Comparison

PowerView vs Bond Home

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

Bond Home

Control your Smart By Bond ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for a connected smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Control Smart By Bond ceiling fans
  • Operate motorized shades
  • Manage remote-controlled fireplaces
  • No hub required for fans
  • Integrates with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
  • Works with home automation platforms
Features
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Bond Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bond Home at 94% against PowerView's 28%. Bond Home also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Bond Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 94% of Bond Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Bond Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PowerView versus Bond Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewBond Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews94.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K3.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter DouglasOlibra, LLC

Customer experience

PowerView

All ratings2,387 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative60.8%

Bond Home

All ratings3,868 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews890 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.9%

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

Bond Home

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Responsive app
  • 🔒 Reliable and stable
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with devices
  • 👍 Intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent device state tracking
  • 🐛 Firmware update problems
  • 🔒 Lack of HomeKit support
  • 🐛 Difficulty adding/removing 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

Bond Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Remotes going out of sync
  • Alexa integration issues
  • Unreliable device control

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to rearrange device tiles
  • Real-time device status updates
  • Improved group/scene management
  • Expanded device type compatibility
  • Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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  • Customizable button/command mapping

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

Bond Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bond Home free?
Bond Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or Bond Home?
Bond Home is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Bond Home averages 4.8 from 3.9K ratings.
Do PowerView or Bond Home have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Bond Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Bond Home?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bond Home monthly. Most recently, PowerView was updated on September 23, 2026 and Bond Home on September 24, 2026.

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