Comparison

LOQED Smart Lock vs Shelly Smart Control

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

Head to head
About

LOQED Smart Lock

Control your smart lock remotely with your phone. Grant access to guests, manage permissions, and ensure your home is secure. Features like code access and backup power provide reliable entry.

Highlights
  • Remote lock and unlock
  • Guest access management
  • Code access
  • Backup power
  • Inside/outside detection
  • Touch confirmation
Features
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From now on, you simply open your door with a touch. You can keep your Bluetooth phone in your pocket. Easily lock, unlock and manage access for friends, family and guests from anywhere with the Loqed app. Code access and backup power ensure you can enter whatever happens, while inside/outside detection and touch confirmation ensure your door only opens when you want it.

About

Shelly Smart Control

Remotely monitor and control smart home devices from anywhere, either through the cloud or your local network. Manage lights, appliances, and sensors, and create custom automation scenes. Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LAN connectivity for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Local network control
  • Device monitoring
  • Custom scheduling
  • Scene creation
  • Energy consumption monitoring
  • Real-time alerts
Features
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This app offers the possibility to control all Shelly devices remotely. You can monitor and control your devices from anywhere (by using the cloud option) or, if you do not want the Cloud option, you will still be able to monitor and control your devices from within your local network. Shelly devices do not need to be connected to the cloud or to send data there. The Shelly Home Automation portfolio includes a variety of relay switches, sensors, plugs, bulbs, and other controllers, all connected and controlled through your Wi-Fi network. The new Shelly Plus and Shelly Pro lines of products additionally support Bluetooth connectivity for faster device inclusion and communication, and the new Shelly Pro line offers LAN and Wi-Fi usage simultaneously. The entire Shelly portfolio is available at https://shelly.cloud/ Shelly devices are suitable to control lights, garage doors, curtains, window blinds, or other appliances, trigger actions based on certain parameters from sensor devices. Devices provide near real time notification on changes of the parameters they are measuring - energy consumption, temperature other environment values. All Shelly devices have: - Embedded Web server - Wi-Fi control and connectivity - APIs for observation and control A user account is required to access, include, and control Shelly devices through the application. Once Shelly account is registered, you can: - Connect the devices to an existing W-Fi network or use their Access Point mode locally to control other Shelly devices; - Include, manage, and operate as many Shelly devices as you need; - Configure devices and manage individual settings on every device; - Configure custom scheduling for automatic actions; - Create personalized rooms for more convenient organising and control of the devices; - Define custom Groups of devices to control multiple devices with one command within the app; - Build simple and complex scenes by combining Shelly devices to trigger certain actions in your home automation; - Monitor current and past electrical power consumption of the electrical circuit(s) and loads (for Shelly devices equipped with Power-measuring capabilities); - Build complex automation solutions for improved energy and operational efficiency; - Receive real time alerts and notifications based on your preference. Shelly devices are compatible with other widely used both local and cloud-based home automation platforms like Google Home or Alexa.

Screenshots

LOQED Smart Lock4 screens
Shelly Smart Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shelly Smart Control at every 2 weeks against LOQED Smart Lock's every 5 weeks. Shelly Smart Control also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LOQED Smart Lock ships an update every 5 weeks, Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LOQED Smart Lock versus Shelly Smart Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOQED Smart LockShelly Smart Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.1 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—90 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB258 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoqed EuropeSHELLY EUROPE EOOD

Customer experience

LOQED Smart Lock

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

Shelly Smart Control

All ratings89 ratings
Positive50.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative40.4%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative39.5%

In-app purchases

None

LOQED Smart Lock

No in-app purchases

None

Shelly Smart Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LOQED Smart Lock free?
LOQED Smart Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelly Smart Control free?
Shelly Smart Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LOQED Smart Lock or Shelly Smart Control have ads?
Neither LOQED Smart Lock nor Shelly Smart Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LOQED Smart Lock or Shelly Smart Control?
LOQED Smart Lock ships an update every 5 weeks, and Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, LOQED Smart Lock was updated on November 2, 2026 and Shelly Smart Control on November 4, 2026.

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