Platinum App vs MySmartBlinds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Platinum App
Control your home's motorized window coverings with ease. Set precise positions for privacy, energy management, and ambiance. Schedule shade movements for any time of day or night.
- Control motorized window fashions
- Preset and reset shade positions
- Schedule shade opening/closing
- Customize shade programming
- Control shades individually or by room
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Create the perfect mood in your home using the Platinum™ App from Hunter Douglas. Use your Apple® mobile devices to easily control Hunter Douglas motorized window fashions. Far more than a just a remote, the Platinum™ App enables users to preset and reset the precise position of multiple motorized window coverings for optimal privacy, security, energy management and mood. Moreover, customized slider bars for each Hunter Douglas motorized window covering make programming slide-to-set simple. •Move your motorized shades individually, by room, or throughout the home any time of the day. •Use the app’s built-in timer feature and set your motorized shades to open or close… day or night… all week long. •Precisely control the natural light in every room through the use of Scenes, Room controls, and timed events. Tilt vanes open to greet the day or close your shades at night for privacy and security. •For more information about the Platinum App and motorized window fashions from Hunter Douglas, visit a Hunter Douglas dealer in your area.
MySmartBlinds
Automate your home's horizontal blinds with this app. Set custom schedules for blinds to open, close, or adjust, and control them remotely. Features include sun tracking and energy-saving modes.
- Automate blind opening and closing
- Set weekly schedules per room
- Sun tracking for seasonal adjustments
- Energy saving mode
- Remote control via app
- Gradual tilt option
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MySmartBlinds turns any home into a smart home by automating horizontal 2-inch blinds. Your blinds will automatically open, close and adjust at schedules you set. Also automate your blinds any time via the app. Features: • Quickly open or close blinds with Smart Open and Smart Close buttons • Gradual tilt option moves blinds silently • Set up multiple weekly schedules per room • Sun tracking adjusts blind schedules with seasonal sun position change (requires firmware 1.5 or higher) • Energy savings feature closes your blinds if it gets hot. (requires firmware 2.0 or higher) • Quiet motion: you won't hear the blinds move when they close/open on schedule (requires firmware 2.0 or higher) • Conveniently control various blind position and adjustment presets with optional Smart Switch ••••••IMPORTANT INFORMATION•••••• MySmartBlinds is a premium home-automation kit. The app is free to install, but it requires the purchase of one or more MySmartBlinds retrofit kits to control your blinds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MySmartBlinds at 2.5 against Platinum App's 1.5. Platinum App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
MySmartBlinds holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 101 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 20% and 20% positive.
Platinum App ships an update every 2 months, MySmartBlinds every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platinum App | MySmartBlinds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (45 ratings) | 2.5 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.8% of reviews | 20.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Inc. | MYSMARTBLINDS, INC |
Customer experience
Platinum App
MySmartBlinds
User reviews
Platinum App
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏰ Automated scheduling with timer functionality
- 🎬 Scene control for multiple preset configurations
- 🌅 Sunrise/sunset automation feature
- 👍 Intuitive slider interface for shade positioning
- 💰 Cost-effective add-on to existing blinds
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connectivity and syncing failures
- ⚠️ Unreliable app performance and crashes
- 🔌 Requires constant system resets and troubleshooting
- 📵 Non-functional remote access despite advertised feature
- 🚫 Poor compatibility with iOS updates
MySmartBlinds
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great concept for retrofitting blinds
- 👍 Easy installation and app setup
- 👍 Voice control functionality (when working)
- 👍 Energy saving features (when working)
- 👍 Quiet operation
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 Unable to log in / login issues
- 🐛 App requires frequent re-login
- 🐛 Blinds randomly deleted from app
- 🐛 Support is non-existent or slow
Bugs and requests
Platinum App
Reported bugs
15 issues- App freezes between loading screen and scenes
- Network connection constantly reported as lost
- Shades randomly activate at unscheduled times
- App loses memory of settings after restart
- Sunrise/sunset times off by 2-3 hours
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- Scenes work less than 50% of the time
- Bridge controller loses time synchronization
- Firmware updates brick the bridge device
- App incompatible with iOS 14, 18.6 and later versions
- Shade position display doesn't match actual position
- Repeater connectivity issues with remote shades
- App won't progress past settings screen
- Manual remote control interferes with scheduled events
- Shades fail to respond to commands intermittently
- Scene programming resets unexpectedly
Requested features
12 requests- Remote access/control from outside home network
- Apple Watch app support
- Integration with IFTTT and Harmony Hub
- Top-down/bottom-up shade support
- Increased shade limit per room (currently 8)
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- Better scene organization with folders
- Drag-to-reorder functionality for scenes
- Automatic time zone adjustment for DST
- Ability to view and adjust location data for sunrise/sunset
- Improved documentation and user guides
- Compatibility with newer home automation platforms
- Better error messages and troubleshooting guidance
MySmartBlinds
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes on launch
- Login failures (password reset not working)
- App deletes all paired blinds
- Bridge broken for weeks
- Cannot log back into the app
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- Google Home compatibility issues
- App crashes when selecting a blind
- Hub randomly removed from app
- Blinds not staying connected to the app
- App requires login every time
- Login fails to show blinds
- App crashes randomly
- App not working with iOS 16.2
- Schedules not running
- Cannot close blinds
- Hub unable to connect to WiFi
- Sun tracking feature not working
- Energy savings feature not working
- Calibration not working after adding new blinds
- Apple Watch app disappeared
- Setup lost after logging out
- Bridge not proceeding beyond WiFi setup
Requested features
10 requests- HomeKit support
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Apple Watch app support
- More modern app interface
- Improved voice control for multiple blinds
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- Ability to control individual blinds without separate rooms
- Sunrise/sunset functionality
- Ability to set actual temperature for energy savings
- Firmware updates for blinds
- Consolidate MySmartBlinds into Tilt app
In-app purchases
Platinum App
No in-app purchases
MySmartBlinds
No in-app purchases
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