Comparison

BroadLink vs Whittle

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Intelligent power control
  • Lighting control
  • IR and RF remote control
  • Security and sensor integration
  • Scene creation
  • Zero configuration device setup
Features
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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.

About

Whittle

Instantly find possible words for your daily word puzzle by taking a screenshot. It analyzes your grid, showing every word that fits your clues and revealing if they were past answers, how often, and when. Designed for privacy, it processes data on-device with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • Solve from screenshot
  • Manual typing with live results
  • Prioritized word suggestions
  • Past answer history display
  • Spoiler-safe for current game
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Whittle is the fastest way to see what your daily word puzzle can still be. Screenshot your grid mid-game, share it to Whittle (or pick it from your photos), and the board is read automatically — letters and colors. Instantly see every word that still fits your clues. AND THE HISTORY. For each possible word, Whittle shows whether it has already been a past answer, how many times, and how long ago — because yesterday's answer is rarely today's. • Solve from a screenshot: no retyping your guesses • Or type guesses manually — results update live with every letter • Likely answers first: common answer-pool words up top, obscure dictionary words tucked behind a tap • "Used 2× · last seen 63 days ago" badges on every past answer • Spoiler-safe: today's own answer is never counted or revealed • Private by design: your screenshots are processed entirely on your device and never uploaded. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Works with light, dark, and high-contrast color themes. Whittle is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with any word game or its publisher.

Screenshots

BroadLink3 screens
Whittle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whittle at 5.0 against BroadLink's 4.3. Whittle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%). BroadLink's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

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

Whittle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Whittle's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BroadLink versus Whittle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroadLinkWhittle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadlink Co.,LtdGreat Scott! Interactive

Customer experience

BroadLink

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative35.3%

Whittle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Whittle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BroadLink

No in-app purchases

None

Whittle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BroadLink free?
BroadLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whittle free?
Whittle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BroadLink or Whittle?
Whittle is rated higher. BroadLink averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Whittle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BroadLink or Whittle have ads?
Neither BroadLink nor Whittle shows ads.

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