Hinkley vs Beatbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hinkley
Effortlessly manage your smart home lighting and fans with intuitive controls. Schedule lights, adjust brightness, and control fan settings from your smartphone, whether you're home or away.
- Home automation
- Lighting control
- Fan control
- Scheduling and timers
- Zone control
- Brightness adjustment
- Remote access
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Enjoy simple setup, easy customization, and effortless home automation at your fingertips with the Hinkley App. Hinkley products are thoughtfully designed to add beauty, function, and comfort to any space, and now you can add even more convenience with Hinkley lighting automation via your smartphone and voice-controlled smart devices. Created for use with the Hinkley Smart Landscape Dimmer Control and all Hinkley Smart Fans, it effortlessly brings your preferences to light. Controlling your Hinkley Smart Fans is a breeze. Within the app, you can: - Turn the light on/off - Switch fan direction - Change wind speed and light brightness on a slidable scale - Group multiple fans and control settings together - Set schedules and timers - Share access to ceiling fan control - And more! With the Hinkley Landscape Dimmer Control, you can enjoy complete landscape lighting control by splitting your property up into two zones and controlling them with the touch of a button. Within the app, you can: - Easily set lighting zones - Turn dimmers on/off together or control each zone separately - Adjust brightness on a slidable scale - Set programs, schedules, and timers Hinkley makes it easy to control your living spaces whether you are home or away. Plus, with easy setup and an intuitive app design, you can be up and running in minutes.
Beatbot
Control your robotic pool cleaner remotely. Customize cleaning modes, schedule tasks, and monitor your robot's status from anywhere. View cleaning history and maps to ensure your pool is always pristine.
- Remote robot control
- Customizable cleaning modes
- Scheduled cleaning
- Cleaning history and maps
- Real-time robot status monitoring
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The Beatbot App is the official application for all Xingmai robotic pool cleaners, allowing you to have full control over your robot. With just a single tap, you can ensure your swimming pool is thoroughly cleaned. After completing the network setup, you can enjoy the advanced features provided by the App: 1.Cleaning Mode Setting: Customize cleaning modes for different areas based on your specific needs to enhance cleaning efficiency. 2.Cleaning Record&Map: Access the cleaning record and map for each cleaning task after completion. 3.Robot Working Status: Keep track of your robot's working status using the App, regardless of your location. 4.Delayed Cleaning Setting:Schedule cleaning to start at a specific time period of your choosing. Additionally, we are continually testing and developing other practical features. Stay tuned for more updates in the near future! We hope you'll enjoy using the Beatbot App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beatbot at 63% against Hinkley's 0%. Beatbot also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Hinkley's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Beatbot holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beatbot has 299 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hinkley's written reviews are positive against 63% of Beatbot's.
Hinkley ships an update every 8 months, Beatbot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hinkley | Beatbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (299 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 299 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hinkley Lighting, Inc. | Xingmai Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hinkley
Beatbot
In-app purchases
Hinkley
No in-app purchases
Beatbot
No in-app purchases









