Comparison

Bond Home vs ATCD

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

Head to head
About

Bond Home

Control your Smart By Bond devices, including ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces, remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for convenient smart home management.

Highlights
  • Control ceiling fans
  • Operate motorized shades
  • Manage fireplaces
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google, Siri)
  • Home automation platform compatibility
  • Remote device control
Features
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.

About

ATCD

Features
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ATCD app can be used to control RGBW LED Wallwasher Lights from ATCD. With ATCD app, users can create lighting groups, can change lighting colors through smart devices.

Screenshots

Bond Home4 screens
ATCD3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bond Home at monthly against ATCD's every 2 months. ATCD's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Bond Home ships an update monthly, ATCD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bond Home versus ATCD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBond HomeATCD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlibra, LLCZHUHAI REDBAY CO., LTD

Bugs and requests

Bond Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Remotes going out of sync
  • Alexa integration issues
  • Unreliable device control

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to rearrange device tiles
  • Real-time device status updates
  • Improved group/scene management
  • Expanded device type compatibility
  • Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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  • Customizable button/command mapping

ATCD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bond Home

No in-app purchases

None

ATCD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bond Home free?
Bond Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATCD free?
ATCD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bond Home or ATCD have ads?
Neither Bond Home nor ATCD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bond Home or ATCD?
Bond Home ships an update monthly, and ATCD every 2 months. Most recently, Bond Home was updated on November 11, 2026 and ATCD on November 4, 2026.

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