Comparison

ShredLights vs Hcalory

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

Head to head
About

ShredLights

Wirelessly control and customize your ShredLights+ devices with a single tap. This app offers seamless integration for managing your lighting setup.

Highlights
  • Wireless control
  • Device customization
  • Single-tap operation
  • Seamless integration
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The ShredLights app allows you to customize and control all of your ShredLights+ with a single tap.

About

Hcalory

Control your air heater remotely with this app. Monitor parameters, adjust temperature and gears, set schedules, and activate modes like plateau and ventilation. Designed for specific supported heater models.

Highlights
  • Remote heater control
  • Parameter monitoring
  • Temperature and gear adjustment
  • Plateau mode activation
  • Ventilation control
  • Scheduling functionality
Features
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Our Hcalory air heater app provides a smarter remote control solution for air heater users (The supported heater models are: F1-S, L1-S, L2-S, W1-S, W2-S, TB1, TB2, TC1SE). You can see all the parameter info on your phone, switch temperature/gears, start plateau mode, start ventilation, switch temperature settings, schedule time, etc. We will continue to collect user suggestions to improve the user experience of our products.

Screenshots

ShredLights3 screens
Hcalory4 screens

Verdict

The call

ShredLights and Hcalory both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of ShredLights's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hcalory's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for ShredLights against 4.2 for Hcalory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of ShredLights's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hcalory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShredLights ships an update every 6 weeks, Hcalory every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ShredLights versus Hcalory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShredLightsHcalory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings)4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShredLights inc.HONG KONG TING HUI LIMITED

Customer experience

ShredLights

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Hcalory

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

ShredLights

No in-app purchases

None

Hcalory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShredLights free?
ShredLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hcalory free?
Hcalory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShredLights or Hcalory?
Hcalory is rated higher. ShredLights averages 4.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Hcalory averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do ShredLights or Hcalory have ads?
Neither ShredLights nor Hcalory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShredLights or Hcalory?
ShredLights ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hcalory every 4 weeks. Most recently, ShredLights was updated on October 4, 2026 and Hcalory on October 1, 2026.

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