Comparison

LinkComm vs VuSitu

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LinkComm

This application allows users to communicate with specific OTT HydroMet dataloggers and transmitters. It enables viewing current status, downloading logged data, changing device setups, and performing diagnostic actions.

Highlights
  • View current status and measurement data
  • Change device setup
  • Download and graph logged data
  • Perform diagnostics
  • Supports Satlink3, X-Link, ecoLog 1000, SensorLink 1000
Features
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LinkComm is an app used to communicate with Ott dataloggers and transmitters. Supported devices include Satlink3, X-Link, ecoLog 1000, and SensorLink 1000. With LinkComm you can: * View current status and measurement data * Change the setup * Download and graph the log * Perform diagnostics (e.g., send a command, set the time)

About

VuSitu

Easily connect to water monitoring instruments to view, manage, and share water quality and quantity data. Configure, calibrate, and deploy instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Securely store and share data through a cloud-based account.

Highlights
  • Connect to In-Situ instruments
  • View live water quality data
  • Configure and calibrate instruments
  • Create and manage log files
  • Secure cloud data storage
  • Share data via HydroVu
  • Instant graphing for readings
Features
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Connect the VuSitu mobile app to In-Situ Inc. water monitoring instruments and telemetry to easily view, manage and share water quality and quantity data. Use any Bluetooth-enabled mobile device to configure, calibrate and deploy your instruments, view live readings, and set up logs. Log in to your HydroVu account for secure data storage and sharing. A user-friendly walkthrough makes it easy to set up log files of all types, even with delayed starts or offset entry. View real-time data on multiple water quality parameters, run low-flow sampling events from your phone, and quickly share your data with colleagues via HydroVu. The VuSitu mobile app makes it easy to: • Interface with In-Situ Inc. instruments • Configure VuLink telemetry devices • Gather real-time water quality and water level data • Create logs and manage log data for all supported instruments • Open data files in Excel or parse into other systems • Securely store all data files in the cloud • Calibrate your instruments • Use instant graphing to determine when to start and stop readings • Receive firmware updates for connected instruments and communication devices with embedded automatic updates or custom downloaded files • View data for conductivity, optical dissolved oxygen (DO), ORP, pH, turbidity, water level/pressure, temperature, ammonium, nitrate, chloride sensors, chlorophyll a, phycocyanin (BGA-PC), phycoerythrin (BGA-PE), FDOM, crude oil, rhodamine WT, fluorescein WT • Define geographic locations with GPS coordinates and photos • Select measurement units • Run low-flow sampling events with your Aqua TROLL 400/500/600 using managed workflows on your phone VuSitu is currently available for the Level TROLL®, Rugged TROLL®, Aqua TROLL®, MPX4, VuLink®, RDO® Blue, and RDO® handheld instruments, for surface water, groundwater, coastal, wastewater, drinking water and aquaculture applications.

Screenshots

LinkComm4 screens
VuSitu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VuSitu at 4.9 against LinkComm's 4.7. VuSitu also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VuSitu holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VuSitu has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkComm ships an update every 2 months, VuSitu every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LinkComm versus VuSitu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkCommVuSitu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOTT HydroMet CorpIn-Situ Inc.

Customer experience

LinkComm

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VuSitu

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LinkComm

No in-app purchases

None

VuSitu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkComm free?
LinkComm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VuSitu free?
VuSitu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LinkComm or VuSitu?
VuSitu is rated higher. LinkComm averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while VuSitu averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do LinkComm or VuSitu have ads?
Neither LinkComm nor VuSitu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkComm or VuSitu?
LinkComm ships an update every 2 months, and VuSitu every 6 weeks. Most recently, LinkComm was updated on September 9, 2026 and VuSitu on August 21, 2026.

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