Comparison

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote vs ShadeAuto

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

Head to head
About

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote

Monitor and control your Wine Enthusiast WiFi-enabled wine cellar remotely. Adjust temperature, humidity, and lighting from your smart device to ensure optimal storage conditions for your wine collection.

Highlights
  • Remote temperature monitoring and adjustment
  • Humidity level display
  • Adjustable cabinet lighting
  • Temperature alarm notifications
  • Filter change reminders
  • Error code alerts
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The WE Cellars Smart Remote lets you easily monitor, control and make adjustments to your wine cellar with intuitive controls. View and change temperatures, monitor humidity levels and adjust lighting of your Wine Enthusiast WiFi enabled Wine Cellar from anywhere on your smart device...to maintain perfect storage conditions for your collection and provide you peace of mind. • Simple Controls: Quickly power unit on/off, monitor and adjust temperature settings up or down, activate and adjust cabinet lighting intensity, set Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature readings • Auto Temperature Alarm: Get alerted when storage temperature falls below or above your desired setting. • Humidity Reading Display: Keep a view on the humidity level of your cabinet to ensure proper climate • Filter Change Timer: Set charcoal filter change dates and reminders to maintain fresh air circulation • Error code alarm: notifies when there is a system issue • Easily connects Wine Enthusiast Cellars with WiFi to any smart device • Can be used on multiple devices • NOT ALL FEATURES ON ALL UNITS!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Automated shade control
  • Customizable scenes and schedules
  • Remote operation from anywhere
  • Device status overview (battery, connectivity)
  • Smart home integrations (Alexa, Google, HomeKit)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote4 screens
ShadeAuto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShadeAuto at 2.7 against Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote's 2.3. ShadeAuto also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 35%). 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

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

ShadeAuto holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote's written reviews are positive against 35% of ShadeAuto's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote ships an update every 6 months, ShadeAuto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote versus ShadeAuto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWine Enthusiast Cellars RemoteShadeAuto
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (13 ratings)2.7 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better35.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Wine Enthusiast, Inc.Norman International Inc

Customer experience

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ShadeAuto

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative57.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote

No in-app purchases

None

ShadeAuto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote free?
Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadeAuto free?
ShadeAuto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote or ShadeAuto?
ShadeAuto is rated higher. Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote averages 2.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while ShadeAuto averages 2.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote or ShadeAuto have ads?
Neither Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote nor ShadeAuto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote or ShadeAuto?
Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote ships an update every 6 months, and ShadeAuto every 2 months. Most recently, Wine Enthusiast Cellars Remote was updated on August 27, 2026 and ShadeAuto on September 19, 2026.

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