Controller for HomeKit

I’m much happier, as a computer geek, working with the sort of structure that this app shows me. It’s not “pretty” but all the detail is right there to look at. Apple’s (and others’) apps hide it all away. I use those too but this is the “go to” when I need to make changes. I got this for the backup capability, I use it for the detailed control it provides. I have a request for the developer: Please provide a feedback form/email address. I have a couple of minor UI issues and there doesn’t appear to be any way to report them.

Definitely an app for the advanced user, but boy does it fix problems when your HomeKit setup decides to pull a temper tantrum. My Apple TV decided to automatically reboot while I was in the Home app on my iPhone, subsequently orphaning every automation with zero devices. A bunch of actions had no triggers. With a very rapid response from the developer on a question, I was able to clean up the mess without deleting and starting the house over again. The backup feature alone is worth the pro version.

Update: got immediate response from developer. That alone deserves four stars. Took four resets, logging in and out of icloud thrice and removing/adding apple watch twice before it worked. Still crashed after every delete of a scene already deleted. Restarted and repeated. Seems to be better now. But time will tell. No way to tell if its the app or apple, frankly. Buggy on iOS 13. Crashes all the time. Shows deleted scenes but cant delete them. Not worth the new jacked up price of $9.

This alone makes it worth the price for the Pro version. I accidentally deleted my entire “Home” through the MyQ app (I still can’t believe that is allowed), and it has been a huge pain setting up all of my devices and automations. I just wish I’d had this app before all of this.

Updated to the new version and it won’t run. Update: The developer contacted me and has promised a fix. Update: I’m very impressed. Not only is it a great program but the developer fixes the problem in 24 hours.