HomeBatteries for HomeKit User Reviews

Name: HomeBatteries for HomeKit
Rating: 4.7 (259 reviews)

HomeBatteries for HomeKit

Adam Foot

🔧 Utilities

🌟 Lifestyle

Customer Experience

Positive experience75.0% of reviews

Neutral11.8% of reviews

Negative experience13.2% of reviews

~ Based on 68 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of HomeBatteries for HomeKit. Based on 259 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 10 positives and 9 negatives reviewers mention most about this Lifestyle app.

Positive things

👍Simple and intuitive user interface
🎯Solves missing HomeKit battery monitoring feature
📊Displays all battery levels in one convenient screen
🔔Low battery notifications and customizable alerts
📝Ability to log battery types and change history
🎨Clean, focused design without unnecessary features
📱Widget support for quick status checks
🔄Reliable background operation
💬Responsive developer communication
🏠Works with multiple device brands (Ring, Aqara, Onvis, Eve, Eufy, Hue)

Negative things

💰Switched from one-time purchase to subscription model
⚠️High CPU usage and persistent reactivation issues
🚫Limited compatibility with certain brands (Philips Hue, Aqara sensors, Schlage locks)
❌Data loss between app sessions
🐛Duplicate device name handling broken
📵Refresh functionality not working reliably
🎯Displays zero battery for some devices with no hide option
📢Persistent upgrade ads in free version
🔐No iCloud sync for battery info across devices

Is HomeBatteries for HomeKit Safe?

HomeBatteries for HomeKit appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for HomeBatteries for HomeKit is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 259 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.7% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.2% of ratings suggest some concerns

6.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 259 App Store ratings for HomeBatteries for HomeKit.

Is HomeBatteries for HomeKit Legit?

HomeBatteries for HomeKit appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for HomeBatteries for HomeKit is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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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.

bluefunoodle311

a month ago

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!

Quintus27

4 months ago

Solid and useful

At a glance I’m able to see the battery status of all of my HomeKit devices.

srv64

5 months ago

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.

TMWTMF

6 months ago

Benachrichtigungen besser planen

Der Kurzbefehl wird um 8:00 ausgeführt, aber die Benachrichtigungen kommen zu allen möglichen Uhrzeiten, meist nachts.

Denyseus

7 months ago

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.

Rappelsack2

7 months ago

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.

VAlbanese

9 months ago

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.

imacherald

a year ago

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.

Shag702

a year ago

Nice to have

We have so many batteries - I’d love a feature to sort by battery %

Andrew610

a year ago

Good idea

And a good app to keep track of multiple locations.

NoMoSquint

a year ago

Batteriestand wird nicht mehr aktualisiert

Schwabi01

2 years ago

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.

Patrick2909

2 years ago

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!

Ghh04

2 years ago

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.

Nwind

2 years ago

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.

bigPixel

2 years ago

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.

SiPods

2 years ago

soweit ok aber leider..

keine netatmo thermostate, dafür aber die netatmo wetterstation und ikea homekit geräte..

tvzapper

2 years ago

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

Not worthy for the cost and not fixed bug

It may be worthy for the initial one time purchase when this app was out. But definitely not worthy when it was switched to subscription. What continuous cost on developer side that deserves a subscription considering the functionality of this app?
Secondly, there is a constant bug that the developer never bother to fix: if you happen to have two different HomeKit accessories with the same name, you can not set different battery info for them.

✨✨

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, The ongoing cost is for my mortgage, food and other bills and allows me to work on apps like this full time. I am currently working on a fix to that bug and hope to have an update ready soon along with some other new features. Apologies it has taken a while to get it fixed. Please feel free to email support@adamfoot.dev if you have any further issues. Thanks, Adam