Comparison

Wireless Duo vs tpPLC

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

Head to head
About

Wireless Duo

Access and manage files on your ASUS Wireless Duo device. Stream media, download, and upload content wirelessly from your mobile devices. Expand storage and share files easily, even without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Stream media files
  • Download files to mobile
  • Upload files from mobile
  • Create music playlists
  • Secure Wi-Fi connection
  • SD card backup
Features
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※This app requires ASUS Wireless Duo: wireless hard drive and SD card reader. The ASUS Wireless Duo app allows you to access all the pictures, videos, music and documents stored on your Wireless Duo. Wireless Duo creates its own Wi-Fi network for you to navigate all the contents anytime and anywhere. It expands your storage capacity for up to 30 times of your mobile devices and connect with most tablets, smartphones, computers - no wires or internet necessary! Whether you are at home or on the go, stream and share content with your friends and family. The built-in SD card reader and the customized app help users to backup content on the SD card to Wireless Duo device with one-click ease. Users can also easily stream and share pictures or home videos to their mobile devices with simple steps. ASUS Wireless Duo connects the available wireless network and pass through the internet connection to your mobile device. This allows you to access the content on Wireless Duo and surf the internet at the same time. This app provides following features: - Stream and play all the media files stored on Wireless Duo, for you to enjoy HD movies, pictures, music and documents with fast-speed connection without web or wire. - Download file to your mobile devices. - Upload file from your Mobile devices to Wireless Duo - Create music playlists to categorize music by their preference. - Password setting and SSID change/hidden to secure your Wi-Fi connection. - Long tap for the third party app support, users can open video files with other apps installed on their mobile devices by long tap to play or view the selected video that is not supported by default codec on your mobile device.

About

tpPLC

Easily view and manage your TP-Link powerline devices from your smartphone or tablet. Connect to your powerline extender's Wi-Fi to control individual adapters, update settings, and monitor your entire powerline network.

Highlights
  • View all compatible powerline devices
  • Manage individual device settings
  • Control Wi-Fi settings for extenders
  • Add new powerline devices
  • Set network-wide LED status
  • Monitor data rates
Features
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TP-Link tpPLC app lets you conveniently view and manage your TP-Link powerline devices via your smart device. Simply connect your smart device to the Wi-Fi network of a compatible TP-Link powerline extender and start managing with ease. It will list all the compatible powerline adapters and powerline extenders in your current network, and allow you to manage your powerline devices individually as well as the whole powerline network with a few taps. Features • Display information of all compatible powerline devices in the current network. • Manage a powerline device such as changing its device name, turning on or off its LEDs, viewing its data rate, resetting to factory defaults, and removing it from the current network. For a powerline extender, you can also change and schedule its Wi-Fi settings, and redirect to the web management interface. • Manage the whole powerline network such as adding a new powerline device, setting a new powerline network name, and turning on or off the LEDs on all the powerline devices in the network. Compatible Devices: https://www.tp-link.com/powerline/compatible-devices/ Privacy Policy & Terms of Use https://privacy.tp-link.com/app/tpPLC/privacy

Screenshots

Wireless Duo3 screens
tpPLC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: tpPLC at 15% against Wireless Duo's 0%. Wireless Duo's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). 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

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

Wireless Duo ships an update every 7 months, tpPLC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wireless Duo versus tpPLC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWireless DuotpPLC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.7 (165 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews14.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—165 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASUSTekTP-Link Systems Inc.

Customer experience

Wireless Duo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

tpPLC

All ratings165 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative80.2%

Bugs and requests

Wireless Duo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

tpPLC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App fails to detect compatible devices
  • Inability to change passwords or settings
  • Frequent crashes and timeouts
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for more device models
  • Improved network diagnostics
  • Better mobile app integration
  • Scheduled Wi-Fi on/off controls

In-app purchases

None

Wireless Duo

No in-app purchases

None

tpPLC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wireless Duo free?
Wireless Duo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is tpPLC free?
tpPLC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wireless Duo or tpPLC have ads?
Neither Wireless Duo nor tpPLC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wireless Duo or tpPLC?
Wireless Duo ships an update every 7 months, and tpPLC every 4 months. Most recently, Wireless Duo was updated on September 26, 2026 and tpPLC on September 30, 2026.

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