Comparison

YoLink vs TownRun

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

TownRun

Features
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Small towns run on favors. TownRun makes them easier to ask for. Someone in your circle is already driving into town today. TownRun lets you catch that trip — a gallon of milk, a bag of feed, a load that needs a truck bed — instead of making the drive yourself. HOW IT WORKS Post what you need. Pick a store, list your items, add a tip. Neighbors in your circle see it and one of them picks it up on a trip they were already taking. Or post your own trip. Say where you're headed and when. Neighbors can send requests along any part of your route. BUILT ON PEOPLE YOU KNOW TownRun works through circles — small groups of neighbors who have connected with each other. You only see requests from people you've accepted, and they only see yours. No strangers, no open marketplace. NO PAYMENTS, NO FEES TownRun doesn't process payments or take a cut. Reimbursement and tips are settled directly between neighbors, cash or however you already do it. The app just records the tip up front so everyone's on the same page. WHAT YOU CAN POST Shop & Buy — ask a neighbor to pick up groceries, hardware, feed, anything from a store. Neighbor Haul — something that needs a truck bed. Furniture, materials, a load that won't fit in a car. Store Run — heading to the store yourself? Post it, and neighbors can send requests along before you go. Trips — going one way, there and back, or through a few towns? Announce the route and neighbors can request a pickup or drop-off on any leg. Made in Wenatchee, Washington, for the places where a trip into town is a real errand.

Screenshots

YoLink4 screens
TownRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

YoLink and TownRun are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
YoLink versus TownRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoLinkTownRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoSmartTOWNRUN LLC

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

TownRun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

YoLink

No in-app purchases

None

TownRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YoLink free?
YoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TownRun free?
TownRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YoLink or TownRun have ads?
Neither YoLink nor TownRun shows ads.

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