Shelly Smart Control vs Still dot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Still dot
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Still dot is a quiet space for thoughts. There is no timeline. No metrics. No categories. No pressure. You simply place a thought — a single dot — into an open field. Each thought lives independently in space. Over time, dots that remain semantically close begin to surface subtle connections. Nothing is forced. Nothing is explained. Still dot explores a different direction of digital design — one that values restraint, negative space, and emergence over engagement. — Key Features • Place short thoughts (up to 140 characters) • Explore a spatial field instead of a feed • Quiet emergence when thoughts stay near • iCloud sync via private CloudKit database • Siri Shortcuts support (“Place a thought”) • Dark / Light / System appearance modes — Still dot does not track you. It does not notify you. It does not measure you. It simply holds what you place. -- Still dot is part of the Still series — a collection of quiet apps exploring different ways to observe thoughts and time. Other apps in the series include Still One, which focuses on daily reflection through a single question.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shelly Smart Control at none against Still dot's 3. Shelly Smart Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Still dot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shelly Smart Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shelly Smart Control ships an update every 2 weeks, Still dot every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Shelly Smart Control | Still dot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (90 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD | Takumi Kanzaki |
In-app purchases
Shelly Smart Control
No in-app purchases
Still dot
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99








