Smart Shades 2.0 vs ShadeAuto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Shades 2.0
Control your window treatments remotely with this app. Automate shade and blind positions with scheduling and manage individual or grouped devices from anywhere. Requires a Smart Hub to operate.
- Remote shade and blind control
- Scheduling and automation
- Control single or grouped treatments
- Room customization with photos
- Compatible with Smith & Noble shades
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The Smith & Noble App allows users to manage their shades and blinds from their mobile device. State-of-the art and easy-to-use, this system can customize functionality and control single and multiple window treatments from virtually anywhere in the world. To use the app, users must also have the Smith & Noble Smart Hub available at smithandnoble.com. Key features: Compatible with Smith & Noble shades and blinds. Has scheduling functionality to automate shades and blinds to preferred settings. Control shades and blinds in real-time without being at home. Operate a single shade or blind as well as groups across entire home. Customize with photos of your rooms or use ours.
ShadeAuto
Automate your home's window coverings with smart device control. Create custom scenes and schedules for optimal natural lighting and privacy, all manageable remotely. Requires a ShadeAuto Hub for operation.
- Automated shade control
- Customizable scenes and schedules
- Remote operation from anywhere
- Device status overview (battery, connectivity)
- Smart home integrations (Alexa, Google, HomeKit)
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With the ShadeAuto App, you can easily find your perfect shade position using your smart devices with the tap of a button or through automated operation. Automate all your window coverings by creating schedules designed around your lifestyle. The ShadeAuto App provides intelligent operation and convenience in your home and caters to a wide range of window treatments. It supports a variety of shade types, including shutters, cellular shades, top-down bottom-up shades (dual motor), day & night honeycomb shades (dual motor), roller shades, Romans, and PerfectSheer shades. This app requires a ShadeAuto Hub for operation. Key Features: •SHADE CONTROL: Just a tap to easily achieve the Best Privacy and Best View in your home. Adjust the position of window coverings, individually, in groups, or in rooms throughout your entire home. •SCENE Create a Scene with customized shade position for a single room or combine Scenes into Multiple Scene for the entire home. Activate effortlessly with one touch to manage your natural lighting and privacy needs throughout the day. •SCHEDULE Set Schedules to activate scenes automatically at desired times of day. Easily enable or disable your Schedules to match your daily routine. •DEVICE STATUS OVERVIEW Quickly check shade information on the device status summary page for the battery levels and connectivity of all devices in all rooms. Prompt users to take necessary actions if any device with low battery or disconnected. •COMPLETE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE Always know what position your shades are in real-time feedback. Control your window coverings and manage your scenes without being at home. This requires a stable internet connection and initial in-home setup in advance. •SMART HOME INTEGRATIONS Bind your ShadeAuto with smart home systems and intuitively operate your window coverings with simple voice commands through Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Homekit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Shades 2.0 at weekly against ShadeAuto's every 2 months. Smart Shades 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). ShadeAuto's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (35% vs 23%). 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.
ShadeAuto holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Smart Shades 2.0's written reviews are positive against 35% of ShadeAuto's.
Smart Shades 2.0 ships an update weekly, ShadeAuto every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Shades 2.0 | ShadeAuto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (51 ratings) | 2.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMITH & NOBLE, LLC | Norman International Inc |
Customer experience
Smart Shades 2.0
ShadeAuto
In-app purchases
Smart Shades 2.0
No in-app purchases
ShadeAuto
No in-app purchases
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