Comparison

PowerView vs Time Zone Shifter

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

Time Zone Shifter

Easily convert and calculate local times across multiple time zones with intuitive gestures. View real day/night visualizations, sunrise/sunset times, and create reminders or calendar events for any time zone. Stay connected with friends and family abroad and make travel more enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Day and night visualizations
  • Sunrise and sunset information
  • Time zone and hour difference calculation
  • Create Reminders and Calendar events
  • Geo-based location support
  • Offline mode
  • Widgets for iPhone and iPad
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With simple swipes and tap gestures you can convert and calculate local times across multiple time zones. Time Zone Shifter also lets you instantly view different real day & night visualisations, as well as sunrise and sunset information in your favorite city and time zone. Don't know when to call friends and family living abroad - or afraid of missing your flight from a foreign airport? Time Zone Shifter lets you create Reminders and Calendar events in any time zone with just a single tap. With a praised design language and simplistic, inspiring user interface - Time Zone Shifter is an elegant and easy way to stay connected with family and friends abroad - and making world wide travels pleasant and enjoyable. If that isn't enough, the Time Zone Shifter Widget brings the world clock - not only to your Notification Center - but to any screen you like. Making it quicker and easier to view dates and times across time zones - anywhere in the world. And hey, Time Zone Shifter is available both on your Apple Watch and on your iPhone and iPad. We connect with friends and travel in style - and we believe you should too. Feature highlights: - Day and night visualizations. - Sunrise and sunset. - Clear time zone and hour difference. - Geo-based location support. - Easy time calculation across time zones using simple gestures. - Create Reminders and Calendar events in multiple time zones. - Stylish design with custom themes to match your style and daily mood. - Support for standard time (AM/PM) and military time (24-hour). - Offline mode for your convenience on the airplane. - iPhone and iPad Widgets. - Independent Apple Watch app extension. - More than 200 major cities and locations. - Support for 10 different complications on the Apple Watch.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Time Zone Shifter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerView at 4.4 against Time Zone Shifter's 3.7. PowerView also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 9). Time Zone Shifter's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Time Zone Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PowerView asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerView holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. 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 point the same way: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 20% of Time Zone Shifter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Time Zone Shifter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PowerView versus Time Zone Shifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewTime Zone Shifter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.Wintermute Agency ApS

Customer experience

PowerView

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

Time Zone Shifter

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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

Time Zone Shifter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Zone Shifter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Zone Shifter free?
Time Zone Shifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or Time Zone Shifter?
PowerView is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Time Zone Shifter averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do PowerView or Time Zone Shifter have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Time Zone Shifter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Time Zone Shifter?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Time Zone Shifter monthly. Most recently, PowerView was updated on October 22, 2026 and Time Zone Shifter on October 13, 2026.

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