PowerShades vs Shade Connect
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.
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 rating: PowerShades at 3.7 against Shade Connect's 2.6. PowerShades also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Shade Connect's advantage is ratings volume (45 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.
PowerShades holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 45 respectively.
PowerShades ships an update every 3 months, Shade Connect every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerShades | Shade Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (11 ratings) — better | 2.6 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 4.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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 | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wideband Labs, LLC | Turnils |
Customer experience
PowerShades
Shade Connect
In-app purchases
PowerShades
No in-app purchases
Shade Connect
No in-app purchases
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