PowerShades vs AVA
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.
AVA
This app enhances your connected home experience by allowing control of lighting, media, and climate. It offers a modern interface for ease of use and requires an AVA OS system to function. Designed for both homeowners and professional installers, it provides a premium experience across all devices.
- Control lighting
- Manage media playback
- Adjust climate settings
- Modern, clear interface
- Premium experience
- Requires AVA OS system
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The AVA App is the companion to AVA OS 2.0, bringing the connected home experience to iPhone and iPad. Control lighting, media, climate, and more through a crisp, modern interface designed for clarity and ease of use. Requires an AVA OS system. Built for both homeowners and pro installers, the AVA App delivers a consistent, premium experience across every screen in your home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AVA at 4.5 against PowerShades's 3.7. AVA also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). PowerShades's advantage is 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.
AVA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively.
PowerShades ships an update every 3 months, AVA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PowerShades | AVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| 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 | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wideband Labs, LLC | AVA Innovations AG |
Customer experience
PowerShades
AVA
In-app purchases
PowerShades
No in-app purchases
AVA
No in-app purchases
