Third Reality vs Belkin Soundform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Belkin Soundform
This app facilitates the setup and management of specific smart speakers, enabling Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, and Alexa integration. Users can control speaker grouping, volume, and stream music wirelessly to existing audio systems.
- Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, and Alexa setup
- Speaker grouping and ungrouping
- Volume control
- Wireless music streaming
- Connect to existing speakers
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The Belkin SOUNDFORM app will setup Wifi, AirPlay 2, and Alexa (where available) on SOUNDFORM ELITE with Alexa and AirPlay 2 speakers. Group and ungroup speakers, control volume, and more. The app also supports the SOUNDFORM Connect for a simple, plug-and-play way to stream the music you love on your existing speakers. It’s easy to bring wireless signal from your iOS and Mac devices to any speaker or receiver with an optical or 3.5mm audio input. Get the SOUNDFORM Elite and SOUNDFORM Connect at www.belkin.com. et a SOUNDFORM ELITE at www.belkin.com. Stay Tuned We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features. Sign up your email address to get updates at www.belkin.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Third Reality at 2.2 against Belkin Soundform's 1.9. Third Reality also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Belkin Soundform's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Third Reality holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 46 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 16% of Belkin Soundform's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, Belkin Soundform every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Reality | Belkin Soundform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) — better | 1.9 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 15.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | Belkin International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Third Reality
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In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
Belkin Soundform
No in-app purchases
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