Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alpha release of Kinect home automation controller launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HA
   Home automation and lighting control with Kinect▲98

   2011 · nitrogen.posterous.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Azure Kinect Developer Kit▲93

   The new kinect, a peripheral with complex AI sensors

   2019 · azure.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Harmony▲66

   Logitech's home automation platform

   2015 · myharmony.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Apple HomeView▲209

   A new way to stay connected, and manage the home

   10d ago · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hayo▲178

   Virtual controls for real life

   2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   getcta.store▲79

   an ai teleprompter that lives under your MacBook notch

   24d ago · getcta.store · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Eve▲7

   a standalone motion detector for Apple HomeKit

   2016 · elgato.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Jumpido▲66

   Educational games for Kinect

   2014 · jumpido.com · its alternatives →

9. 9FR
   Former R&D manager for Xbox Kinect sensors, this is my new project▲28

   2013 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Calaos▲88

    Open source home automation

    2015 · calaos.fr · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Halo▲71

    Notifications, dictation and AI agents in your Mac's notch

    15d ago · halo-mac.com · its alternatives →

12. 12IW
    I wrote a WebUSB driver for the Xbox kinect▲5

    2023 · turbocrime.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    System Control for iOS▲68

    The human body sustaining simulator

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    myHome Plus▲71

    Universal remote control for all of your smart home devices

    2016 · new.vicinno.com · its alternatives →

15. 15M
    MiRemoteBridge▲56

    a $5 build that lets a Bluetooth remote run your PC

    Sep 2026 · qyhhhh.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HomeBar for Homey Pro▲70

    Control your Homey smart home from the Mac menu bar

    Feb 2026 · homebar.pro · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sense.ly▲68

    Kinect-powered virtual nurse avatar

    2015 · sensely.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LEAP 2.0▲68

    V2 of the Leap Motion API introduces new skeletal tracking

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nucleus▲74

    Smart home audio/video intercom (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Harmony Ultimate Home▲69

    Integrated control of connected smart home devices

    2014 · logitech.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Structure▲84

    3D Sensor for iOS

    2013 · structure.io · its alternatives →

22. 22FF
    Force-feedback controller for racing sims and speculations on next gen▲5

    2021 · 3am.engineering · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Itsyhome▲72

    Hey HN! Nick here – developer of Itsyhome, a menu bar app for macOS that gives you control over your whole HomeKit fleet (and very soon Home Assistant). I run 130+ HomeKit devices at home and the Home app was too heavy for quick adjustments. Full HomeKit support, favourites, hidden items, device groups, pinning of rooms/accessories/groups as separate menu bar items, iCloud sync – all in a native experience and tiny package. Open source (https://github.com/nickustinov/itsyhome-macos) and free to use (there is an optional one-time purchase for a Pro version which…

    Feb 2026 · itsyhome.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Leap▲11

    Gesture Motion Controller for the Mac & PC

    2014 · its alternatives →

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