Comparison

Hard vs Tado Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Hard

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HARD-TOP IS AN APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL all new and pre-existing Teleco systems, AT ANY TIME AND FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE. You just need to download the free app and install a Daisy Box, which will communicate with all your Teleco devices via radio signal. Truly simple to use, thanks to an intuitive and functional interface that reproduces the rooms in your home. Voice Control When you come home with your hands full with shopping bags, just say β€œswitch on the lights” to activate the lighting with your voice, using Google Home and Amazon smart speakers. www.hardtop-pergola.com

About

Tado Shortcuts

Enhance your smart home with custom automations for your Tado devices. Create personalized schedules, control temperatures, and monitor your home's comfort directly from your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Create custom iOS Shortcuts for Tado
  • Manage and group schedules
  • Monitor home comfort with widgets
  • Control zone temperatures and power
  • Set early start and home/away modes
  • Get zone sensor data
Features
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Tado Shortcuts is a powerful and intuitive application designed to enhance your smart home experience by seamlessly integrating your existing Tado devices with iOS Shortcuts. Most current actions supported by Tado are available as an action for you to create your own shortcuts from, and there are some easy to use shortcuts available from the get go. NEW - Tado X support: Tado Shortcuts now works with Tado's newer X generation alongside the existing Tado V3+ support. Your homes are detected automatically, so there is nothing to set up, and if you own both generations each home simply offers whatever it supports. For Tado X rooms you can read live temperature and humidity, set a target temperature, turn a room on or off with the full range of timers, and resume the room's schedule. The ready-made Boost, Turn Off All and Resume All Schedules shortcuts work across every home you own. The ability to manage and group schedules has also been included for power users that may have different requirements for their week-to-week lifestyle and want to easily maintain and apply different schedules. Widgets provide at-a-glance information about the comfort of your home! NOTE: You need to already own your own Tado Home devices, such as a Tado V3+ or Tado X, and have set up the native application to use Tado Shortcuts. To login, simply use your existing Tado Home credentials. Tado Shortcuts does not store any information remotely, and only communicates with the Tado service remotely. Schedules are stored on your device and will be deleted if you move device or uninstall the application. A list of features currently supported: Tado V3+ and Tado X: - Getting Home/Zone Information - Getting Zone sensor data - Getting/Setting Zone temperature or power settings with various timers - Resuming a Zone's schedule - Boost, Turn Off All and Resume All Schedules - Getting/Setting home/away modes - Getting outside temperature and solar intensity Tado V3+ only: - Getting/Setting early start - Setting Away temperatures - Setting active timetables and schedules - Creating, grouping and applying schedule profiles This application is made by an independent developer and not related to Tado GmbH.

Screenshots

Hard4 screens
Tado Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hard at Free against Tado Shortcuts's $6.99. Hard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). Tado Shortcuts's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Hard is free to download; Tado Shortcuts costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hard ships an update every 5 months, Tado Shortcuts every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Hard versus Tado Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHardTado Shortcuts
PriceFree β€” better$6.99
Positive reviewsβ€”25.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better18.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeleco Automation SrlANTON SHMATOV

In-app purchases

None

Hard

No in-app purchases

None

Tado Shortcuts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hard free?
Hard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tado Shortcuts free?
Tado Shortcuts costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hard or Tado Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Hard nor Tado Shortcuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hard or Tado Shortcuts?
Hard ships an update every 5 months, and Tado Shortcuts every 10 days. Most recently, Hard was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tado Shortcuts on November 4, 2026.

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