INKBIRD vs Linkbey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
Linkbey
Control and monitor your intelligent robot products remotely. Schedule cleaning, view real-time maps, and manage device settings like forbidden areas and water volume. Stay updated with the latest firmware for enhanced functionality.
- Real-time cleaning path mapping
- Remote cleaning reservations
- Consumable usage monitoring
- Virtual walls and forbidden areas
- Zoned cleaning control
- Adjustable suction and water volume
- One-button firmware upgrades
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Linkbey Robot App is a mobile application connecting LinkedIn intelligent robot products, supporting all robot products of LinkedIn. You can complete the functional control of the robot and view the real-time cleaning information through the App. Connecting to the LinkedIn Robot App, you can easily unlock more functions: • [Real-time path] master the cleaning process at any time: know the path of cleaning map at a glance • [Reservation for cleaning] Remote reservation for real-time cleaning: cleaning can be carried out without being at home • [Consumables] Check the usage status of consumables: the service life of side brush and roller brush is clear at a glance • [Sweeping and dragging forbidden area] Set virtual wall in real time, prohibit sweeping and dragging, and obey your orders • [Zoned cleaning] Easily achieve zoned cleaning, where you want to sweep • [Suction water volume] Adjust the water volume of the mopping floor on the palm, increase it on rough ground, and decrease it on smooth ground • [Firmware upgrade] Instant experience of new functions of machine firmware upgrade with one button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INKBIRD at 3.7 against Linkbey's 2.3. INKBIRD also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 3) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). Linkbey's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Linkbey's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | Linkbey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Xiamen Lynkbey Robot Company Ltd |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
Linkbey
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
Linkbey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
Linkbey
No in-app purchases









