YoLink vs ELEGRP HOME
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
ELEGRP HOME
Manage your smart home devices from anywhere using your smartphone. Automate actions with schedules, timers, and voice commands for a more convenient and secure living space.
- Remote device control
- Voice command integration
- Automated smart scenes
- Scheduled device activation
- Tap-to-run instructions
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With ELEGRP HOME App, you can connect all you ELEGRP smart devices in one place and enjoy a smarter, cozier and safer home. 【Control from Anywhere】 Turn ELEGRP smart devices on and off from anywhere with your smartphone, whether you are at home, in the office or on vacation. 【Voice Control】 Enjoy the hands-free convenience of controlling the smart devices with your voice via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. 【Smart Scene】 Allow smart devices being automatically triggered by conditions, schedules and timers, or manually control these devices simultaneously with tap-to-run instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YoLink at every 3 weeks against ELEGRP HOME's every 2 months. YoLink also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 33%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
ELEGRP HOME holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of YoLink's written reviews are positive against 33% of ELEGRP HOME's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, ELEGRP HOME every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoLink | ELEGRP HOME |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (54 ratings) | 3.4 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 23 |
| 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 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | Suzhou Ele Mfg Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
YoLink
ELEGRP HOME
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
ELEGRP HOME
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
ELEGRP HOME
No in-app purchases
