Home Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience12.4% of reviews
Neutral6.2% of reviews
Negative experience81.4% of reviews

~ Based on 2,208 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Home

Is Home Safe?

Home does not appear safe based on available data. AppsHunter Safety Score for Home is 44/100.

This assessment is based on 6,758 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.2/5.

Safety Analysis

26.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
68.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 6,758 App Store ratings for Home.

Is Home Legit?

Home appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Home is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

The King of Barely Working

I’ll get over you
I know I will
I’ll pretend my video’s not jerking
And I’ll tell myself I’m over you
Cause you’re the King of Barely Working

How’s the greed coming along Apple

It use to be good until you force iCloud on users. I just want to look at what I have that has been OFFLINE for years! Dumbest way to kill your privacy approach sales pitch. Require accounts = User tracking. Prove me wrong.

When it works, is nice

When it works, is nice

Doesn’t work

I added two dimmer switches and lights to app. Very seldom works. Most of the time it says they are unavailable

Hardly works

Every time I go to use my smart plug there’s no response or it needs to update and this is not a good app or service

Sincronización

No he podido las luces con mi reloj y he intentado todo.

Se congela

Se congela en la pantalla de carga la chingadera

Scanning a QR is the best

Scanning a QR code for the HomeKit devices is the fastest way although it takes long to connect. I still recommend getting this by the way I only have a couple devices that support HomeKit. Sensi | hunter smart

App keeps crashing

When u go to adjust the temperature on the app it crashes fix this asap

Layout could use some updates

The UX feels a little dated and clunky to navigate. Would love sharper lines and the elements to not be so bulky

Best Smart Home Platform but could be better.

This is by far the best platform for smart home devices especially if you use matter but it could be so much better if Apple would support zigbee natively and a better watch app, but the only thing that’s going to make the watch app perform better is Apple untying the watch from the phone, the watch app just plain sucks.
And for the folks giving it one star, do some research instead of throwing blame on Apple for your laziness.
Smart homes aren’t easy, it’s taken me a couple years to build out what I have. You have to research what you want to install and see how it is going to integrate into your home vs what you want.
Every smart home manufacturer is different and they don’t all work together. The home app is just the pretty layout that brings it altogether. Aqara 100% supports Apple HomeKit but they have a walled garden up on their sensors, and other devices with their hubs. That’s the type of stuff you’ll find the more you play with this stuff.
Google is your best friend, join discord groups, join Reddit groups.
It’s not Apple’s fault you have no clue what you are doing, the app deserves way more than one or two stars.
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iOS 17 update crashed it

Everything was working fine and it was a handy app. The iOS 17 update crashed the connections and now the app can’t facilitate any connection between the devices that worked just fine right before. I’ve been waiting for an update but nothing. Just have a bunch of errors and paperweights now.

Appalling

All I want to do is set a smart plug to come on and go off at set times when I’m home. Seems a simple request, but not in this app. Once you’ve set the initial parameters and action, you then have to go on and create a Scene. I doin’t want that, I just want to simply switch on and off. So I tried to get my coffee machine to warm before coming downstairs, by a preset time, but no, this does not work. Apple need to up their game with use ability, not layers of complexity.
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Never Loads

Thought I’d give the app a try but upon installing and opening the app, I never get past a screen that says “loading accessories and scenes”.

Doesn’t Work

I’ve been trying to load this app for days. All it does is hangs. Absolutely infuriating.

Lost Reset Function after installing 27.0

Apple removed the Reset function after release 27.0. Giving a zero star until Reset is back. Please bring back the Reset

Junk

Don’t waste your time

A bridge too far

The most frustrating app I use. Way over promises, way under delivers. Was working ok for a couple of months…. The speaker controls through the app were not working, so I tried to fix. Install/uninstall, reboot, etc…. I’m thinking I will never get my speakers on line again.

Google home doesn't need a hub

Typical apple lock in bs.

My Smart Home

Started Using Apple Home Last Year It’s Fantastic