Comparison

PowerView vs W.Silver Products

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

Head to head
About

PowerView

Control motorized window coverings from your mobile device. Adjust light and energy usage with a tap or automated schedules. Integrates with your connected home for ultimate convenience.

Highlights
  • Control motorized window coverings
  • Group control of shades
  • Customizable Scenes
  • Automated Schedules
  • Sunrise/Sunset scheduling
  • Remote access with Gateway
Features
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Control your home's window coverings from the convenience of your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. The PowerView® App provides intelligent operation of popular Hunter Douglas window coverings. Adjust your window coverings to manage incoming light and energy usage throughout your home with the tap of a button or through automated operation. The app merges seamlessly with your connected lifestyle to provide a level of convenience and ease for your automated window coverings. Features: • Control Hunter Douglas motorized window coverings, individually or in groups, throughout your entire home. • Quickly and easily navigate the app using built-in tabs: Dashboard, Rooms, Scenes, and Schedules. • Add favorite Scenes, Shades, and Schedules to your Dashboard, so they appear first whenever you open the app. • Create customized shade position settings called "Scenes" for convenience, or to manage your natural lighting and privacy needs throughout the day. • Put your Scenes in motion using Schedules. Easily program your Scenes to activate automatically at different times of day to deliver the look and comfort you want, without you having to press a button. Configure Schedules to occur at a specific time, or based on unique Sunrise and Sunset times in your specific location. • Easily enable or disable Schedules, so that your blinds take the day off when you do. • Manage your Home from anywhere with RemoteConnect™. This requires a PowerView® Gateway, an Internet connection, and initial in-home setup. If you need help or have a question, email us at PowerView@hunterdouglas.com or call 1-844-PWR-VIEW (US), 1-800-265-8000 (Canada).

About

W.Silver Products

Control dual or single actuator beds and sofas with your mobile device. This application offers functionality identical to specific remote handsets for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Mobile device control
  • Dual actuator support
  • Single actuator support
  • Bed application
  • Sofa application
  • HJH8B handset functionality
  • HJH55 handset functionality
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W.Sliver Products app is a device using mobile phone control dual actuator or single actuator for bed or sofa application. The APP control function identical to HJH8B handset or HJH55 handset.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
W.Silver Products1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerView at 4.4 against W.Silver Products's 1.6. PowerView also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 11) and review sentiment (28% vs 14%). W.Silver Products's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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

PowerView holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 14% of W.Silver Products's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, W.Silver Products every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PowerView versus W.Silver Products: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewW.Silver Products
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better1.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology Inc.

Customer experience

PowerView

All ratings2,392 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative60.3%

W.Silver Products

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

PowerView

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Scenes not working as expected
  • Inability to discover/connect to shades
  • Inconsistent remote control functionality
  • Automation schedules not triggering properly
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  • Sync issues between app and physical shades

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Battery level indicators
  • Conditional scenes based on weather
  • Ability to adjust upper/lower limits
  • Improved group scene management
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  • Remote access without connectivity issues

W.Silver Products

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

W.Silver Products

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is W.Silver Products free?
W.Silver Products is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or W.Silver Products?
PowerView is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while W.Silver Products averages 1.6 from 11 ratings.
Do PowerView or W.Silver Products have ads?
Neither PowerView nor W.Silver Products shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or W.Silver Products?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and W.Silver Products every 11 days. Most recently, PowerView was updated on November 8, 2026 and W.Silver Products on November 3, 2026.

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