YoLink vs WOW (wisdom, or whatever)
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
WOW (wisdom, or whatever)
This app provides 99 conversation starters for parents to engage with their children on important life topics. Sessions are designed to be brief, around 15 minutes, with preparation notes for parents and visual slides for kids.
- 99 ready-to-run conversations
- Topics on friendship, money, resilience, kindness
- 15-minute session format
- Parent prep notes
- Visual slides for kids
- No ads or tracking
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WOW is a set of 99 ready-to-run conversations for a parent to have with their kids — the stuff that matters but somehow never gets its own time: friendship, money, resilience, kindness, tough situations, and more. Life doesn't come with a manual, so WOW is one family's attempt at writing a few pages of it — real conversations we kept meaning to have, turned into something short enough to actually run. HOW A SESSION WORKS Pick a topic (or tap "surprise me"). Read two minutes of prep notes — a question to open with, one idea worth slowing down on, a few things to ask, a line to land at the end. Then run it: about 15 minutes, slides on a screen the kids can see, notes on your phone where only you can see them. WHAT'S INSIDE 99 topics across relationships, money, resilience, character, wisdom, tough situations, digital life, health, school, communication, and self-awareness — from making small talk and spotting a scam, to handling a bad grade, apologizing well, and what to do when a friend tells you something serious. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Most kids around 8 and up get something out of it, and younger ones are welcome to sit in and listen. A few topics go into heavier territory — grief, bullying, being falsely accused — so it's worth reading a topic's prep notes yourself first. These sessions are one family's take, not professional guidance — if something's actually happening in your family, please reach out to a real counselor or therapist. ON A TV Mirror your phone or iPad over AirPlay or a cable, then tap the expand button for a clean, full-screen slide. YOUR PRIVACY No accounts, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. WOW makes no network requests at all — what you set up and which topics you've covered stay on your device, full stop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WOW (wisdom, or whatever) at 5.0 against YoLink's 3.2. WOW (wisdom, or whatever) also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). YoLink's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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.
WOW (wisdom, or whatever) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YoLink ships an update every 3 weeks, WOW (wisdom, or whatever) every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | YoLink | WOW (wisdom, or whatever) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YoSmart | Dima Yermakov |
Customer experience
YoLink
WOW (wisdom, or whatever)
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
WOW (wisdom, or whatever)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
WOW (wisdom, or whatever)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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