Honest HomeKit reviews from a house that runs on it.
We buy the gear, run it in a mixed Matter/Thread/HomeKit house, and report what breaks — with data. No spec-sheet regurgitation, no untested "best of" lists.
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- D-Link Omna 180 Review: Ran Hot, Died in About a Year
A HomeKit camera bought in October 2019 that ran uncomfortably hot and stopped working roughly a year later. Retired, and part of a pattern here.
- eufyCam 2 Review: Six Years On, Real Battery Life Numbers
A two-camera eufyCam 2 kit bought in 2020, run on HomeKit Secure Video, still working. What the 365-day battery claim actually meant in daily use.
- HomeKit Camera Longevity: Nine Years, Six Cameras, Three Failures
Dated purchase records for every HomeKit camera bought for one house since 2017, what died, what survived, and how that compares to the plugs and sensors.
- iDevices Switch Review: Two Still Running After a Decade
iDevices smart plugs still running daily in Apple Home in 2026, years after the brand was absorbed and abandoned. What held up, and what to buy instead now.
- iHome iSS50 Review: Eight Years on One Wall Outlet
A discontinued 5-in-1 HomeKit sensor, bought in 2018 and still reporting accurately years after iHome stopped supporting it. Basic and reliable.
- IKEA MYGGSPRAY Review: Occupancy and Light Level in Apple Home
IKEA's Matter over Thread sensor shows up in Apple Home as two accessories: occupancy and light level. The lux reading is what makes it worth buying.
- Koogeek O1US Review: Offline a Month, Vendor Gone
A three-outlet HomeKit power strip that drops off the network and needs a factory reset to come back. No firmware fix exists. Don't buy it.
- Linkind Matter Bulbs Review: 8 Months on My Front Door
Cheap Matter colour bulbs that do Adaptive Lighting properly in Apple Home, after eight months of daily dusk-to-dawn duty on a front door fixture.
- What Matter and HomeKit Actually Support in Apple Home
Every device type Matter defines, every HomeKit accessory category, and the shorter list Apple Home gives a real interface to.
- Meross Matter Thermostat Review: Check Your Wiring First
Six months with the Meross MTS300 Matter thermostat in Apple Home. It works well, but the C-wire requirement is why so many people send it back.
- Meross MSG100 Review: Two Years on a HomeKit Garage Door
A 15-minute install, everything in the box, and reliable open/closed state in Apple Home. Long-term review of the Meross MSG100 smart garage door opener.
- Adaptive Lighting in Apple Home, Explained
How Apple Home Adaptive Lighting shifts your bulbs from warm to cool across the day, which lights support it, and how to turn it on.