Comparison

PowerView vs DoomStroll

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

DoomStroll

This app helps you control screen time by requiring you to walk a certain number of steps to unlock app usage. Earn screen time by walking and spend it when you want to use blocked applications. It encourages physical activity as a trade-off for digital engagement.

Highlights
  • Lock selected apps
  • Earn screen time by walking
  • Track steps via Apple Health
  • Earn achievements and streaks
  • No account required
  • Anonymous usage analytics
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DoomStroll is the screen time control app that doesn't lecture you. It just locks the apps you can't stop opening, until you've walked enough steps to earn them back. 500 steps earns 1 Doom Scroll, worth 15 minutes of unlocked screen time. Walk to stack them up. Burn one when you actually want to scroll. When the 15 minutes is up, the apps lock again. How it works 1. Pick the apps that own your attention. 2. Walk. Your phone is already counting your steps. DoomStroll just gives them a job. 3. Earned screen time stacks up as Doom Scrolls in your Scroll Stash. 4. Burn a scroll when you want to use a blocked app. You get 15 minutes. 5. When the window closes, the apps lock again. Walk more, scroll more. Why this works when "screen time limits" don't Apple's built-in limits run on willpower. Tap "Ignore Limit," they're gone. DoomStroll doesn't ask you to resist. It asks you to walk. The cost of doomscrolling is just one step in front of the other, repeated until you've earned it. Most days you'll walk more than you used to. Some days you won't. Either way, you'll know exactly what your scrolling is costing you. What's inside - Block any apps using Apple's Screen Time / Family Controls - Steps tracked via Apple Health (read-only, we don't write anything) - Earn skulls (achievements) for hitting goals and streaks and other stats - No account required: onboarding answers, step history, and blocking settings stay on your device - Anonymous usage analytics help us improve the app; no personal data, no tracking, no selling Important DoomStroll is not a medical device. It's a screen time control app that ties your habits to your steps. If you have a health condition that affects walking or movement, talk to a doctor before changing your activity level. DoomStroll Pro subscription required after onboarding. 7-day free trial on Monthly and Yearly plans. The DoomStroll Pro subscription auto-renews until cancelled in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://doomstroll.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://doomstroll.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

PowerView4 screens
DoomStroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DoomStroll at 100% against PowerView's 28%. DoomStroll also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). PowerView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DoomStroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PowerView asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoomStroll 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 1, 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 DoomStroll's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PowerView versus DoomStroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerViewDoomStroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHunter DouglasSMRLND LLC

Customer experience

PowerView

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

DoomStroll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

DoomStroll

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DoomStroll

Subscriptions3
  • DoomStroll Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DoomStroll Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DoomStroll Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoomStroll free?
DoomStroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PowerView or DoomStroll?
DoomStroll is rated higher. PowerView averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while DoomStroll averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PowerView or DoomStroll have ads?
Neither PowerView nor DoomStroll shows ads.

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