Smart Shades vs Matic Robots
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.
Matic Robots
Control your robot vacuum remotely for intelligent, hands-free cleaning. Set schedules, define cleaning zones, and monitor progress in real-time with detailed maps. Enjoy a simplified setup and advanced features without constant supervision.
- Live robot status monitoring
- Photorealistic and semantic mapping
- Remote control and scheduling
- Draw to clean functionality
- No-go zones and multiple map support
- Multi-robot control
- Privacy-focused on-device processing
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Connect to your Matic robot vacuum for smarter, hands-free cleaning. The Matic app gives you full control over your robot vacuum. Set your preferences, check in from anywhere, and enjoy a truly intelligent cleaning experience—without the long setup, mapping, or micromanaging. App features include: * Live Robot Status – Check your Matic’s activity, battery level, and cleaning progress in real time * Photorealistic Mapping – Watch your home map generate in stunning visual detail as Matic learns your space * Semantic Map Views – Switch between photorealistic and semantic views of your home * Remote Control – Start, pause, and stop cleaning sessions from anywhere * Effortless Scheduling – Set daily or weekly cleaning routines that work around your life * Draw to Clean – Simply draw anywhere on the map and send Matic to clean that area * No-Go Zones – Set off-limit areas with a tap—no tape or barriers needed * Multiple Map Support – Manage multiple home layouts for multi-floor cleaning * Multi-Robot Support – Connect and control multiple Matics from one app * Precision Joystick Mode – Take manual control when you need spot cleaning or fun demos * Privacy Built-In – All video and processing stays on your device—nothing sent to the cloud Matic is the first robot vacuum built to clean like you clean. Just unbox it, plug it in, and go. No complex setup. No babysitting. Just a vacuum that works the way you always hoped it would.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Matic Robots at 80% against Smart Shades's 25%. Matic Robots also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and monetization model (free vs paid). Smart Shades's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Matic Robots holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 127 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Smart Shades's written reviews are positive against 80% of Matic Robots's.
Smart Shades ships an update every 2 months, Matic Robots weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Shades | Matic Robots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (65 ratings) | 4.8 (127 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 127 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wazombi | Matician, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Shades
Matic Robots
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
Matic Robots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Shades
No in-app purchases
Matic Robots
No in-app purchases









