Comparison

PowerView vs Casambi Pro

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

Casambi Pro

This app simplifies complex lighting control configurations for professionals. It allows for off-site planning on PC and on-site commissioning via iPad, streamlining the setup of lighting projects with features like scene setting, dimming, and sensor integration.

Highlights
  • Off-site project planning
  • On-site device commissioning
  • Scene setting
  • Dimming and tunable white control
  • Layout, space, and group management
  • Switch and sensor integration
Features
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Casambi Pro: Simplifying lighting control configuration for professionals. Are you tired of grappling with complex technical configurations when setting up large-scale lighting projects? Look no further. Casambi Pro is your ultimate solution designed to simplify your lighting control tasks with unparalleled ease. Designed specifically for commissioning engineers and partners, Casambi Pro is a game-changing tool that streamlines the process of configuring lighting controls for various applications. How does it work? Casambi Pro leverages the power of visual thinking, allowing you to experiment with your configuration ideas safely until perfection is achieved. Then, with just a few taps, upload your configurations to the hardware. Off-site Planning: Start your journey with Casambi Pro's Windows PC software, enabling offsite project planning. Import floor plans, play with configurations, and efficiently manage repetitive spaces, all from the comfort of your desktop. On-site Commissioning: When your project is ready for action, switch to the Casambi Pro iPad software. This version effortlessly identifies Casambi-enabled Bluetooth devices onsite and pairs them seamlessly with your Casambi Pro project. Voila! Your project is implemented with precision and efficiency. (The Casambi Pro onsite commissioning tool has been designed and tailored for use on Apple iPad, with an additional iPhone version available exclusively for pairing EnOcean products on-site. Please note that although the iPad version can also function on iPhone, it is optimized for optimal performance on iPad).  Casambi Pro truly shines in expansive sites featuring repetitive layouts, and automated control systems with schedules, sensors, and switches. It empowers you to create and configure Casambi installations with unparalleled efficiency, dramatically reducing the need for extensive on-site technical configurations. Key features in the planning Windows PC software include: Scene setting: Create and save lighting scenes effortlessly. Dimming: Effortlessly control lighting intensity. Tunable white: Achieve the perfect ambiance with adjustable white light. Layouts, spaces, groups, controllers, and networks: Manage these elements with unlimited flexibility, adapting to your unique project needs. Switches and sensors: Seamlessly integrate control inputs for a complete, responsive lighting solution. Use Casambi Pro for iPad to upload configurations to devices. Choose Casambi Pro to simplify the way you work with lighting. Pro more control over the final outcome. Pro minimizing disruption during installation. Pro saving valuable time on your projects.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Casambi Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PowerView at 28% against Casambi Pro's 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Casambi Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PowerView versus Casambi Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewCasambi Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.Casambi Technologies Ltd

Customer experience

PowerView

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

Casambi Pro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Casambi Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

Casambi Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Casambi Pro free?
Casambi Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PowerView or Casambi Pro have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Casambi Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Casambi Pro?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Casambi Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, PowerView was updated on November 1, 2026 and Casambi Pro on November 3, 2026.

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