Bond Home vs myDockLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bond Home
Control your Smart By Bond ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for a connected smart home experience.
- Control Smart By Bond ceiling fans
- Operate motorized shades
- Manage remote-controlled fireplaces
- No hub required for fans
- Integrates with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
- Works with home automation platforms
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.
myDockLink
Control your boat lift remotely with this app. It offers effortless operation, real-time status monitoring for enhanced safety, and a user-friendly interface for a smarter boating experience.
- Remote boat lift operation
- Real-time lift status monitoring
- Enhanced safety features
- Intuitive user interface
- Smart boating lifestyle enhancement
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Take control of your boating experience with the myDockLink™ Smart Control App, designed to streamline the operation of your boat lift. Whether you're preparing for a day on the water or wrapping up your boating adventures, myDockLink™ puts convenience, safety, and reliability at your fingertips. Key Features: - Effortless Control: Operate your boat lift with a simple tap on your smartphone. Raise and lower your lift remotely with precision and ease. - Enhanced Safety: Monitor lift status in real-time, ensuring safe and secure operation every time. - User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design makes managing your lift simple, even for first-time users. Why Choose myDockLink™? Designed by experts in marine technology, the myDockLink™ app enhances your boating lifestyle by making lift operation smarter, safer, and more convenient. Stop waiting and start boating with a system that works as hard as you do. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bond Home at none against myDockLink's 4. Bond Home also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 18) and review sentiment (95% vs 75%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. myDockLink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Bond Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bond Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bond Home has 4K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Bond Home's written reviews are positive against 75% of myDockLink's.
Bond Home ships an update monthly, myDockLink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bond Home | myDockLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olibra, LLC | Firstmate, Inc |
Customer experience
Bond Home
myDockLink
Bugs and requests
Bond Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remotes going out of sync
- Alexa integration issues
- Unreliable device control
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to rearrange device tiles
- Real-time device status updates
- Improved group/scene management
- Expanded device type compatibility
- Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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- Customizable button/command mapping
myDockLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bond Home
No in-app purchases
myDockLink
- myDockLink3 Months trial$9.991 Month
- Special Premium1 Year trial$9.991 Month
- myDockLink3 Months trial$99.991 Year
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- Special Premium Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
