Home Decorators Collection 17+

The good: the actual motor and blind work great. There is plenty of torque in the motor to operate their largest size shade. Also the battery lasts over a year before needing a recharge.

The bad: the motor and shade are rather noisy. If you are imagining the quiet, subtle sound of the shade moving up and down, prepare for disappointment. You are paying ~ $100 so you are getting a lower grade smart home unit.

The ugly: the Bluetooth connectivity is garbage. Your phone will lose pairing with the blind periodically and will not easily re-pair to the blinds. So effectively you lose control to the blind from the smart phone app Bluetooth has been around for over two decades so there is no reason for the app + over-the-air connection to be so crappy.

Final words: I'm going to buy a remote next to see it it works better than the app. The hardware was built right. However, The app needs serious redevelopment before I could recommend this smart blind solution. Too bad: The Home Depot was so close!

I’ve had my shades installed for about four months now and they’re great for the price point. It is difficult to tell which issues are caused by the app and which are the fault of the shade motor, but things have been okay. Set your expectations low and you’ll probably have a good time. The motors are loud, but this was a great option for the clerestory windows in my bedroom. After about a month, the clock values are off by 2-3 minutes so the shades are out of sync with each other and their schedule. Opening the app and giving them a few seconds to connect fixes that problem without any fuss. It takes a couple of seconds sequentially to connect to each shade you are within range of. I rarely use the app to control the shades as I have all three paired to one remote and normally use that when it’s necessary. The schedule function only lets you set times in 15 minute increments, which is mildly annoying. The app is pretty simple otherwise and easy to use.

Open app, select room where shades are then tap each shade to connect. Then you can set a very basic schedule. The schedule can’t use sunrise or sunset, just a specific time of day. If you click on the support link, it opens a Home Depot webpage showing product. No way to contact support.