Comparison

Telldus vs Shotbook

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

Head to head
About

Telldus

Features
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You can't be everywhere at once. Telldus can. Mold in the crawlspace. The fridge that quit mid-vacation. The kids getting home from school. The coffee maker you swear you turned off. With Telldus you know, wherever you are. THE THINGS YOU STOP WORRYING ABOUT - The cottage in November - temperature, damp, frozen pipes. A heads-up before it's a problem, not after. - The window you're not sure you closed. Open the app. Look. Done. - The kids walking in the door. A quiet notification. No phone call needed. - The vacation house in July. Check the fridge is still running from 600 km away. - The power bill you didn't see coming. Catch the space heater that's been on for four days. - The Friday drive up. Start the radiator three hours before you arrive, so it's warm when you walk in. HOME, HANDLED Lights on when you pull into the driveway. Heat that ramps up before you wake. A schedule that actually runs. Your home, running quietly in the background, so you don't have to. ONE APP. EVERYTHING YOU ALREADY OWN. Lights, plugs, sensors - from the brands you already bought. Organized by room. Shared with your family. Controlled from one place. No second app. No third hub. No workaround. NO LOCK-INS. NO BAD SURPRISES. Your home, on your terms. Cancel Premium whenever. MOVING FROM TELLDUS LIVE! OR THE HUB 1 APP? Sign in with your Telldus account and your devices, rooms and automations come with you. No starting over. FREE OR PREMIUM - YOU CHOOSE Basic is free and always will be: see and control everything, a week of sensor history. Premium adds the automations, schedules, geofencing and SMS alerts that make the home actually run itself. A full year of sensor history. Family access across devices. Cancel anytime. Telldus. Since 2005. Built in Sweden, shaped by 70,000+ customers who helped make it what it is. No worries. Real smart home starts here. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@telldus.com β€” we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://login.telldus.com/user/eula

About

Shotbook

Features
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Shotbook is the brew journal for serious home baristas. Espresso or filter: record every brew, brew with a plan, and learn from every result. LOG YOUR BREWS Dose, yield, ratio, time, temperature, grind setting, machine – all in one place. With a built-in timer right at the bench and an automatic ratio readout so you always keep your recipe in check. POUR SEQUENCE FOR FILTER Plan bloom, pours and pauses as a recipe and let the timer guide you step by step: countdown, how much water to pour when, pauses with vibration. Afterwards you see recipe and actual run side by side – and can set your recipe to the real times with one tap. ESPRESSO IN DETAIL Countdown timer with target time, optionally capture pre-infusion and first drop with one tap. Shotbook shows you right away whether you're in ristretto, ideal or lungo territory. GRINDER MEMORY Hand grinder without a display? Shotbook shows you where your grinder was last set when you start the next brew. COFFEE LIBRARY Every coffee at a glance: roaster, origin, variety, process, roast level – built automatically from your brews. With average rating, most frequent aromas and a brew history per coffee. Finished a bag? Mark it as empty. RATING & AROMAS Rate every brew from 1–10 and capture aromas along the SCA Flavor Wheel plus any issues. Spot patterns and know exactly what to change next time. PHOTOS Multiple photos per brew – puck, cup or bag. Snap them straight from the app or add them from your gallery. DARK MODE Fully supported, follows your system settings automatically. PRIVACY All your data stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. EXPORT Export your brews as JSON – with or without photos – for your own analysis or as a backup.

Screenshots

Telldus4 screens
Shotbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shotbook at none against Telldus's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Telldus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shotbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Telldus ships an update every 9 days, Shotbook every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Telldus versus Shotbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelldusShotbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size90 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelldus Technologies ABMichael Timofeev

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Telldus

Subscriptions3
  • Telldus 1 Month Premium$2.991 Month
  • Telldus 6 Months Premium$14.996 Months
  • Telldus 12 Months Premium$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Telldus SMS-Package-50$4.99
  • Telldus SMS$7.99
None

Shotbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Telldus free?
Telldus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shotbook free?
Shotbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Telldus or Shotbook have ads?
Neither Telldus nor Shotbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Telldus or Shotbook?
Telldus ships an update every 9 days, and Shotbook every 10 days. Most recently, Telldus was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shotbook on October 31, 2026.

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