RYSE Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience25.0% of reviews
Neutral5.4% of reviews
Negative experience69.6% of reviews

~ Based on 112 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about RYSE

Is RYSE Safe?

RYSE has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for RYSE is 67/100.

This assessment is based on 48 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.3/5.

Safety Analysis

57.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
40.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 45 App Store ratings for RYSE.

Is RYSE Legit?

RYSE appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for RYSE is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

App crash

App crashes when you select a window in the main device list on iPad mini therefore you cannot access the window devices.

when it works it’s great but

I probably spend at least 30min a week troubleshooting what’s wrong with this app connecting to Alexa or the home bridge

The software is really poor quality

Pretty much nothing of this app, bridge or IOT works

Axis Gear is still supported!

Thank you for supporting old units! The app still needs some polishing in UI and connectivity wise. I have old Axis Gear and the app doesn’t connect at the first attempt. It fails, then after tapping again on the paired device it finally connects. Also, the “Online” store indicator for my Bluetooth device shows Wi-Fi icon which is a bit confusing.
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Perfect

Bought these for an inaccessible roller shade I have in the bedroom. It works perfect. So easy to schedule it to work on its own. Will definitely get more in the future for more windows

Terrible

Not user friendly, buggy, and frustrating.

Buyer Beware: App needs a lot of work

The hardware looks great, the workflow to setup the hardware for the most part works well. Once you start using the app it’s very inconsistent. The WiFi enabled bridge disconnects from the devices very frequently. Routines are basically broken. Works when it wants to. For how expensive the product is this is a 1 star experience
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No Alexa compatibility without extra Device

It’s absolutely insane that in 2026 you can sell a smart device and not natively include Alexa compatibility or even scheduling. Besides that the app works great and the product works great as well.

RYSE

Lots of calibrating! The link between two ends of chain can’t be problematic, but I have a tool that actually allows one to make a continuous chain, which eliminate that problem. The total effect is sleek and modern as well as quite convenient!

Works fine

Works great they could give a better description of the electric set up but the fiscal installation worked fine

Garbage DO NOT BUY

Absolute garbage. The app, the devices, the UI, everything about this company and the app is garbage. The developers need to go back to university and study something else. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GARBAGE

Ruined a previously useful product

Used to be able to schedule curtains to open and close, but they got rid of that to force you to buy a completely unnecessary ancillary device. Disgusting levels of greed when it was already working that way and we paid for a product you could control on a schedule.

Also the app is constantly crashing and thinks it needs a firmware update every time you open it then sticks on 0%.
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Firmware issues

This product has serious firmware issues. I tried for hours to Bluetooth 4 different shades at least 6 times each and was unsuccessful on all devices. They all needed updates and all were failures at that every time. It says if you get continued failures then there’s a firmware issue. Not worth it. I sent them back and that process was ridiculous.
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Not good

Does not stay connected to motor/device. Have to reconnect EVERY time you switch away from the app. A real pain.

So useless

Probably the most frustrating app I had to deal with. It will disconnect a dozen of times while you’re setting it up, and ones you’re “set up” it won’t do anything. Will keep telling you to calibrate your device, which you will do, a dozen times as well, and still nothing. Have been manually opening my shades for a month now, defeats the purpose.
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Finally got some TLC

After almost no new features and improvements in years, mostly just bug fixes this app has finally received some badly needed TLC, and most of my complaints have been addressed.
Routines still cannot be kicked off / tested instantly (strange oversight as that should be pretty easy to implement), but by and large this app looks finally good enough to swing the automation of our shades without Apple Home crutches.
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It’s an app?

This might be one of the most worthless apps I have ever used. Every new feature added is something that should have been included from the word go for how new this product is. Almost any new features that get added generally break the app to the point you can’t use them until they are fixed.

It’s a good thing I can integrate things into HomeKit or it would have been an instant return.
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So slow

Takes too long to load - at least 30 seconds before I can press the button to move the blinds. Also there is no homepage gadget so I can just control the blinds without opening the app.

Also why are we forced to buy new hardware in order to schedule the closing or opening of blinds when it can be done via software?
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Great app!

I didn’t really have any issues with installing the app and installing my curtain. I have integrated it with my Alexa and been loving it since. There are a few glitches in the instructions which made it slightly hard to follow but I didn’t really have to touch it when I had it set up.

It never connects to the Smart Shades in the first try

It never connects to the Smart Shades in the first try. Have to keep retrying every time. The motor itself works okay but for the price you pay, not worth it at all.