ALCATEL LINK APP vs MyALIV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ALCATEL LINK APP
Manage your portable wireless router, extend your Wi-Fi signal, and monitor data usage. Send and receive SMS, check battery life, and access advanced router settings. Share files easily with DLNA functionality.
- Control Wi-Fi connection
- Track data consumption
- Share files via DLNA/FTP
- Manage SMS messages
- Configure advanced router settings
- Access Web GUI shortcut
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Link App is the official app for managing ALCATEL ONETOUCH portable wireless routers, with which you can extend your Sim Card based single WIFI entry to a fairly stable WIFI hot-spot. Some app functions might make your life convenient. You can lower the risk of high network traffic cost over the data plan via volume alert function. You can also send/receive SMS messages as normal, and monitor the battery life. In addition, this APP provides the shortcut to Web Version GUI, with which you can manage the router’s advanced settings more easily. What’s more, DLNA function can help you easily share files on Y900 device. Features: -Control connection -Track data consumption - Share files with DLNA/FTP -Manage SMS -Configure advanced settings such as wifi settings, network settings, device settings -Shortcut to Web version, PIN management , upgrade, power saving in device settings Note: The admin password is the same as the password of Web page (192.168.1.1). Work with the following products: -ALCATEL ONETOUCH Y856. -ALCATEL ONETOUCH Y858. -ALCATEL ONETOUCH Y859. -ALCATEL ONETOUCH Y900 (support DLNA). -ALCATEL ONETOUCH Y901 (support DLNA). -ALCATEL ONETOUCH MW40. -ALCATEL ONETOUCH MW41. -ALCATEL ONETOUCH IK40.
MyALIV
Manage your mobile account effortlessly. Check data, SMS, and voice allowances, top up your account, change plans, and buy add-ons. Monitor usage, manage your account, and find store locations.
- Check data, SMS, voice allowances
- Top up account
- Change plans
- Buy add-ons
- Monitor usage
- Manage account
- Find stores and top-up locations
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We've always got your back. Now you can find the answer to all your questions in one place. Using the MyALIV app, you can: • Check your data, SMS and voice allowances • Top Up your account • Change plans • Buy add-ons • Monitor your usage • Manage your account • Find stores and Top Up locations • Mobile Bill Pay options
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyALIV at 2.8 against ALCATEL LINK APP's 1.8. ALCATEL LINK APP's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
MyALIV holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ALCATEL LINK APP's written reviews are positive against 20% of MyALIV's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ALCATEL LINK APP | MyALIV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (149 ratings) | 2.8 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCL Communication LIMITED | Be Aliv Limited |
Customer experience
ALCATEL LINK APP
MyALIV
In-app purchases
ALCATEL LINK APP
No in-app purchases
MyALIV
No in-app purchases
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