# Shade Connect

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1569781673](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1569781673)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1569781673`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Turnils
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 2.60 / 5 (45 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-21
- **First published:** 2021-06-07
- **Size:** 165 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shade-connect/id1569781673)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.turnils.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use](https://www.turnils.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use)

## Description

Automation for shades

The Shade Connect Mobile App provides easy operation for popular automated shades. Control your shades via the intuitive user interface from your smartphone or tablet. Adjust your window coverings with an easy click of a button or through automated operation.

## Rankings

- #226,609 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, Shade Connect is praised in principle for iPhone-based shade control, but updates have degraded usability. The most mentioned issues are the removal/non-function of automation, grouping, and scheduling; devices often go offline, making reliable control difficult. Proximity/connectivity problems and unclear gateway guidance compound reliability concerns. While some users like the core concept, many report poor support and urge major fixes before expanding the setup.

### Pros

- Offers remote control of blinds via the iPhone app.
- Some users report liking the app overall when it functions.

### Cons

- Automation, grouping, and scheduling features have been removed or stopped working after recent updates.
- Shades frequently appear offline or require proximity, leading to unreliable control.
- Customer support is slow or unresponsive; limited channels for help.
- Scheduling and gateway requirements are unclear, with users unsure what gateway is needed and how to obtain it.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1569781673)