Comparison

bOS Client vs Shelly Smart Control

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

Head to head
About

bOS Client

Control all devices in your smart home, office, or hotel from a single application. Integrate and automate major technical systems, visualize building status, and manage devices remotely. Offers advanced features like logical operations, scheduling, and presence simulation.

Highlights
  • Integrates diverse devices and protocols
  • Remote control of lights, climate, security, and multimedia
  • Powerful configuration environment
  • Logical operations and scheduling
  • Scene creation for different occasions
  • Energy consumption monitoring
  • Presence simulation
Features
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bOS Client is a part of ComfortClick bOS, the first building operating system for your home, office or hotel. bOS enables you to control all devices in your smart home from a single app on your favorite mobile device. ComfortClick bOS is designed to integrate and automate all major technical systems and devices in any building. It enables smart building visualization, control and automation. ComfortClick bOS, the first building operating system supports the following devices: • KNX world standard for building automation • Z-Wave wireless home automation system • DSC alarm system • Global Caché IR and other devices • IR Trans IR transciever devices • KODI (XBMC) media center • IP video cameras • Philips Hue • SMA Solar Technologies • Modbus • S-Bus • GSM modem for SMS messaging One universal platform where all devices are working together offers a limitless number of different features. Below is the list of just a fraction of ComfortClick bOS features: • Integration of different devices, protocols and systems and data exchange between them. • Remote control of your lights, heating/cooling/air-conditioning, shades, alarm, home theater, multimedia, energy consumption, etc. • Configuration with a powerful configuration environment. • Logical operations - if this happens, do that (e.g. when you leave home ComfortClick bOS will turn off the lights, lower the shades, reduce heating, turn off electrical sockets and activate presence simulation). • Schedules – do something (e.g. raise shades) at 7’o clock every day from Monday to Friday. • Scenes – design different scenes (lighting, shades) for different occasions (romantic dinner, Friday party, etc.). • Data logging – monitor your energy consumption (electricity, water and gas) • Presence simulation – make it look like you are at home even when the house is empty. • Operating time – measure how long a device was turned on • Text-to-speech – the system can read you your emails • Support for multiple users with different access privileges and unlimited number of client devices. For more information please visit www.comfortclick.com or email us at info@comfortclick.com IMPORTANT: bOS Client requires ComfortClick bOS software platform. You can get ComfortClick bOS for FREE from www.comfortclick.com. On our web site you can also find all the necessary documentation including demo projects which will help you to get started with your own projects in the shortest possible time.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Local network control
  • Device monitoring
  • Custom scheduling
  • Scene creation
  • Energy consumption monitoring
  • Real-time alerts
Features
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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.

Screenshots

bOS Client3 screens
Shelly Smart Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: bOS Client at 5.0 against Shelly Smart Control's 3.2. bOS Client also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Shelly Smart Control's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (82 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bOS Client holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelly Smart Control has 82 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of bOS Client's written reviews are positive against 48% of Shelly Smart Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bOS Client ships an update every 3 months, Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
bOS Client versus Shelly Smart Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbOS ClientShelly Smart Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.2 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews47.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings282 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComfortClick d.o.o.SHELLY EUROPE EOOD

Customer experience

bOS Client

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Shelly Smart Control

All ratings82 ratings
Positive53.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral12.6%
Negative39.9%

In-app purchases

None

bOS Client

No in-app purchases

None

Shelly Smart Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bOS Client free?
bOS Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shelly Smart Control free?
Shelly Smart Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bOS Client or Shelly Smart Control?
bOS Client is rated higher. bOS Client averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Shelly Smart Control averages 3.2 from 82 ratings.
Do bOS Client or Shelly Smart Control have ads?
Neither bOS Client nor Shelly Smart Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bOS Client or Shelly Smart Control?
bOS Client ships an update every 3 months, and Shelly Smart Control every 2 weeks. Most recently, bOS Client was updated on August 16, 2026 and Shelly Smart Control on September 24, 2026.

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