Comparison

Status Smart vs Baldrick Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Status Smart

Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Quick and simple connection to your smart devices.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous device management
  • Automated timers
  • Family device sharing
  • Easy device connection
Features
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Status Smart 1. Remote control: control your home appliances anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one app 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices

About

Baldrick Buddy

Features
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Baldrick Buddy finds the Baldrick lighting controllers on your network and lets you run and set them up from one place, without hunting for IP addresses or opening each board's web page. FIND YOUR BOARDS • Every board on the network in one list, with name, type, firmware, address and whether it is receiving data • Search, filter and sort when you have a lot of boards • Tap a board's address to open its web interface in Safari RUN THEM • Start a test pattern to check your wiring, with brightness and colour • Start and stop Cunning FX presets, and choose the one that runs at power-up • Busk Board: big buttons for running looks live, with a Blackout button • See what is sending a board data, and how fast SET THEM UP • Outputs and pixel models: names, pixel counts, colour order, brightness • Relays and dimmers • DMX presets, and the preset sent at power-up • Physical buttons: what a press and a long press do • Board name and network: fixed IP address and WiFi • Create and edit Cunning FX presets and Busk Board buttons Nothing is changed on a board until you tap Save. KEEP THEM UP TO DATE • Update one board, or every board that needs it, and watch them come back • Switch boards between the main, beta and commercial release channels, one at a time or all together • Offline update: download firmware while you have internet, then update boards on a network that has none PRIVATE BY DESIGN Buddy talks only to the boards on your own network. There is no account and no cloud, and your board list and settings never leave your device. The only internet use is downloading firmware when you ask for it. You need Baldrick hardware on the same WiFi or Ethernet network. If nothing is found, check you are on the right network and allow Local Network access when asked.

Screenshots

Status Smart4 screens
Baldrick Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Baldrick Buddy at every 3 days against Status Smart's every 6 months. Status Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

Status Smart ships an update every 6 months, Baldrick Buddy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Status Smart versus Baldrick Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatus SmartBaldrick Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStatus International (UK) LimitedILightThat

Bugs and requests

Status Smart

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App keeps not working or huge delay
  • Cannot get it to pair
  • App freezes when trying to use it
  • App doesn't log in anymore
  • Network error
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  • Bulbs keep saying 'connection failed'
  • Cannot connect to Alexa
  • Bulb doesn't flash to get connected
  • Fails to connect at 10% search
  • App freezes
  • Connection failed
  • Device unresponsive
  • App doesn't refresh data
  • Does not register low power devices
  • Does not register intermittent high power usage

Requested features

10 requests
  • Allow minute adjustment for cost periods
  • Implement swiping for graph/date navigation
  • Add calendar view for specific date selection
  • Add confirmation for switching off plugs
  • Allow floating point numbers for usage/cost reminders
Show 5 more
  • More granular data, including hourly stats
  • More granular data, including hourly stats
  • Change breath feature to completely off then on
  • Dark mode option
  • Siri/Shortcuts integration

Baldrick Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Status Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Baldrick Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Status Smart free?
Status Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baldrick Buddy free?
Baldrick Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Status Smart or Baldrick Buddy have ads?
Neither Status Smart nor Baldrick Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Status Smart or Baldrick Buddy?
Status Smart ships an update every 6 months, and Baldrick Buddy every 3 days. Most recently, Status Smart was updated on October 19, 2026 and Baldrick Buddy on October 24, 2026.

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