The app displays dashboard content, much like if you pin a web shortcut to your home screen. The app seems barebones at the moment, but the real thing to focus on is that THERE IS NOW AN APP! In developer land, people should "release early, release often" which feels like what is happening, and I thank you for it. I've had a miserable time with Vera and even Smartthings. Hubitat is the only hub that has worked consistently hardware-wise for me, so I'm thrilled that an app bridges a necessary gap. The CSS on the hub and app could both use a lot of help. Might I suggest an optional "row" (rather than tile) style? The tile style itself can also use a revisit. Again, though, thank you for making something that works.

After wasting money on the now defunct Wink, then moving over to a disappointing SmartThings, I found Hubitat, and there’s been no looking back! The local control and programming flexibility is EXACTLY what serious home automation enthusiasts are looking for. Those who critique the platform as “clunky” are likely looking for a glitzy interface with pre-defined automations that require no effort on their part. That’s great if you want to turn on the lights at sunset and off at a certain time. But, if you want the flexibility to THINK of new automation routines, there’s nothing more powerful / programmable than Rule Manager. As for the app, folks need to realize it’s been out for less than a year. Some of the “features” being asked for pose a serious breach in security! Do I really want to be able to add new devices, program scenes or build dashboards remotely?? Hell no! Those are the kind of things that you do from home, behind your firewall, then provide access to other family members on a “need to have” basis. Last thing I need is to have my phone stolen, someone access my always on app (geofencing requirement) and start messing with everything that I’ve built. So, to those who are hyper critical of Hubitat, and blasting these poor guys with 1 star reviews and negative comment, I say, go back to Wink and see how great a glitzy app is when the company goes out of business! I say... hurray, and thank the Hubitat development team for tirelessly working to provide a better experience for those of us who understand home automation is more than asking Alexa to turn on your lightbulb! ‘Nuff said!

The main issue I have with the app is the amount of battery drain from the background app refresh. Before having the app I could go to bed with battery around 70% and wake up to 60%. Now it goes from 70% down to 10%. I’m pretty sure it has to deal with the geofencing settings but still trying to figure it all out. Other than that I was an Apple HomeKit guy who switched to Hubitat because I wanted something with better response times and way more conditional logic for automations. This was a nice start and still learning all of the things it can do.

Started off promising but in the last couple years the quality has gone down and the UI issues remain. Recently there’s firmware that almost bricks it and you feel a bit confused at how a consumer product can no longer be supported because they can’t release updates that work with it.All that aside it was when I tried to help them diagnose an issue and their response was to call me a liar, not the best at owning their own product. You can make your own decisions but please thing long and hard about a product whose developers can’t do no wrong and how that works out long term.