Comparison

Core Mobile vs BelaHome

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

Head to head
About

Core Mobile

Control your smart home devices remotely with an intuitive dashboard. Monitor sensors, arm security systems, and view surveillance cameras from anywhere in the world. Effortlessly manage hundreds of devices organized by rooms and categories.

Highlights
  • Intuitive smart home dashboard
  • Remote device control
  • Sensor status monitoring
  • Remote security system arm/disarm
  • Surveillance camera viewing
  • Device filtering by room and category
Features
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Meet new Core Mobile App Core Mobile App is completely redesigned to provide more intuitive and comfortable smart home experience anywhere in the world. Dashboard of Core Mobile App is designed to visualize status of your home and control devices efficiently as soon as you turn on app. The app is designed to control hundreds of devices so you can navigate devices in rooms and filter by device categories in any room easily. It also provides seamless user interface to control all functions of devices in smart home. In addition to smart home controls, user can also view status of sensors and arm or disarm system remotely. User is also notified in case of any security breach via push notifications. User can also view survelliance cameras to see what is going on at the moment.

About

BelaHome

Remotely manage smart home devices, including third-party brands, and create personalized living scenarios. Communicate with home contacts via high-definition audio/video, receive alerts for abnormal domestic information, and set security modes for round-the-clock protection. Optimize energy consumption through automation for a smart, convenient, and safe home.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Personalized life scenarios
  • HD audio/video communication
  • Abnormal event alerts
  • 24/7 security mode
  • Energy management
Features
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BelaHome is an application based on akubela's smart hardware management. Through BelaHome you can remotely manage any of akubela's smart devices and mainstream third-party devices, and you can also connect your favorite smart devices through BelaHome to customize your personalized life scenarios. In addition, BelaHome enables you to: Communicate with home contacts in high-definition and convenient audio and video anytime, anywhere. Control devices remotely wherever you are. BelaHome can do these for you: Record abnormal domestic information and push alerts remotely. Set security mode to secure your home around the clock. Support energy management, and save your power through automation. BelaHome is designed as user-centered, bringing you a smart, convenient, and safe home life. Visit our website at https://www.akubela.com/ for more information Visit https://www.akubela.com/support for technical support.

Screenshots

Core Mobile4 screens
BelaHome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BelaHome at 4.0 against Core Mobile's 3.7. BelaHome also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BelaHome holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Core Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of BelaHome's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, BelaHome monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Core Mobile versus BelaHome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore MobileBelaHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKor Ev Otomasyon Sistemleri Elektrik Elektronik Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret LTD. STI.Xiamen Yunlai Innovation Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Core Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral13.3%
Negative51.1%

BelaHome

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Core Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

BelaHome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Core Mobile free?
Core Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BelaHome free?
BelaHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Core Mobile or BelaHome?
BelaHome is rated higher. Core Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BelaHome averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Core Mobile or BelaHome have ads?
Neither Core Mobile nor BelaHome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core Mobile or BelaHome?
Core Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and BelaHome monthly. Most recently, Core Mobile was updated on October 12, 2026 and BelaHome on October 21, 2026.

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