HomeLog for HomeKit 4+
Smart Home Logging
Pearce Media Limited
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- £4.99
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Description
HomeLog is the best way to track and find issues in your HomeKit homes over time.
Log changes in your HomeKit accessories, track when a device is unreachable and
Features:
• On the Mac, you can log changes even when the app is hidden with our specially crafted powerful logging system.
• A menu bar for easy reference ay any stage.
• Filter by home, room or service type.
• Search for specific event changes.
• Mark devices, services or scenes as important for easy reference.
• Hide any noisy events from your logs as required.
Note: The iOS version requires the app to be actively open and running. The Mac version can log continuously if the logging helper is enabled to run in the background.
What’s New
Version 1.2.1
This update fixes some minor bugs.
Ratings and Reviews
Mac app is great
Finally so solid logging for HomeKit. The Mac app does exactly what I want from HomeKit logging. The iOS app as it stands seems extremely limited in usefulness since it has to be open and on screen in order to log events. Please make it so the iOS app can act as a viewer for logs captured by the Mac app (sync via iCloud). Then I can use this for reviewing background logs while not having to sit at my computer. Keep up the good work. Thanks!
Developer Response ,
Thanks for the feedback. Using the iOS app as a viewer is a planned feature for the future.
Still doesn't work
I have given two stars as the concept of this app is great, and fills a much needed gap in HomeKit. I thought I'd risk it as the last review saying it didn't work was two years ago and there has been an update since, but unfortuantely it still doesn't work. It is sporadic in the items it logs, does absolutely nothing unless the window is open, and even then appears to lose contact with HomeKit for hours on end and then updates with some events, but not others. A really great idea, which I would happily pay for if it worked... but it doesn't :(
Nearly there
Like another reviewer has said the helper app on the Mac is great, and if you have a server, you can run it 24/7 on there. Brilliant.
The problem arises when you want to check something historically that the macOS helper application has probably captured but soon as you open the iOS app, it just starts capturing it from the moment you open the app. Not useful.
So like the other reviewer mentioned the iOS app really needs to be a viewer of the Mac help app. It should be able to view the historical data captured by the mac helper app which should be synced via iCloud.
This is the way forward.
App Privacy
The developer, Pearce Media Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Pearce Media Limited
- Size
- 10.7 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.5 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.5 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.5 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.3 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2022 Pearce Media Limited
- Price
- £4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.