BroadLink vs starmoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
starmoon
Control your smart lights via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and colors. Enjoy synchronized light shows with music and scene modes.
- Bluetooth smart light control
- Adjust brightness
- Set color temperature
- Change colors
- Music synchronization
- Scene modes
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The Starmoonis an appliaction to provision and control smart lights based on the ble. You can provision smart lights and set their brightness, color temperature and colors. You can enjoy the light show along with playing the music and the flashing on various scense modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BroadLink at 58% against starmoon's 0%. BroadLink also leads on ratings volume (2.6K vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). starmoon's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of BroadLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of starmoon's.
BroadLink ships an update monthly, starmoon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadLink | starmoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadlink Co.,Ltd | 坤明 杨 |
Customer experience
BroadLink
starmoon
Bugs and 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
starmoon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
starmoon
No in-app purchases
