Graber Motorization vs Ezlo Protect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Graber Motorization
Control your motorized shades and blinds remotely from your mobile device. Schedule routines, monitor battery life, and even integrate with smart home assistants for enhanced convenience and energy efficiency.
- Remote shade control via mobile device
- Bluetooth/Z-Wave technology integration
- Battery life monitoring
- Global control with optional gateway
- Multi-user functionality
- Automated routines and scheduling
- Smart home device integration
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Graber Motorization App CONVENIENT SHADE CONTROL FROM YOUR MOBILE DEVICE Easy to set up and use, the Graber Motorization App makes life easier by giving you full control of your Graber Motorized Shades from your mobile device - Intuitive and user-friendly - Powered by Bluetooth/Z-Wave technology. - Monitors the battery life of your paired shades and remotes. - Optional Graber Motorization Gateway (USB/plug) allows for shade control from anywhere in the world. - Grant permission to family members to control shades through multi-user functionality. For the optimal experience, the app has the ability to combine Bluetooth and Z-Wave for total control of your shades. Bluetooth-Only Functionality - Bluetooth-enabled shades pair easily to a mobile device without a gateway for in-home use. - Enjoy full shade control with instant response time. - Set up Routines to open and close multiple shades at specific times. - Ability to update firmware for continued enhancements. Graber Gateway (Z-Wave) Functionality - Control your shades with the Graber App from anywhere in the world. - Shades can be integrated with voice-controlled smart home devices, like Alexa and Google Home. - Set up Routines to open and close multiple shades at specific times, such as sunrise and sunset. - Ability to use new gateway plug as a smart plug, increasing your smart home experience. - Easily control single or multiple motorized shades (recommended up to 7 shades per gateway device*) directly from your mobile device. Safety: Look like you're at home—even when you're not—by raising and lowering shades automatically. Energy Efficiency: About 30% of a home's heating energy is lost through windows. Automating allows you to strategically open shades to let sunlight help heat your home or close them to maximize insulation at the window. You can also reduce heat gain from sunlight in the summer.** For the Sophisticated Home: From the beauty of Graber Shades to the beauty of cutting-edge control, Graber ensures each room makes a powerful, sophisticated statement. *Number of shades per gateway depends on many factors, including the number of remotes added. Each shade associates exclusively with one gateway; you cannot control the same shade with multiple gateway devices. If a home requires more shades to be lifted, simply add another gateway device. **Information provided by the consumer resource of the U.S. Department of Energy: energy.gov.
Ezlo Protect
Manage your home security, lights, locks, and HVAC from anywhere. Create custom scenes and use voice control for ultimate convenience. Enjoy local mode for enhanced speed and security.
- Universal device control
- Remote access
- Preset modes (Home, Away, Night)
- Customizable scenes
- Voice control (Alexa, Siri)
- Local mode operation
- In-app support tickets
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Ezlo Protect seamlessly integrates your home security, lights, locks, HVAC, and much more, giving you total home control and protection from anywhere. UNIVERSAL ACCESS & CONTROL View, control, and interact with any connected security or smart home device from the convenience of your phone, from anywhere in the world CONVENIENT PRE-SET MODES Easily switch between preset modes like Home, Away, Night, and Vacation CUSTOMIZABLE SCENES Create your own, unique combination of smart home controls based on: Time of day, Device Interactions Cloud Services …and many more VOICE CONTROL Supports Amazon's Alexa and Apple’s Siri LOCAL MODE Ezlo Protect is not reliant on cloud access, providing for optimized speed and security SUPPORT Easily submit support tickets and check their status direclty from the app Powerful, dependable, and customizable, Ezlo Protect makes smarter property security accessible to everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ezlo Protect at 4.5 against Graber Motorization's 1.7. Ezlo Protect also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Graber Motorization's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 11). 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.
Ezlo Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Graber Motorization has 153 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Graber Motorization ships an update every 4 months, Ezlo Protect every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Graber Motorization | Ezlo Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (153 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Springs Window Fashions | Mios Limited |
Customer experience
Graber Motorization
Ezlo Protect
Bugs and requests
Graber Motorization
Reported bugs
21 issues- App fails to load device list on startup
- Gateway shows 'Updating...' spinner indefinitely
- Shades disappear from app after pairing
- Routines don't execute at scheduled times
- Battery level stuck at 50% regardless of actual charge
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- Room assignments reset to 'No Room' randomly
- Daylight savings time requires manual schedule reset
- App crashes when trying to reconnect to gateway
- Bluetooth pairing causes shades to freeze
- Z-wave gateway stalls during shade association
- Pause routine button does nothing
- Time zone setting not persisting
- Smart plug control broken (can turn off but not on)
- Phantom routines that cannot be deleted
- Shades move in wrong direction or partially
- Top and bottom stack shades require 1-second delay workaround
- App doesn't show gateway status correctly
- Alexa skill login broken
- Device failed to communicate errors
- Favorites setting forgets programming after few uses
- Help pages don't link to anything
Requested features
14 requests- Apple HomeKit integration
- Google Home integration
- Siri voice control functionality
- Percentage-based shade positioning input
- Sunset/sunrise time-based routines
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- Persistent device list that loads immediately
- Background thread for device discovery
- Time zone selection that actually works
- Better error messages and debugging information
- Email contact form instead of mail app requirement
- Pause routine functionality
- Support for more than 5 blinds per gateway
- Improved tech support response times
- Automatic daylight savings time adjustment
Ezlo Protect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Graber Motorization
No in-app purchases
Ezlo Protect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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