YoLink vs Lychee Watch
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
Lychee Watch
Remotely manage your smart sliding doors and windows with this companion app. It allows control from any location, but requires initial setup via a separate mobile application.
- Remote control of sliding doors and windows
- Control from any location
- Companion app for SmartSlydr device
- Requires mobile app for initial setup
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Control your Sliding Doors and Windows from anywhere using the SmartSlydr Watch app. No need to take This is the secondary app to control the SmartSlydr device. The login and onboarding is not supported from the Watch App. Please use the Mobile app first for setting up a new account and onboard the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YoLink at 43% against Lychee Watch's 0%. YoLink also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). 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.
YoLink holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of YoLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lychee Watch's.
| Parameter | YoLink | Lychee Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (50 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | Lychee Things Inc. |
Customer experience
YoLink
Lychee Watch
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
Lychee Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
Lychee Watch
No in-app purchases
