets when you can’t be there. See who is at the door, or monitor your premises from multiple cameras at once. A SINGLE APP TO CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE HOME Enjoy full interactive home control including lights, locks, cameras, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices.
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.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Live camera feed viewing
- Smart lock and light control
- Thermostat adjustment
- System activity review
- Customizable alerts
- Multi-property management
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smartlink+ at 100% against PulsarHALO's 67%. Smartlink+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). PulsarHALO's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Smartlink+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PulsarHALO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smartlink+'s.
PulsarHALO ships an update every 10 months, Smartlink+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PulsarHALO | Smartlink+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PULSAR ALARM SYSTEMS LTD. | SecureNet Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
PulsarHALO
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In-app purchases
PulsarHALO
No in-app purchases
Smartlink+
No in-app purchases
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