OutdoorElements vs Outdoorlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OutdoorElements
Control your louvered roof and other outdoor features remotely. Automate opening/closing based on time or weather, manage lighting, and share access with others. Download helpful information like warranty details.
- Remote louvered roof control
- Automated scheduling (time/weather)
- Lighting control
- Access sharing
- Downloadable information
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You can control your luxury louvered roof and other features from anywhere with our Outdoor Elements App! The Outdoor Elements App allows you to regulate sunshine, rain, and wind from the convenience of your iPhone, allowing you to control your luxury louvered roof and other Outdoor Elements features anytime and anywhere you want. You may perform the following with the Outdoor Elements App: - Open or close your louvered roof manually, or schedule it to open or close at a given hour, day of the week, or according to sunrise and sunset. - Turn on and off your lighting features or plan them to turn on at a given hour, day of the week, or by sunrise and sunset. - Both at home and remotely, you can operate your luxury louvered roof - Share access with family members or friends - Easily download warranty, cleaning instructions, and other helpful information.
Outdoorlink
Remotely manage and monitor illumination or reboot devices. Control schedules, turn devices on/off, view reports, and get directions to unit locations. Upload installation photos and tag unit locations with GPS.
- Remote device control
- Schedule management
- View reports and alarms
- Map unit locations
- Upload installation photos
- GPS tagging
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The OutdoorLink® App empowers the end user by providing the technology to control and monitor illumination or reboot devices remotely. The user can manage & view schedules, manually turn lights and other attached devices on or off, view reports and alarms, look up any registered unit on the map, and get turn-by-turn driving directions to the location of that unit! The OutdoorLink® Control app also allows you to upload photos of an installation directly from your device's camera, and even tag a unit’s location using your iPhone or iPad's built-in GPS! Please note that the OutdoorLink® App can only be used if you have an OutdoorLink® controller and also have access to the OutdoorLink® customer web portal. Additional Features of the OutdoorLink® Application: - Call/Email 24-hour Tech Support directly from the app - View and manage all of your assigned markets/plants/locations - View unit details, history and command logs - View and edit relay schedules - View and clear alarms - Turn relays on and off directly from the app - Upload photos of an installation or location using your device’s camera - Tag a unit in the system with the GPS coordinates of your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outdoorlink at 100% against OutdoorElements's 13%. Outdoorlink also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6). OutdoorElements's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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.
Outdoorlink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OutdoorElements has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of OutdoorElements's written reviews are positive against 100% of Outdoorlink's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OutdoorElements | Outdoorlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (33 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outdoor Elements | OutdoorLink, Inc. |
Customer experience
OutdoorElements
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In-app purchases
OutdoorElements
No in-app purchases
Outdoorlink
No in-app purchases
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