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24 alternatives to Volum

Home lights and sounds at your fingertips

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Volum launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Google Home▲669

   Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

   2016 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Home automation and lighting control with Kinect▲98

   2011 · nitrogen.posterous.com · its alternatives →

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   Brilliant - Smart Home Control▲165

   Control lights, climate, music and more from your wall

   2018 · brilliant.tech · its alternatives →

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   Brilliance▲260

   f.lux for Philips Hue bulbs

   2016 · brilliance.site · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hue Widgets▲73

   Control your lights from your Home Screen

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Loma Home▲108

   Control smart devices like magic with your Apple Vision Pro

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Home Assistant▲217

   Open source home automation tools

   2016 · home-assistant.io · its alternatives →

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   Remote Control for Mac▲115

   Control your Mac with Siri Shortcuts 🗣️

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Google Home Hub▲133

   Control your connected home in one view

   2018 · store.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HomeBar for Homey Pro▲70

    Control your Homey smart home from the Mac menu bar

    Feb 2026 · homebar.pro · its alternatives →

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    The Brilliant Control▲107

    Easy access to lighting and other smart home products

    2017 · brilliant.tech · its alternatives →

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    The Orb▲116

    Intelligent lighting that adjusts to your needs + home

    2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Home▲55

    Google's Alexa competitor, an in-home voice assistant

    2018 · home.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT▲71

    Backend to control Ikea TRADFRI from IFTTT. Contribute to valenting/node_tradfri_ifttt development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    VolumeHub▲195

    Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs

    Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →

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    Easily▲126

    Control volume, brightness & desktop clutter

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Harmony▲66

    Logitech's home automation platform

    2015 · myharmony.com · its alternatives →

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    Toggol▲92

    All your smart home devices within a single app on desktop.

    2020 · toggol.com · its alternatives →

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    Remote-Lite▲93

    Control your Mac from phone - RC, trackpad and keyboard.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Amazon Astro▲118

    Robot for Home Monitoring

    2021 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Ezzi Home▲81

    Free and simple app to control your HomeKit devices

    2016 · ezzi.com · its alternatives →

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    On Air▲74

    Control your smart devices when an event occurs on your Mac

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Automated blind control via an Amazon Echo Dot and Raspberry Pi▲101

    2017 · jwahawis.github.io · its alternatives →

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    SwitchMate▲82

    Home light switch automation made simple.

    2014 · mysimplysmarthome.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →