9 Best Smart Shades, Blinds, and Curtains (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other smart shades to consider

We have tested some other intelligent and peripheral renovation shades. Here are some that have barely missed a place above.

With the kind authorization of Ryse

Ryse Smartcurtain for $ 150: Another renovation device for your window coverings, the Smartcurtain Ryse is super easy to install. It works well with rod rail curtains and is reasonably silent at around 36 decibels, but you will need two if you have a pair of curtains, and it is relatively expensive. Also consider that you need the Ryse Smartbridge ($ 50) HUB to plan, connect Smart Home devices for voice control or even control multiple devices. Without the hub, you can only connect via Bluetooth to a curtain at a time. The two rechargeable batteries of 18,650 li-po are supposed to last up to eight months. There is no charger in the box, but you can apparently ask for one for free. Although it is a decent product, it is also more expensive, less versatile and generally lower than the SWITCHBOT 3 curtain.

AQARA CURTAIN DRIVER E1 for $ 90: With separate models for cane or track curtains, it looks very much like the SWITCHBOT 3 curtain above, but not as good. It is larger, which leaves more room for a larger battery, so you can expect a battery life for a year. Unfortunately, it is also stronger (more than 50 decibels), more expensive and requires an Aqara hub to unlock vocal controls and intelligent home automation.

Ikea Drivans from $ 160: Treatsen is very similar to the abandoned Fyrtur motorized shade that we recommend, except that it is a blind of cell darkness which comes only in white. It comes with all the fittings, a removable battery and there are eight sizes. Connect to a Direct hub ($ 70) And you can use the IKEA Home application to control, plan and group your blinds. You get a pre-pairy remote control, but with boring, you must connect the signal repeater included for wireless functions (this may depend on the distance that your devices are from your center, because some people have been successful without the rehearsal). They do not seem as kind or feel as durable as the Fyrtur, and I had problems with uneven connectivity.

Do not bother

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Ryse Smarthade for $ 200: This is a renovation gadget to convert any roller shade with a pearl chain into an intelligent shade. It is easy to install, but you will need a roller shade with an uninterrupted chain because a plastic spacer joining the two ends of a chain can cause problems (my chain has separated), and it is a noisy operation. The removable battery is an intelligent idea, but if you want to control the remote shade of your phone, you must be in the Bluetooth range. To obtain planning and voice commands, you must buy the Ryse Smartbridge ($ 50)And I had problems with the connectivity that stopped and went out. After having tested some modernization conceptions for pearl chain roller blinds (I also tested the Aqara E1) and having problems twice, I cannot recommend them. This is also too expensive.

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