Philips Hue vs Homey — A better smart home Usage & Stats

The official Philips Hue app is the most comprehensive way to organize, control, and customize your Philips Hue smart lights and accessories. Organize your smart lights Group your lights into Rooms or Zones — your entire downstairs floor or all the lights in the living room, for example — that mirror the physical rooms in your home. Easily control your lights — from anywhere Use the app to control your lights anywhere you have an internet connection. Explore the Hue scene gallery Created by professional lighting designers, the scenes in the scene gallery can help you set the mood for any occasion. You can even create your own scenes based on a photo or your favorite colors. Set up bright home security Make your home feel safer, no matter where you are. The Security Center lets you program your Secure cameras, Secure contact sensors, and indoor motion sensors to send you alerts when they detect activity. Trigger light and sound alarms, call the authorities or a trusted contact, and monitor your home in real-time. Get the best light for any moment of the day Let your lights change automatically throughout the day with the Natural light scene — so you feel more energized, focused, relaxed, or rested at the right times. Just set the scene to watch your lights change with the sun’s movement, transitioning from cool blue tones in the morning to warmer, relaxing hues for sunset. Automate your lights Make your smart lights work around your daily routine. Whether you want your lights to gently wake you up in the morning or greet you when you get home, setting up customizable automations in the Philips Hue app is effortless. Sync your lights to TV, music, and games Make your lights flash, dance, dim, brighten, and change color in sync with your screen or sound! With the Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box, the Philips Hue Sync for TV or desktop apps, or Spotify, you can create totally immersive experiences. Set up voice control Use Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant to control your smart lights with voice commands. Turn lights on and off, dim and brighten, or even change colors — completely hands-free. Create widgets for quick control Control your smart lights even faster by creating widgets on your home screen. Turn lights on or off, adjust brightness and temperature, or set scenes – all without even opening the app. Learn more about the official Philips Hue app: www.philips-hue.com/app. Note: Some features in this app require a Philips Hue Bridge.

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Homey — A better smart home

Control, automate and monitor your entire smart home with Homey. Access Homey from anywhere in the world and manage all your devices from one central place. Creating a better smart home has never been easier. Log in, create a home and connect your devices – for free! Cloud-connected devices can be added directly to the Homey app, without the need of a hub. To connect devices using Zigbee, Z-Wave, BLE, 433MHz, Infrared or other local technologies, you can either link Homey Bridge or use Homey Pro. The free version of Homey allows up to 5 connected devices and an unlimited number of Flows. To enjoy the full Homey experience, including an unlimited number of devices and access to Homey Insights and Homey Logic, upgrade to Homey Premium for 2.99/mo or use Homey Pro. Homey Pro does not need a subscription for unlimited access to all of Homey’s features. BEAUTIFUL CONTROLS FOR ANY DEVICE. Homey connects more than 50.000 smart devices from over 1000 brands. Make them work together in the way you want. Homey features great-looking controls for all devices, no matter the brand. Make it a joy to play with your smart home. YOUR HOME, YOUR RULES. Home automation becomes easier than ever with Homey Flow. Create automations that combine your devices, internet services and music. Anyone can create a Flow with a few taps. Flows are your superpower to automate your entire home. Simply mix and match the right Flow cards in the Homey app to create something new. PRIVACY BUILT-IN. SECURE BY DESIGN. Your data is not our business, so we don’t sell personal data or build ad profiles. Your data is yours. Always. Homey is simply an honest purchase. Our business model is based on building good products at a fair price. This challenges us to create the best products for you. That’s how we work. Intruders are kept outside. We use Sandboxed Apps, Penetration Tests and Bug Bounties to help ensure your home’s security. SAVE ENERGY. Homey Energy gives you real-time insight into your energy consumption and generation. Homey works with power metering devices, solar panels and smart meters, and also makes approximations of energy usage for known devices. Get historical insights and beautiful charts with Homey Insights, and create Flows to minimize or schedule your energy usage. Note: Homey Insights is only available on Homey Premium or Homey Pro. Real-time Homey Energy is available on all Homeys, including the free version. BRANDS. Supported brands include Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Sonos, Philips Hue, Nest, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, IKEA Tradfri, Wiz, KlikAanKlikUit, Tado, Somfy, Xiaomi, Aqara, Ring, Fibaro, Qubino, Netatmo, Trust Smart Home, Arlo, Shelly, TP-Link, Kasa, IFTTT, Nanoleaf, LIFX, Aeotec, Nuki, Danalock, Honeywell, Blink, Google Nest Mini, Nest Hub and many more. WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH. Homey App Widgets give you quick access to your favorite Flows, directly from the home screen on your phone. A convenient way to control your home in less than a second. Homey is also integrated into Siri Shortcuts and Apple Watch, allowing quick home control in every situation. Now that you’ve come all the way here, we cordially invite you to try Homey for yourself. Why wait? It’s free to start, after all. Have fun! The Homey Team.