SwitchBee Next Gen vs LINCHR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwitchBee Next Gen
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An application to a unique game changer in the Automated Home domain providing revolutionary technology by “SwitchBee”. Use your iPhone, iPod or iPad as an extension to control and monitor the full line of “SwitchBee” products. In less than two hours, with no infrastructure changes you will have your Smart Home up and running controlled by the “SwitchBee” application. Control your entire house from the comfort of your bed, your couch, your car, your office and even from the sea-shore during your vacation. You will have the ability to monitor your lights, temperature, blinds/shutters all from a single, highly intuitive application. Create numerous lighting and switch scenarios for the entire set of “SwitchBee” switches and sensors existing in your house, define timer configurations to any light bulb or load and if you change your mind – no problem – the “SwitchBee” switches can be modified in seconds at any time. This application will also control “SwitchBee’s” revolutionary portable switches which can be placed in any room. Increase your power to control your affordable Smart Home anytime anywhere in the most simple and intuitive manner.
LINCHR
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LINCHR APP is a smart EV charger APP developed by Xi’an TELD LINCHR New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. It uses Bluetooth communication to interact with the EV chargers, it can remotely control the EV chargers and monitor the parameters and other information. LINCHR’s EV chargers support scheduled charging, the users can set the time and charging power in the LINCHR app so that the chargers will start to work according to a specific power at a specific time. The LINCHR APP supports setting the load balancing function, which can be used after configuring the parameters with the APP, and you can also use the solar matching function via the APP to use the solar energy for free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LINCHR at 11.0 against SwitchBee Next Gen's 16.0. 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.
SwitchBee Next Gen ships an update every 5 weeks, LINCHR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwitchBee Next Gen | LINCHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SwitchBee | XIAN TELD LINCHR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLGY CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
SwitchBee Next Gen
No in-app purchases
LINCHR
No in-app purchases









