Home+ 6 vs Shelly BLE Debug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home+ 6
This app enhances smart home control and management through advanced automation capabilities. It allows users to access all accessory characteristics, utilize widgets for quick control, and customize their smart home environment with wallpapers. The app also offers backup and restore functionality for HomeKit configurations.
- Powerful automations beyond the native Home app
- Access all accessory characteristics
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Smart home customization with wallpapers
- Backup and restore HomeKit configuration
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Home+ 6 is a full-featured HomeKit app which makes working with HomeKit easier. Home+ lets you control, manage and automate your smart home like never before. - You can create powerful automations which are not possible with the Home app. - You can access all characteristics of an accessory - You can control your accessories from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. - You can customise your smart home with wallpapers. - You can backup and restore your HomeKit configuration in case you need to. Home+ is a one-time purchase for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Shelly BLE Debug
Configure and manage Shelly Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Update firmware, pair your phone, and control beacon and buzzer functions. Easily locate your devices with this utility.
- Update device firmware
- Pair device with phone
- Turn beacon on/off
- Control buzzer (if available)
- Locate device (if available)
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With this app you can setup the Shelly BLE Devices: • update the device firmware; • pair the device with the phone; • turn the beacon on/off; • turn the buzzer on/of (if available); • locate the device (if available);
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shelly BLE Debug at Free against Home+ 6's $14.99. Shelly BLE Debug also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Home+ 6's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 2). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
Shelly BLE Debug is free to download; Home+ 6 costs $14.99 up front. Home+ 6 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shelly BLE Debug asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home+ 6 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home+ 6 has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Home+ 6's written reviews are positive against 42% of Shelly BLE Debug's.
Home+ 6 ships an update monthly, Shelly BLE Debug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home+ 6 | Shelly BLE Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Hochgatterer | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD |
Customer experience
Home+ 6
Shelly BLE Debug
In-app purchases
Home+ 6
- Nice Tip$1.99
- Kind Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$14.99
Shelly BLE Debug
No in-app purchases
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