Home+ 6

Name: Home+ 6
Price: 14.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (983 reviews)
Author: Matthias Hochgatterer

Smart Home Automation

$14.99 · In‑App Purchases

983 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Matthias Hochgatterer
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

126.7
MB

Home+ 6 is a full-featured HomeKit app which makes working with HomeKit easier. Home+ lets you control, manage and automate your smart home like never before. - You can create powerful automations which are not possible with the Home app. - You can access all characteristics of an accessory - You can control your accessories from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. - You can customise your smart home with wallpapers. - You can backup and restore your HomeKit configuration in case you need to. Home+ is a one-time purchase for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

983 Ratings

Necessary for anyone serious about HomeKit
07/16/2022

Calion
This app does vastly more than Apple's Home app. You can set up much more detailed Triggers, you can see more characteristics, and you can generally troubleshoot and customize your HomeKit setup much better with this app. (There are a couple of things Apple's Home app can do that this app can't, but that's Apple's fault, not the developer's.) Unfortunately, it loses a star for the interface. It tries to look and feel more like Apple’s Home app, and position itself as a place to *use* HomeKit, not just set it up. And it misses. It’s harder and more confusing to use than in previous versions. In particular, unlike the Home app, there's no indication of when tapping on a scene will *edit* it, and when it will *activate* it. It’s still essential software though.
Necessary for anyone serious about HomeKit
07/16/2022

Calion

This app does vastly more than Apple's Home app. You can set up much more detailed Triggers, you can see more characteristics, and you can generally troubleshoot and customize your HomeKit setup much better with this app. (There are a couple of things Apple's Home app can do that this app can't, but that's Apple's fault, not the developer's.) Unfortunately, it loses a star for the interface. It tries to look and feel more like Apple’s Home app, and position itself as a place to *use* HomeKit, not just set it up. And it misses. It’s harder and more confusing to use than in previous versions. In particular, unlike the Home app, there's no indication of when tapping on a scene will *edit* it, and when it will *activate* it. It’s still essential software though.
Everything Apple Home App Should Be
02/04/2019

CMaxim77
I don’t post many reviews in the App Store.But I feel like this app deserves it! Don’t let the price scare you away. Apple should hire this team to redesign the native home (HomeKit) app on the iPhone. I’m very much into home automation and I also use Home Assistant for my automations. But after finding this app I changed some of those over to this app with great success. It does take some time to figure out how to properly set automations, but in the end it’s so worth it. What I like the best with this app is the ability to set conditions for automation triggers. For example if I want my lights to come on when my Motion Sensors detect Motion they will but I can also set them to only come on if my TV is set to “off” then after Motion is not detected it will turn the lights back off again. Now if the TV is “on” nothing happens if I choose. This is just a small example of what is possible with conditions in automations. I also run a humidifier in my home but when the humidity in the room is above 50 this app turns my humidifier off and stays off until the humidity level drops below 45. This is awesome and I absolutely love this app. Again don’t let the price scare you away. You will not be disappointed. The author is here to help you if you have any questions. Thanks for making this app! I will be looking for any future releases from you guys!
Everything Apple Home App Should Be
02/04/2019

CMaxim77

I don’t post many reviews in the App Store.But I feel like this app deserves it! Don’t let the price scare you away. Apple should hire this team to redesign the native home (HomeKit) app on the iPhone. I’m very much into home automation and I also use Home Assistant for my automations. But after finding this app I changed some of those over to this app with great success. It does take some time to figure out how to properly set automations, but in the end it’s so worth it. What I like the best with this app is the ability to set conditions for automation triggers. For example if I want my lights to come on when my Motion Sensors detect Motion they will but I can also set them to only come on if my TV is set to “off” then after Motion is not detected it will turn the lights back off again. Now if the TV is “on” nothing happens if I choose. This is just a small example of what is possible with conditions in automations. I also run a humidifier in my home but when the humidity in the room is above 50 this app turns my humidifier off and stays off until the humidity level drops below 45. This is awesome and I absolutely love this app. Again don’t let the price scare you away. You will not be disappointed. The author is here to help you if you have any questions. Thanks for making this app! I will be looking for any future releases from you guys!
Best Home Automation Program Available
09/20/2017

paradoxxx
I have been using this app for a long time now and have seen it grow as apple allows the developers to have more options with the programming. I have spoken with Matthias on several occasions asking for various abilities that weren’t programmed in and if he was allowed he would come out with an update down the road incorporating my request. I have been looking for a way to turn on my lights a certain time before sunset since its dark in the house before sunset and after apple opened it up to developers Matthias put it in Home 3. This allows me to not have to worry about constantly changing the time the lights come on as the day lengthens or shortens. I also wanted the ability to activate devices only on certain days and that is now programmed in. Lastly I wanted the ability to move my scenes and automations around in the stacking order and that is also the case now. Everything I wanted in an automation program is now within Home 3. There are also other options that I don’t use now, but its great to know that if I want them in the future, they are there. This program is well worth the money I paid for it.
Best Home Automation Program Available
09/20/2017

paradoxxx

I have been using this app for a long time now and have seen it grow as apple allows the developers to have more options with the programming. I have spoken with Matthias on several occasions asking for various abilities that weren’t programmed in and if he was allowed he would come out with an update down the road incorporating my request. I have been looking for a way to turn on my lights a certain time before sunset since its dark in the house before sunset and after apple opened it up to developers Matthias put it in Home 3. This allows me to not have to worry about constantly changing the time the lights come on as the day lengthens or shortens. I also wanted the ability to activate devices only on certain days and that is now programmed in. Lastly I wanted the ability to move my scenes and automations around in the stacking order and that is also the case now. Everything I wanted in an automation program is now within Home 3. There are also other options that I don’t use now, but its great to know that if I want them in the future, they are there. This program is well worth the money I paid for it.
Widget feature not working
09/12/2021

Very frequent app user
I rated this three stars because I’ve only tested the widget feature and that is, aside from being able to access its settings, non existent on both iPhone and iPad, despite the settings for the widget feature being available on both device types. For me, this isn’t acceptable because I really wanted the widget feature for Homekit and saw from other users and its product page that this was an app that had that, supposedly. I am happy with Homekit if this app won’t fix its broken widget feature or won’t follow through completely with its execution, whichever narrative the developer wants to go with. I have emailed the developer asking for a refund or for the developer to fix the feature. I’m guessing that this is a fix that’s needed and not the result of incomplete work. I hope the developer chooses to fix this software problem. I will update my rating accordingly if that happens.
Widget feature not working
09/12/2021

Very frequent app user

I rated this three stars because I’ve only tested the widget feature and that is, aside from being able to access its settings, non existent on both iPhone and iPad, despite the settings for the widget feature being available on both device types. For me, this isn’t acceptable because I really wanted the widget feature for Homekit and saw from other users and its product page that this was an app that had that, supposedly. I am happy with Homekit if this app won’t fix its broken widget feature or won’t follow through completely with its execution, whichever narrative the developer wants to go with. I have emailed the developer asking for a refund or for the developer to fix the feature. I’m guessing that this is a fix that’s needed and not the result of incomplete work. I hope the developer chooses to fix this software problem. I will update my rating accordingly if that happens.