Comparison

PowerView vs Cubby Alert

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

Cubby Alert

Features
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Cubby Alert — Lost Pets, Found Faster Every year, millions of pets go missing. Most are found within miles of home — by a neighbor, a jogger, or someone who simply noticed. Cubby Alert turns your entire community into a search party, connecting pet owners with nearby people who can help bring their furry, feathered, or scaly family members home. HOW IT WORKS When a pet goes missing, their owner posts an alert on Cubby Alert with photos, a description, and the location where the pet was last seen. Everyone nearby receives an instant notification. If you spot a lost pet, you can report a sighting with a photo and location — giving the owner real-time information about where their pet has been seen. It's that simple. No searching through social media posts. No printing flyers. Just a direct connection between people who've lost a pet and the community around them. REAL-TIME ALERTS NEAR YOU Cubby Alert uses your location to show you lost pets nearby, sorted by distance so the closest ones appear first. Set your preferred search radius and choose which types of pets you'd like to be alerted about — dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, reptiles, or small pets. You'll only see what matters to you. MAP & LIST VIEW Browse lost pets in a scrollable list with distance badges showing exactly how far away each pet was last seen, or switch to map view to see pins dropped across your area. Tap any pin or card to see the full details — photos, breed, color, distinguishing features, favorite treats, and sounds they respond to. REPORT A SIGHTING Spotted a pet that looks lost? Open the alert, tap "Report Sighting," snap a photo, and drop a pin on the map. Your sighting is sent directly to the pet's owner with your location and notes. Every sighting helps narrow the search area and brings that pet one step closer to home. PET DETAIL PAGES Each lost pet has a detailed profile with everything you need to identify and safely approach them — including distinctive features, favorite treats and toys, and sounds they respond to. An inline map shows exactly where they were last seen, and one tap opens your phone's native maps app for turn-by-turn navigation to the area. BOOST YOUR ALERT Need more visibility? Boost your alert to make it stand out in the feed. Priority alerts appear at the top of search results with a bold badge, reaching more people faster. You can also add a reward to motivate your community to keep an eye out. CONTACT THE OWNER Found a match? Reach the pet's owner instantly with one-tap calling or texting, right from the alert. No accounts to create, no hoops to jump through — just a direct line to someone who's waiting for good news. POST A LOST PET ALERT Posting an alert takes less than two minutes. Add your pet's name, type, breed, and color. Upload photos. Drop a pin where they were last seen. Add details about their personality, treats they love, and sounds they respond to. Your alert goes live immediately and reaches everyone in the area. MANAGE YOUR ALERTS Track sightings as they come in, update your pet's status, edit details, and mark your pet as found or reunited — all from the My Alerts tab. You stay in control of your alert from start to finish. BUILT FOR EVERY PET Cubby Alert isn't just for dogs and cats. Whether you've lost a parrot, a rabbit, a bearded dragon, a hamster, or a ferret — you can post an alert and reach people nearby who can help. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S PET SAFETY NET You don't need to have a lost pet to make a difference. Just by having Cubby Alert on your phone, you become part of a network that helps reunite families with their pets. Keep an eye out on your morning walk, your evening jog, or your drive to work. You might be the reason someone's best friend makes it home. Download Cubby Alert today and help make your community a safer place for pets.

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
Cubby Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cubby Alert at every 9 days against PowerView's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Cubby Alert every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PowerView versus Cubby Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewCubby Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.Bharat Patel

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

Cubby Alert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

None

Cubby Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubby Alert free?
Cubby Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PowerView or Cubby Alert have ads?
Neither PowerView nor Cubby Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerView or Cubby Alert?
PowerView ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cubby Alert every 9 days. Most recently, PowerView was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cubby Alert on October 19, 2026.

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