Comparison

PowerView vs Graber Visualizer

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

Graber Visualizer

Visualize custom window treatments on your own windows using augmented reality. Explore various styles, colors, and patterns in sample rooms or by taking a photo. Save your favorites to share with others or discuss with a dealer.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality visualization
  • View in sample rooms
  • Photo integration
  • Wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns
  • Save and share favorites
Features
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The Graber Visualizer App uses state-of-the-art technology that allows you to view Graber custom window treatments on any window, in any style with a wide variety of colors, textures and patterns. View window treatments in our sample rooms, take a photo directly on your tablet or use the power of Augmented Reality (AR) to view the window treatments in real time on your windows. Save your favorites for later to share with friends and family or show them to your Graber dealer to bring your dream window treatments to life.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Graber Visualizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerView at 4.4 against Graber Visualizer's 2.5. PowerView also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 13). Graber Visualizer's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 28%). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerView holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 38% of Graber Visualizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Graber Visualizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PowerView versus Graber Visualizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewGraber Visualizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better2.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB907 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter DouglasSprings Window Fashions

Customer experience

PowerView

All ratings2,392 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative60.8%

Graber Visualizer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

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

Graber Visualizer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

Graber Visualizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graber Visualizer free?
Graber Visualizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or Graber Visualizer?
PowerView is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Graber Visualizer averages 2.5 from 13 ratings.
Do PowerView or Graber Visualizer have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Graber Visualizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Graber Visualizer?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Graber Visualizer monthly. Most recently, PowerView was updated on October 14, 2026 and Graber Visualizer on October 10, 2026.

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