Use Fewer Controls in Power Apps (and Make Your App Faster)

Most Canvas apps slow down not because of “complex logic,” but because of too many controls on a screen. Every label, icon, and container adds render and layout work.

In this post, we’ll take a common scenario—showing an Employee/Candidate profile with ~10 fields—and reduce it from ~20 labels (10 titles + 10 values) to just 3 controls total:

• 1 Vertical Gallery (repeating row)

• 2 Labels inside the gallery (Key, Value)

Even if you scale to 30–40 fields, your control count stays ~3–4. Alignment becomes automatic, performance improves, and maintenance gets way easier.

What we’ll build

• A profile page that shows pairs like “Current Job Title — Senior Analyst”.

• The list of pairs comes from a tiny Key/Value table (a collection).

• The screen uses one gallery with two labels—that’s it.

Why is this pattern faster & easier

• Fewer controls = fewer renders. Canvas apps pay per control during layout & paint.

• Zero alignment pain. The gallery handles row spacing and wrapping for you.

• Consistent styling. Change font/spacing once in the template—everything follows.

• Low maintenance. Add or remove a field by editing a single Table().

By replacing multiple text labels with a simple gallery and a key-value collection, you can dramatically reduce the number of controls in your Power Apps screen. This approach keeps your app lighter, faster, and easier to maintain — without compromising design or flexibility.

Drop them in the comments below — let’s discuss how you’re optimising your own Power Apps screens!