HomeWizard
ActiveOverview
HomeWizard is a smart home app from the Netherlands that connects to HomeWizard hardware for monitoring electricity, gas, water usage, solar production, and controlling devices like lights, blinds, and heating. It provides live data, historical graphs, and automation features through a central WiFi-connected hub, targeting users seeking energy insights and basic home automation without recurring fees from utilities.1234
Key Features
- Live Energy Monitoring - Tracks real-time electricity, gas, water, solar production, and individual device usage in graphs.
- Device Control - Controls lights, blinds, curtains, garage doors, and radiator valves via connected hardware.
- Push Notifications - Sends alerts for events like doorbell presses or custom energy thresholds with Energy+.
- Scenes and Automation - Creates scenes to toggle multiple devices and schedules based on time or sunrise/sunset.
- IP Camera Integration - Views live feeds from IP cameras while controlling home devices remotely.
- Historical Data - Stores and compares usage over days, weeks, months, or years with cost calculations.
- Weather Data - Receives data from wireless weather stations including thermometers and rain meters.
- Firmware Updates - Automatic updates over WiFi for the HomeWizard hardware.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Basic monitoring of energy, gas, water; device control; limited history and notifications. |
| Energy+ | Subscription (details on site) | Custom notifications, multi-year data storage, solar-based switching, advanced features. |
Platforms & Requirements
The HomeWizard app runs on iOS, Android, and web browsers with no specified minimum requirements beyond standard device capabilities. It requires compatible HomeWizard hardware like P1 Meter or Energy Socket connected via WiFi. Web access provides monitoring anywhere without app installation.38
Integrations & Ecosystem
- Homey smart home hub
- KlikAanKlikUit wireless switches
- Somfy systems
- Cresta weather sensors
- TFA weather stations
- Wattcher energy meters
- IP cameras
- Smartwares Smarthome Controller
Alternatives
| App | Difference |
|---|---|
| Tahoma (Somfy) | Utility-tied platform with recurring fees, focused on Somfy blinds and shutters unlike independent HomeWizard. |
| Toon (Eneco) | Provider-specific energy manager with subscriptions, less emphasis on broad device control. |
| Home Assistant | Open-source hub requiring setup, supports more protocols but lacks HomeWizard's plug-and-play energy focus. |
| Homey | Integrates HomeWizard but acts as a broader hub with app ecosystem, not a standalone energy monitor. |
Reputation
HomeWizard is viewed as an affordable, independent alternative to utility apps, praised for easy energy monitoring and device control without hidden fees by Dutch users.13 Criticisms include reliance on specific proprietary hardware and limited advanced automation compared to full ecosystems like Homey. It maintains active development with app updates and support in the Netherlands.
Sources (9)
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.homewizard.android
- https://www.homewizard.com/nl/
- https://www.homewizard.com
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.homewizard.android.energy
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.homewizard.android.lite.plus&hl=en_GB
- https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.homewizard/HomeWizard/
- https://apps.apple.com/pt/app/homewizard-energy/id1492427207?l=en
- https://helpdesk.homewizard.com/en/articles/5936591-homewizard-app-platforms
- https://helpdesk.homewizard.com/nl/