I’ve been using Home Assistant for a long time, and I’ve always felt that the mobile experience is the hardest part to get right.
I wanted something that felt genuinely phone-first and fast for everyday stuff — like quickly dimming a room — without having to maintain dashboards or think about layout.
I started building this just for my own family, mostly as an experiment, but it ended up being something we actually use daily. At that point I figured it was worth sharing and seeing what other people think.
Some core ideas behind it:
- No config beyond logging in
- Direct connection to HA APIs (WebSocket for instant updates)
- Uses HA’s rooms/floors metadata instead of dashboards
- You can rename rooms, change icons, and reorder things directly in the app (saved back to HA)
- Swipe a room card to control the whole room, expand for individual devices/scenes
Android and web are available.
iOS is currently in App Store review — if you’re interested, leave a comment and I’ll reply when it’s live.
This is still beta and definitely not perfect.
I’m particularly interested in:
- what feels awkward or unintuitive
- how it behaves with other peoples devices and setups
- whether this approach makes sense at all compared to the official app
Code and more details: