Comparison

SureShade Control vs SoundExtreme

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

Head to head
About

SureShade Control

Control your boat's telescoping shade system remotely via Bluetooth. Manage shade extension, retraction, and access diagnostics, usage history, and reset functions from your smart device. Supports multiple devices for an enhanced boating experience.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Wireless Connection
  • Shade Extension & Retraction
  • Diagnostics
  • Usage Tracking
  • Reset Calibration
  • Multiple Device Support
Features
Read full description

The SureShade Control App allows the user to control their telescoping boat shade systems via a Bluetooth connection. The App provides extension, retraction, diagnostics, usage, and reset from your smart device. Multiple devices are supported making the boating experience even better Features: Bluetooth Wireless Connection Full Deck Range Coverage Diagnostics Usage Reset Calibration

About

SoundExtreme

Control your LED lighting systems with this app. Adjust brightness, colors, patterns, and speed. Group devices, save custom lighting scenes, and manage device names. Password protection ensures secure access to your lighting controls.

Highlights
  • Adjust brightness, colors, patterns, and speed
  • Group multiple devices for simultaneous control
  • Create and save custom lighting scenes
  • Customize device and zone names
  • Password protection for secure access
  • Controls entire SoundExtreme device family
Features
Read full description

The SoundExtreme LED remote control app is a next generation app. The app allows users to select the brightness, colors, patterns, and speed of the LED’s, create custom patterns and advanced features such as: • Group multiple devices together to make changes on all speakers, soundbars, and LED lights at one time. • Create and save lighting scenes. A lighting scene is like a preset for a radio. You can program each of your device’s and zone’s LEDs to a specific color and action for quick access. Such as create Christmas, 4th of July, Halloween, nighttime, and party scenes for a 1 button access later. • Change and customize the name of your devices and zones, such as: Rear speakers, Soundbar, subwoofer, cabin lights, under glows, roof lights, whips etc. • Password protected so others cannot gain access and control your lighting system. • Controls the entire family of SoundExtreme devices; soundbars, subwoofers, tower speakers, roll cage speakers, LED strips, WHIPS, rock lights, marine lights, accent lights, marine radios, wired speakers etc. • The LED controller is not compatible with ECOXGEAR generation 1 soundbars or non SoundExtreme branded products.

Screenshots

SureShade Control2 screens
SoundExtreme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SureShade Control at 4.0 against SoundExtreme's 2.5. SoundExtreme's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

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

SureShade Control holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SoundExtreme has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SureShade Control ships an update every 3 months, SoundExtreme every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SureShade Control versus SoundExtreme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSureShade ControlSoundExtreme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better2.5 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLippert Components, Inc.Grace Digital Inc.

Customer experience

SureShade Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SoundExtreme

All ratings23 ratings
Positive39.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

SureShade Control

No in-app purchases

None

SoundExtreme

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SureShade Control free?
SureShade Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoundExtreme free?
SoundExtreme is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SureShade Control or SoundExtreme?
SureShade Control is rated higher. SureShade Control averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SoundExtreme averages 2.5 from 23 ratings.
Do SureShade Control or SoundExtreme have ads?
Neither SureShade Control nor SoundExtreme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SureShade Control or SoundExtreme?
SureShade Control ships an update every 3 months, and SoundExtreme every 2 months. Most recently, SureShade Control was updated on November 3, 2026 and SoundExtreme on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons