PowerView vs in
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).
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Effortlessly manage your smart outdoor lighting to create custom ambiances and set automated routines. Control colors, dimming, and schedules for your outdoor space, and share settings with others for ultimate convenience.
- Organize and manage smart outdoor lighting
- Create custom ambiances with Scenes function
- Adjust color and dimming
- Set automated routines and schedules
- Save and share transformer functionalities
- Quick control via home screen
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The in-lite app for iOS makes outdoor lighting an even more integral part of your daily life. After all, it lets you easily organise and manage your Smart outdoor lighting. Create your own unique ambiance with the Scenes function. One press of the button and you can set your outdoor lighting to just the right colour or dim it for a romantic evening for two. And how about setting routines? This way, your outdoor lighting will never again be switched on unnecessarily. The in-lite app also makes it possible to set and save all transformer functionalities, as well as share them with other in-lite app users. The ultimate in convenience for the entire family or your landscaper. With the in-lite app, you switch on your outdoor lighting in no time via the home screen. Enjoy your outdoor space to the fullest each and every day with in-lite.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerView at 28% against in's 0%. PowerView also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 20) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PowerView holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 20, 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 0% of in's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerView | in |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.1 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Douglas | in-lite design bv |
Customer experience
PowerView
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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
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Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PowerView
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









