LinkComm vs HOBOconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View current status and measurement data
- Change device setup
- Download and graph logged data
- Perform diagnostics
- Supports Satlink3, X-Link, ecoLog 1000, SensorLink 1000
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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)
HOBOconnect
Wirelessly configure, start, and download data from HOBO MX data loggers via Bluetooth. View, analyze, and export recorded data in various formats for further use in other applications.
- Wireless Bluetooth communication with HOBO MX loggers
- Configure logger settings (name, password, rate, alarms)
- Monitor logger status (memory, battery)
- Download and view recorded data
- Data analysis in graphical and list formats
- Export data as CSV, TXT, XLSX, and HOBO files
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HOBOconnect is designed to communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to the HOBO® MX data loggers. You can configure and start the data logger, download the recorded data, store and analyze the data. The data can be viewed in both graphical and list formats and also exported and shared to other programs including Numbers, Excel and HOBOware®. Features: * Wirelessly communicate to the HOBO® MX data loggers * Internet connection not required to use HOBOconnect * Set data logger's name, password, logging rate, alarm threshold, start & stop time * Check logger’s status included memory used and battery life * Clear audible alarms (for models with this feature) * Page the data logger * Manage data files with groups * Download and view data * Zoom in and out of the graph with gestures * Export and Share data as a CSV, TXT, XLSX and HOBO files Compatible Data Loggers * HOBO® MX1100 Series Temp/RH/CO2/Light/Analog Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2001 Water Level data logger * HOBO® MX100 Temperature data logger * HOBO® MX2200 Series Water Temp Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2300 Series Temp/RH/Soil Moisture data loggers * HOBO® MX2500 Series pH data loggers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LinkComm at 100% against HOBOconnect's 8%. LinkComm also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.2). HOBOconnect's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3). 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.
LinkComm holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOBOconnect has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LinkComm's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOBOconnect's.
LinkComm ships an update every 2 months, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkComm | HOBOconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OTT HydroMet Corp | Onset Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
LinkComm
HOBOconnect
In-app purchases
LinkComm
No in-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
