Ranging from smart thermostats to weather stations and to streaming devices, get ready to automate your home the way you always dreamed of, with these best Apple HomeKit compatible smart home gadgets.
Home Security Camera
Home security cams are the 1sy step towards smart home automation. There are tons of home security cams but the ones with the HomeKit support are limited. The best security cams with HomeKit support that we think are the best are the Logitech Circle 2 and the Eufy Security 2C. The Logitech Circle 2 is a weatherproof indoor and outdoor security cam that offers HomeKit as well as Alexa support. The Circle 2 is wired and comes with Wifi inbuilt. It features motion detection and AI face recognition that offers comprehensive security. This surveillance cam has a viewing angle of 180° can records footages in HD 1080p. There is also the Two Way Talk, cloud storage access, and smart alerts with snapshots too. The best alternative to Circle 2 is the Eufy Security 2C. It offers a decent viewing angle and can record in 1080p HD. The night vision and the motion detection is pretty good. The whole unit is waterproof and is well crafted for the harsh climatic conditions. With an IP67 rating, it is one of the best security cs with Homekit support that come under a reasonable price tag.
WiFi Smart Plug
The Wifi Smart Plugs can transform your outdated gadgets into smart gadgets. These smart plugs come with Apple HomeKit support and let you control the connected devices with your voice. Apart from the HomeKit support, these smart plugs come with Alexa and Google Assistant support. This makes it pretty easy to control and lets you start your smart home automation revolution. The best Wifi smart plugs with Apple Homekit support are the Meross and the Wemo Mini Smart Plug. The Meross Wifi smart plug is quite compact and lets you control everything and anything with your voice. It comes with added features like the scheduled On/Off, timer, and smart power analyzer. This Pack of 3 Mini Smart plugs from Meross doesn’t need an external Wifi Hub of any sort. Another great set of smart plugs that offer excellent performance is from Wemo. It works with the Apple HomeKit and lets you control all your connected gadgets. It requires an active Wifi connection and the Wemo app to efficiently automate your home’s outdated gadgets. 10 Best WiFi Smart Plugs to Work with Alexa & Google Assistant
Smart Bulbs
Smart Bulbs are also growing popular just like smart plugs. These smart bulbs come with Wifi and let you control their working through your voice. The best smart bulbs with Apple Homekit support are the Sylvania Smart LED and the VocoLinc Wifi smart bulb. Both of them come with Wifi connectivity. They also feature the Apple HomeKit as well as the Alexa support. The Sylvania A19 LED Bulb requires no external hub and can work according to your voice commands. All you need to do is to configure the bulb with your Apple HomeKit. When that’s done, you can control your lighting, dim them and schedule a timer by prompting Siri. These 10W LED bulbs give more amount of light compared to the normal 60w ones. When it comes to the VocoLinc Wifi LED bulb, you get a bit of fancy lighting coupled with the normal white LED light. The VocoLinc app lets you configure the color of the light that you require and offers up to 850 lumens of brightness. This 9.5W LED bulb is pretty convenient and works well for years to come.
Smart Thermostat
The thermostats regulate your room’s ambient temperatures. But the new smart thermostats can do much more than regulating your home’s heating and cooling. They let you wirelessly control the temperature through an app or via your voice assistants. The new smart thermostats come with Apple HomeKit support and let Siri regulate the temp for you. The best Thermostats with HomeKit support are the Ecobee 3 lite and the iDevices Wifi Smart Thermostat. Both of them work well with almost all heating and cooling devices. The Ecobee 3 Lite holds an upper edge as it is pretty stable and user friendly. It comes with both Alexa and HomeKit support and lets you control your room’s ambient temperature via your phones. The device is rather easier to install. It offers a better user experience than almost all smart thermostats at this price range. The iDevices Smart Wifi Thermostat is also an affordable option. It comes with the Apple Homekit support and nothing more. But yet, it does its job pretty well and at this price tag, it’s a decent choice but not a great alternative to the EcoBee 3 Lite.
Smart Lock
Smart locks are now a common sight and they are pretty much everywhere. The biggest advantage of the smart locks is their ability to control and monitor your door’s opening and closing without your notice. These devices give comprehensive protection to your homes and really does give that much needed smart home feel. We’ve tested and reviewed tons of smart Wifi door locks here and the best ones for your homes are the August Home, Level Touch, and the Yale Wifi smart locks. Three of them feature virtual assistant support. That means you can control your doors by prompting your virtual assistants with ease. The Apple HomeKit support makes them pretty much iOS specific and gives the iOS users a good user friendly experience. Among the three, the Yale Smart Lock costs a bit more. It is because they come with the Smart touch screen unlike the other no physical screen of any type.
Mesh WiFi Router
The WFH scenarios have now increased the need for good quality wireless networks. Powerful signals with low or nil Wifi dead zones need powerful Wifi routers. The new and improved Wifi Mwsb systems are coming up with smart assistant compatibility. The best smart Wifi mesh systems for your home that offer HomeKit support are the Eero Pro and the Linksys Wifi systems. A decent alternative that you get is the Linksys AC2200. It’s a tri band mesh router that offers up to 2200Mbps browsing speeds and works on the 5Ghz channel.
Motion Sensor
Getting a smart motion sensor can bring about a lot of changes to your home. These devices can detect motion or movement and inturn trigger an action on a specific gadget or a device. It is 2021 and with the Homekit support, you can do pretty much anything by just telling Siri. You can trigger connected devices to work when you enter your home or room like switching on your ambient light and stuff. There are tons of smart motion sensors but the ones with HomeKit support are limited as of now. The best ones that we found this time are the Eve Motion Sensor and the Onvis Motion sensor. The Eve Motion sensor automatically sets scenes and controls your connected gadgets via your motion. It comes with motion sensors and IR sensors that detect your presence and thereby triggers actions to your gadgets. This HomeKit enabled smart sensor indoor as well outdoor specific. It is wireless and also, pretty easy to install anywhere in or around your home. The Onvis Motion sensor is yet another great home automation device that can do almost anything for you. It’s a multi purpose sensor that can trigger your thermostats, smart bulbs, fans by detecting your presence. This PIR motion detector can be controlled via the apple home kit or the Onvis app over Bluetooth.
Smart Light Switch
Like the smart plugs, the smart Light Switches are getting their way into our homes. These light switches feature Wireless connectivity and can work according to your voice commands. The best Smart Wifi light switches with Apple Homekit support are the Refoss Wifi Light Switch and the Merosd Smart Switch. The Meross smart switch is a Wifi enabled smart circuit breaker that comes with the Homekit as well as the Alexa and Google Assistant support. You can control your light from anywhere via Wifi. You can control it with the Apple Home app or via the Meross app. Both of them require you to configure the gadget once it is installed. The Refoss smart switch offers a steady competition to Meross’s smart switch. It is compatible with the Apple Homekit and lets you control everything with the help of Siri. You can create automated schedules of lighting and can set daily routines too via the app.
Weather Station
The next best HomeKit enabled smart gadget that can be your next best shot is the Netatmo Weather Station. It’s a powerful weather station that tracks your home’s ambient temp, humidity, and air quality. There is the barometric pressure sensor coupled with the indoor noise level sensors too. This weather station with Homekit support provides real time weather data right onto your phones. You can even customize it to track either the indoor or outdoor or both within the Netatmo app. With the Homekit support, you can ask Siri to prepare reports on air quality, and humidity anytime you want. The device also gives location specific data about future downpours and weather forecasts.
Smart Home Control
Getting a dedicated unit that controls your home can be really convenient rather than getting individual ones. On that note, we’ve got the Brilliant Smart Home Controler. It can control most of your home gadgets including the lights, fan, music, and many more. This all round home control unit comes with Alexa inbuilt. It also supports a wide range of home smart automation protocols including that of Ring, Sonos, TP Link, and Apple’s own Homekit. The device comes with an LED touch screen that shows your connected gadgets. Apart from the touch screen display, there are an inbuilt camera and motion sensors. With the Apple HomeKit support, you can control all your lightings, music, intercom, thermostat, and much more via voice commands. The inbuilt motion sensors do the job like individual sensors that we mentioned earlier. They trigger your connected device to work when motion gets detected. As of now, there are 4 versions of the home controller available online. But yeah going for the 2 or rather the 3 switch controller does really well.2
Ceiling Fan
Just like the smart bulbs, there are also tons of smart fans that come offer virtual assistant support. There are a lot of Google Assitant and Alexa enabled ones but the ones with the HomeKit support are limited tho. Among them, we’ve got the Casa Blanca ceiling fan as well as the Hunter Apache Smart Ceiling fan. Both of them look quite stylish and even feature LED lights and remote control access. These desert gadgets work with Alexa as well as the Apple Home app. With its smart home connectivity, you can control their speed, lighting, and many more with your voice commands. Both of them are pretty silent in operation and offer good directional wind flow to your room.
Garage Door Opener
The smart garage door openers are now coming up with Apple HomeKit support. These devices help you keep an eye on your garage door even when you’re far away from home. They offer convenience to you by controlling everything related to your garage doors. The best Wifi garage door openers that have rolled out recently with the Apple HomeKit support are the Meross MSG200 and the iSmartGate Wifi Garage door opener. The Meross Collie MSG200 WiFi Garage Door Opener is one of the first to introduce itself into the HomeKit ecosystem. It is a reliable and advanced garage door opener that can control up to 3 garage doors at once. It features remote control access and lets you access all your garage door related info from your smartphones. There are features like the Auto and scheduled closing that keep your garage door shut at specified intervals. It is by far one of the best and stable garage door openers that you can get online. The iSmartGate Wifi Garage door can also control up to 3 garage doors. Apart from the HomeKit, it is compatible with Alexa, Echo, Google Assistant, and many more. This Wifi garage door opener is easy to install. It comes with LED indicators and has wired sensors.
Smart Doorbell
The new Netatmo Wifi Doorbell comes with Apple HomeKit support. It is a Wifi enabled smart doorbell that comes with an inbuilt camera. It offers two way talk and lets you see whose at your doorsteps. The device sends real time notifications to your smartphones when someone is at your door. Apart from the push notifications, you can enable a video call from the device when there is someone waiting at your door. This Wifi smart doorbell comes with inbuilt motion sensors. It can detect suspicious activities and in turn notify you the same via your connected smart devices. The Netatmo Smart Doorbell is easy to install. There is also cloud storage access that’s free of subscription. You can even store local videos into the included microSD. https://www.netatmo.com/en-eu/security/doorbell
Smart Sprinkler
Smart sprinklers optimize your ground irrigation system and thereby save precious water and money. The new and improved smart sprinklers come with virtual assistant support. The best smart sprinklers that are compatible with the Apple HomeKit are the Rachio 3 and the Eve Aqua. The Rachio 3 is an 8 zone lawn sprinkler system that cokes with remote access and exclusive weather sync technology. It lets you schedule watering duration according to your soil’s mineral content. The custom timing and watering frequency can be set via the Apple Home or via the Rachio app. This smart sprinkler comes with weather intelligence plus. It’s an exciting feature that uses local weather data and matches it with your watering schedules. If it’s gonna rain outside then the sprinkler auto adjusts the amount that should be sprinkled onto your lawns. The next best alternative to the Rachio 3 is the Eva Aqua. It comes at a much lower price tag than the Rachio 3. But when it comes to features and capabilities, the Eva Aqua does give a tight competition to the Rachio 3.
Table Lamp
This smart lamp from Meross is a Wifi enabled home essential that comes with the Apple HomeKit support. Apart from the HomeKit, it is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. The virtual assistant compatibility let you control the lamp hands free. You can control the brightness and color of the light via the Meross app. With the HomeKit support, you can easily prompt Siri to dim or brighten the lamp for you. This Wifi smart lamp comes with a touch pad that lets you adjust and navigate through its settings. You can use it to emit white or any other specific light via the Meross app. There are other cheesy features like the Scheduled On/Off, timer, countdown, and many more. The light works on the 110V AC power supply. In order to remotely control the gadget, you should always keep it connected to your main Wifi.
Streaming Devices
The Apple TV 4K and the Roku Streaming Stick+ are the best in the segment. Both of them offer 4K streaming and support all major OTT platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and many more. And yeah, thanks to Siri, you can control both of them with your voice commands. You can ask Siri to change the programs, control volume, and many more with ease. The 4K HDR gives a crisper brighter picture that features 4 times more pixels than the Std HD. We’re not going deep into these cause you will be familiar with what the Apple TV 4k and the Roku Streaming Stick+ are capable of. Smart gadgets are now expanding into the Apple ecosystem. It doesn’t matter if you use an iPhone, iPad, or an Apple Homepod, what matters is the gadgets’ compatibility with the HomeKit. The ones you saw above are some of the best smart gadgets with Apple HomeKit support. With this, you can let Siri do the work for you. You can have peace of mind and let Siri take care of your home.
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