wBox by blebox.eu vs VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
wBox by blebox.eu
Manage your smart home devices remotely with this app. Control appliances in your home, garden, or office from any location worldwide using your smartphone or tablet.
- Remote appliance control
- Home automation management
- Worldwide accessibility
- Smartphone and tablet compatible
- µPortal integration
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Control your home automation system using the wBox app and µPortal. Using wBox devices you can control appliances in your home, garden, office or even a car with smartphone or tablet from anywhere in the World. Visit www.blebox.eu for more details.
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO
Automate your electric roof windows, blinds, and shutters using smart sensors for temperature, humidity, and air quality. Monitor and control your home's indoor climate remotely and receive alerts. Features include an air quality dashboard, remote control via app or voice, and a convenient departure remote.
- Automated roof window control
- Sensor-based climate monitoring
- Remote and voice control
- Indoor climate dashboard
- Departure scene automation
- Easy installation
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VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO is the first smart home automated control of electric roof windows, blinds and shutters. ROOF WINDOWS CONTROLLED BY SENSOR TECHNOLOGY Smart sensors measure the temperature, humidity and air quality to automatically open or close your roof windows, blinds and shutters. The solution ensures healthier indoor climate while saving energy. INDOOR CLIMATE CONTROL You can remotely monitor and control your home’s indoor climate with key indexes for temperature, humidity and air quality, and receive alerts on your Smartphone when automatic regulation is on-going. AIR QUALITY DASHBOARD Track your indoor climate with individual temperature, humidity and Co2 dashboards. Click on the parameter, to see details about your indoor climate right now, within the last 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days. REMOTE AND VOICE CONTROL Whenever you want, wherever you are, you can use the App, Apple HomeKit, Siri voice assistant or dedicated smart remotes to open and close your electric VELUX INTEGRA roof windows, blinds and shutters. AN EASY EXIT Placed at the front door, the wireless departure remote adds a layer of convenience to leaving the house. Pressing the remote activates a preset departure sequence, closing all the smart roof windows throughout your home and activating the secured ventilation mode. The same departure scene exists in the App. EASY INSTALLATION This solution comes pre-programmed and ready to operate, autonomously and dynamically. It is compatible with motorized VELUX INTEGRA roof windows including ones that have already been installed. Even a manual roof window can be compatible by adding a retrofit motor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO at 4.1 against wBox by blebox.eu's 3.0. VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 42%) and ratings volume (504 vs 1). wBox by blebox.eu's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO has 504 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of wBox by blebox.eu's written reviews are positive against 67% of VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | wBox by blebox.eu | VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (504 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 66.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 504 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 294 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blebox sp. z o.o. | VELUX |
Customer experience
wBox by blebox.eu
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO
Bugs and requests
wBox by blebox.eu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to detect and pair devices
- Automations not working as expected
- Incorrect weather data and sensor readings
Requested features
5 requests- Alexa and Google Home integration
- Ability to set custom open/close schedules
- Improved automation options based on weather, temperature, etc.
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Battery level indicators for devices
In-app purchases
wBox by blebox.eu
No in-app purchases
VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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