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Way too expensive for that little features.
Mostly useless
The app itself is well designed and provides great information but I paid for notifications and I haven’t received a single notification about batteries dropping below my set thresholds and double checked all my settings so not sure what is going on but I have had multiple batteries die without warning.
Update: Developer reached out to me and suggested to set up a data refresh shortcut and this resulted in me finally receiving a low battery notification. Absolutely ridiculous that this isn’t baked into the app and also isn’t made clear anywhere that these steps are required to make it work. It’s obscured behind a menu item in the app settings. Adding a star just based on the customer service.
Update: Developer reached out to me and suggested to set up a data refresh shortcut and this resulted in me finally receiving a low battery notification. Absolutely ridiculous that this isn’t baked into the app and also isn’t made clear anywhere that these steps are required to make it work. It’s obscured behind a menu item in the app settings. Adding a star just based on the customer service.
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Response from developer
Hi, Please ensure you have setup the Refresh Data automation in Shortcuts. For further support please email support@adamfoot.dev Thank you for updating your review. There is a whole screen during the initial onboarding that explains the reason why & how to setup this automation. I will look at making this clearer in the future. Thanks, Adam
Fantastic App
This is one of my favourite apps. Monitors all battery levels in HK accessories all in one place. Elegant UI and customizable alert thresholds. I can finally see battery levels for all my gadgets in one place. Love it!
Solid and useful
At a glance I’m able to see the battery status of all of my HomeKit devices.
Push notifications not working
I followed your tutorial to set up the automation process for checking batteries, but the only push I receive on a daily base is that the automation failed.
I have deleted and re-created it accordingly to your advice, but the result stays the same. Which renders my subscription to your app worthless.
I have deleted and re-created it accordingly to your advice, but the result stays the same. Which renders my subscription to your app worthless.
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Response from developer
Hi, Please update to version 4.0 of HomeBatteries which improves the reliability of notifications and adds many new features. If you are still having issues, please email support@adamfoot.dev Thanks!
Benachrichtigungen besser planen
Der Kurzbefehl wird um 8:00 ausgeführt, aber die Benachrichtigungen kommen zu allen möglichen Uhrzeiten, meist nachts.
Funktioniert nicht
Ich habe die App als Abo gekauft, und es funktioniert einfach nicht. Ich gehe rein, sehe, dass einige Geräte unter 5 % Batterie haben, und eine Push Benachrichtigung habe ich nie bekommen.
Response from developer
Hi, Please ensure you have setup the Refresh Data automation in the Shortcuts app. For further support, please email support@adamfoot.dev Thanks, Adam
Great convenience
Handy, simple, reliable tool keeping my many battery powered devices online.
Reassurance
Love this app, works in background, alerts me when batteries need changing. I can see what charge my 16 batteries have. Love that you can change alert threshold. You can log when you change batteries and what batteries you need. Helps to keep my smart home working.
Ridiculously high constant CPU usage
Will not end process, persistent reactivation, constant 40-60% CPU usage with constant spikes over 400%. I will not be using any of the apps from this developer any longer.
Too pricy for what it does.
Other apps have this feature built in. One time purchase is 4500 Yen. Too expensive.
Nice to have
We have so many batteries - I’d love a feature to sort by battery %
Good idea
And a good app to keep track of multiple locations.
Batteriestand wird nicht mehr aktualisiert
Batteriestand wird nicht mehr aktualisiert
Schade leider nicht meine Erwartungen erfüllt
Habe mich gefreut das es endlich eine App gibt, mit der man die Batteriestände überprüfen kann.. Aber ich wurde sehr enttäuscht, die HomematicIP Batteriestände werden nicht in % angezeigt aber er zeigt unten ein kleines Batteriesymbol an, nur leider stimmt es überhaupt nicht… Die App von HomematicIP sagt der Fensterkontakt im Badezimmer ist leer und hier wird angezeigt das die Batterie komplett voll ist… Wofür brauche ich dann die App wenn es überhaupt nicht stimmt ? Auch waren nach Eingabe der Batterietypen diese auf einmal komplett wieder weg und ich musste sie neu eingeben… Bevor ihr euch die App kauft schaut ob eure Produkte auch unterstützt werden… Bin wirklich enttäuscht, verstehe nicht, warum es keine Auflistung gibt, welche Hersteller im vollen Umfang unterstützt werden.
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Response from developer
Hi, As explained via email, it is down to the manufacturer to support exposing the battery level to HomeKit. If you need further support, please contact support@adamfoot.dev Thanks, Adam
Bis jetzt zufrieden, aber …
Beim letzten Update gingen alle hinterlegten Batterietypen und -anzahlen verloren.☹️
Das wieder nachzutragen ist bei knapp 60 Geräten viel Arbeit!
Das wieder nachzutragen ist bei knapp 60 Geräten viel Arbeit!
Response from developer
Hi, Sorry to hear you’re having issues. Please email support@adamfoot.dev so I can assist you. Thanks, Adam
Useless for Hue
Pretty useless if you have a lot of Philips Hue devices. Non of them detected with device type or battery type. Battery status or charge level isn’t shown even if you add them manually. Canceling subscription.
Not worth it as is.
Not worth it as is.
Does one thing and does it well
Dirt simple app that does one thing and does it really well. It’s surprising how handy it is to just be able to see the battery status of every HomeKit device in a single screen. There’s no fluff here, no code-for-the-sake-of-code. It focuses on the task at hand and I appreciate that.
Brilliant app, brilliant service
I had a problem with my in app purchase. The dev has been brilliant in sorting for me. In regards to the app itself, I have a few apps which detail my battery status. But nothing comes close to this app in terms of detail and UI. Highly recommended for anyone who runs a smart home.
soweit ok aber leider..
keine netatmo thermostate, dafür aber die netatmo wetterstation und ikea homekit geräte..
Response from developer
Hi, Unfortunately not all HomeKit accessories expose their battery levels which means they won’t appear in HomeBatteries. Please email support@adamfoot.dev if you need further help. Thanks, Adam
