The Hardware Connection vs Luamsang
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Hardware Connection
This digital magazine offers independent hardware retailers and manufacturers insights to improve and grow their businesses. It provides a unique perspective from retailers within the industry, fostering interaction between readers, staff, and advertisers.
- Industry insights for retailers
- Manufacturer perspectives
- Strengthens distribution channels
- Interactive digital format
- Fresh retailer-driven viewpoints
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The Hardware Connection is published eight times a year by The Hardware Connection Inc. to help independent hardware retailers improve and grow their businesses, to help manufacturers better understand the needs of retailers and to help strengthen the two-step channel of distribution. We offer a fresh perspective to the industry from an independent retailers’ view. We have chosen an electronic format because it allows for interaction between readers and the editorial staff and advertisers. The Hardware Connection is a digital magazine targeted to: • Independent hardware/home improvement retailers in the two-step channel including specialty retailers in the paint, lawn and garden, plumbing, electrical, commercial/industrial and farm/feed markets. • Wholesale buyers • Hardware/home improvement manufacturers We know hardware!
Luamsang
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Home Zarng is a platform that offers a hardware store close to you, as well as professionals in plumbing, electrical, and mechanical work, as well as sanitary and wastewater treatment services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Luamsang at every 5 days against The Hardware Connection's every 13 months. The Hardware Connection's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
The Hardware Connection ships an update every 13 months, Luamsang every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Hardware Connection | Luamsang |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Hardware Connection | Shilpa Goyal |
In-app purchases
The Hardware Connection
No in-app purchases
Luamsang
No in-app purchases
Questions
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