Westinghouse vs FriedrichLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Westinghouse
Control and automate your Westinghouse smart home devices from anywhere. Manage settings, set schedules, and connect to your Wi-Fi enabled appliances with ease.
- Device setting control
- Scheduling
- Automation
- Remote Wi-Fi connectivity
- Smart home device management
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For over 100 years Westinghouse has brought the best to life with reliable appliances and electronics for the home. The Westinghouse app allows you to connect to your favorite Westinghouse smart devices. This smart app is feature packed with device setting control, scheduling, and automation. Whether you are at home or on the go, easily connect to your wifi-enabled device.
FriedrichLink
Control your Friedrich Kuhl and WallMaster air conditioners remotely via your smartphone. Enjoy personalized comfort and energy savings with intelligent scheduling and voice command options.
- Remote smartphone programming
- Voice command control
- Intelligent scheduling
- Personalized comfort
- Energy savings
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Designed for Friedrich Kuhl and WallMaster Room Air Conditioners to effortlessly control your indoor environment. Remote smartphone programming, voice commands, and intelligent scheduling options ensure personalized comfort and energy savings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Westinghouse at 40% against FriedrichLink's 7%. Westinghouse also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). FriedrichLink's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months) and rating (3.2 vs 2.9). 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.
FriedrichLink holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Westinghouse's written reviews are positive against 7% of FriedrichLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Westinghouse ships an update every 17 months, FriedrichLink every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Westinghouse | FriedrichLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (13 ratings) | 3.2 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 6.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, LLC | Rheem Manufacturing Company |
Customer experience
Westinghouse
FriedrichLink
Bugs and requests
Westinghouse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FriedrichLink
Reported bugs
45 issues- Power button requires double press
- App reports inaccurate information due to sleep mode
- App crashes
- App takes a long time to turn off AC
- Forget changing thermostat
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- App crashes after making a change
- App spins and does nothing
- App says disconnected and won't reconnect after update
- Password field blocks '#' character
- App won't open
- Unit shows as disconnected
- App won't load
- App gets stuck loading
- Cannot put AC on schedule to turn off
- Cannot set fan level
- App hangs and nothing happens
- Error when setting schedule
- Cannot connect to WiFi
- Cannot add product to app
- Unable to login after reset/biometrics
- Login screen reverts after a few seconds
- App crashes on login
- Endless login loop
- App takes a minute to open and load ACs
- AC temperature not updated
- App spins when trying to turn on AC
- Displays wrong temperature
- Doesn't update settings
- Changing temperature takes 30 seconds or hangs
- App needs to be restarted every time it's opened
- Takes 10+ minutes to sync with AC units
- Wrong room temp and doesn't read weather
- Unable to open app due to login error
- App doesn't work after upgrade
- Cannot control AC at all after 3 days
- Cannot turn off AC
- Same error message as others stated
- Data in wrong format
- Previous app warning persists
- Slow responses
- Screen frequently sticks on spinning loading icon
- Cannot see temperature under finger when dragging
- Button stays greyed out when creating account
- Loading indicator freezes app
- Cannot connect to WiFi with ')' in name
Requested features
10 requests- Integrate Matter or HomeKit
- Add option to schedule turning off unit
- Improve app functionality and features
- Fix character restrictions in text fields
- Add option for unit to turn off after X hours
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- Make app work reliably
- Improve app design and user experience
- Allow control of AC remotely
- Fix scheduling function for Wallmaster
- Make app optimized for iPad
In-app purchases
Westinghouse
No in-app purchases
FriedrichLink
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Westinghouse free?
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