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Hive

Hive

Smart Home

794 ratings
1829 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🌟 Lifestyle
Free

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Features

Background Location Access

Developer

Centrica Hive Limited
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Control your home's energy usage, from heating and EV charging to lighting and solar power, all from your smartphone. Save money and reduce your carbon footprint with smart scheduling, real-time tracking, and personalized insights.

✓Smart heating control
✓EV charging management
✓Smart lighting and plugs
✓Solar energy generation and storage
✓Energy usage tracking and budgeting
✓Personalized dashboard
✓Smart actions and scheduling
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Hive. Based on 794 reviews and a 4.2/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Lifestyle app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Easy to use
  • 🔒Secure system
  • 👍Convenient remote control
  • 👍Integrates well with Alexa and Google

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🐛Unreliable app performance
  • 🐛Scheduling problems
  • 🔋High battery drain on devices
  • 👎Paywall for basic features
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What's New in Hive

15.7

October 5, 2026

We've made your Hive experience even better with 15.7, including: - Comparative Energy Insights: Hive+ users can easily see whether their energy usage has increased, decreased, or remained steady compared to previous periods with clear trend indicators - Bug fixes, performance and reliability improvements across the app

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User reviews

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Never works.

Constantly looses signal and end up with no heating. Had to buy boosters and still it happens. The help team are good but the system is flawed
The hub should be 1.5 m off the ground it comes with 1m
Cable. The hub should be 7-8m
Away from the receiver whilst plugged into your router. Maybe ok
If you live in a bed sit.
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Bradley 774Bradley 774

Hive

Too complicated. Illogical. Not intuitive
Fishface1964Fishface1964

Has never worked

This app never allows me to look at or o deed change anything
M-E WM-E W

Why the fuss

Over the top difficult to use and pay for additional options . Really, I don’t think so
T.o.m.eT.o.m.e

It work

It works well
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

App crashes and freezes

Bug

Devices randomly going offline

Bug

Heating/cooling schedules not working as expected

Bug

Camera live view and recordings not functioning properly

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Requested Features

4 requests

Dark mode option

Feature

More granular scheduling controls

Feature

Better integration with smart home platforms

Feature

Improved camera functionality and recording

Feature

FAQ

What does the Hive app do?

The Hive app allows you to control and manage various aspects of your home's energy usage from your smartphone. This includes smart heating, EV charging, lighting, smart plugs, and even solar energy systems. It aims to help users save money and reduce their carbon footprint.

What are the key features of the Hive app?

Key features include personalized dashboards for quick control, energy usage tracking with budget monitoring and savings insights, smart scheduling for heating and EV charging, and remote control of lights, sensors, and plugs. It also supports managing solar energy generation and storage.

Is the Hive app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the Hive app itself is free to download and use. The costs are associated with the smart home devices and services that the app controls, such as thermostats, EV chargers, and solar panel installations.

What devices are compatible with the Hive app?

The Hive app is designed to work with a range of Hive smart home devices, including Hive Thermostats, Hive Thermostat Minis, Hive Radiator Valves, Hive EV Chargers, Hive Lights, Hive Sensors, Hive Plugs, and Hive Solar systems. It also integrates with British Gas electricity tariffs for EV charging.

How can the Hive app help me save money?

The app helps you save money by enabling precise control over your heating schedules, preventing unnecessary energy use. For EV charging, it can automatically charge during the cheapest and greenest times. Monitoring energy-hungry appliances with smart plugs and optimizing solar energy usage also contribute to cost savings.