LEVOLOR vs Shade Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LEVOLOR
Automate your home's window coverings with custom schedules. Control motorized blinds, shades, and shutters from your phone, setting them to open or close at specific times. Manage multiple devices and save favorite positions for easy adjustments.
- Custom scheduling for automatic operation
- Group and control multiple window coverings
- Save favorite preset positions
- Bluetooth pairing with Premium 6-Channel Remote
- One-touch control for raising/lowering/tilting
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Unlock the full potential of your motorized LEVOLOR® Blinds, Shades, and Shutters! Simply pair your Premium 6-Channel Remote to access custom scheduling options. Program your window coverings to open or close according to a timed schedule — automatically. Stop walking around the house to adjust your window coverings and seamlessly group and control all your home's motorized blinds, shades, and shutters from one device. The app requires a LEVOLOR Premium 6-Channel Remote for operation and will not pair with the Basic 3-Channel Remote. Features: + Create custom schedules to program your window coverings to adjust automatically according to a timed schedule. Set your shades to rise with the morning sun, or move periodically throughout the day while you're away from home. + Easy 3 Step Set-Up Guide walks you through the pairing process. + Pairs with Bluetooth-enabled, Premium 6-Channel Remote to operate your window coverings from your mobile phone or tablet. + Save a Favorite preset positions that you can move your window coverings to with just one touch. + Manage your entire home more efficiently. Organize and pair all your Premium 6-Channel Remotes and window coverings in one place for quick and easy access. + Light control and privacy at your fingertips. Raise and lower your shades or tilt your blinds or shutters open and close with just a simple click.
Shade Connect
Effortlessly control popular automated shades from your smartphone or tablet. Adjust window coverings with a simple click or set up automated operations for convenience.
- Smartphone control
- Tablet control
- Intuitive user interface
- Automated operation
- Easy button control
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The Shade Connect Mobile App provides easy operation for popular automated shades. Control your shades via the intuitive user interface from your smartphone or tablet. Adjust your window coverings with an easy click of a button or through automated operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LEVOLOR at every 4 months against Shade Connect's every 18 months. LEVOLOR also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 5%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for LEVOLOR against 2.6 for Shade Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of LEVOLOR's written reviews are positive against 5% of Shade Connect's.
LEVOLOR ships an update every 4 months, Shade Connect every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LEVOLOR | Shade Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (70 ratings) | 2.6 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 4.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEVOLOR WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. | Turnils |
Customer experience
LEVOLOR
Shade Connect
In-app purchases
LEVOLOR
No in-app purchases
Shade Connect
No in-app purchases
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