Comparison

Cassonade vs Shellbee

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

Head to head
About

Cassonade

This app enhances your Carcassonne gameplay by generating unique game setups based on owned expansions. It also provides combined rules for selected expansions and includes a score tracker to simplify point calculation during play.

Highlights
  • Game Generator with expansion selection
  • Combined rules for selected expansions
  • In-game score tracker
  • Supports multiple expansions
  • Enhances gameplay for novices and experts
Features
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Cassonade is the companion for your tile-laying game nights: pick the expansions, check a rule, keep the score, without searching. EXPANSION DRAW • Tick the expansions you own once: major expansions, mini expansions and promos. • Choose how many to play and Cassonade draws selection. • Not convinced? Redraw in one tap. COMBINED RULES • The fairy and the tower, the dragon and the bridges… find out what happens when figures from different expansions meet. • Select your major expansions: only the rules that matter are shown. • The first rule is free to try. SCORE SHEET • 2 to 6 players, one color each. • Quick-add for the most common points, free entry, undo the last move. • Game timer that keeps running in the background. • Game history and wins per color. • The first round is free to try. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITY • Draw widget: redraw from the Home Screen without opening the app. • Games widget: your last game and the color leaderboard. • Live Activity: score and game duration on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription, no ads. Unlock the rules, the score sheet or the full pack once and for all, shared with your family. Cassonade is an unofficial app, compatible with the Carcassonne board game. Carcassonne is a trademark of Hans im Glück. Cassonade is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hans im Glück.

About

Shellbee

Control and configure your Zigbee devices directly from your mobile device. Monitor network health, manage device settings, and update firmware with a native, cloud-free experience. Requires a running Zigbee2MQTT server.

Highlights
  • Real-time network map
  • Device control and configuration
  • Firmware updates with Live Activities
  • Multi-bridge support
  • Customizable Home screen
  • Offline device documentation
Features
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Your Zigbee network, in your pocket and on your iPad. Shellbee is a native app for Zigbee2MQTT. It connects straight to your bridge and gives you a fast, Apple-native way to watch, control and configure every device, with no cloud in between. REQUIRES A ZIGBEE2MQTT SERVER Shellbee is a client app. You need your own running Zigbee2MQTT instance and an access token. Local and remote setups both work. SEE EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE • A Home screen built from cards you choose and order: Bridge Health, Network, Link Quality, Batteries, Vendors and Activity. • Needs attention shows offline devices, low batteries and weak signal before you go looking. • A live Network Map of your whole mesh, with scan progress, filters and quick look (iPad). • An Activity Center that shows what your devices are doing as it happens. CONTROL AND CONFIGURE • Controls are generated from each device's Zigbee2MQTT exposes: lights, switches, covers, fans, locks, climate and sensors. • Every setting is grouped the same way on every device, using Zigbee2MQTT's own names. • Groups and scenes: browse, edit members, rename, drag devices in. • Favorites, filters and one search across devices, groups and the device library. • Bridge settings for MQTT, serial, network, OTA, logging, availability, Home Assistant and more. PAIR AND UPDATE WITH CONFIDENCE • Permit join and a step-by-step pairing guide with live progress. • Firmware updates with progress in Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Offline device documentation for how to pair and what each device can do. MORE THAN ONE BRIDGE Connect several bridges at once and see them side by side. Each has its own colour and initial, and single-bridge users see nothing extra. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Full iPad workspace with a sidebar, details side by side and extra windows. • Six colour themes: Standard, Honey, Meadow, Harbor, Lavender and Ember. • Real-time WebSocket connection over ws:// or wss://, with Bonjour discovery for .local hosts. • Built in SwiftUI with Live Activities, so it feels fast and native, not like a wrapped web page. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Talks only to the bridge you choose. No ads, no tracking, no analytics and no developer server. • Access tokens are stored in the iOS Keychain. • Crash reporting is optional and off by default. Nothing is sent unless you say so, and reports never include your bridge address, token or device names. OPEN SOURCE Shellbee is licensed under AGPL v3, with the source on GitHub.

Screenshots

Cassonade4 screens
Shellbee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shellbee at Free against Cassonade's $0.99. Shellbee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shellbee is free to download; Cassonade costs $0.99 up front. Cassonade sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Shellbee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shellbee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cassonade ships an update every 2 weeks, Shellbee every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cassonade versus Shellbee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCassonadeShellbee
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurelien GrifasiKenneth Berg

Customer experience

Cassonade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Shellbee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cassonade

One-time5
  • Tip$0.99
  • Scoring$0.99
  • Rules$0.99
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  • Support for the developer$1.99
  • Complete bundle$2.99
None

Shellbee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cassonade free?
Cassonade costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Shellbee free?
Shellbee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cassonade or Shellbee?
Shellbee is rated higher. Cassonade averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shellbee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cassonade or Shellbee have ads?
Neither Cassonade nor Shellbee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cassonade or Shellbee?
Cassonade ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shellbee every 2 days. Most recently, Cassonade was updated on October 23, 2026 and Shellbee on October 12, 2026.

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