Comparison

Shades Link vs ILLUMIVUE TECH

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

Head to head

About

Shades Link

Features

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Shades Link APP provides easy operation via Bluetooth from your smartphone or Tablet. Program and automate your Bluetooth enabled shades with an easy click of a button. The Shades Link APP shows the exact shade positioning and battery level of the blinds. Features: - Operate shades via Bluetooth - Scenes group control - Set timers

About

ILLUMIVUE TECH

Features

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ILLUMIVUE TECH is a professional mobile AIoT application for service providers, which can be downloaded and installed free of charge in the mobile app store, and can achieve project management, installation and debugging, remote configuration, operation and maintenance management, video viewing, and PFO control on the mobile terminal.

Screenshots

Shades Link3 screens

ILLUMIVUE TECH2 screens

Verdict

The call

Shades Link and ILLUMIVUE TECH 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

Shades Link ships an update every 2 months, ILLUMIVUE TECH every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Shades Link versus ILLUMIVUE TECH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Shades Link	ILLUMIVUE TECH
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 5 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	13.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	25 MB	296 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Guangdong Aoke Weiye Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd.	Surf OpcO LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shades Link

No in-app purchases

None

ILLUMIVUE TECH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shades Link free?

Shades Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ILLUMIVUE TECH free?

ILLUMIVUE TECH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Shades Link or ILLUMIVUE TECH have ads?

Neither Shades Link nor ILLUMIVUE TECH shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Shades Link or ILLUMIVUE TECH?

Shades Link ships an update every 2 months, and ILLUMIVUE TECH every 5 months. Most recently, Shades Link was updated on October 30, 2026 and ILLUMIVUE TECH on October 25, 2026.