Comparison

Trane® Home vs PowerView

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

Head to head
About

Trane® Home

Manage your home's essential systems remotely. Control thermostats, locks, lights, and cameras from your smartphone. Create custom automations and device groups for simplified home management.

Highlights
  • Remote HVAC control and scheduling
  • Manage locks, lights, and Z-Wave devices
  • Create custom device groups
  • Automate home functions
  • Find local HVAC dealers
Features
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Take care of your home and the people in it from anywhere with Trane® Home (previously Nexia™). Trane Home is home automation made simple because now you stay connected everywhere you go. Run the most important systems in your home - thermostats, locks, lights and cameras - from your iPhone. Key Features Include: - Control, monitor and schedule your home's heating and cooling system from anywhere - Find and contact a Trane HVAC dealer in your area - Control locks, lights, and many other supported Z-Wave devices with an easy to use interface - Create and edit automations - Create custom device groups for better access and visibility

About

PowerView

Control motorized window coverings from your mobile device. Adjust light and energy usage with a tap or automated schedules. Integrates with your connected home for ultimate convenience.

Highlights
  • Control motorized window coverings
  • Group control of shades
  • Customizable Scenes
  • Automated Schedules
  • Sunrise/Sunset scheduling
  • Remote access with Gateway
Features
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Control your home's window coverings from the convenience of your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. The PowerView® App provides intelligent operation of popular Hunter Douglas window coverings. Adjust your window coverings to manage incoming light and energy usage throughout your home with the tap of a button or through automated operation. The app merges seamlessly with your connected lifestyle to provide a level of convenience and ease for your automated window coverings. Features: • Control Hunter Douglas motorized window coverings, individually or in groups, throughout your entire home. • Quickly and easily navigate the app using built-in tabs: Dashboard, Rooms, Scenes, and Schedules. • Add favorite Scenes, Shades, and Schedules to your Dashboard, so they appear first whenever you open the app. • Create customized shade position settings called "Scenes" for convenience, or to manage your natural lighting and privacy needs throughout the day. • Put your Scenes in motion using Schedules. Easily program your Scenes to activate automatically at different times of day to deliver the look and comfort you want, without you having to press a button. Configure Schedules to occur at a specific time, or based on unique Sunrise and Sunset times in your specific location. • Easily enable or disable Schedules, so that your blinds take the day off when you do. • Manage your Home from anywhere with RemoteConnect™. This requires a PowerView® Gateway, an Internet connection, and initial in-home setup. If you need help or have a question, email us at PowerView@hunterdouglas.com or call 1-844-PWR-VIEW (US), 1-800-265-8000 (Canada).

Screenshots

Trane® Home4 screens
PowerView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trane® Home at 4.8 against PowerView's 4.4. Trane® Home also leads on ratings volume (154K vs 2.4K). PowerView's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Trane® Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trane® Home has 154K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Trane® Home's written reviews are positive against 28% of PowerView's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trane® Home ships an update monthly, PowerView every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trane® Home versus PowerView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrane® HomePowerView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (154K ratings) — better4.4 (2.4K ratings)
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews — better28.2% of reviews
Number of ratings154K — better2.4K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRANE U.S. INCHunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc.

Customer experience

Trane® Home

All ratings152,873 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative50.9%

PowerView

All ratings2,392 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews262 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative60.3%

User reviews

Trane® Home

From 154K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to control from anywhere
  • 🔒 Secure remote access
  • 👍 Convenient app integration
  • 👍 Helpful for monitoring HVAC system
  • 👍 Simple to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable connection/disconnection issues
  • 🐛 Inaccurate temperature readings
  • 👎 Difficult to program schedules
  • 👎 Clunky and unintuitive user interface
  • 👎 Limited functionality compared to competitors

PowerView

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Reliable connectivity
  • 👍 Convenient remote control
  • 👍 Helpful customer support
  • 👍 Intuitive app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🐛 Connectivity problems
  • 🐛 Buggy app updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable automation

Bugs and requests

Trane® Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes when changing fan mode
  • Geofencing feature not working reliably
  • Thermostat not syncing with app data
  • Frequent app crashes and disconnections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app support
  • Improve scheduling and programming options
  • Provide more detailed usage history and analytics
  • Integrate with smart home platforms (e.g. HomeKit)
  • Allow customizable temperature ranges and settings

PowerView

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Scenes not working as expected
  • Inability to discover/connect to shades
  • Inconsistent remote control functionality
  • Automation schedules not triggering properly
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  • Sync issues between app and physical shades

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Battery level indicators
  • Conditional scenes based on weather
  • Ability to adjust upper/lower limits
  • Improved group scene management
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  • Remote access without connectivity issues

In-app purchases

None

Trane® Home

No in-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trane® Home free?
Trane® Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerView free?
PowerView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trane® Home or PowerView?
Trane® Home is rated higher. Trane® Home averages 4.8 out of 5 from 154K ratings, while PowerView averages 4.4 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Trane® Home or PowerView have ads?
Neither Trane® Home nor PowerView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trane® Home or PowerView?
Trane® Home ships an update monthly, and PowerView every 5 weeks. Most recently, Trane® Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and PowerView on October 22, 2026.

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