Smart home devices give us a glimpse into the future, letting you do simple things like opening the curtains, adjusting the temperatures or controlling the music with less hassle than usual. Apple’s smart home platform, HomeKit, is particularly popular amoung smart home users, especially because it works well with your existing Apple tech. Plus, many of the best HomeKit smart home devices are on sale now for the holiday shopping period and they make great holiday gifts, too.
The Apple HomeKit ecosystem has grown recently and the addition of Matter support will only make it grow more.
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HomeKit comes built into every iPhone and iPad the electronics giant sells. Even better, HomeKit integration is a breeze. Whether it’s pairing smart products to your HomeKit-compatible devices or setting up automations, it’s all at your fingertips.
The range of products compatible with HomeKit is vast. You have a lot of options, including door locks, lights, plugs, cameras, a thermostat, motion sensors, window shades, you name it, and the Home app can handle all of it in one place.
If you want a hands-off approach to controlling your budding smart home, Apple’s voice assistant Siri, will be happy to lock the door, dim the lights, adjust the air conditioning, run a smart home scene or whatever else you desire.
The real question is which of these smart home devices deserve your money — because a lot of them don’t come cheap. The list of options is ever-growing, but we’re here to help you pick the best HomeKit devices for your smart home. Here are our top picks for Apple HomeKit products, many of which you can snag on sale now.
Pros
- It sounds great
- It’s small
- It’s under $100
Cons
- Siri still isn’t the best assistant
- HomeKit needs more compatible accessories
- Other small smart speakers are $50 or less
The long-awaited HomePod Mini bridges a strange gap between smart speakers, costing $99 like the Nest Audio and Amazon Echo, but in a small package like the cheaper Nest Mini and Echo Dot.
This smaller, more affordable Apple smart speaker sounds great. Siri is on board for HomeKit control and general voice assistance. The HomePod Mini can serve as the output for your Apple TV, and you can pair two HomePod Minis for stereo. Features like Intercom and Handoff make living with the Mini a little bit more fun.
In short, if you like Apple, you’re going to love this smart speaker. If you’re already living with an iPhone, Apple TV or original HomePod, the Mini makes sense as your next small smart speaker.
Pros
- Responsive touchscreen
- Excellent integration with major smart home platforms
- Easy to use smart features
- Compatible with Ecobee smart sensors
Cons
- No built-in tracking sensors
You’ve got lots of interesting options if you’re in the market for a smart thermostat, including a couple of thermostats that support Siri control via Apple’s HomeKit. Of these, we like Ecobee’s thermostats the best. At $250, the Ecobee4 thermostat is the newest, but it really only adds in a built-in Amazon Alexa speaker to the experience. That’s not the biggest draw if you’re anchoring your smart home to Apple HomeKit and centering it on Siri for voice control.
That’s why I think it’s a smarter move to stick with one of Ecobee’s previous-generation, less expensive thermostats. They all work just as well with Apple HomeKit and they support Ecobee’s nifty temperature sensors, too. The Ecobee3 thermostat is listed as sold out on the Ecobee website, but the Ecobee3 Lite thermostat is still available. That’s the right price for HomeKit-compatible climate control.
