Comparison

SHC Budget Blinds vs Boundary Plus Smart™ System

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

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About

SHC Budget Blinds

Effortlessly control motorized shades in your home. Organize shades by room, create custom scenes, and automate routines with timers or sunrise/sunset detection. Monitor shade health and battery levels remotely.

Highlights
  • Room-based shade organization
  • Customizable scenes
  • Automated routines with timers
  • Sunrise/sunset shade automation
  • Shade health and battery monitoring
  • Remote home and away control
Features
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The SHC hub and App has been re-designed to embrace the architecture of a home and provide effortless control of motorized shades. Easily operate or Personalize the daily routine of shades; organising them by room, grouping them by scenes and automating them with timers. Unlock the convenience of smart shade operation, with the Smart Home Collection with Version 3.0 app The new Smart Home Collection App not only allows you to activate, adjust and automatically position your shades but does so through One Tap on the Shade Tiles. One Tap to close, One Tap to open and One Tap to activate and stop scenes. A double tap stops a shade’s operation, and a single long press opens a dedicated shade control screen giving you access to more customized settings. White tiles indicate the shade is open or partially open and a shaded tile indicates the shade is closed. Quickly view the Health Status of all your shades. A summary screen displays the battery levels of all your shades along with signal strength indicators, prompting necessary action to either charge your motors or troubleshoot connections. Smart Home Collection App lets you create an automation routine, and once setup, autonomously raises and lowers your smart shades at the optimal time, so your home’s climate is always at its best. The Smart Home Collection app has been designed to make controlling your shades easier than ever with a long list of features and control options! MOTOR TYPES The SHC hub supports a variety of shade types including: Roller Shades, Romans, Awnings, Drapery, Venetians, Cellular, Skylights, Large Outdoor Shades. Support for Top Down, Bottom Up devices are now available. LIVE FEEDBACK VIA ARC ARC technology enables live communication between your Smart Home Collection and Automate shades, so you always know what position your shades are in, as well as the battery percentage of your motor. Quickly check shade information within the app or ask Siri to check for you! SUNRISE AND SUNSET DETECTION Utilizing your home’s time zone and location, the Smart Home Collection app can automatically raise or lower your shades according to the position of the sun. Set a ‘Morning’ scene and watch all your shades promptly rise when you start your day, or create an “Evening” scene that will dynamically alter based on the sunset in your location. SCENES Personalize shade control and organise how your shades operate by specific daily events or scenes automatically at the optimal time. Creating a scene for your entire home can be completed effortlessly with a Scene capture button. SHADE HEALTH Check the health of your motorized shades at a glance with Battery level and Signal strength icons on your device tiles. COMPLETE CONTROL HOME AND AWAY If you have multiple locations like a home, office, or vacation home, simply switch between them for independent control. Always be in charge of your privacy and security! Enjoy your time away from home without having to stress about your shades, the Smart Home Collection app allows you to remotely access your shades, know their position and operate them as you would if you were home. PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE Share your hub with multiple users! Each user can create their own profile and a list of their favorite devices and scenes. HOMEKIT The SHC hub is HomeKit compatible, shades are automatically added to the Home app and can be controlled with voice commands via Siri compatible devices. SMART INTEGRATIONS We’re all about convenience, so we’ve partnered with all the latest smart home assistants to deliver the most convenient shade control options. Intuitively operate your shades with simple voice commands through Amazon Alexa, IFTTT, SmartThings, and Google Assistant.

About

Boundary Plus Smart™ System

Manage your pet's containment system remotely. Set invisible boundaries and safe zones to keep your pet secure in the yard or specific areas. Receive real-time alerts and system status updates to ensure your pet's safety and independence.

Highlights
  • Set invisible boundaries
  • Define safe zones
  • Monitor boundary wire strength
  • Track device battery life
  • Check Wi-Fi connection
  • Receive system alerts
  • Control Smart Doorman™
Features
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The Boundary Plus Smart™ System App works seamlessly with the Boundary Plus Smart Containment and Freedom Solutions to provide unsurpassed confidence that your system is operating at optimal levels. The Smart Doorman™ provides your pet the independence to explore your yard as needed while the containment system provides you confidence that they will remain securely in their Safe Area. The containment system provides both indoor and outdoor solutions for your pet including the ability to: - Set an Invisible Boundary® Area allowing your pet to fully enjoy your yard while giving you confidence that they are not leaving their Safe Area. - Set Safe Zones using SmartShields™ Devices to block areas where pets cannot go such as flower beds, the sofa, a child’s room or a trashcan. Overall, the system allows you to enjoy your pet more and worry about them less. With our latest technology, we have created an app which provides information on the system so you can be confident the system is working, and your pet is secure regardless of where you are. The app tracks: - Strength of your boundary wire - Battery life on all devices - Wi-Fi connection - Whether your pet is inside or outside (only available with installation of Smart Doorman™ Unit) All of that is displayed at a glance so you know the system is working well without moving from the couch or leaving your office. The app also provides notifications on maintaining your system including - Prompts to charge/replace batteries - Early indications if you need to contact your local dealer for a service call - Check your Wi-Fi connection If there is a critical issue, you will get a push notification alert, so you react quickly even when not at home. Critical alerts include - Wire breaks - Your dog leaving the Safe Area Equally important, you will get a notification when the issue is resolved. In addition, if you have the Smart Doorman, you will also be able to change the door from locked to unlocked to auto mode from your phone. If you notice something unusual or have other system questions and need to contact your local dealer, their information is contained within the app so you can easily get in touch with them. You can also share the app with other family members so everyone in the house can know your pet is secure and happy in the yard.

Screenshots

SHC Budget Blinds4 screens
Boundary Plus Smart™ System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SHC Budget Blinds at 2.9 against Boundary Plus Smart™ System's 2.4. SHC Budget Blinds also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 12%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

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

SHC Budget Blinds holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of SHC Budget Blinds's written reviews are positive against 12% of Boundary Plus Smart™ System's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHC Budget Blinds ships an update every 3 months, Boundary Plus Smart™ System every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SHC Budget Blinds versus Boundary Plus Smart™ System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHC Budget BlindsBoundary Plus Smart™ System
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (76 ratings) — better2.4 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews — better11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7697 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHome Franchise Concepts LLCRadio Systems Corporation

Customer experience

SHC Budget Blinds

All ratings75 ratings
Positive42.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive29.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative67.5%

Boundary Plus Smart™ System

All ratings97 ratings
Positive30.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative63.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative82.4%

Bugs and requests

SHC Budget Blinds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boundary Plus Smart™ System

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App crashes upon saving pet info
  • Authorization code loop
  • Push notifications not received or delayed
  • Alerts not turning off when pet returns
  • Collar not communicating properly
Show 20 more
  • System not resetting
  • Incorrect collar assignment display
  • App not notifying of dead batteries
  • Dog escaped without notification
  • Correction continues after pet re-enters zone
  • Alarm not turning off after re-entry
  • Doggy door never worked
  • App not connecting to system after reinstall
  • App not opening
  • System freezing
  • Dog appears in boundary when out of yard
  • App not updating for over a year
  • Data entries delayed until midnight
  • Cannot reconnect after Wi-Fi change
  • Low battery notifications are incorrect
  • Uploaded pet photo messed up
  • System does not work
  • App does not work
  • Notifications don't work
  • Breaks not populating in history or on wrong day

Requested features

16 requests
  • Allow basic system adjustments
  • Improve app reliability
  • Provide real-time data
  • Add troubleshooting capabilities
  • Make collar assignment clear in app
Show 11 more
  • Improve app user-friendliness
  • Add chat support feature
  • Allow users to update pet profile information
  • Fix app crashing issues
  • Allow users to reset false alerts
  • Improve notification consistency
  • Add localization for time zones
  • Enable real-time data streaming
  • Allow users to sign up easily
  • Provide operator manuals
  • Fix GPS collar size issue

In-app purchases

None

SHC Budget Blinds

No in-app purchases

None

Boundary Plus Smart™ System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHC Budget Blinds free?
SHC Budget Blinds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boundary Plus Smart™ System free?
Boundary Plus Smart™ System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHC Budget Blinds or Boundary Plus Smart™ System?
SHC Budget Blinds is rated higher. SHC Budget Blinds averages 2.9 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Boundary Plus Smart™ System averages 2.4 from 97 ratings.
Do SHC Budget Blinds or Boundary Plus Smart™ System have ads?
Neither SHC Budget Blinds nor Boundary Plus Smart™ System shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHC Budget Blinds or Boundary Plus Smart™ System?
SHC Budget Blinds ships an update every 3 months, and Boundary Plus Smart™ System every 2 months. Most recently, SHC Budget Blinds was updated on November 3, 2026 and Boundary Plus Smart™ System on November 3, 2026.

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