LEVOLOR vs ShadeAuto
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.
ShadeAuto
Automate your home's window coverings with smart device control. Create custom scenes and schedules for optimal natural lighting and privacy, all manageable remotely. Requires a ShadeAuto Hub for operation.
- Automated shade control
- Customizable scenes and schedules
- Remote operation from anywhere
- Device status overview (battery, connectivity)
- Smart home integrations (Alexa, Google, HomeKit)
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With the ShadeAuto App, you can easily find your perfect shade position using your smart devices with the tap of a button or through automated operation. Automate all your window coverings by creating schedules designed around your lifestyle. The ShadeAuto App provides intelligent operation and convenience in your home and caters to a wide range of window treatments. It supports a variety of shade types, including shutters, cellular shades, top-down bottom-up shades (dual motor), day & night honeycomb shades (dual motor), roller shades, Romans, and PerfectSheer shades. This app requires a ShadeAuto Hub for operation. Key Features: •SHADE CONTROL: Just a tap to easily achieve the Best Privacy and Best View in your home. Adjust the position of window coverings, individually, in groups, or in rooms throughout your entire home. •SCENE Create a Scene with customized shade position for a single room or combine Scenes into Multiple Scene for the entire home. Activate effortlessly with one touch to manage your natural lighting and privacy needs throughout the day. •SCHEDULE Set Schedules to activate scenes automatically at desired times of day. Easily enable or disable your Schedules to match your daily routine. •DEVICE STATUS OVERVIEW Quickly check shade information on the device status summary page for the battery levels and connectivity of all devices in all rooms. Prompt users to take necessary actions if any device with low battery or disconnected. •COMPLETE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE Always know what position your shades are in real-time feedback. Control your window coverings and manage your scenes without being at home. This requires a stable internet connection and initial in-home setup in advance. •SMART HOME INTEGRATIONS Bind your ShadeAuto with smart home systems and intuitively operate your window coverings with simple voice commands through Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Homekit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShadeAuto at 35% against LEVOLOR's 18%. ShadeAuto also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.5). LEVOLOR's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 19) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShadeAuto holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of LEVOLOR's written reviews are positive against 35% of ShadeAuto's.
LEVOLOR ships an update every 4 months, ShadeAuto every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | LEVOLOR | ShadeAuto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (70 ratings) | 2.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEVOLOR WINDOW FURNISHINGS, INC. | Norman International Inc |
Customer experience
LEVOLOR
ShadeAuto
In-app purchases
LEVOLOR
No in-app purchases
ShadeAuto
No in-app purchases
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