Comparison

Total Shade Link + vs inSmart

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

Head to head
About

Total Shade Link +

Features
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'Total Shade Link +' app allows you to control your motorized window coverings more freely on smartphone. Please configure your 'Total Shade Link +' APP account, Bridge and motorized window coverings on 'Total Shade Link +' APP before use. With 'Total Shade Link +' App, you can: - Control up to 30 motorized window coverings - Control up to 20 rooms - Control up to 20 scenes - Control up to 20 timers After linking up your 'Total Shade Link +' APP account with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, you can directly open, close or percentage control by voice commands on all the motorized window coverings such as roller blinds, draperies, venetians, etc. You can activate independent shades or the scenes created in the 'Total Shade Link +' App which has been synchronized with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant flexibly and conveniently to reach sunlight control and room management. 'Connector Bridge' is a WiFi to RF bi-directional controller with integrated RS485 interface. It builds a connection via user's WiFi router at home and enables user to control motorized window coverings and sun shading products with designated smartphone applications and interaction with ecosystem such as Alexa Echo, Google Assistant via cloud API. The RS485 interface offers additional integration option into a third-party home automation systems.

About

inSmart

Features
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Smart home by inSmart is: ・Comfortable control and management of devices from anywhere in the world ・Comfort of using voice assistants to control your home ・Home security even during your absence ・Resource saving by creating intelligent scenarios ・Health of the whole family taken care of by the climate system ・Possibility to combine different devices in one app ・All members of your family can use the devices together Technology is now available!

Screenshots

Total Shade Link +4 screens
inSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

Total Shade Link + and inSmart are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Shade Link + ships an update every 3 months, inSmart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Total Shade Link + versus inSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal Shade Link +inSmart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTotal Shade Inc.INSMARTAVTOMATIKA, OOO

In-app purchases

None

Total Shade Link +

No in-app purchases

None

inSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Shade Link + free?
Total Shade Link + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is inSmart free?
inSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Total Shade Link + or inSmart have ads?
Neither Total Shade Link + nor inSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Shade Link + or inSmart?
Total Shade Link + ships an update every 3 months, and inSmart every 4 months. Most recently, Total Shade Link + was updated on October 25, 2026 and inSmart on October 27, 2026.

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