PowerView vs The Drill Sergeant Cleaning
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).
The Drill Sergeant Cleaning
This app offers a convenient way to manage home cleaning services and earn rewards. Users can schedule services, track loyalty points, and access exclusive discounts. It aims to make keeping a home clean a rewarding experience.
- Schedule cleaning services
- Earn points for milestones
- Redeem points for perks
- Track loyalty rewards
- Unlock special discounts
- Seamless management experience
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Discover the Drill Sergeant Cleaning App – where cleanliness meets convenience and rewards! Earn points for every milestone, redeem them for exclusive perks, and manage all your cleaning needs in one seamless experience. Whether scheduling your next service, tracking your loyalty rewards, or unlocking special discounts, this app ensures your home shines while you reap the benefits. Join today and enjoy your first reward on us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Drill Sergeant Cleaning at 100% against PowerView's 28%. The Drill Sergeant Cleaning also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.6). PowerView's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). 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.
The Drill Sergeant Cleaning 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. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of PowerView's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Drill Sergeant Cleaning's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerView | The Drill Sergeant Cleaning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc. | Michael Yllanes |
Customer experience
PowerView
The Drill Sergeant Cleaning
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
The Drill Sergeant Cleaning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PowerView
No in-app purchases
The Drill Sergeant Cleaning
No in-app purchases
Questions
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