# HomeScreen for HomeKit — Your home at a glance

> Your home at a glance (iPhone/iPad app by Frank de Bruin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homescreen-for-homekit/id6771712686 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Frank de Bruin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1777854338)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-05-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homescreen-for-homekit/id6771712686/reviews.md

## What is HomeScreen for HomeKit?

Your home at a glance, with exactly the controls you need.

HomeScreen for HomeKit turns your iPhone or iPad into a calm, personal dashboard and a simple control screen for your HomeKit home. Mount an iPad on the wall, use Guided Access, or keep it close on your iPhone: important information stays visible and your home is easy to control without digging through long lists.

A CALM DASHBOARD

- Time, full date, current weather, and rain forecast
- Status of lights, doors, shades, and alerts
- Overviews for climate devices, active air conditioners, and temperature sensors
- Favorite scenes, lights, switches, shades, and cameras directly on the dashboard
- Multiple dashboards for different rooms or people

FAST, SIMPLE CONTROL

- Search scenes, lights, switches, shades, sensors, and cameras
- Quickly reopen recently used items
- Control lights, including brightness and the last-used level
- Set shades to the right position with a slider
- Run scenes with a clear confirmation
- Open HomeKit cameras full screen and use optional PTZ controls
- Switch easily between HomeKit homes

MADE PERSONAL

- Choose which rooms, scenes, and accessories are visible
- Put rooms and dashboard widgets in your preferred order
- Customize names and room icons
- Keep dashboards and settings in iCloud within your Apple Account
- Choose per device whether its screen stays active, dims, or turns fully black

ALERTS THAT HELP

HomeScreen can highlight a low battery, unreachable accessory, open door, smoke alarm, or water leak. Services belonging to the same physical accessory are grouped together. Irrelevant alerts can be ignored and restored later.

PRIVACY AND PURCHASE

Your HomeKit data stays on your device and within Apple's HomeKit environment. HomeScreen needs no separate account and contains no advertising.

Try every feature for 30 days. After the trial, unlock HomeScreen with a one-time purchase. No subscription.

HomeKit features require a configured HomeKit home and permission to access Home data. Local weather requires location permission. Climate devices and air conditioners are shown as read-only overviews; control remains in Apple's Home app.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HomeScreen Unlock | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10.1 — 2026-08-04

Improved in version 1.10.1:

• Better detection of HomeKit air conditioners, including devices exposed as thermostats.

### 1.9.3 — 2026-08-03

New in version 1.10:

• Control your HomeKit favorites directly from widgets.
• Switch between your HomeKit homes from the favorites widget.
• Favorites now ask for confirmation before running.
• New alerts widget for low batteries, offline devices, smoke, water leaks, open doors, and more.
• More energy-efficient widget refresh and improved readability.
• Updated localization and in-app help.

### 1.9.2 — 2026-07-28

Improved portrait controls: hidden dashboard sections remain accessible through the menu without showing duplicate options. This update also includes minor stability improvements.

### 1.9.1 — 2026-07-28

• Controls in iPhone portrait mode are now clearer and easier to navigate.
• Ignored alerts now sync between your devices through iCloud.
• All active alerts can now be hidden at once.
• Fixed minor stability and interaction issues.

### 1.9 — 2026-07-28

Version 1.9 makes HomeScreen faster, more personal, and calmer:

- Put favorite scenes, lights, switches, shades, and cameras directly on your dashboard.
- Find and control items faster from the redesigned menu, then quickly reopen recent actions.
- View climate devices and active air conditioners in clear overviews. Their controls remain safely in Apple's Home app.
- Choose, move, and hide status widgets so every dashboard fits its room.
- Alerts are more accurate: services from the same physical accessory are grouped, and ignored alerts are easy to restore.
- Improved layouts for iPhone in portrait and landscape and for iPad mini.
- Faster HomeKit and iCloud handling, more reliable refreshes, and lower battery use.
- Screen dimming and screen-off behavior are now stored per device.

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