Brel Home vs Forest Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brel Home
Effortlessly manage all your home's automated products, including awnings, shutters, and blinds. Create custom scenes to set your favorite positions for multiple devices simultaneously.
- Control awnings, shutters, and rollers
- Manage venetian and pleated blinds
- Create custom scenes
- Set favorite product positions
- Automate home products
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With the Brel Home app you can control all the awnings shutters rollers venetians pleated and all other products which are in your house. You can make a scenery so you can put your awning, rollers and all other products in your favorite position.
Forest Connect
Control your smart curtains and other connected devices remotely. Set up custom routines and scenes for automated operation, and easily share access with family members. Integrates with lighting and alarm systems for a comprehensive smart home experience.
- Remote curtain control
- Multiple device management
- Customizable routines and scenes
- Family sharing for control
- Integration with other smart devices
- Easy setup and connection
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Experience luxury and get the most out of your Forest Shuttle system by controlling your curtains with the Forest Connect App. Open or close your curtains remotely (even when you are at work or on vacation) and discover very useful features of the Forest Connect App. Use the Forest Connect App to set up and operate your Forest Shuttle and set up your favorite routines. With Forest Connect App you launch your drapery into the world of the Internet Of Things, in which you can control your curtains by using your mobile device. Key features: • Control your Forest Shuttle from anywhere • Add and control multiple Forest Shuttle Systems with one App • Multiple routines or scenes can be set. Program your curtains so that they close when it gets dark outside that they open when it becomes light outside. • Invite family members with one tap to enable shared control • Simply add and connect other smart devices within the App and control them via routines or scenes. For example: lighting and alarm systems. • Easily and quickly connect Forest Connect App to a Forest Shuttle System Requirements: • The Forest Connect App can only be used with a Forest Shuttle (S, M, L) in combination with the WiFi function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Brel Home at 11.0 against Forest Connect's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brel Home ships an update every 5 months, Forest Connect every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brel Home | Forest Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BREL NEDERLAND BV | Forest Group (Nederland) B.V. |
Customer experience
Brel Home
Forest Connect
In-app purchases
Brel Home
No in-app purchases
Forest Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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