Smart Shades vs PERMAWARM+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Shades
Transform your existing window shades into smart devices with this solar-powered, wireless gadget. Control your blinds remotely via a smartphone app, setting custom schedules and automated movements for enhanced convenience.
- Turns regular shades into smart shades
- Solar-powered operation
- Wireless and easy installation
- Smartphone app control
- Automated patterns and schedules
- Bluetooth Low Energy communication
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SOMA Smart Shades is an easy to install, solar-powered device that turns your regular window shades into smart shades. It is extremely simple to operate via your smartphone. It is also easy to install since it is wireless. All the movements of SOMA Smart Shades are controlled by the application which communicates with SOMA Smart Shades via Bluetooth Low Energy. You can move blinds in your rooms up and down whenever you like or create automated patterns and schedules for different rooms to make your life even more convenient.
PERMAWARM+
This app integrates electronic technology with functional clothing to offer smart thermal wear. It provides users with comfortable warmth and active temperature control, ideal for extreme weather and outdoor activities.
- Smart thermal control
- Electronic technology integration
- Functional outdoor wear
- Active temperature regulation
- Comfortable warmth
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國際機能服飾布領導廠商福懋公司 (Formosa Taffeta Co., Ltd)最新智能發熱溫控服飾，結合電子科技、機能服飾與智能介面整合的保暖新服飾。強化戶外運動服飾為出發點，研發的智能發熱溫控衣，針對極端氣候及戶外運動市場，提供舒適溫暖、自主溫控的體感保護。不僅可達到穿戴舒適性與安全性的絕佳平衡，在終端使用人性化以及服飾設計的自由度上也充分展現其高度匹配性。 Formosa Taffeta(FTC) latest smart thermal clothing combines electronic technology, functional clothes and user AI. Base on the enhancing the functionality of outdoor wear, this smart thermal technology focus on extreme weather and outdoor market, provide comfort and heat up, active control thermal experience. Moreover, this new development of smart thermal technology can help achieve a balance of comfort and safety, and additionally provides freedom of clothing design and humanized user experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PERMAWARM+ at 5.0 against Smart Shades's 2.1. PERMAWARM+ also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Smart Shades's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PERMAWARM+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Shades has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Shades ships an update every 2 months, PERMAWARM+ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Shades | PERMAWARM+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wazombi | WearingAi Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Shades
PERMAWARM+
Bugs and requests
Smart Shades
Reported bugs
32 issues- App crashes with Smart Shades 3
- App crashes after update
- App crashes instantly
- App closes itself right away
- App won't open at all
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- App crashes before it even opens
- Sunset function stopped working
- Sunset trigger doesn't work
- Bluetooth stopped working
- Not responding to Alexa
- Soma Connect not working
- Soma Connect shows WiFi numbers, not names
- Soma Connect connection failed
- Shade control only works on Android
- Next button missing during calibration
- Calibration deviation over time
- Blind drifts out of calibrated position
- Cog works its way off spindle
- Battery status inaccurate
- Motor is slow
- Units open at different speeds
- Blinds lose their position
- Hub setup programmed poorly
- Voice commands limited
- App not updated for over a year
- Easy to interrupt movement
- Device forgets min/max heights
- Pairing Soma Connect is almost impossible
- Blinds slip and need reconfiguring
- Motor is slow to respond
- Ripped the gear cog to shreds
- App crashes halfway through firmware update
Requested features
24 requests- Matter support
- Change app language
- Change highest/lowest position
- Recalibrate function
- Simple up and down buttons
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- Dusk to dawn automation
- Sunrise/sunset schedule
- Siri Shortcut integration
- Group triggers
- Confirmation dialog when cancelling setup
- Manual adjustment offset
- Notification for low battery
- Single screen for all battery levels
- Support for iPhone X screen size
- Rename groups/individual units
- Speed control for motors
- Temperature setting (Fahrenheit)
- Dusk/dawn open and close
- Edit shade name
- Continuous open/close feature
- Update for iOS 11 group creation
- iPad version
- Live power meter for solar panel
- Secure version of product
PERMAWARM+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Shades
No in-app purchases
PERMAWARM+
No in-app purchases
