Comparison

Termo vs Shellbee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Termo

Features
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Termo app can control heaters via bluetooth low energy.

About

Shellbee

Features
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Shellbee is a native iPhone companion for Zigbee2MQTT. It connects directly to your bridge over WebSocket and gives you an Apple-native interface for monitoring, controlling, and configuring your Zigbee network. REQUIRES A ZIGBEE2MQTT SERVER Shellbee is a client app. You need a running Zigbee2MQTT instance and an access token. Local and remote deployments are both supported. FEATURES - Real-time connection to your bridge over ws:// or wss:// - Bonjour discovery for local .local hosts - Live device state for lights, switches, covers, fans, locks, climate devices, and sensors - Native controls generated from Zigbee2MQTT exposes - Group and scene management - Permit join, pairing flow, and device onboarding - Bridge settings for MQTT, serial, network, OTA, logging, availability, Home Assistant, and more - Secure token storage in Keychain BUILT FOR iOS Shellbee is SwiftUI from top to bottom, using the latest Observation APIs and ActivityKit. It's designed to feel fast and native, not like a wrapped web view. OPEN SOURCE Shellbee is licensed under AGPL v3. Source available on GitHub.

Screenshots

Termo4 screens
Shellbee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Termo at 8.0 against Shellbee's 17.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Termo versus Shellbee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermoShellbee
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better17.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeranovoKenneth Berg

In-app purchases

None

Termo

No in-app purchases

None

Shellbee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Termo free?
Termo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shellbee free?
Shellbee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Termo or Shellbee have ads?
Neither Termo nor Shellbee shows ads.

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