Comparison

PowerView vs UniFi Protect

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

UniFi Protect

Access your camera security system from your mobile device. Stream live feeds, manage devices, and download recordings. Offers cloudless storage and customizable alerts for residential and commercial users.

Highlights
  • Adopt and manage Protect devices
  • Stream low-latency livestreams
  • Download localized recordings
  • Cloudless recording storage
  • Timelapse footage scrubbing
  • Personalized security notifications
Features
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UniFi Protect brings the full functionality of our web-based camera security application to your mobile device. Adopt and manage your Protect devices, stream low-latency livestreams, and download localized recordings directly to your phone. Designed for residential and commercial use, UniFi Protect also allows you to: - Maintain complete data privacy with Cloudless recording storage. - Quickly scrub through hours of Timelapse footage to pinpoint the exact moments you're looking for. - Personalize security notifications based on a wide variety of individual, vehicular, and atmospheric-based detections.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
UniFi Protect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Protect at 4.8 against PowerView's 4.4. UniFi Protect also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 28%) and ratings volume (78K vs 2.4K). PowerView's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

UniFi Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Protect has 78K ratings behind it against 2.4K, 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 53% of UniFi Protect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, UniFi Protect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PowerView versus UniFi Protect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewUniFi Protect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (78K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews52.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K78K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.Ubiquiti Inc.

Customer experience

PowerView

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

UniFi Protect

All ratings76,232 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,010 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral12.4%
Negative35.0%

User reviews

PowerView

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Reliable connectivity
  • 👍 Convenient remote control
  • 👍 Helpful customer support
  • 👍 Intuitive app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🐛 Connectivity problems
  • 🐛 Buggy app updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable automation

UniFi Protect

From 78K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and reliable
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🔒 Secure local storage
  • 💡 Powerful AI detection features
  • 👍 Seamless integration with Unifi ecosystem

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Slow to connect and load video
  • 🔒 Requires cloud account for remote access
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Inconsistent experience across devices

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

UniFi Protect

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Geofencing not working as expected
  • Doorbell audio/video not syncing properly
  • Frequent disconnections from cameras
  • Playback issues and video not loading
  • Notifications not reliable or timely

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to snooze/silence notifications
  • Improve video scrubbing and playback controls
  • Integrate with Apple HomeKit
  • Add custom notification sounds
  • Enhance multi-view and layout options

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

UniFi Protect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UniFi Protect free?
UniFi Protect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or UniFi Protect?
UniFi Protect is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while UniFi Protect averages 4.8 from 78K ratings.
Do PowerView or UniFi Protect have ads?
Neither PowerView nor UniFi Protect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or UniFi Protect?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and UniFi Protect every 3 weeks. Most recently, PowerView was updated on November 8, 2026 and UniFi Protect on November 9, 2026.

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