Status Smart vs Baldrick Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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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
Baldrick Buddy
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Status Smart | Baldrick Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Status International (UK) Limited | ILightThat |
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
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- 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
Status Smart
No in-app purchases
Baldrick Buddy
No in-app purchases









