HomeCare for HomeKit1.7 - App Store

Featured on 9to5Mac, MacStories & more. The complete HomeKit troubleshooting toolkit for smart home reliability.

Tired of HomeKit devices randomly failing and breaking your automations?

HomeCare is the complete HomeKit toolkit for troubleshooting, monitoring, and debugging your smart home. Beyond instantly identifying which devices aren't responding, it provides powerful diagnostic tools to understand exactly what's happening in your HomeKit setup. No more guessing why your morning routine failed or which device is causing problems.

INSTANT TROUBLESHOOTING:
Quickly scan your entire HomeKit setup to see which devices don't respond to commands. HomeCare tests each device and immediately shows you what's broken, unreachable, or timing out. See which devices have low batteries that need replacement soon. For failing devices, check the 'Last Time Online' to understand when problems started.

PROACTIVE MONITORING:
HomeCare runs automatic health checks in the background and sends push notifications only when new problems emerge. Catch device failures before they disrupt your daily routines instead of discovering issues after your automations have already broken. Get alerted when device batteries are running low with customizable thresholds for each device.

SCENE & AUTOMATION TESTING:
Test your scenes and automations step-by-step to identify exactly which action is causing a scene to be reported as 'Failed' in the Home app or by Siri. No more mystery failures - see precisely what's breaking your automations.

REAL-TIME LOGS MONITORING:
The Logs Viewer monitors all HomeKit device state changes happening across your entire home, specific rooms, or individual devices. See exactly when devices change states and track the timeline of events - essential for understanding device behavior during troubleshooting sessions.

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS:
Run multiple test cycles on each device to build detailed statistics about response times and success rates. Ever wondered which of your brands performs best? Compare performance across devices, manufacturers, bridges, and rooms to identify which components of your setup are most reliable and which need attention. Export comprehensive reports to PDF or CSV for detailed analysis.

EXPORT YOUR SETUP:
Export your full HomeKit device list to CSV with customizable data fields, plus your scenes and automations as readable text or CSV - perfect for keeping a backup or reviewing your entire setup outside the app.

CLEAN UP YOUR SETUP:
Find and fix issues that silently clutter your HomeKit setup. The Automation Health tool now checks triggers, actions, and broken conditions, giving you a much more complete picture of what could break your automations. The Empty Scenes checker finds scenes with no actions that serve no purpose. Keep your setup tidy and your automations reliable.

SHORTCUTS WORKFLOW INTEGRATION:
Get reports of all faulty devices directly in Shortcuts, or check if a specific device responds before sending commands to it. This prevents your Shortcuts workflows from failing when devices are offline - your Shortcuts will only execute HomeKit actions on devices that are actually responding.

COMPREHENSIVE DEVICE SUPPORT:
Works with all HomeKit accessories including bridge-connected devices from Aqara, Eve, Philips Hue, LIFX, and more. HomeCare correctly identifies device types and uses appropriate testing methods for each.

SMART HOME RELIABILITY MADE SIMPLE:
Stop reactive troubleshooting. HomeCare shows you what's broken, what's slow, and what's working perfectly - so your smart home runs reliably every day.

Download HomeCare and take control of your HomeKit setup's health.

Version History New Features:

- Added new Export Tools to export your scenes and automations, either as readable text or CSV, so you can keep a backup or review your entire setup outside the app
- The Automation Health tool now goes further and checks triggers, actions and broken conditions, giving you a much more complete picture of what could break your automations

Improvements:

- Various minor fixes and improvements throughout the app

Thanks for the continued support and feedback! If HomeCare is helping you keep your smart home reliable, leaving a review would be incredibly appreciated! 1.7 Jul 30 New Features:

- Added Export Devices Tool to export your HomeKit devices to CSV with customizable data fields for detailed analysis and record keeping
- Added Orphaned Automations checker to identify automations with broken triggers that may be causing silent failures in your setup
- Added Empty Scenes checker to find scenes with no actions that serve no purpose and clutter your HomeKit setup
- Added alternate app icon to personalize your HomeCare experience
- Added theme selection (System, Light, Dark) to choose your preferred appearance instead of always following system settings

Improvements:

- Diagnostic view now displays the scan date so you can track when issues were last checked
- Fixed temperature values in Logs Viewer not being correctly converted to Kelvin
- Various minor improvements throughout the app

Thanks for the amazing support! These new tools help you maintain a cleaner, more reliable HomeKit setup. If HomeCare is keeping your smart home running smoothly, leaving a review would be incredibly appreciated! 1.6 Feb 5 New Features:

- Added interactive notification actions to quickly start a new diagnostic scan or ignore reported devices directly from notifications
- Added "Is HomeKit Scene Responsive?" and "Is HomeKit Automation Responsive?" Shortcuts actions to test scene/automation availability before triggering them in your workflows
- Added quick ignore/unignore button in device detail view's menu for faster device management
- Added ability to execute problematic scenes and automations directly from the Diagnostic results page for instant testing

Improvements:

- Refreshed app design to align with iOS 26
- Ignored devices now appear with reduced opacity to keep focus on active devices
- Disabled automations now appear with reduced opacity too
- Various minor fixes and improvements throughout the app

Thanks for the continued support and feedback! If HomeCare is helping you maintain a reliable smart home, leaving a review would be incredibly appreciated! 1.5 10/12/2025 Improvements:
- Significantly improved bridge device diagnostic reliability by reworking the diagnostic method to prevent false positives that were incorrectly flagging working bridges as faulty
- Automations with issues now display a "Disabled" status when they are disabled
- Added new "Ignore Disabled Automations" setting to prevent disabled automations from appearing in diagnostic reports
- Various minor fixes and improvements throughout the app 1.4.2 08/17/2025 Improvements:
- Enhanced battery detection logic to better identify devices that have battery capabilities but are currently wired/externally powered
- Improved diagnostic scan reliability
- Improved the "Report Device" email template with additional diagnostic information to help with faster troubleshooting
- Various minor UI refinements throughout the app 1.4.1 08/15/2025 New Features:
- Added Logs Viewer in the Tools section to monitor all HomeKit device state changes happening across your entire home, specific rooms, or individual devices. See exactly when devices change states and track the timeline of events - essential for understanding device behavior during troubleshooting sessions
- New languages: Bonjour! Hallo! Goedendag! HomeCare now supports French, German, and Dutch, making the app more accessible to users around the world

Improvements:
- Devices aren't considered low battery during diagnostics if they are currently charging
- Various minor fixes and improvements throughout the app

Thanks for your continued support and all the fantastic feedback! The Logs Viewer was a highly requested feature, and I'm excited to see how it helps you troubleshoot your HomeKit setup. If HomeCare is making your smart home more reliable, I'd be incredibly grateful if you could leave a review - it really makes a difference! 1.4 08/04/2025 New Features:
- Added a new Tools section with Scene and Automation Testers to identify which specific actions cause scenes/automations to be reported as 'Failed' in the Home app or by Siri
- Added Background Battery Monitoring with notifications to alert you when devices have low battery levels
- Added ability to set custom battery thresholds per device for more precise battery monitoring
- Device detail pages now show which scenes and automations each device appears in for better context
- Automations now support devices that are part of triggers in addition to actions
- Added device reporting feature to easily submit devices that are incorrectly flagged as faulty when they work fine

Improvements:
- Updated Shortcut Monitoring with Battery Monitoring, enhanced faulty device detection, and network availability detection - please download the Shortcut again to get these new features
- Added quick explanations for Quick Mode and Network Tester functionality to help users understand these features
- Background Monitoring now intelligently skips device checking when internet connectivity is unavailable, preventing false positive alerts
- Fixed an occasional crash at launch when using the 'Auto Start Diagnostic' setting
- Various minor fixes and UI improvements throughout the app

Thanks so much for the continued support and feedback! Your suggestions and reviews help make HomeCare better for everyone. If you're finding the app useful, a quick App Store review would mean the world to me! 1.3 07/19/2025 New Features:
- Added Low Battery detection for devices exposing binary Low/Normal states instead of percentage levels
- Added new Advanced setting "Show Technical Details" to display all technical HomeKit details for each device
- Added "Auto Start Diagnostic" option to automatically start diagnostic when the application launches

Improvements:
- Improved handling of devices with no readable HomeKit characteristics to avoid false positives
- Improved bridge device reliability detection to reduce false positives
- Device Lists now automatically use the "All" filter when there are no faulty devices
- Updated Shortcuts Automation Tutorial to clarify that users need to manually run the Shortcut once to accept privacy permissions

Thanks so much for all the warm support since the app's release! I'm already working hard on new features. If you're enjoying the app, I'd greatly appreciate if you could take a moment to leave a review on the App Store - it really helps! 1.2 07/06/2025 - Added "Background Monitoring" banner to Diagnostic results page
- Background Monitoring now double-checks faulty devices to prevent false positives from temporary downtimes 1.1 07/02/2025 1.0 06/27/2025