SmartLink Network vs TexasET
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.
TexasET
This application calculates crop water needs based on growth stage and real-time weather data. It allows for daily or 14-day forecasts, automatically incorporating rainfall data. Users can also set weekly irrigation reminders.
- Crop water requirement calculation
- Growth stage selection
- Real-time weather data integration
- 14-day water requirement forecast
- Automatic rainfall inclusion
- Customizable rainfall data
- Weekly irrigation reminders
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The TexasET app calculates the water requirements for crops based upon the growth stage selected. It uses real-time weather data from stations on the TexasET Network (texasET.tamu.edu). Water requirements may be determined for one day or up to 14 days. Rainfall at the selected weather station is automatically included in the calculations, but can be modified if local amounts are different. Weekly reminders of irrigation recommendations may be set up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TexasET at 3.0 against SmartLink Network's 2.4. TexasET also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). SmartLink Network's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TexasET holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartLink Network has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of SmartLink Network's written reviews are positive against 50% of TexasET's.
SmartLink Network ships an update every 3 weeks, TexasET every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLink Network | TexasET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (11 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weathermatic | Matrix Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
SmartLink Network
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In-app purchases
SmartLink Network
No in-app purchases
TexasET
No in-app purchases
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