All Aware vs Shelly Smart Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
All Aware
Monitor and protect your valuable assets remotely with this connected awareness platform. Receive real-time notifications and manage multiple devices and users from your smartphone or smartwatch.
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Customizable alerts
- Real-time notifications
- Manage connected devices
- Manage users
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All Aware – a self-installed, continuously connected awareness platform accessed through an easy-to-use smart phone app –– allows you to keep an eye on your most valued assets on your own terms, anywhere you go. Once you’ve attached All Aware’s innovative product Flex Aware onto any free-standing structures like gates, boats, or RVs, this all-in-one app for iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch allows you to: - Monitor your property and belongings remotely on your smartphone - Maintain awareness and protection that you control - Stay aware of your assets at home or work no matter where you go All Aware app features include: - 24-hour remote monitoring of connected devices without wires or limits on distance - Customizable alerts and real-time notifications - Ability to easily add and manage all connected devices - Ability to easily add and manage users Stay in control and maintain awareness of your most valued assets on your own terms with All Aware. For more information about our premier product Flex Aware, please visit allaware.com.
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.
- Remote device control
- Local network control
- Device monitoring
- Custom scheduling
- Scene creation
- Energy consumption monitoring
- Real-time alerts
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: All Aware at 100% against Shelly Smart Control's 48%. All Aware also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Shelly Smart Control's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (82 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
All Aware holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelly Smart Control has 82 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of All Aware's written reviews are positive against 48% of Shelly Smart Control's.
All Aware ships an update every 2 months, Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | All Aware | Shelly Smart Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.2 (82 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 47.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 383 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All Aware, LLC | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD |
Customer experience
All Aware
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In-app purchases
All Aware
No in-app purchases
Shelly Smart Control
No in-app purchases
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