SmartLink Network vs Hunter WVL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLink Network
Manage your Weathermatic SmartLine irrigation system directly from your iPhone. This app allows you to control your system remotely, eliminating the need to visit the controller. Access global commands, monitor alerts, and generate client reports detailing water and cost savings.
- Remote irrigation system control
- In-field remote functionality
- Global command execution
- System monitoring and alerts
- Client water and cost savings reports
- Browser access for full functionality
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Control your Weathermatic SmartLine landscape irrigation system from your iPhone with the SmartLink Network app. Walk-Site, your in-field remote, is BACK in the SmartLink App. Update or download today. Your phone is your remote. Eliminate trips to the controller. Get more done. 1-Click browser access also allows you full access to the power of SmartLink - global commands, inspections and proposals, monitor alerts, and generate reports for your clients detailing exactly how much water (and money) you’ve saved for them. SmartLink offers a solution to current labor challenges, increases profit margins, and positions your business as an industry leader in smart water technology, conservation, and sustainability practices.
Hunter WVL
This app facilitates wireless valve monitoring for specific irrigation controllers. It allows for convenient setup, configuration, and diagnostics of field devices using Bluetooth technology and LoRa radio communication.
- Wireless valve monitoring
- Setup and configuration
- Diagnostics of field devices
- Bluetooth connectivity
- LoRa radio communication
- Supports HCC, ICC2, and MCC controllers
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Enable convenient wireless valve monitoring for HCC, ICC2, and MCC Controllers with the highly flexible and easy-to-install Wireless Valve Link. The Wireless Valve Output Module within the controller communicates with up to 54 wireless stations (HCC & ICC2) and up to 108 wireless stations with MCC via license-free LoRa® radio. Use this convenient Bluetooth™ app for setup, configuration and diagnostics of WVL field devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hunter WVL at 5.0 against SmartLink Network's 2.4. Hunter WVL also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SmartLink Network's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Hunter WVL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
SmartLink Network ships an update every 3 weeks, Hunter WVL every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLink Network | Hunter WVL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weathermatic | Hunter Industries |
Customer experience
SmartLink Network
Hunter WVL
In-app purchases
SmartLink Network
No in-app purchases
Hunter WVL
No in-app purchases
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