HelloShift vs ASTZ Smart Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelloShift
This platform streamlines hotel operations by replacing traditional logbooks and spreadsheets with a modern, user-friendly interface. It facilitates instant staff communication and task management across devices, while also enabling direct SMS communication with guests.
- Instant staff communication
- Task management
- Computer and mobile access
- Guest SMS communication
- Replaces logbooks and spreadsheets
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HelloShift is a communication platform for hotel staff and guests. It replaces handwritten logbooks, sticky notes and complicated spreadsheets with a familiar, Facebook-like interface that lets staff communicate instantly and work together to complete tasks on their computers and mobile devices. HelloShift enables SMS communication with guests, from booking through guest stay and beyond.
ASTZ Smart Light
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Intelligent Lighting Control System: comfortable lighting with full control and costs optimization. Flexible dynamic lighting control. Ergonomic control on the basis of the 3D model of a facility. Advanced analytics and reporting. MANAGEMENT Human centric effective control with dynamic 3D map of a facility. Individual control of each lamp. Group control of lamps at any scale - from one room to the entire facility. Setup and save lighting schemes in the application. ANALYTICS Energy consumption dynamics with precision range from one lamp to the entire facility. Savings calculation in % and kWh per hour / day / week / month.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ASTZ Smart Light at 12.0 against HelloShift's 16.6. 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.
HelloShift ships an update every 5 months, ASTZ Smart Light every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloShift | ASTZ Smart Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helloshift Inc | AWADA Lighting Systems |
In-app purchases
HelloShift
No in-app purchases
ASTZ Smart Light
No in-app purchases
