SHC Budget Blinds

Name: SHC Budget Blinds
Rating: 2.9 (74 reviews)
Author: Home Franchise Concepts LLC

By: Home Franchise Concepts LLC App

Shade Motorization

Overview

Version:

320.8

Last updated: 2026-05-26

Ranking

#203,658 ▼ 5,861

Overall

Features & Capabilities

SHC Budget Blinds brings a redesigned SHC hub and App to centralize control of motorized shades. Organize by room, group into scenes, and automate with timers for effortless daily control. Shade tiles provide at-a-glance status: white for open/partially open, shaded for closed. One-tap to open, close, or activate; a double-tap stops movement; and a long-press opens a dedicated shade control screen for deeper settings. A Health view shows battery and signal levels, and remote access lets you manage shades from anywhere—ideal for homes, offices, or vacation properties.

Supports a wide range of shade types (roller, roman, awning, drapery, venetian, cellular, skylights, large outdoor) and Top-Down/Bottom-Up devices. ARC live feedback keeps you informed of position and battery while sunrise/sunset detection automatically adjusts shades for climate comfort. Create scenes, switch between locations, and share the hub with multiple users. Fully HomeKit compatible with voice control via Siri, plus Alexa, Google Assistant, and other smart integrations (IFTTT, SmartThings).

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Home Franchise Concepts LLC

Rating:

2.90

(74)

Version:

320.8 Last updated: 2026-05-26

Version code:

885988417

Creation date:

2019-10-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

136.05MB

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Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

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Ranking

# 203,658 ▼ 5,861

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Developed by:

Home Franchise Concepts LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shc-budget-blinds/id1474291496

User Reviews

User reviews show strong usability and automation features but persistent reliability and setup issues. The app is praised for being easy to use, with solid timers/scenes and good support, and the Pro Hub is noted for improved range. However, many users report frequent connectivity problems between the app, hub, and shades, onboarding time-zone friction, inaccurate shade status, and inconsistent scene behavior, plus occasional regressions after updates. Some mention weak hub range or signal. Overall, it can work well for some users, but reliability challenges are common.

Pros

User-friendly and intuitive interface with easy navigation.
Timers and scenes features work well for automating multiple shades.
Responsive, knowledgeable customer support.
Pro Hub provides improved range and reliability over the older hub.
Easy initial setup and linking shades.

Cons

Frequent connectivity issues and unreliable communication between the app, hub, and shades, including crashes and slow performance.
Onboarding is hindered by time zone setup problems, causing setup friction.
Shade status is often inaccurate and scenes can behave inconsistently, opening/closing the wrong shades or failing to follow commands.
Updates sometimes regress usability, introducing new controls or flows that make the app harder to use.
Hub range/signal quality can be weak, leading to unreliable operation in some homes.

Recent reviews

Using Pulse Pro hub with this app to automated my motorized blinds. After 4 months, firmware updates completely wiped out the memory of the hub making you rename and repair all of the blinds. Once I created scenes and timers, I am unable to delete them from the app. Even after making them inactive, it STILL activates my blinds! DO NOT RECOMMEND this!

by Ya*****, 2026-06-18

The concept of the application, timers, scenes, and other uses are great. However, the application takes a significant amount of time to respond to a command. Additionally, it is extremely buggy to the point half of my blinds are incorrectly showing if they are open or closed.