Comparison

TailWind Smart vs Smith & Noble 3.0

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

Head to head
About

TailWind Smart

Automate your garage door with smart technology. This app allows you to remotely open, close, and check the status of your garage doors. It can also automatically open as you arrive and close as you leave, enhancing security and convenience.

Highlights
  • Automatic opening and closing
  • Remote control from anywhere
  • Vehicle detection for specific door opening
  • Customizable alerts and schedules
  • Activity history log
  • Unlimited user access
Features
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Don’t just open your garage door with your smartphone. Automate it. Tailwind can close your garage door as you leave, open it when you arrive – all automatically. No buttons. No keypads. Just drive. The Tailwind app allows you to open, close, or check the status of your garage doors from anywhere using your mobile device, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and our iQ3 smart garage door controller (purchased separately). Check out the list of things you can do with Tailwind: Automatically open the door as you approach Automatically close the door as you leave (if you forget to close it) Detect which vehicle you’re driving so it knows which door to open or close (can even work with motorcycles, ATVs, etc)* Automatically close all your garage doors at night, even if someone opens them again! Receive customize alerts telling you who opened the garage door and when See a history log of all activity for the last 30 days Create alert schedules so you only receive alerts at certain times of the day Unlimited users * may require optional Tailwind Vehicle Sensor

About

Smith & Noble 3.0

Control your home's window treatments remotely. Automate shades, blinds, and drapery with scheduling and voice commands. Requires a compatible smart hub.

Highlights
  • Remote control of shades, blinds, and drapery
  • Scheduling for automated window treatments
  • Control single or multiple window treatments
  • Voice control via smart assistants
  • Real-time control from anywhere
Features
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The Smith & Noble App allows users to manager their shades, blinds and drapery from their mobile device. State-of-the-art and easy-to-use, this system can customize functionality and control single and multiple window treatements from virtually anywhere in the world. To use the app, users must also have the Smith & Noble Smart Hub available at smithandnoble.com. Key features: - Compatible with Smith & Noble motorized shades, blinds and drapery. - Has scheduling functionality to automate window treatments to preferred settings. - Control shade, blinds and draperies in real-time without being home - Operate a single treatment as well as groups across entire home. - Compatible with smart assistants enabling voice control

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
Smith & Noble 3.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TailWind Smart at 52% against Smith & Noble 3.0's 0%. TailWind Smart also leads on rating (3.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Smith & Noble 3.0's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). 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

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

TailWind Smart holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of TailWind Smart's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smith & Noble 3.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, Smith & Noble 3.0 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TailWind Smart versus Smith & Noble 3.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind SmartSmith & Noble 3.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (90 ratings) — better3.0 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdSMITH & NOBLE, LLC

Customer experience

TailWind Smart

All ratings89 ratings
Positive56.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative33.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative39.3%

Smith & Noble 3.0

All ratings21 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

TailWind Smart

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Cannot enable Bluetooth during setup
  • Location services need manual enabling
  • App prompts to download unavailable update
  • Auto open no longer works
  • App can't diagnose or update firmware
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  • App no longer allows adding a vehicle
  • App always signed out after update
  • Location triggers rarely work
  • Update broke auto-close
  • Settings changed to auto-close unexpectedly
  • iOS widgets no longer work
  • Frequently signed out and have to re-authenticate
  • Garage doors deleted from app after sign-out
  • Unable to close door, shows 'lockout'
  • Clicking on one door opens/closes the other
  • Massive battery drain for iOS users
  • Auto open/close feature works sporadically for iPhone users
  • App is buggy
  • Garage door shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Vehicle shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Garage door shows as 'null'
  • Notifications about turning sensor off/on incorrectly displayed
  • Horrible battery drain
  • Background battery drain issue
  • Auto open/close doesn't always work on iPhones
  • Auto open feature through IFTTT no longer works after iOS 13
  • App crashes on iPad when clicking login
  • Consistent backgrounding problem, requires app kill to connect
  • Logs out user, password reset fails
  • Registration of email didn't work
  • App testing severely lacking
  • Signs you out all the time at random
  • IFTTT integration doesn't work with Apple
  • App can't use Bluetooth from iPhone but can with Android

Requested features

8 requests
  • Clearer setup flow with firmware update check
  • Documentation matching latest UX
  • HomeKit integration release
  • Siri Shortcuts improvement
  • Watch face complication for watch app
Show 3 more
  • Disable notifications while home using location services
  • Manage 'admin' settings
  • Fix iPad crash on login

Smith & Noble 3.0

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Smith & Noble 3.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smith & Noble 3.0 free?
Smith & Noble 3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TailWind Smart or Smith & Noble 3.0?
TailWind Smart is rated higher. TailWind Smart averages 3.4 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Smith & Noble 3.0 averages 3.0 from 31 ratings.
Do TailWind Smart or Smith & Noble 3.0 have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor Smith & Noble 3.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TailWind Smart or Smith & Noble 3.0?
TailWind Smart ships an update every 5 weeks, and Smith & Noble 3.0 every 3 months. Most recently, TailWind Smart was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smith & Noble 3.0 on October 30, 2026.

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