BeoLink vs Alta Networks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeoLink
Control your Bang & Olufsen home automation systems from your iPhone or iPod touch. Manage audio, video, lighting, and curtains with intuitive gestures and pre-set scenes. Experience seamless integration and effortless control of your smart home environment.
- Control Bang & Olufsen products
- Intuitive finger gestures
- Create custom automation scenes
- Automatic screen generation
- Automatic system discovery
- Support for multiple homes and users
- Demo mode for preview
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Close the curtains, dim the lights and adjust the music, all with a single tap on your iPhone or iPod touch. Bang & Olufsen home automation (BeoLink) controls all systems of modern homes; audio, video, lighting, curtains, etc. BeoLink for iPhone puts all this power in your pocket. Using Wi-Fi, BeoLink for iPhone controls Bang & Olufsen products and other home automation devices in your home, via the BeoLink Gateway. You get a simple and intuitive iPhone app built with Bang & Olufsen's exceptional ergonomics and ease of operation, that is an experience in itself. A simple swipe of your finger changes the channel or raises the volume, without even looking away from the TV screen. A quick tap and the mood of the room changes completely, including lighting, temperature, music and more. Features: - controls Bang & Olufsen's products in your BeoLink network. - finger gestures: control your home without looking at the phone screen. - automation scenes: completely change the mood of a room, or of the whole house. - automatically generates the screens to match your home set-up. - discovers your system automatically and downloads your home configurations. - supports multiple homes and multiple user profiles. - a demo mode is also included to preview the experience. Requirements: - Bang & Olufsen products connected via BeoLink network. - Either Bang & Olufsen Master Link Gateway or BeoLink Gateway in the same network as your iPhone or iPod Touch. Please contact your Bang & Olufsen dealer for details on installation and compatibility.
Alta Networks
Manage and monitor your wireless networks from anywhere using your mobile device. Easily deploy secure networks, view device telemetry, and control content restrictions. Schedule network downtime with a built-in scheduler.
- Deploy secure wireless networks
- Monitor real-time telemetry
- Manage content restrictions
- Schedule network downtime
- Cross-site network management
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Deploy, monitor and manage your network across multiple sites from the convenience of your mobile device. -Easily create, manage and deploy secure wireless networks -View real-time and historical telemetry with a visual timeline of each connected device. -Manage content restrictions for WiFi devices -Set and manage network downtime via a built-in scheduler The management interface is easily accessible via mobile app or web browser. Sign up for an Alta Labs account using just your name, email, and password or use Google Authentication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alta Networks at 4.5 against BeoLink's 2.9. Alta Networks also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). BeoLink's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Alta Networks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of BeoLink's written reviews are positive against 82% of Alta Networks's.
BeoLink ships an update every 3 months, Alta Networks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeoLink | Alta Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bang & Olufsen a/s | Soundvision Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
BeoLink
Alta Networks
In-app purchases
BeoLink
No in-app purchases
Alta Networks
No in-app purchases
