SkylinkNet vs eHomeLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkylinkNet
Monitor your home remotely with your smartphone. Arm or disarm your alarm system, control smart home devices, and receive instant notifications for any activity. View live camera feeds and manage up to 100 sensors and controllers.
- Remote alarm arming/disarming
- Push notifications for activity
- Smart home device control
- Live camera surveillance
- Customizable alarm settings
- Low battery alerts
- Event logging
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SkylinkNet allows you to monitor your home with your smartphone. With the built-in alarm features, you can remotely arm, disarm, and monitor various activities with this app. Create a smarthome by adding home control modules to control lights, electrical appliances and other household devices. The Internet Hub sends you push notification when sensor is activated, allowing you to monitor your home remotely. With the surveillance camera, you can see live action of the area you want to monitor. •Wireless Alarm System – Remote Arming / Disarming, Arm Home, Arm Away, Instant Alarm, Sensor Bypass, Remote •Receive Push Notifications anytime a new activity takes place •Customized alarm settings such as alarm duration, entry / exit delay duration etc. •Home Automation with all Skylink Modules, including Wall Switch, Wall Dimmer, Plug-in dimmer, Outdoor Module etc. •Add up to 100 sensors and controllers (lighting or appliances controllers) •Receives low battery alert on all devices thru push notification •Event log stores all recent 100 activities •Add up to 10 cameras for video monitoring •Add outdoor solar siren for additional security, which is completely wireless •Connect to external phone dialer (Telephone Line or Cellular) as a backup solution when Internet fails •No monthly fees and no contract You must have the Skylink Internet Hub and other necessary hardware to achieve these features.
eHomeLife
Control smart plugs and connected electronic devices remotely. Schedule power cycles, create custom scenes for multiple devices, and monitor device status from anywhere.
- Remote on/off control
- Customizable schedules
- Automated rules
- Scene creation
- Device status monitoring
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eHomeLife mainly focuses on Home Automation gadgets. Currently, we have smart plug available in market. Customers can plug their electronic devices on it and then use the eHomeLife app to easily manage below features. 1. Turn electronic devices on/off from anywhere with eHomeLife app. 2. Create on/off schedules, auto-off rules to work automatically. 3. Support Scenes function, users can set multiple devices to the previously configured settings. 4. Check to see if connected devices are on/off from anywhere for peace of mind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eHomeLife at 81% against SkylinkNet's 25%. eHomeLife also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). SkylinkNet's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
eHomeLife holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eHomeLife has 372 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SkylinkNet's written reviews are positive against 81% of eHomeLife's.
SkylinkNet ships an update every 4 months, eHomeLife every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | SkylinkNet | eHomeLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (30 ratings) | 4.3 (372 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 372 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skylink Group | Chengdu Meross Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
SkylinkNet
eHomeLife
In-app purchases
SkylinkNet
No in-app purchases
eHomeLife
No in-app purchases
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