BelaHome vs Shelly BLE Debug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BelaHome
Remotely manage smart home devices, including third-party brands, and create personalized living scenarios. Communicate with home contacts via high-definition audio/video, receive alerts for abnormal domestic information, and set security modes for round-the-clock protection. Optimize energy consumption through automation for a smart, convenient, and safe home.
- Remote device management
- Personalized life scenarios
- HD audio/video communication
- Abnormal event alerts
- 24/7 security mode
- Energy management
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BelaHome is an application based on akubela's smart hardware management. Through BelaHome you can remotely manage any of akubela's smart devices and mainstream third-party devices, and you can also connect your favorite smart devices through BelaHome to customize your personalized life scenarios. In addition, BelaHome enables you to: Communicate with home contacts in high-definition and convenient audio and video anytime, anywhere. Control devices remotely wherever you are. BelaHome can do these for you: Record abnormal domestic information and push alerts remotely. Set security mode to secure your home around the clock. Support energy management, and save your power through automation. BelaHome is designed as user-centered, bringing you a smart, convenient, and safe home life. Visit our website at https://www.akubela.com/ for more information Visit https://www.akubela.com/support for technical support.
Shelly BLE Debug
Configure and manage Shelly Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Update firmware, pair your phone, and control beacon and buzzer functions. Easily locate your devices with this utility.
- Update device firmware
- Pair device with phone
- Turn beacon on/off
- Control buzzer (if available)
- Locate device (if available)
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With this app you can setup the Shelly BLE Devices: • update the device firmware; • pair the device with the phone; • turn the beacon on/off; • turn the buzzer on/of (if available); • locate the device (if available);
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BelaHome at 4.0 against Shelly BLE Debug's 3.0. BelaHome also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 42%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BelaHome holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BelaHome's written reviews are positive against 42% of Shelly BLE Debug's.
BelaHome ships an update monthly, Shelly BLE Debug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BelaHome | Shelly BLE Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Yunlai Innovation Technology Co., Ltd | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD |
Customer experience
BelaHome
Shelly BLE Debug
In-app purchases
BelaHome
No in-app purchases
Shelly BLE Debug
No in-app purchases
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