Total Shade Link + vs BEST Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Total Shade Link +
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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.
BEST Kitchen
Remotely manage your smart range hood, controlling its functions and even integrating voice commands with smart home assistants. Shut down your hood without leaving your seat once cooking fumes dissipate.
- Remote range hood control
- Voice control integration (Alexa, Google Home)
- Smart home assistant compatibility
- Shut down hood remotely
- iOS 13.4+ compatibility
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Using this app with your BEST Kitchen range hood, you are able to remotely control the range hood. Shut it down once the fume is gone without having to leave the table. The app is the gateway to voice control over Alexa and Google Home. The BEST App is compatible with the following phones: iOS version 13.4 or higher. Please contact our customer support or follow the link to the help menu in your app if you experience any difficulties.
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Verdict
Total Shade Link + and BEST Kitchen 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Total Shade Link + ships an update every 3 months, BEST Kitchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Shade Link + | BEST Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Total Shade Inc. | Broan-NuTone, LLC. |
In-app purchases
Total Shade Link +
No in-app purchases
BEST Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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