PowerView vs DoniHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Control motorized window coverings
- Group control of shades
- Customizable Scenes
- Automated Schedules
- Sunrise/Sunset scheduling
- Remote access with Gateway
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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).
DoniHome
Control and enhance your intelligent sweeping robot experience. This application allows for seamless integration with the Doni brand of robots, offering a more perfect and efficient way to manage your cleaning devices.
- Robot control
- Enhanced cleaning experience
- Device integration
- Perfect experience
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This app is designed for the Doni brand of intelligent sweeping robots for a more perfect experience.
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Verdict
PowerView and DoniHome both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoniHome's. PowerView also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 9). DoniHome's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for PowerView against 4.3 for DoniHome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 0% of DoniHome's.
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, DoniHome every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerView | DoniHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Douglas | Guangdong Leiyon Intelligence Technology Corp |
Customer experience
PowerView
DoniHome
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
DoniHome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PowerView
No in-app purchases
DoniHome
No in-app purchases









