PowerShades vs SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PowerShades
Intelligent motorized shades designed for easy home installation and maintenance. Offers convenience, comfort, and environmental consciousness at an accessible price point.
- Intelligent motorized shades
- Homeowner installation and maintenance
- Convenience and comfort enhancement
- Environmental consciousness
- Accessible pricing
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Unlike the technology novelties of past generations, today’s home automation is purpose-driven to bring convenience and comfort, save valuable time, enhance experiences, and enable homeowners to be environmentally conscious without compromising style. Powershades’ state-of-the art intelligent motorized shades offer something new – systems designed to be installed and maintained by the homeowner, that come at a price making them accessible to all.
SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station
Easily configure and control your compatible subwoofer directly from your smartphone. Adjust settings like volume, crossover, and phase without repeatedly moving to the back of the unit. The app simplifies room acoustic correction with manual and automatic EQ options.
- Volume Control
- Crossover Adjustment
- Phase Control
- Delay Settings
- Manual EQ
- Auto EQ
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The SpeakerCraft Substation’s configuration and control app allows you to setup and control your subwoofer right from your smartphone. No more trips back and forth between the back of the subwoofer and the listening position during setup. Setup and correcting for acoustical room anomalies are just a button press away. Compatible Models: SpeakerCraft HRSi-8 SpeakerCraft HRS-10 SpeakerCraft HRSi-12 SpeakerCraft XTEQi-12 Features: - Volume Control - Crossover Adjustment - Phase Control - Delay Settings - Manual EQ - Auto EQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PowerShades at every 3 months against SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station's every 23 months. PowerShades also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
PowerShades holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively.
PowerShades ships an update every 3 months, SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station every 23 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PowerShades | SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (11 ratings) — better | 3.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wideband Labs, LLC | Nice North America LLC |
Customer experience
PowerShades
SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station
In-app purchases
PowerShades
No in-app purchases
SPEAKERCRAFT Sub Station
No in-app purchases
Questions
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