Comparison

YoLink vs iSOAP

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control smart lights
  • Manage smart switches and sockets
  • Automate watering systems
  • Monitor IP cameras
  • Integrate with YoLink hub
  • Home automation management
Features
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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

About

iSOAP

Features
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You've already written the most important book of your life. No one can read it. Not even you. The journals on your shelf hold decades of your becoming — and they may never be opened again. iSOAP turns handwritten pages into a searchable, readable archive, and shapes your seasons into books someone will actually read. Photograph the pages. That's the whole job. PRESERVE Point your camera at any journal page — cursive, print, faded ink. iSOAP reads your handwriting and keeps a faithful transcription beside the photo of the original page. Your words, kept safe and set free. REDISCOVER Search every word you've ever written, in seconds. Find the entry from the night before the big decision. Watch old prayers stand next to their answers. Your journals stop being boxes on a shelf and become a life you can revisit. CREATE Write today's entry in the app — free-form, or guided by the SOAP method (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer). Or just speak: talk like you'd journal, and iSOAP writes it down, keeping the recording with the entry. WHAT iSOAP DOES • Photographs handwritten pages and transcribes them — even messy cursive • Imports years of journals, one photo at a time • Makes every entry searchable • Keeps the original page photo paired with each transcription • Guides new entries with the SOAP devotional structure, or free-form • Turns spoken reflections into written entries • Gathers your seasons into books you can share with the people you love QUIET BY DESIGN Your words are yours. Entries are private to your account. No ads. No tracking. We never sell or train on your writing. Your pages are safe. Let's unlock them together.

Screenshots

YoLink4 screens
iSOAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iSOAP at every 10 days against YoLink's every 3 weeks. YoLink's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, iSOAP every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YoLink versus iSOAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoLinkiSOAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoSmartJonavan Asato

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

iSOAP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

YoLink

No in-app purchases

None

iSOAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YoLink free?
YoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSOAP free?
iSOAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YoLink or iSOAP have ads?
Neither YoLink nor iSOAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YoLink or iSOAP?
YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, and iSOAP every 10 days. Most recently, YoLink was updated on October 15, 2026 and iSOAP on October 16, 2026.

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