# mate. - Smart Home Dashboard — Lighting, Music, Smart Devices

> Centralized, customizable smart home dashboard for managing diverse devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Onyx Theaters.tv, INC..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mate-smart-home-dashboard/id1460390567 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Onyx Theaters.tv, INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460390566)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.17/5 from 80 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 22 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-05-03
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mate-smart-home-dashboard/id1460390567/reviews.md

## What is mate.?

This App was made for us, and we believe you may find it useful.

Examples of why you may want mate.

1. You have multiple apps for all of your smart home devices, and want a central dashboard. 
2. The iPad is used for a central control device, and you are attracted to a beautiful interface that can be customized. 
3. Over the years, you have built up several control solutions with different brands, and wanting an easy way to recognize icons rather than remembering names that start with XYZ.
4. When traveling, you would like a quick way to test internet speeds to see if your smart apps will connect remotely.

## Key features

- Centralized smart home dashboard
- Customizable interface
- Manage lighting and music
- Support for multiple smart device brands
- Icon-based device recognition
- Internet speed testing

## Recent user reviews (10 of 23)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mate-smart-home-dashboard/id1460390567/reviews.md

### 1/5 — The developers should be “in” mate(s)

*2023-04-09*

I feel like such an idiot. This app is completely useless…well, unless to want a weather display. None of the promised features are there. The is a SCAM!!!!

It is absolutely criminal to advertise a product that does absolutely nothing. I’m feeling sick…

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2022-07-27*

Straight up garbage. QR scanner didn’t recognize the QR codes on any of my smart bulb packages. No easy way to just look up your devices not clear indication of what products they support. It’s $5, so whatever.

**Developer response:** QR scanner? We are a dashboard for all of your smart home apps. Making the icons easy to recognize and auto connect. No QR scanner on our side, maybe it’s the app the light icon is auto connected with on your dashboard?

### 1/5 — Yeah….. no…..

*2022-06-05*

This app promises to be a total home control that brings all your apps together. Which sounds amazing because it’s hard to find all the things that work with HomeKit, so I was thinking I was paying $5 for an app that I could control everything in. Wrong. It’s an app launcher. You point the buttons to which app you use for devices then it opens that app. Not at all what it makes it sound like in the description. Requesting a refund as soon as I can.

**Developer response:** As developers we are not sure where to start with this negative review. The initial expectation was for a magic trick to connect all of your devices behind the scenes, and you got disappointed. We are a smart home dashboard, with easy icons and customizable layout. So…..yeah…..Ta da!

### 1/5 — Completely lost

*2021-08-24*

I recently purchased rgb lights strips, and in the introductions they showed how to download the app and set up the devices. however, the app has updated and does NOT explain how to use the rgb lights anymore. NO explanation. Now I have rgb lights that I can only change with the remote. Do not recommend this app. Waste of time.

**Developer response:** Gayden420, this review has nothing to do with our app and has never been a feature. Please kindly remove your review.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2021-08-21*

Thanks so much to the amazing team who created this app, it’s a real game changer.

### 4/5 — This so is good

*2021-08-13*

I like this app

### 1/5 — Requires too many external apps and services

*2021-04-15*

Requires an app to be downloaded for practically every time, and it can’t even utilize default and popular already downloaded apps.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback, our solution does act as a great dashboard to external apps, beautiful icons and customizable backgrounds. Not sure how a smart home dashboard has too many external apps and services.

### 2/5 — I WANT to love this app but can’t bring myself to do that

*2021-04-01*

This app has some pretty cool promise, but that’s really all it has, promise.  One of the primary major flaws is that you can’t customize the buttons in any meaningful way.  What you see in the screenshots is what you get - icon for icon, capability for capability.  

And it doesn’t really even “control HomeKit” as promised.  You click on lights and it simply takes you to the Home app to then find the light and do what you want to do.

What was finally the last nail in the coffin was, after many times of “trying to love this app” I started to really dig in and control my TV with that big TV button and the only apps that apply to me is Apple TV or Apple TV remote.  Well, I don’t want the TV application, I wanted the remote, which exists perfectly on my iPad, but this application goes to the App Store and says that the application is not found.  This leads me to believe that this app really isn’t maintained.

I give this two stars because it’s kind of a pretty app but its usefulness is almost nothing.  Honestly there are already a ton of apps that allow you to not only customize the experience but also do the same hum-drum task of giving you shortcuts to your other apps - you know, kind of like a FOLDER does.

Now, if this gets to a point where I can customize the screen and have SIGNIFICANTLY more control over what the icons do then I’m all in for trying it again.

**Developer response:** Please confirm you have allowed access to HomeKit, once done, the icons will control the HomeKit devices directly in each room.

### 1/5 — Great Concept, but....

*2020-11-16*

This is a great concept considering that Apple’s Home app leaves something to be desired. However, there are a lot of improvements needed in order for this app to be good.

You should have the ability to only see buttons for devices that actually exist in a room, as well as labels for each of the devices. Also to sort of set a favorites dashboard to view and control devices from multiple different rooms, as well as camera feeds.

### 3/5 — Terrific concept

*2020-10-25*

Great idea as I have not found another app to tie together my various home automation platforms.  Seems to be having some issues with the current iOS.  Wish the UI could be customized more I.e. ability to move buttons around, remove buttons that aren’t used, have preview images of the linked apps instead of the generic buttons etc.

## Frequently asked questions about mate.

### What does the mate. app do?

This app provides a central dashboard for managing all your smart home devices. It allows you to control lighting, music, and various smart gadgets from different brands through a single, customizable interface.

### What are the key features of mate.?

Key features include a centralized dashboard for all smart home devices, a beautiful and customizable interface, easy recognition of icons for different brands, and the ability to test internet speeds for remote connectivity.

### Is mate. free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, suggesting a completely free experience for users.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is designed for users who have multiple smart home apps and devices from different brands and are looking for a unified, intuitive, and visually appealing way to control them all from a central dashboard.

### Can I use this app to check my internet speed?

Yes, the app includes a feature that allows you to quickly test internet speeds. This can be useful when traveling to check if your smart apps will connect remotely.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 11.1 — 2022-06-10

****New Clock Screensaver 
****Updated App Connections

### 11.0 — 2022-06-04

****NEW App Links
****NEW Doorbell icons
****NEW Simplified menu

### 10.0 — 2021-10-15

***** All Rooms Function.
***** Custom Theme Colors.
***** Customize Solar Scenes.
***** CCT / Brightness Control.
***** Updated Network Scanner.
***** Deeper Customization for Icons.
***** Updated third-party app connections.
***** Continued stabilization and optimizations.

### 9.0.0 — 2021-05-25

***** NEW blush appearance.
***** NEW network scanner.
***** Deeper customization for icons.
***** Updated third-party app connections.
***** Continued stabilization and optimizations.

### 8.0 — 2021-03-01

***** Solar scenes with real time transitions.
***** NEW Network scanner and device report with mate+
***** NEW DMX bridge with mate+ (includes programming for pros)

***** Face ID authorization for secure icons.
***** Playlist music with mate. (Beta)
***** NEW Step-by-step support videos.
***** Updated look with vibrant colors.
***** A new family of icons.
***** Interactive icons. 
***** One click Home scenes connection.
***** Add new HomeKit devices for each icon.

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