Lapels vs Smart Shade Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lapels
Manage your dry cleaning and laundry services with ease. Track orders, view history, schedule pickups, and receive notifications for ready items. Access your account details and contact the store directly from your device.
- Track orders and view history
- Schedule on-demand pickups
- Notify store of pickup arrival
- View customer account information
- Direct contact with Lapels
- Receive pickup notifications
- Refer a friend for credit
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Lapels Mobile provides instant access to your personal Lapels account and customer information, giving you the ability to track your orders as they are processed, view your cleaning history and receipts, and much more. Schedule a free on-demand route pickup or simply let the store know that you will be in to grab your items—all with the push of a button. Lapels Mobile will even notify you when your order is ready for pickup, as well as pass along any special information or promotion. Features listed below are subject to the specific operating policies of your Dry Cleaner: 1) Track your orders in process and view past order history, and receipts. 2) Request a free On-Demand route pickup. 3) Notify the Lapels store that you are on your way to pick up your ready orders. They'll pull and have them available when you walk in. 4) View your customer account information, including your contact information, payment methods, cleaning preferences, etc. 5) Quickly contact Lapels by phone or email and access their website all directly from your device. 6) Receive automatic notifications when your orders are ready for pickup notifications, complete with order count and descriptions. 7) Refer a friend and receive credit towards your next cleaning service.
Smart Shade Control
Effortlessly manage your smart window shades with direct local control. Automate opening and closing based on schedules, sunrise/sunset, or your location. Integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for hands-free operation and create custom scenes.
- Direct Matter/Thread pairing
- Local cloud-free operation
- Sunrise/sunset automation
- Geofence triggers
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Customizable scenes
- Usage analytics
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Take complete control of your window shades. No cloud account, no subscription, no third-party login required. Smart Shade Control pairs directly with your shades over Matter and Thread using Apple's native HomeKit framework, keeping everything private and local on your device. Simple, Secure Pairing: Add your shades in seconds by scanning the QR code on each motor. Smart Shade Control uses Apple's native HomeKit commissioning over your local Thread network. Your shades are never routed through the cloud. Compatible with Canisteo, Eve, Aqara, Zemismart, and other window covering brands that support Matter over Thread. Powerful Automation: Set your shades on a schedule, or let the sun decide. Smart Shade Control calculates local sunrise and sunset times without any internet connection, so your shades can open with the morning light and close at dusk automatically, every day. Fine-tune each event with a custom offset up to two hours before or after sunrise or sunset. Location-Based Triggers: Arriving home? Your shades can be waiting at your preferred position before you walk through the door. Leaving? Close everything automatically. Geofence automations run quietly in the background with no manual interaction required. Siri and Shortcuts: Control your shades hands-free. Say things like "Open all shades in Smart Shade Control" or "Close the Living Room shade" using Siri. Build multi-step automations in the Shortcuts app using any Smart Shade Control action including open, close, set position, and activate a scene. Scenes: Save your favorite shade configurations as named scenes such as Morning, Movie Night, or Working From Home, and activate them with a single tap or a Siri command. Usage Analytics: See exactly how your shades have been used with beautiful charts. Track position history over time, daily activity patterns, and a breakdown of what triggered each operation including manual, schedule, scene, automation, or Siri. Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets: Glance at your shade positions without opening the app. The home screen widget shows up to three shades at once, while the lock screen widget displays a position gauge right on your Lock Screen. Designed for Privacy: Everything runs on your device and your local home network. No account creation, no data collection, no analytics sent anywhere. Your home stays yours. What You Need: iPhone running iOS 17 or later Window shades with Matter over Thread support, such as Canisteo (Deyi Smart), Eve MotionBlinds, Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1, Zemismart, or ZINGREE A Thread Border Router on your home network such as a HomePod mini, HomePod 2nd gen, or Apple TV 4K 2nd or 3rd gen Apple Home app set up on your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Shade Control at 100% against Lapels's 22%. Smart Shade Control also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Lapels's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Smart Shade Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lapels asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Shade Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lapels has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Lapels's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Shade Control's.
Lapels ships an update every 2 months, Smart Shade Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lapels | Smart Shade Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lapels | Gary Cox |
Customer experience
Lapels
Smart Shade Control
In-app purchases
Lapels
No in-app purchases
Smart Shade Control
- Lifetime Pro Access$4.99
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