Comparison

EliteCloud vs Shelly Smart Control

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

Head to head
About

EliteCloud

Remotely manage your EliteControl security system from your smartphone. Arm or disarm alarms, control gates, doors, and lights. Receive instant, customizable notifications for various events, ensuring peace of mind whether you're home or away.

Highlights
  • Arm/Disarm security system
  • Control doors, gates, and lights
  • Receive push notifications
  • Monitor system status and history
  • Manage users and sites
  • Bank-level encrypted connection
Features
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EliteCloud connects your smartphone to any EliteControl security system from almost anywhere. Arm/Disarm your alarm, control garage doors, gates, lights & more. Receive notifications directly to your smartphone should anything happen when you are at home or away. Notifications are customisable and include alarms, power failure, battery failure, panic, fire, medical and tamper alarms. App Features • Arm/Disarm • Door, Gate & Lighting Control • Push Notifications • Monitoring • Fire • System History • System Status • User Management • Bank Level Encrypted Connection • Up to 100 Users • Control Up to 100 sites • Regular Updates Hardware Required for EliteCloud Smartphone App • ESL-2, ESL, V9 or Runner alarm system • ESL-2 IoT or IoT-MODULE with internet connection • new ECi For more information regarding compatibility & supported products, please contact your preferred security installer.

About

Shelly Smart Control

Remotely monitor and control smart home devices from anywhere, either through the cloud or your local network. Manage lights, appliances, and sensors, and create custom automation scenes. Supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LAN connectivity for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Local network control
  • Device monitoring
  • Custom scheduling
  • Scene creation
  • Energy consumption monitoring
  • Real-time alerts
Features
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This app offers the possibility to control all Shelly devices remotely. You can monitor and control your devices from anywhere (by using the cloud option) or, if you do not want the Cloud option, you will still be able to monitor and control your devices from within your local network. Shelly devices do not need to be connected to the cloud or to send data there. The Shelly Home Automation portfolio includes a variety of relay switches, sensors, plugs, bulbs, and other controllers, all connected and controlled through your Wi-Fi network. The new Shelly Plus and Shelly Pro lines of products additionally support Bluetooth connectivity for faster device inclusion and communication, and the new Shelly Pro line offers LAN and Wi-Fi usage simultaneously. The entire Shelly portfolio is available at https://shelly.cloud/ Shelly devices are suitable to control lights, garage doors, curtains, window blinds, or other appliances, trigger actions based on certain parameters from sensor devices. Devices provide near real time notification on changes of the parameters they are measuring - energy consumption, temperature other environment values. All Shelly devices have: - Embedded Web server - Wi-Fi control and connectivity - APIs for observation and control A user account is required to access, include, and control Shelly devices through the application. Once Shelly account is registered, you can: - Connect the devices to an existing W-Fi network or use their Access Point mode locally to control other Shelly devices; - Include, manage, and operate as many Shelly devices as you need; - Configure devices and manage individual settings on every device; - Configure custom scheduling for automatic actions; - Create personalized rooms for more convenient organising and control of the devices; - Define custom Groups of devices to control multiple devices with one command within the app; - Build simple and complex scenes by combining Shelly devices to trigger certain actions in your home automation; - Monitor current and past electrical power consumption of the electrical circuit(s) and loads (for Shelly devices equipped with Power-measuring capabilities); - Build complex automation solutions for improved energy and operational efficiency; - Receive real time alerts and notifications based on your preference. Shelly devices are compatible with other widely used both local and cloud-based home automation platforms like Google Home or Alexa.

Screenshots

EliteCloud4 screens
Shelly Smart Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EliteCloud at 4.4 against Shelly Smart Control's 3.2. Shelly Smart Control's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 33%) and ratings volume (82 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EliteCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelly Smart Control has 82 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of EliteCloud's written reviews are positive against 48% of Shelly Smart Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EliteCloud ships an update every 5 weeks, Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EliteCloud versus Shelly Smart Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEliteCloudShelly Smart Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings) — better3.2 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews32.7% of reviews47.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings982 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArrowhead Alarm ProductsSHELLY EUROPE EOOD

Customer experience

EliteCloud

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative63.5%

Shelly Smart Control

All ratings82 ratings
Positive53.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral12.6%
Negative39.9%

Bugs and requests

EliteCloud

Reported bugs

89 issues
  • 🐛 Fails to connect
  • 🐛 "Unhealthy Connection" errors
  • 🐛 Regularly disconnects
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Stops communicating with keypad
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  • 🐛 Locked out of app
  • 🐛 Does not work with multiple iPhones
  • 🐛 Recent update shut down app
  • 🐛 "Failure to connect" consistently
  • 🐛 "Unhealthy Connection" after firmware upgrade
  • 🐛 "Server offline" errors
  • 🐛 "Disconnected from server"
  • 🐛 "Trouble" light with "Line"
  • 🐛 "App keyboard not working"
  • 🐛 "Unable to type or scan code correctly"
  • 🐛 "Bad alarm" goes off for no reason
  • 🐛 Offline alerts when no internet issue
  • 🐛 Constant problems, keeps disconnecting
  • 🐛 "Trouble" problems switching off remotely
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" shows unhealthy
  • 🐛 "Server communication errors"
  • 🐛 "App doesn’t work" incorrect status
  • 🐛 "Controls keep disappearing"
  • 🐛 "Arming" shows disarmed on app
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" logs you out
  • 🐛 Brief blue tick for executed actions, easy to miss
  • 🐛 Struggles to connect despite strong wifi
  • 🐛 App fails to connect, then works when active, fails again after screen lock
  • 🐛 Cannot connect since iOS 17
  • 🐛 Reboots needed for keypad beeping
  • 🐛 Lost connection
  • 🐛 Issues with multiple sites
  • 🐛 "Unhealthy Connection" after firmware upgrade
  • 🐛 "Failure to connect" 99.99% of the time
  • 🐛 "Unhealthy Connection" yet works when connected
  • 🐛 "Failure to connect" 100% of the time since iOS 17
  • 🐛 "Server offline" more times than can count
  • 🐛 "Disconnected from server" constantly
  • 🐛 "Unreliable" makes me re-login a lot
  • 🐛 UI glitching, wouldn't disarm
  • 🐛 "Poor app" regularly crashing
  • 🐛 "Fail to connect often"
  • 🐛 "Cannot connect at all"
  • 🐛 "Connection is still connection"
  • 🐛 "App doesn’t work"
  • 🐛 "Arming" shows disarmed on app
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" continuously logs out
  • 🐛 "Internet Connection" for 15 days app could not connect
  • 🐛 "Time wasters" server offline
  • 🐛 "Scam company" no support
  • 🐛 "Worse than ever" nothing but problems
  • 🐛 "Elite cloud" too many issues
  • 🐛 "Mr" unstable connection
  • 🐛 "Trouble" problems switching off remotely
  • 🐛 "Basic functionality works, but lacks practical features"
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" shows unhealthy
  • 🐛 "Locked out of app" after cancelling subscription
  • 🐛 "Minor bugs fixed?" recent update shut down app
  • 🐛 "Still not working properly" fails to connect
  • 🐛 "Disappointed" will not work with two iPhones
  • 🐛 "Unreliable" app crashed
  • 🐛 "Slow" very slow to connect
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" shows unhealthy
  • 🐛 "Warning! Scam company" do not support
  • 🐛 "Worse than ever" nothing but problems
  • 🐛 "Elite cloud" too many issues
  • 🐛 "Mr" unstable connection
  • 🐛 "Trouble" problems switching off remotely
  • 🐛 "Not good!" terrible app
  • 🐛 "Fails to Connect" since iOS 17
  • 🐛 "Constant problems" keeps disconnecting
  • 🐛 "Routinely won't connect"
  • 🐛 "Cloud reliability" not reliable
  • 🐛 "I can’t open the app"
  • 🐛 "Online" drops in and out
  • 🐛 "Time wasters" server offline
  • 🐛 "Network issues" disconnected from server
  • 🐛 "Issues with adding alarm" keyboard not working
  • 🐛 "Needs for programming options" trouble light
  • 🐛 "Unreliable" makes me re-login
  • 🐛 "Poor app" crashing
  • 🐛 "Fail to connect often"
  • 🐛 "Almost Perfect!" needs panic button
  • 🐛 "To many server communication errors"
  • 🐛 "Internet Connection" could not connect
  • 🐛 "App doesn’t work" incorrect status
  • 🐛 "Controls keep disappearing"
  • 🐛 "Arming" shows disarmed on app
  • 🐛 "Connection issues" logs you out

Requested features

8 requests
  • 💡 Per-mode notifications
  • 💡 Geofencing automation for arming/disarming
  • 💡 Sensor history logs
  • 💡 Show garage door open/closed status
  • 💡 Panic button option in the app
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  • 💡 Ability to activate Face ID
  • 💡 Schedule arming/disarming times remotely
  • 💡 More programming options in the app

Shelly Smart Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EliteCloud

No in-app purchases

None

Shelly Smart Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EliteCloud free?
EliteCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelly Smart Control free?
Shelly Smart Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EliteCloud or Shelly Smart Control?
EliteCloud is rated higher. EliteCloud averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Shelly Smart Control averages 3.2 from 82 ratings.
Do EliteCloud or Shelly Smart Control have ads?
Neither EliteCloud nor Shelly Smart Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EliteCloud or Shelly Smart Control?
EliteCloud ships an update every 5 weeks, and Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, EliteCloud was updated on September 21, 2026 and Shelly Smart Control on September 24, 2026.

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