realme Link vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
realme Link
Manage your smart home devices and track your fitness activities. Discover new smart products and access health information. This app aims to create a convenient, comfortable, and healthy smart life.
- Smart home device management
- Automated device control scenes
- Exercise and fitness tracking
- Health data synchronization
- New product discovery
- Health information access
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realme Link is a management platform for "Smart Home" and "Exercise & Fitness". You can not only experiment with your smart devices, find newly released products and interesting information, but also record daily activities and monitor your health. realme Link is committed to create a convenient, comfortable and healthy smart life for you. Device management: Convenient device access and easy-to-use device operation help you quickly build whole-house intelligence. Scenes Interaction: You can set the automatic devices control scenes based on your own habits to make your life more comfortable. Exercise & Fitness: Daily health data can be easily viewed by wearing the realme wearable devices and synchronizing data to the App during daily activities. [Warm reminder] 1. This app supports syncing data to Apple's Health app, which allows you to view your health data through Apple Health. 2. This app will use the GPS positioning service when you need to record the trajectory of motion. When switching the application to the background, the GPS connection will still be maintained, which may reduce your battery life. 3. Only some devices are currently supported, if your device is not in the add device list, this application is not currently supported.
Surplife
Control your smart lighting devices with ease. Add and manage multiple lights from a single application, allowing you to adjust settings remotely from any location.
- Add multiple devices
- Control multiple devices
- Remote device control
- Easy device management
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Surplife is a smart lighting control APP. Add and control multiple devices to the App so easy. Remotely control devices from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplife at 53% against realme Link's 15%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). realme Link's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 1.2K). 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.
Surplife holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of realme Link's written reviews are positive against 53% of Surplife's.
realme Link ships an update monthly, Surplife fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | realme Link | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.9K ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #107 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Realme Mobile Telecommunications (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
realme Link
Surplife
User reviews
realme Link
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent bass
- 👍 Good brightness
- 🚀 Had to reinstall app to pair
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot connect when trying to sign up
- 🐛 Connection issues, keeps disconnecting
- 🐛 App not working, unable to use features
- 🐛 Unable to create account, various errors
- 🐛 Device not detected in app
Surplife
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient control
- 💡 Customizable lighting
- 👍 Responsive support
- 🚀 Reliable functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Buggy app interface
- 🐛 Unreliable scheduling
- 🐛 Unresponsive customer service
Bugs and requests
realme Link
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to connect Realme Buds Wireless 2 Neo
- Realme Buds Air 3 Neo not supported
- Realme Buds Q2 not supported
- Realme Band not supported
- Realme Watch S Pro not supported
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Realme Buds T300
- Add support for Realme Buds Wireless 3
- Add support for Realme Buds Air 3 Neo
- Add support for Realme Buds Q2s
- Add support for Realme Buds Air 5 Pro
Surplife
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lights turning on/off randomly
- Inability to save custom settings
- App crashing or not opening
- Lights not responding to app commands
- Scheduling feature not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More holiday and theme options
- Ability to save custom scenes
- Improved app UI and navigation
- Multi-device syncing and control
- Integration with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
realme Link
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
