G vs BroadLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
G
Control your smart air conditioners remotely via Wi-Fi using your phone. Customize settings like wind, sleep curves, and noise levels for an optimized environment. This app is designed for export and short-distance operation.
- Wi-Fi remote control
- Intelligent wind DIY
- Sleeping curve DIY
- Digital noise DIY
- SE navigation mode
- Control multiple units
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Gree, the first listed home appliance company in Chine with over 100 billion RMB sales revenue, can provide you with eco-friendly, energy-saving, and smart air conditioners. No need traditional remote controller. Control air conditioners at your home through Wifi by your phone Control air conditioners at your home freely Except basic functions, it can also realize intelligent wind DIY, sleeping curve DIY, digital noise DIY and SE navigation mode. One phone can control the operation status of any one air conditioner at your home. It can only operate normally through hardware of air conditioner. This application is only for export. This application is only for short-distance operation. Applicable for iOS 5 or above version.
BroadLink
Manage all your smart home devices from one place, anywhere in the world. Control lighting, appliances, security, and more with intelligent automation and one-button scene control. Features zero-configuration setup for compatible devices.
- Remote device management
- Intelligent power control
- Lighting control
- IR and RF remote control
- Security and sensor integration
- Scene creation
- Zero configuration device setup
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The new BroadLink super app lets you manage all BroadLink and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BroadLink app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BroadLink app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BroadLink at 4.3 against G's 3.0. BroadLink also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 25%) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 4). G's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BroadLink holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of G's written reviews are positive against 58% of BroadLink's.
G ships an update every 2 months, BroadLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | G | BroadLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
G
BroadLink
Bugs and requests
G
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BroadLink
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scenes not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes
- Devices going offline randomly
- Alexa integration issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize button layouts
- Integration with more smart home platforms
- Improved scheduling and automation features
- Temperature display in Fahrenheit
- Backup and restore functionality
In-app purchases
G
No in-app purchases
BroadLink
No in-app purchases
