Comparison

OpenSourceInitiative vs edgLink

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

Head to head

Update Wi-Fi on an EDG device

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

OpenSourceInitiative

Features

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Open source initiative website app For over 20 years the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has worked to raise awareness and adoption of open source software, and build bridges between open source communities of practice. As a global non-profit, the OSI champions software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, stewarding the Open Source Definition (OSD), and preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement. Open source software is made by many people and distributed under an OSD-compliant license which grants all the rights to use, study, change, and share the software in modified and unmodified form. Software freedom is essential to enabling community development of open source software.

About

edgLink

Easily connect your EDG IoT devices to Wi-Fi or cellular networks using your phone's Bluetooth. Once online, your device can send sensor data and receive commands remotely via the cloud.

Highlights

Wi-Fi network configuration
Cellular connectivity enablement
Bluetooth device pairing
Remote data transmission
Command reception from cloud

Features

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The edgLink mobile app allows you to connect your EDG IoT devices to an active Wi-Fi Internet connection by applying your SSID network name and password through your phone's bluetooth. The app can also enable cellular connectivity if a cellular connection is supported by the device. Once connected to the Internet, your device will be able to transmit sensor data and receive commands from remote applications through EDG’s cloud infrastructure. This app is designed to be used only with devices designed and manufactured by Engineering Design Group, LLC.

Screenshots

OpenSourceInitiative1 screens

edgLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenSourceInitiative at monthly against edgLink's every 46 months. OpenSourceInitiative also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

OpenSourceInitiative ships an update monthly, edgLink every 46 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

OpenSourceInitiative versus edgLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	OpenSourceInitiative	edgLink
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 46 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	21 MB	18 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Meir Tsvi	Engineering Design Group, LLC

In-app purchases

None

OpenSourceInitiative

No in-app purchases

None

edgLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenSourceInitiative free?

OpenSourceInitiative is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is edgLink free?

edgLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do OpenSourceInitiative or edgLink have ads?

Neither OpenSourceInitiative nor edgLink shows ads.

Which is updated more often, OpenSourceInitiative or edgLink?

OpenSourceInitiative ships an update monthly, and edgLink every 46 months. Most recently, OpenSourceInitiative was updated on November 3, 2026 and edgLink on November 3, 2026.