Third Reality vs Shelly BLE Debug
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.
Shelly BLE Debug
Configure and manage Shelly Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Update firmware, pair your phone, and control beacon and buzzer functions. Easily locate your devices with this utility.
- Update device firmware
- Pair device with phone
- Turn beacon on/off
- Control buzzer (if available)
- Locate device (if available)
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With this app you can setup the Shelly BLE Devices: • update the device firmware; • pair the device with the phone; • turn the beacon on/off; • turn the buzzer on/of (if available); • locate the device (if available);
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shelly BLE Debug at 3.0 against Third Reality's 2.2. Shelly BLE Debug also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 12%). Third Reality's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Shelly BLE Debug holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Third Reality has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 42% of Shelly BLE Debug's.
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, Shelly BLE Debug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Reality | Shelly BLE Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD |
Customer experience
Third Reality
Shelly BLE Debug
In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
Shelly BLE Debug
No in-app purchases
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