Comparison

BARY vs BentoDeck

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

Head to head
About

BARY

Control and manage your smart home devices from various manufacturers in one unified ecosystem. Organize your automated premises into zones and rooms, set up automations with a graphical editor, and monitor resource consumption with visual statistics. Enjoy secure management backed by AES encryption and integration with popular voice assistants.

Highlights
  • Zone and room organization
  • Device connection wizard
  • Apple HomeKit & Yandex Alice integration
  • Graphical automation editor
  • RTSP stream video surveillance
  • Resource consumption statistics
  • AES encryption security
Features
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Download the BARY App and manage your Smart Home. We`ve got: -the possibility of dividing the automated premises into zones and rooms; -a friendly wizard for connecting new devices; -integration with Apple HomeKit and YandexAlice; -graphical settings editor for automation; -video surveillance through any camera that is capable of an RTSP stream transmitting; -visual and numerical statistics of resource consumption with the ability to compare with previous periods; -a log of actions occurring in the system; -convenient customizable dashboard with the main indicators of the zones; -security backed by AES encryption. If you already have multiple devices from different manufacturers, you can easily integrate them into one ecosystem using BARY. And if you own something that we still don’t know how to manage yet- contact us and we will figure it out in the nearest future! Want to feel like Tony Stark? Siri and Alice are connected with a single tick! Xiaomi, Wiren Board, MiMiSmart, Tion, Broadlink, Shelly and many other manufacturers are already supported. The updated list of supported equipment is available on our website https://bary.io.

About

BentoDeck

Features
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BentoDeck is a lightweight control deck for your Mac—built for speed, focus, and daily flow. Pair your iPhone with your Mac, then run your favorite actions from a clean 4×2 grid: Quick app switching (bring to front / hide) One-tap system actions (Mute, Show Desktop, Start Screen Saver, more) Custom layout on Mac, instantly available on iPhone Local-first connection over your network (no accounts required) Upgrade with “Buy me a Bento” to unlock all tiles and support indie development. Have questions? Email support anytime.

Screenshots

BARY4 screens
BentoDeck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BARY at none against BentoDeck's 1. BARY also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. BentoDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BARY asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BARY versus BentoDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBARYBentoDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBARI, OOO冠男 孙

In-app purchases

None

BARY

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BentoDeck

One-time1
  • BentoDeck$4.99

Questions

Is BARY free?
BARY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BentoDeck free?
BentoDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BARY or BentoDeck have ads?
Neither BARY nor BentoDeck shows ads.

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