HomePass for HomeKit & Matter

Name: HomePass for HomeKit & Matter
Rating: 4.2 (262 reviews)
Author: Pearce Media Limited

Code Storage & Backup

Free · In‑App Purchases

262 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Pearce Media Limited
Language

EN
English
Size

64.1
MB

HomePass allows you to get rid of that old notebook and store your HomeKit or Matter device's codes right on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. “HomePass is a must-have utility for HomeKit enthusiasts.” - 9to5Mac Featured on 9to5Mac, MacStories, iDownloadBlog, iCulture.nl, appgefahren.de and more. • HomeKit and Matter codes anywhere, synced to iCloud With HomePass, you can keep your device codes off paper and synced into iCloud. • Maintain your Home while keeping your codes safe HomePass will offer to maintain your home on each launch, pulling in changes from Apple Home including home, room and device changes and offering for you to save changes as you wish. • Attachments Attach an image, file or link to a saved accessory. This is great for saving the device's manual alongside it, or a photo of where the device is within your home. • Import Existing Accessories HomePass offers the ability to easily import your existing accessories, just input the device's setup code yourself or scan it with either the camera or NFC. • Custom Accessories Add any accessories you have that aren't in HomeKit or Matter now, simply fill in the details as needed. • Apple Watch View and then scan your HomeKit or Matter device codes back into Home on your wrist. • Export and Backup Export to your HomeKit codes to a PDF, Markdown or CSV file. Ready for printing, sharing or storage on iCloud Drive. Note: HomePass cannot import a device's setup code as this is not stored by HomeKit or Matter, you will need to manually enter it or scan it's code tag. Privacy Policy: https://pearcemedia.app/homepass/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://pearcemedia.app/homepass/terms/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

262 Ratings

Couldn’t get it working on macOS 15.3.1
Feb 16

4jsm
Downloaded, started trial, but was stuck on subscribe page even after subscribing. Some sort of an icon in the top right that doesn’t appear to display properly in dark mode or is otherwise unclear - clicked that which took me to the app but all it did was show me my home’s name, the number of accessories, but there was nothing I could do from there other than click my home name and change its name or give it an icon. Tried on 3x Macs, same result on each. Gave 5 stars as I imagine I just ran in to an untimely bug, you otherwise seem to have a good product, hope it gets resolved and I’ll try again.

Developer Response
Could you reach out to me via in-app support so that I can help you? Reviews are not a medium where developers are able to offer support.
Couldn’t get it working on macOS 15.3.1
Feb 16

4jsm

Downloaded, started trial, but was stuck on subscribe page even after subscribing. Some sort of an icon in the top right that doesn’t appear to display properly in dark mode or is otherwise unclear - clicked that which took me to the app but all it did was show me my home’s name, the number of accessories, but there was nothing I could do from there other than click my home name and change its name or give it an icon. Tried on 3x Macs, same result on each. Gave 5 stars as I imagine I just ran in to an untimely bug, you otherwise seem to have a good product, hope it gets resolved and I’ll try again.
Developer Response Sep 18
Could you reach out to me via in-app support so that I can help you? Reviews are not a medium where developers are able to offer support.
UPDATED: No way to switch Homes
01/21/2021

Gwendydd Wyllt
I have two homes set up in Apple HomeKit. With the most recent update there is no longer a way to switch between them. I loved this app, but need to be able to access the data stored for both HomeKit locations.The developer confirmed the bug immediately and are working on the fix. That’s real customer support! I have the whole bundle of their Home apps and use at least one of them every day. Excellent apps and outstanding people.

Developer Response
Hi,Sorry for this, a bug was introduced in the latest update that accidentally caused the home switcher icon to hide. I have an update waiting for review right now with Apple.Feel free to reach out to me via the in-app support channels and I can add you there further in the future.- Aaron
UPDATED: No way to switch Homes
01/21/2021

Gwendydd Wyllt

I have two homes set up in Apple HomeKit. With the most recent update there is no longer a way to switch between them. I loved this app, but need to be able to access the data stored for both HomeKit locations.The developer confirmed the bug immediately and are working on the fix. That’s real customer support! I have the whole bundle of their Home apps and use at least one of them every day. Excellent apps and outstanding people.
Developer Response 01/18/2021
Hi,Sorry for this, a bug was introduced in the latest update that accidentally caused the home switcher icon to hide. I have an update waiting for review right now with Apple.Feel free to reach out to me via the in-app support channels and I can add you there further in the future.- Aaron
Great GUI for, effectively, a free Notes entry.
01/09/2019

Firefly IW
It does what it says, though I felt led to believe that was something else: specifically, it doesn’t auto-import codes from your existing HK setup, leaving you to manually enter them all from scratch (just as you’d have to do in a Notes app note). I paid the $3 to avoid this time-consuming task, and though I now understand that’s impossible to do (HK doesn’t store them, apparently) the sting of throwing money at a solution I could’ve had for free via Notes is still there.Three stars for being what it said it is. -2 for not making what it’s *not* more clear. It’s a great solution if you’re willing to put in the work.

Developer Response
Hi, the last paragraph of the app description explicitly states that it cannot import codes from HomeKit due to the security model that HomeKit has. HomeKit itself does not store the codes at all, they are simply used as keys to enable pairing.HomePass does a lot more than notes. It offers actual camera based scanning of text and QR codes so you do not have to manually enter anything. You can select already paired devices to auto fill data fields and now you can export a PDF and view your codes on your Watch to re-pair them. If you are unhappy with the app, you can request a refund via Apple. - Aaron
Great GUI for, effectively, a free Notes entry.
01/09/2019

Firefly IW

It does what it says, though I felt led to believe that was something else: specifically, it doesn’t auto-import codes from your existing HK setup, leaving you to manually enter them all from scratch (just as you’d have to do in a Notes app note). I paid the $3 to avoid this time-consuming task, and though I now understand that’s impossible to do (HK doesn’t store them, apparently) the sting of throwing money at a solution I could’ve had for free via Notes is still there.Three stars for being what it said it is. -2 for not making what it’s *not* more clear. It’s a great solution if you’re willing to put in the work.
Developer Response 01/11/2019
Hi, the last paragraph of the app description explicitly states that it cannot import codes from HomeKit due to the security model that HomeKit has. HomeKit itself does not store the codes at all, they are simply used as keys to enable pairing.HomePass does a lot more than notes. It offers actual camera based scanning of text and QR codes so you do not have to manually enter anything. You can select already paired devices to auto fill data fields and now you can export a PDF and view your codes on your Watch to re-pair them. If you are unhappy with the app, you can request a refund via Apple. - Aaron
Thanks for the reply
08/14/2021

Zozo, MD
I don’t appreciate being called dishonest. Your website has no mechanism for contacting support like one would expect. So I was frustrated for a half hour searching for a way to contact support. I later found a link through the app. So yes, I am frustrated about that. I have since reproduced the bug again. The Mac app is very buggy. If I try to edit an entry it frequently force quits or doesn’t allow the edit. This app has a lot of potential, it’s just not ready for me to be able to entrust it with data that isn’t backed up somewhere else. Maybe if I just go back to using it on the iPad or iPhone it will be fine.

Developer Response
The support mechanism is very clear in the app in the main settings page, it was not representative to say I offer no support when support was given within 45 minutes of initial contact.This is the first report of the issue you emailed about so I am investigating it as I stated via support.Feel free to request a refund for the product if you are displeased with it.- Aaron
Thanks for the reply
08/14/2021

Zozo, MD

I don’t appreciate being called dishonest. Your website has no mechanism for contacting support like one would expect. So I was frustrated for a half hour searching for a way to contact support. I later found a link through the app. So yes, I am frustrated about that. I have since reproduced the bug again. The Mac app is very buggy. If I try to edit an entry it frequently force quits or doesn’t allow the edit. This app has a lot of potential, it’s just not ready for me to be able to entrust it with data that isn’t backed up somewhere else. Maybe if I just go back to using it on the iPad or iPhone it will be fine.
Developer Response 08/16/2021
The support mechanism is very clear in the app in the main settings page, it was not representative to say I offer no support when support was given within 45 minutes of initial contact.This is the first report of the issue you emailed about so I am investigating it as I stated via support.Feel free to request a refund for the product if you are displeased with it.- Aaron