Open every window shade in your space without getting up.
RYSE turns your existing window shades and curtains into motorized ones. Control them with a remote, your phone, voice, or schedules. Installs in minutes, without replacing what you already own.
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SmartShade
DIY Installation
Automate your beaded-chain window shades, a home or renter-friendly solution that can be installed in minutes
Unbeatable Battery Life
Stay unplugged and wire-free. Best-in-class engineering - designed to last up to 6 months with everyday use
App, Voice, or Touch Control
Control your shades with built-in buttons, remote control, our mobile app with scheduled timers, or hands-free via voice assistants *Requires SmartBridge
SmartBridge does the thinking, syncing your shades and curtains with the daily rhythm of your life, so you can wake, work, and unwind effortlessly. Set routines and schedules or control entire rooms with a single tap.
Good product, but a bit expensive.
The RYSE works well and looks good. It does what it’s supposed to do, and I’m happy with the functionality and appearance. My only criticism is the price, which feels a bit high for what it is. Overall, a good product, but it would be a better value at a lower price.
I don’t have the brackets and I paid for shipping and I tried to reach out for shipping help and I still don’t have the brackets. I paid for shipping and I don’t know where the packages are.
I’m happy with the purchase. On-line ordering was easy, Katleeya and Sappho of the RYSE team quickly answered my questions about orders from Canada, delivery was fast via Canada Post, and instillation easy because of the detailed steps shown on the RYSE website. Even getting Bluetooth to work on our devices was possible. And yes, the shades work as expected.
Great product. Installing on a continuous metal chain is very easy, but installing on a joined plastic chain is very difficult, however my professional contractor eventually managed to achieve a good result. Highly recommended
Great experience. Buy, separately, a Ball Chain Splicing Joining Tool so you can remove the connection in your chain or previous stopper for open close positions
I have a corner that’s hard to access so I bought these. It’s very nice to not spend the time yanking on the bead chain, and they hurt my hands. The app is annoying because often it doesn’t connect right away so I have to wait and try again. I also kept having an issue and after just replacing the parts a few times, was recommended to call someone to figure out what was causing the actual problem. Turns out the connector they send and say you must use doesn’t fit in the sprocket with heavy blinds. It runs over the teeth causing my chain to continually stretch out. So I had to replace my chain which also caused damage in my rental. It’s a little disappointing that a part they say you must use caused such a big problem for me. But we got it figured out with a splicing tool and now they work great.
My blinds are pretty large (9' tall) and heavy. I am impressed that the Ryse blind motors do the job pretty well, however a little slowly. The Smart Bridge was super easy to connect, and all the blinds were easy to name, group, and control with the app. Installation was not as simple as the videos make it look. I had to change the sprockets in the lifters to fit the beads on my blinds, which took some time. I also had to replace the bead connectors. My only disappointment with those is that they are noisy when the joiner bead goes through the mechanism. I have not yet had success adding the bridge to my Apple HomeKit, but will keep working on that. The app, however, works perfectly! If all keeps working as it is now, I will remain very happy with my purchase!
We recently added the Smartbridge to our Ryse system and it works great. We live in Southern California and can now adjust two of our two blinds to lower as the hot afternoon sun hits our house. The blinds then go up as the sun sets and it is all hands free. We will be adding more SmartShades to our other windows in the near future and they can all be controlled by the Smartbridge.
GREAT SYSTEM!!!
It’s not the cheapest, but it’s paid for itself in convenience and more. My home feels like a luxury hotel, and once the setup is done and blind heights are calibrated, it’s a breeze. Super impressed with the high battery life on the wire free version, and now I’ve set it up with my Google home for voice automation and 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.