Comparison

Nice Mobile Viewer vs PowerView

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

Head to head
About

Nice Mobile Viewer

Control your Nice home entertainment and management system remotely. Manage media, climate, lighting, security, and more from your iPhone or iPad. Access a live demo system to explore its capabilities.

Highlights
  • Home entertainment system control
  • Home management system interface
  • Remote access via iPhone/iPad
  • Control media, climate, lighting
  • Manage security and door locks
  • View video cameras
Features
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Nice Mobile Viewer for ELAN OS provides an interface to a Nice home entertainment and management system on an iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. ELAN OS integrates and provides control for media, home theater, distributed audio, security, door locks, climate, lighting, shades, video cameras, irrigation, pool/spa and more. Nice Viewer requires a Nice SC100/SC150, SC300/350 controller to be installed by a certified Nice installer. You can access our live demo system through this free App. To learn more about getting an ELAN OS by Nice system please visit - https://niceforyou.com/

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

Nice Mobile Viewer4 screens
PowerView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerView at 4.4 against Nice Mobile Viewer's 2.3. PowerView also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 339). On price, review sentiment, 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

PowerView holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerView has 2.4K ratings behind it against 339, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Nice Mobile Viewer's written reviews are positive against 28% of PowerView's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nice Mobile Viewer ships an update every 3 months, PowerView every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nice Mobile Viewer versus PowerView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNice Mobile ViewerPowerView
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (339 ratings)4.4 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews28.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3392.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore Brands LLCHunter Douglas

Customer experience

Nice Mobile Viewer

All ratings339 ratings
Positive30.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative67.6%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative70.6%

PowerView

All ratings2,392 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews260 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative60.8%

User reviews

Nice Mobile Viewer

From 339 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and fluid
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 🔒 Robust and reliable
  • 💡 Flexible and customizable
  • 🚀 Responsive and quick to load

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues and unreliable connections
  • 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive interface
  • 🔍 Limited functionality and features
  • 🕰️ Slow and outdated

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

Nice Mobile Viewer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and password rejections
  • Inability to access or control certain features
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent performance and random crashes
  • Syncing and data loss problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better integration with smart home devices
  • Improved camera and video functionality
  • More customization options for layouts and themes
  • Enhanced voice control and automation capabilities

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

Nice Mobile Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

PowerView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nice Mobile Viewer free?
Nice Mobile Viewer 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, Nice Mobile Viewer or PowerView?
PowerView is rated higher. Nice Mobile Viewer averages 2.3 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while PowerView averages 4.4 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Nice Mobile Viewer or PowerView have ads?
Neither Nice Mobile Viewer nor PowerView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nice Mobile Viewer or PowerView?
Nice Mobile Viewer ships an update every 3 months, and PowerView every 5 weeks. Most recently, Nice Mobile Viewer was updated on October 13, 2026 and PowerView on October 16, 2026.

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