Smart Power Strip vs YoLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Power Strip
Remotely manage and automate your home appliances from any location. Monitor energy usage and set schedules for convenience and efficiency.
- Remote appliance control
- Automation scheduling
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Appliance monitoring
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Control, monitor, automate appliances at anytime, anywhere.
YoLink
Control a wide range of smart home devices, including lights, switches, thermostats, and cameras, through a central hub. This application enables comprehensive home automation and management.
- Control smart lights
- Manage smart switches and sockets
- Automate watering systems
- Monitor IP cameras
- Integrate with YoLink hub
- Home automation management
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YoLink APP is released by YoSmart Inc. This APP can control all YoSmart equipment through YoLink hub, including the LED strip lights, smart switch, smart socket, Thermostat, automatic watering system, IP camera and so on. Smart Home is also called smart house, intelligent home, and home automation. It is some application of Internet of Things
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YoLink at 43% against Smart Power Strip's 0%. YoLink also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Smart Power Strip's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). 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.
YoLink holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YoLink has 55 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Smart Power Strip's written reviews are positive against 43% of YoLink's.
Smart Power Strip ships an update every 2 months, YoLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Power Strip | YoLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 3.3 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roger Yiu | YoSmart |
Customer experience
Smart Power Strip
YoLink
Bugs and requests
Smart Power Strip
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
YoLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not working with iOS 15
- Frequent disconnections of hub and sensors
- Inability to save temperature alert ranges
- Alerts not working as expected
- Offline sensor issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature/alarm setting controls
- Implement Apple Shortcuts support
- Add iPad app version
- Allow custom notification sounds
In-app purchases
Smart Power Strip
No in-app purchases
YoLink
No in-app purchases
