Kestrel LiNK vs MetLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kestrel LiNK
This application allows users to monitor, download, and share environmental data collected by Kestrel Instruments meters and data loggers. It provides a seamless way to send your weather information to the cloud for further analysis and accessibility.
- Monitor environmental data
- Download data
- Share data
- Send data to the cloud
- Connect with Kestrel Instruments devices
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Monitor, download, share or send your weather data to the cloud from your Kestrel Instruments environment meter or data logger.
MetLog
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METLOG by agCOMMANDER is a simple application that will download data from weather stations for analysis. Daily minimum and maximum temperatures and humidities and are stored as are daily rainfall and evaporation totals (if available). A large number of charts and tabular reports can be generated from those stored values. In addition, weather data (and soil moisture probe, dendrometer and other sensor data if available) can be used to generate charts for any time interval from the current day up to 1 year. MetLog currently interfaces with the following logger types for both Daily Weather Records and all associated reports and for the “All Sensors” charting module: Adcon METOS Ranch Lattech Progres Weatherlink (Davis)
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Verdict
Kestrel LiNK and MetLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kestrel LiNK | MetLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nielsen-Kellerman Co. | FTI (1997) Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Kestrel LiNK
No in-app purchases
MetLog
No in-app purchases
