YoLink vs We Named
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
We Named
Discover baby names as a couple with this swipe-style app. Both partners swipe on names, and a match is made when you both like the same one. Explore meanings, origins, and filter by style to find your perfect name.
- Swipe-style name matching
- Couple's private matching
- Thousands of baby names
- Filter by origin and style
- View name meanings and origins
- Solo mode available
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Find the perfect baby name together! We Named is a fun, swipe-style app that helps couples discover names they both love. How it works: • Swipe right on names you like, left on ones you don't • When both partners like the same name, it's a match! • Browse your matches together and pick your favorites Features: • Thousands of baby names to explore • Filter by origin, style, and more • See name meanings and origins • Private couple matching with a simple code • Works in solo mode Start swiping and find the name you'll both love!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: We Named at 100% against YoLink's 43%. We Named also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). YoLink's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (56 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
YoLink is free to download; We Named costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
We Named holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 56 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of We Named's.
YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, We Named every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoLink | We Named |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | Nicolas Homble |
Customer experience
YoLink
We Named
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
We Named
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
We Named
No in-app purchases
