SmartLoop vs GEBC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLoop
Control your home lighting wirelessly with this intuitive app. Set up and manage your lighting ecosystem easily with a suite of controls and sensors for all your needs.
- Wireless lighting control
- Intuitive app interface
- Lighting ecosystem management
- Suite of controls and sensors
- Quick setup
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SmartLoop by Keystone is a simple wireless lighting control system that brings the convenience of lighting control to everyone. It has a suite of controls and sensors for all needs, and the intuitive SmartLoop app allows you to set up and manage your lighting ecosystem quickly and easily
GEBC
This tool simplifies the setup and management of Bluetooth Mesh lighting networks in commercial buildings. It allows for automatic device discovery, naming, grouping, scene creation, and timer scheduling. Gain insights into energy consumption and share control permissions.
- Manage Bluetooth Mesh networks
- Automatic device search and naming
- Group lights and set scenes
- Automated task scheduling with timers
- Monitor energy consumption
- Share control permissions
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GEBC(Green Energy Building Control) is a tool for commissioning Bluetooth Mesh lighting networks in commercial spaces. With the GEBC APP, you can -manage bluetooth self-organizing network devices -automatically search for wireless devices, name and group lights -set up scenes -set the timer to handle tasks automatically -understand the electricity consumption and energy saving information of each fixture with sensors -share control permissions with other phones For more information about GEBC and our commissioning process, visit https://homewellinc.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GEBC at 5.0 against SmartLoop's 4.8. SmartLoop's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GEBC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
SmartLoop ships an update every 2 months, GEBC monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLoop | GEBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Keystone Technologies, LLC | HOMEWELL,INC. |
Customer experience
SmartLoop
GEBC
In-app purchases
SmartLoop
No in-app purchases
GEBC
No in-app purchases
