Comparison

AUTOMATE PULSE vs Savant Power & Light

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AUTOMATE PULSE

Control motorized window shades remotely with an intuitive interface. Visualize shade positions, check battery health, and set custom timers and scenes for automated comfort, whether you're home or away.

Highlights
  • Remote shade control
  • Bi-directional communication
  • Visualize shade positioning
  • Check battery health
  • Create rooms, timers, and scenes
  • Motor limit adjustment
  • Up, down, stop, and position control
Features
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Automate Pulse is an easy to use interface used to configure and control motorized window shades using the Automate "ARC" radio motor platform. Whether you are at home or away you can accurately control your shades via the animated interface on your smartphone. Bi-directional communication allows you to visualize the exact positioning of your internal and external shades while also allowing you to check the battery health of your wirefree motors. Getting started is simple via the easy to follow setup wizard. Create rooms, set timers & scenes for optimum comfort and allow Automate PULSE to take control. Installers can also take advantage of the convenient remote free setup to efficiently set motor limits with their smart phone. · Requires the ARC Pulse Hub – available from your Rollease Acmeda Automate Motorized Shade Dealer Features: Each Pulse Hub supports up to 30 motorized window treatments · Create up to 20 Rooms, Scenes and timers · Invite up to 4 users per Pulse Hub with full control privileges and their own “Favorites” list. · Administrator account allows system configuration- o Set up, activate and deactivate timers o Create Scenes o Adjust travel limits o Create multiple locations (up to 5) and add Pulse hubs (up to 5) · Control screens provide motor status including- o Operate motors to any position desired § Up, down, stop and move to position control § Animation and end position status provided through 2 way feedback from motors. § Battery health for Wirefree rechargeable motors o Favorite position setting & recall

About

Savant Power & Light

Easily configure and manage your smart power systems, including energy storage and load management. Set up essential circuits for power outages and monitor energy consumption and production in real-time.

Highlights
  • Streamlined configuration of power systems
  • Guided setup with automated device discovery
  • Define essential circuits for power outages
  • Monitor live energy consumption
  • Monitor secondary power source production
  • Supports integrated energy storage and generators
Features
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Savant Power & Light offers quick onboarding and streamlined configuration of Savant Power Systems, including Savant Power Storage and the Savant Power Director. Easily configure load management to extend battery storage with Savant Power Modules. GUIDED SETUP Easily deploy smart power using automated device discover and intuitive configuration of your power sources, electrical panels and energy automation. FOCUS YOUR ENERGY Define the essential circuits that remain powered during a power outage with Savant Energy Scenes. Create more scenes to deliver flexibility in what gets power as the needs change in the home, and leverage battery state of charge to shed additional load over time and extend the runtime of the Savant Power System. TEST & MONITOR Use Savant Power & Light to control circuits in the electrical panel supported by Savant Power Modules. Monitor live energy consumption across the home, and production of secondary power sources like automatic generators and solar modules using the Savant Current Track Module. POWER EFFICIENCY Leverage the load management benefits of Savant Power Modules with select integrated energy storage systems, automatic generators and solar installations. SMART EXTENSIONS Savant Power & Light also provides onboarding and configuration support for other Savant and GE smart solutions, including Savant Lighting Modules, smart dimmers & switches and low voltage-controlled DMX and 0-10V lighting.

Screenshots

AUTOMATE PULSE4 screens
Savant Power & Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Savant Power & Light at 100% against AUTOMATE PULSE's 31%. Savant Power & Light also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). AUTOMATE PULSE's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 13) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Savant Power & Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of AUTOMATE PULSE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Savant Power & Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AUTOMATE PULSE versus Savant Power & Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUTOMATE PULSESavant Power & Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (48 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROLLEASE ACMEDASavant Systems Inc.

Customer experience

AUTOMATE PULSE

All ratings44 ratings
Positive38.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative55.1%

Savant Power & Light

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AUTOMATE PULSE

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Hub stopped working
  • App not connecting to WiFi
  • App not working for no reason
  • Cannot add location
  • App not compatible with hub
Show 16 more
  • Settings not stored
  • Lost Rooms and Scenes after iOS update
  • Stopped working with Alexa
  • App randomly wiped everything
  • Automated timings lose settings
  • App crashes frequently
  • Devices not responding
  • Alexa not finding devices
  • Devices paired change when app reopened
  • Requires re-pairing devices
  • "Time out" errors
  • "Log in failed" errors
  • App hangs
  • Timer function unreliable
  • Amazon Echo not recognizing scenes
  • Timer loses settings for selected days

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add tablet support
  • Add widget support for quick scene access
  • Add sunrise/sunset timers
  • Add HomeKit integration
  • Add Alexa support (for some users)
Show 7 more
  • Allow reordering of scenes/timers
  • Allow grouping scenes/timers in folders
  • Sync settings online to avoid redoing
  • Add sunrise/sunset function in timer module
  • Add IFTTT integration
  • Update software for iPad rotation
  • Add HomeKit and/or Alexa support

Savant Power & Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AUTOMATE PULSE

No in-app purchases

None

Savant Power & Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUTOMATE PULSE free?
AUTOMATE PULSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Savant Power & Light free?
Savant Power & Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUTOMATE PULSE or Savant Power & Light?
Savant Power & Light is rated higher. AUTOMATE PULSE averages 2.6 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Savant Power & Light averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do AUTOMATE PULSE or Savant Power & Light have ads?
Neither AUTOMATE PULSE nor Savant Power & Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUTOMATE PULSE or Savant Power & Light?
AUTOMATE PULSE ships an update every 3 months, and Savant Power & Light every 3 months. Most recently, AUTOMATE PULSE was updated on November 2, 2026 and Savant Power & Light on November 3, 2026.

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