PowerView vs Graber Visualizer
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).
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.
- Augmented Reality visualization
- View in sample rooms
- Photo integration
- Wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns
- Save and share favorites
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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.
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Verdict
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
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 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.
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Graber Visualizer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerView | Graber Visualizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better | 2.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 907 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Douglas | Springs Window Fashions |
Customer experience
PowerView
Graber Visualizer
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
PowerView
No in-app purchases
Graber Visualizer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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