Comparison

Forlink vs A I SMART AUTOMATION

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

Head to head

Forlink

The center of your smart home

About

Forlink

Features

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Forlink is the smart hardware management center in your home. You and your family can control smart products such as Routers and ONT through your mobile phone, and you can also connect more smart devices of C-Data.

About

A I SMART AUTOMATION

Features

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1. Control and Schedule all the appliances from the mobile anywhere, anytime. 2. Manage Access to other users by joining them into your home. 3. Control all your IR appliances like TV, Set Top Box, Air Conditioner, Projector etc. 4. Get a personalised and elaborate Entertainment Program Guide, to keep track of what's playing on your TV. 5. Schedule all your appliances using Routines and Scenes. 6. Create Workflows to do a set of actions based on room temperature, motion etc. 7. View real-time power consumption and energy stats of the appliances. 8. Control All your appliances using voice with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.

Screenshots

Forlink3 screens

A I SMART AUTOMATION4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Forlink at monthly against A I SMART AUTOMATION's every 3 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forlink ships an update monthly, A I SMART AUTOMATION every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Forlink versus A I SMART AUTOMATION: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Forlink	A I SMART AUTOMATION
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	26 MB	89 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	深圳市西迪特科技有限公司	ALISAN SMART HOMES

In-app purchases

None

Forlink

No in-app purchases

None

A I SMART AUTOMATION

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forlink free?

Forlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is A I SMART AUTOMATION free?

A I SMART AUTOMATION is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Forlink or A I SMART AUTOMATION have ads?

Neither Forlink nor A I SMART AUTOMATION shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Forlink or A I SMART AUTOMATION?

Forlink ships an update monthly, and A I SMART AUTOMATION every 3 months. Most recently, Forlink was updated on October 3, 2026 and A I SMART AUTOMATION on October 12, 2026.