Comparison

PowerView vs Marahlago

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

Marahlago

Discover exquisite Larimar jewelry crafted with a rare Caribbean gemstone. This app showcases a catalog of unique designs and includes a built-in ring sizer to help you find your perfect fit.

Highlights
  • Larimar gemstone jewelry catalog
  • Unique jewelry designs
  • Fashion-forward settings
  • Built-in ring sizer
  • Discover rare Caribbean gems
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If semi-precious stones have their own cache of best-kept secrets, then one of them is definitely Larimar, an extremely rare precious stone that has only been found in one very small location on the planet, a remote mountain range of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Marahlago was born in 2004 by Adrian’s dream to combine this premier gem with excellent jewelry designs and fashion forward settings. Our mission is to create treasured pieces that captivate wearers and admirers time and again, as it has been captivating Adrian and Marah. The ageless beauty and natural luminescence of Larimar makes it a privilege to create designs that capture the spirit of this unique gem and share its amazing natural beauty with others. And now we are glad to present you our mobile app with our catalog and built-in Ring Sizer to quickly find your ring size.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Marahlago4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marahlago at 5.0 against PowerView's 4.4. Marahlago also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). PowerView's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Marahlago holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, Marahlago every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PowerView versus Marahlago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewMarahlago
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter DouglasMike Melnikov

Customer experience

PowerView

All ratings2,387 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative60.8%

Marahlago

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Marahlago

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

Marahlago

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marahlago free?
Marahlago is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or Marahlago?
Marahlago is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Marahlago averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PowerView or Marahlago have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Marahlago shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Marahlago?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Marahlago every 4 months. Most recently, PowerView was updated on September 27, 2026 and Marahlago on June 4, 2026.

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