Comparison

ShinerCore Remote vs Relay Check

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

Head to head
About

ShinerCore Remote

Features
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Control your ShinerCore open source RGB LED contraptions over Bluetooth. Nearby cores show up in a list; pick one and shape its animation: five presets, ten layers, two colors per layer, blend modes, patterns, and speed in seconds per cycle โ€” or in beats, using the core's microphone for beat detection, where the speed snaps to musical values from a quarter beat up to sixteen. Changes apply as you drag, and the app follows along live when the core changes state. The Wiring tab draws your board and gives every pin a job: a switch that holds the lights or a preset, a button that steps through presets, a knob that rides brightness, or the LED strip itself. Pins the speaker or microphone already claim show as taken, and each pin offers only the roles the firmware allows on it. Switches and buttons report their state as you flip them, so you can check your soldering from the couch. A separate tab covers the core itself: brightness, LED count, color order, and a power cap that dims bright frames to fit the current your battery can actually give. Cores also talk to each other: nearby cores link up over their own radio mesh and can play a shared show, cycling through presets in sync โ€” no phone needed once it's playing. Note: hardware required. ShinerCore is open source ESP32 firmware for addressable LED strips (NeoPixel and friends) โ€” build your own at github.com/nevyn/shinercore.

About

Relay Check

Features
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This application serves as a troubleshooting tool for users who rely on the Jamf ZTNA over Network Relay.

Screenshots

ShinerCore Remote4 screens
Relay Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShinerCore Remote at every 4 days against Relay Check's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShinerCore Remote ships an update every 4 days, Relay Check every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ShinerCore Remote versus Relay Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShinerCore RemoteRelay Check
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNevyn BengtssonJAMF Software

In-app purchases

None

ShinerCore Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShinerCore Remote free?
ShinerCore Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Check free?
Relay Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShinerCore Remote or Relay Check have ads?
Neither ShinerCore Remote nor Relay Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShinerCore Remote or Relay Check?
ShinerCore Remote ships an update every 4 days, and Relay Check every 4 months. Most recently, ShinerCore Remote was updated on November 7, 2026 and Relay Check on November 12, 2026.

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