SmartShade (Wired)

Not perfect but good enough

Very easy to install and works great with a heavy shade. Best part is the integration with Alexa and daily open and close routines.

For the most part I'm quite happy with this! I never used to open my shades wide open since it’d be a pain in the butt to constantly be opening and closing them but now I do it every day. I was a bit surprised to either have to drill holes or contact support for a tape-based solution. I wish the tape-based solution were included (I wound up just drilling the holes so I could get it set up asap) Additionally, I think the install instructions could have been written a bit better. As it was, it had me hang the chain and mark the wall, but this resulted in me mounting the unit too low and I couldn't click it into place in the bracket. I think it's better if you attach the chain to the unit, then make the chain taut and then figure out where the bracket needs to be on the wall for that Also, a lot of the instructions assume you have a smartbridge, which I opted not to purchase. I'm perfectly happy to use the features available just over bluetooth, but I wish the delineation were a lot more clear. For example, it's never explicitly spelled out whether multiple people can bluetooth pair their phones to the device at once.