Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Itsyhome
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…
Itsyhome is a macOS menu bar app that provides quick access to HomeKit devices without opening the full Home app. It supports favorites, device grouping, room pinning, and iCloud sync for users managing multiple… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Control your Homey smart home from the Mac menu bar
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Lazy IoT▲533Control your environment with one easy keyboard shortcut
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Ezzi Home▲81Free and simple app to control your HomeKit devices
2016 · ezzi.com · its alternatives →
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My Drawer▲96Open source, intelligent sidebar for MacOS
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Brings HomeKit widgets to you iOS home screen
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Your favorite group video chat for macOS
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Homely▲75A shared task manager perfect for college students
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Apple HomeView▲209A new way to stay connected, and manage the home
8d ago · apple.com · its alternatives →
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myHome Plus▲71Universal remote control for all of your smart home devices
2016 · new.vicinno.com · its alternatives →
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Homescreen▲245A tool for sharing your home screen and discovering apps
2014 · comingsoon.markmonitor.com · its alternatives →
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Havenly for iOS▲184Get interior design advice for free, all from your phone
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Roomsy▲148Chores Tracker App that makes house cleaning actually fun
2025 · getroomsy.com · its alternatives →
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- 221Setter▲108
Hi HN, I’m an indie developer and I recently built 1Setter, a macOS menu bar app that lets you quickly access and apply common system settings with a single click. It supports individual actions as well as grouped actions, so you can trigger multiple settings in one step if needed. The motivation came from the friction of scattered macOS settings: some are buried in System Settings, some require multiple steps, and existing menu bar tools often felt too limited or opinionated. I wanted something lightweight, predictable, and fast. Under the hood, the app uses official system frameworks where…
Jan 2026 · 1setter.app · its alternatives →
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HomeKit low battery notifications & widgets on iOS & watchOS
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
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