Best Automate Shades Apps

249+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

2.8 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated October 2026

The best automate shades apps on iPhone average 2.8★ across 249+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated October 2026.

Compare top Automate Shades Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1AUTOMATE SHADESAUTOMATE SHADESFree3.1★ (93)NoNoOct 2026
2AUTOMATE PULSEAUTOMATE PULSEFree2.6★ (48)NoNoOct 2026
3Smart ShadesSmart ShadesFree2.1★ (65)NoNoOct 2026
4Shades LinkShades LinkFree—NoNoJul 2026
5PowerViewPowerViewFree4.4★ (2.4K)NoNoOct 2026
6Sona ShadesSona ShadesFree—NoNoMay 2026
7MOVE motorize blinds & shadesMOVE motorize blinds & shadesFree—NoNoMay 2026
8ShadeAutoShadeAutoFree2.7★ (19)NoNoOct 2026

Top Picks for Automate Shades

AUTOMATE SHADES#1

AUTOMATE SHADES by ROLLEASE ACMEDA

Experience Smarter Shades
Editor's Choice
🌟 Lifestyle
3.1😞(93 ratings)
Free
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Effortlessly control and automate motorized window shades. Organize shades by room, group them into scenes, and set timers for daily routines. Monitor battery levels and signal strength for all shades remotely.

What We Love

  • 👍 Great customer service
  • 🚀 Fantastic support
  • 🚀 Works as described
  • 🚀 Excellent functionality and flexibility
  • 🚀 Timer function is exceptional

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and sync issues
  • 🐛 Difficult to set up and configure
  • 🐛 Poor HomeKit and smart home integration
  • 🐛 Unresponsive devices
  • 🔋 Battery level monitoring issues
2.6😞(48 ratings)
Free
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Control motorized window shades remotely with an intuitive interface. Visualize shade positions, check battery health, and set custom timers and scenes for automated comfort, whether you're home or away.

What We Love

  • 👍 Good app functionality (when working)
  • 📞 Excellent and responsive tech support (George mentioned multiple times)
  • 💡 Integrates with Alexa (when working)
  • 💡 Integrates with Apple HomeKit (mentioned by one user)
  • 🖼️ Real-life curtain picture on app (Automate Pulse)

Room to Improve

  • ❌ Hub stopped working/refuses to connect
  • ❌ App suddenly stopped working
  • ❌ App not maintained/abandoned
  • ❌ Cannot add locations
  • ❌ Horrible support/company won't respond
  • ❌ Setup is difficult/trial and error
  • ❌ Shades lose connection with hub
  • ❌ App not compatible with hub
  • ❌ Help button leads to general website
  • ❌ Settings not stored
  • ❌ Lost Rooms and Scenes after iOS update
  • ❌ No detailed troubleshooting manual
  • ❌ Stopped working with Alexa
  • ❌ Buggy software
  • ❌ Impossible to connect to device
  • ❌ App not downloadable on tablet
  • ❌ Shades open/close randomly
  • ❌ Extremely unreliable/times out
  • ❌ Company struggles with software engineering
  • ❌ Support lacking/installer unhelpful
  • ❌ App randomly wiped everything (scenes, automations)
  • ❌ Automated timings lose settings
  • ❌ Painful to recreate scenes
  • ❌ Not user-friendly/difficult to connect to WiFi
  • ❌ Works only 50% of the time
  • ❌ Poor interface design
  • ❌ App crashes frequently
  • ❌ Devices not responding
  • ❌ Alexa not finding devices
  • ❌ Horrible instructions
  • ❌ Programming doesn't work
  • ❌ Devices paired change when app reopened
  • ❌ Requires re-pairing devices
  • ❌ App unusable
  • ❌ "Time out" errors
  • ❌ "Log in failed" errors
  • ❌ App hangs/requires reboot
  • ❌ Timer function unreliable
  • ❌ Amazon Echo not recognizing scenes
Smart Shades#3
2.1😞(65 ratings)
Free
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Transform your existing window shades into smart devices with this solar-powered, wireless gadget. Control your blinds remotely via a smartphone app, setting custom schedules and automated movements for enhanced convenience.

What We Love

  • 👍 Works with HomeKit
  • 👍 Automations and scenes work
  • 👍 Good product, great service
  • 👍 Easy to set up
  • 👍 Works well with HomeKit
  • 👍 Good app, reasonable price
  • 👍 Works well
  • 👍 Great bit of kit
  • 👍 Amazing technology
  • 👍 Good Alexa and HomeKit control

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App not opening
  • 🐛 Basic and poorly designed
  • 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
  • 🐛 Software awful
  • 🐛 Not iPad friendly
  • 🐛 Planned obsolescence
  • 🐛 Horrible app
  • 🐛 Total flunky app
  • 🐛 App needs updating desperately
  • 🐛 Completely unreliable
  • 🐛 Constantly disconnects
  • 🐛 Awful App. Needs updating
  • 🐛 Poor quality app
  • 🐛 Can’t finish set up
  • 🐛 App needs improvement
  • 🐛 Slow not much programming
  • 🐛 Pretty bad
  • 🐛 Hardware great..software awful
  • 🐛 The worst smart blinds
  • 🐛 Not working!!!
  • 🐛 Stay away
  • 🐛 Hobby
  • 🐛 Useless app for me now
  • 🐛 App keeps crashing
  • 🐛 Poor app, redesign made it worse
  • 🐛 Can’t open app at all
  • 🐛 Total flunky app
  • 🐛 Basic
  • 🐛 Software exactly as bad as hardware
  • 🐛 Not iPad Friendly
  • 🐛 Planned obsolescence
  • 🐛 Basic, poorly designed, virtually unsupported
  • 🐛 SCAM
  • 🐛 Matter and app update request
  • 🐛 No up/down button

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FAQ about Automate Shades

What are the best automate shades apps for iPhone?
AUTOMATE SHADES tops our automate shades apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 3.1-star average from 93 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top automate shades apps we rank are free to download, including AUTOMATE SHADES and AUTOMATE PULSE.
AUTOMATE SHADES has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 249+ automate shades apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.