YoLink vs Gloworm Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YoLink
Control a wide range of smart home devices, including lights, switches, thermostats, and cameras, through a central hub. This application enables comprehensive home automation and management.
- Control smart lights
- Manage smart switches and sockets
- Automate watering systems
- Monitor IP cameras
- Integrate with YoLink hub
- Home automation management
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YoLink APP is released by YoSmart Inc. This APP can control all YoSmart equipment through YoLink hub, including the LED strip lights, smart switch, smart socket, Thermostat, automatic watering system, IP camera and so on. Smart Home is also called smart house, intelligent home, and home automation. It is some application of Internet of Things
Gloworm Link
Customize your bike light's settings, including brightness, flash patterns, and number of levels. Monitor battery life and create custom profiles for different riding conditions. This app offers full control over your light's performance.
- Adjust light levels
- Set fixed beam or flash patterns
- Select from 3 flash patterns
- Control brightness (1-100%)
- View battery runtime
- Monitor real-time battery info
- Create custom riding profiles
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Gloworm LINK gives you complete control to personalise and customise your Gloworm G2.0 light. Tune the light levels to suit your morning ride on the gravel then change to another light profile for an evening in the forest. Use Gloworm LINK to make the following adjustments to your light and to access further info about your Power Pack battery: - Set the number of light levels. - Choose if a light level will be a fixed beam or a flash pattern - Select one of 3 flash patterns or set the brightness (from 1% to 100%) - See how much runtime you will have on a full battery - Observe battery information in real time - Create profiles specific to riding locations or those using the light - Rename your light Unsupported Devices: - IPhone 7 or older is not supported. - IPhone SE is not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloworm Link at 3.6 against YoLink's 3.0. YoLink's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 5). 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.
Gloworm Link holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 43 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, Gloworm Link every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoLink | Gloworm Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (43 ratings) | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | Gloworm Performance Products Limited |
Customer experience
YoLink
Gloworm Link
Bugs and requests
YoLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not working with iOS 15
- Frequent disconnections of hub and sensors
- Inability to save temperature alert ranges
- Alerts not working as expected
- Offline sensor issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature/alarm setting controls
- Implement Apple Shortcuts support
- Add iPad app version
- Allow custom notification sounds
Gloworm Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
Gloworm Link
No in-app purchases
