Overview

Features & Capabilities

Home Extension centralizes smart home control in your browser. It offers a multi‑camera view (up to four feeds with scrolling for more), adaptive temperature for compatible thermostats, guest access for locks and doors, and a detailed activity history of climate automation and sensor events. Voice control with Siri, plus iPhone widgets and a customizable Control Center, keeps you connected on the go.

Additional features include robot vacuum control, Grid Forecast showing cleaner energy sources, and energy usage data for eligible utility accounts. It also supports HomePod and Apple TV as hubs, AirPlay speakers, and HomeKit Secure Video with a 10‑day recording history. Adaptive Lighting and Home hub requirements help automate and secure your smart home from anywhere.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Apple
Rating:
2.20
(6,676)
21 new ratings
Version:
2.8 Last updated: 2025-12-12
Creation date:
2016-06-13
Compatible devices:
Size:
6.30MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-08-07
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home/id1110145103

User Reviews

Most reviews describe Apple's Home app as unreliable and hard to use. The top recurring issues are repeated setup failures and Could not add errors when creating a home or pairing devices, frequent update prompts that block usage, and inconsistent or failing device pairing and connectivity with little actionable diagnostics. Users report devices dropping from the system, scenes failing, and blank screens. Security prompts—especially forced two-factor authentication—add friction. Overall, many users feel the UX is unfriendly and the product lacks reliable support, pushing some to abandon the ecosystem.
Pros
Cons
  • Setup and adding homes frequently fail with errors like Could not add or Could not finish the app install, blocking initial use.
  • Frequent update prompts and update failures that interrupt usage.
  • Unreliable device pairing and connectivity problems; devices drop or fail to respond and automations have no actionable diagnostics.
  • Long load times and a confusing user experience that makes discovery and setup frustrating.
  • Security friction including forced two-factor authentication prompts and general security issues that hinder regular use.
Recent reviews
I cannot get Home to start up any Philips Hue color program accurately. It just assigns random colors to a few random lights. Very disappointed.
by Ga*****, 2026-08-03

Stuck on “Loading Accessories and Scenes” still 8 year later after this problem became rampant across iPhone users. Ridiculously difficult app to work with since it, well, won’t work with you. At all. I’m not resetting and erasing my entire life off of this phone just to get one stupid app to mayybeee start working again, especially when it never really did. Apparently that’s what it takes. Do not recommend it.
by It*****, 2026-08-03
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