IGH vs Shade Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IGH
Transform your iPad or iPhone into a smart home control center. Manage lights, climate, blinds, and audio/video systems remotely. Requires a compatible home automation system.
- Lights control
- Shutters/Blinds control
- Audio/Video control
- HVAC Control
- Remote monitoring and control
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Turn your iPad/iPhone into an energy management system, control and monitor touch screen for your igh home automation system. Enables you to control home appliances: Lights, HVAC, Shutters, Audio/Video and more. Control your home remotely over 3G or Wi-Fi networks when the app is enabled with a igh subscription. Features: · Lights control · Shutters/Blinds control · Audio/Video control · HVAC Control PLEASE NOTE: A igh home automation system is required to enjoy the features above. See www.greenpointsys.com for more information.
Shade Flow
Control your home's window shades remotely via Bluetooth. Schedule automated movements for different rooms to enhance convenience and create custom lighting environments.
- Bluetooth shade control
- Up and down shade movement
- Automated patterns
- Room-specific schedules
- Smart home integration
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Shade Flow allows your shades to be controlled by a unique application that communicates with your shades via Bluetooth. You can move shades in your home up and down whenever you like through your smart device and even create automated patterns and schedules for different rooms to give you full control of a smart home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IGH at fortnightly against Shade Flow's monthly. Shade Flow's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
IGH ships an update fortnightly, Shade Flow monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IGH | Shade Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GREEN POINT SYSTEMS LTD | Top Window Covering Europe B.V. |
Customer experience
IGH
Shade Flow
In-app purchases
IGH
No in-app purchases
Shade Flow
No in-app purchases
