YoLink vs CAEC Love
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
CAEC Love
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CAEC Love helps anyone find local assistance — food, housing, clothing, legal aid, education, and more. Free, no account required. Search by ZIP code or share your location to see resources that serve your area. Describe your situation in plain language — or speak it — and the app finds matching services. Every listing shows what's offered, who qualifies, hours, phone numbers, and directions. Works offline once loaded, supports voice search for any literacy level, and can translate resource information into other languages. Nothing is stored about you — no account, no personal information, no ads. Provided as a free public service by the Columbus Adult Education Center, a nonprofit in Salt Lake City.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAEC Love at 5.0 against YoLink's 3.2. YoLink's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CAEC Love holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YoLink | CAEC Love |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | REALCOVE LC |
Customer experience
YoLink
CAEC Love
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
CAEC Love
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
CAEC Love
No in-app purchases
