Onelink Thermostat vs Onelink Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onelink Thermostat
Remotely monitor and adjust your home's heating and cooling systems from your mobile device. Control multiple locations and thermostats, view weather forecasts, and track energy usage. Receive alerts and send personalized messages to your thermostat's display.
- Remote thermostat control
- Multi-location management
- Weather and forecast display
- Energy usage monitoring
- Personalized thermostat messaging
- Temperature alerts
- Programming and vacation settings
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The Onelink Thermostat app allows users to remotely monitor and control their heating and cooling systems. From the couch to across town with Comfort Control you may control up to 10 locations with up to 10 thermostats at each location from your mobile device. Control features include: - Simple, easy to use control of the thermostat. - Current weather and forecast is displayed for each location. - Monitor energy use. - Send personal texts directly to the thermostat’s display, such as: "I will be home at 6pm for dinner". - Receive alerts when the space where the thermostat is located is too hot or cold. - Turn on/off time period programming or vacation settings. - Emails may be configured to go to your HVAC service provider when service is needed.
Onelink Connect
Enhance your home Wi-Fi network with advanced control and security features. Manage connected devices, set content filters, and receive emergency alerts from compatible safety devices.
- Eliminate Wi-Fi dead zones
- Configure device protection
- Set up user profiles
- Apply content filters
- Pause internet access
- Receive emergency alerts
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First Alert has been protecting homes and families since 1958 and is extending its legacy in safety to the Wi-Fi mesh category. With smart homes becoming smarter, now so is your Wi-Fi. The Onelink Connect allows your smart home to run at full speed and eliminates dead zones. Configure your Onelink Connect to protect your family's devices, set up user profiles, set content filters, pause the internet, receive override screens from their compatible Onelink smoke and CO alarms in the event of an emergency, and so much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Onelink Thermostat at 4.2 against Onelink Connect's 3.0. Onelink Thermostat also leads on ratings volume (109 vs 6) and review sentiment (33% vs 25%). Onelink Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Onelink Thermostat holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onelink Thermostat has 109 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Onelink Thermostat's written reviews are positive against 25% of Onelink Connect's.
Onelink Thermostat ships an update every 8 months, Onelink Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onelink Thermostat | Onelink Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (109 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyport Labs, LLC | First Alert / BRK Brands |
Customer experience
Onelink Thermostat
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In-app purchases
Onelink Thermostat
No in-app purchases
Onelink Connect
No in-app purchases
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