The best Apple HomeKit devices you can buy in 2026

The long-awaited HomePod Mini fills a strange gap between smart speakers, costing $99 like the Nest Audio and Amazon Echo, but in a package as small as the cheaper Nest Mini and Echo Dot.

Apple’s smaller, more affordable smart speaker sounds great. Siri is on board for HomeKit control and general voice assistance. The HomePod Mini can act as an output for your Apple TV, and you can pair two HomePod Minis for stereo. Features like Intercom and Handoff make living with the Mini even more enjoyable.

In short, if you like Apple, you’ll love this smart speaker. If you already live with an iPhone, Apple TV, or original HomePod, it makes sense that the Mini would be your next small smart speaker.

You have a lot of interesting options if you are in the market for Smart thermostatincluding two thermostats that support Siri control via Apple’s HomeKit. Of these, we like Ecobee’s thermostats and they are the best. At $250, the Ecobee4 thermostat is the latest, but it only adds a built-in Amazon Alexa speaker to the experience. And that’s not the biggest draw if you’re basing your smart home on Apple HomeKit and focusing on Siri for voice control.

That’s why I think sticking with one of the less expensive thermostats from the previous generation Ecobee is a smarter move. They all work well with Apple HomeKit and support Ecobee’s nifty temperature sensors, too. The Ecobee3 thermostat is listed as sold out on the Ecobee website, but the Ecobee3 Lite thermostat is still available. That’s the right price for a HomeKit-compatible climate control.

Yale is an old brand that has been making locks for over 180 years, and they’ve used that expertise in the Yale Asure Lock 2. Look no further than this old-fashioned touchscreen, packed with a fingerprint sensor Smart lock It is an excellent option for your Apple HomeKit setup.

It comes with smart features like auto unlock, unlimited passes to share with family and friends, app control, and more. Although it’s not a budget-friendly option, Yale packs all the smart and safe features into three different finishes to suit any decor.

As a trusted locksmith, Yale is a direct partner of Airbnb. This means that access management is seamless and easy to use if you are an Airbnb host or visiting a property with this smart lock.

Eufy’s Indoor Cam 2K is one of the first products to work with HomeKit Secure Video. Secure video is Apple A collection of security camera features in the Home app. At around $50, the Eufy Indoor Cam 2K is affordable and comes with many useful features like optional local storage and motion detection zones.

The Eufy Indoor Cam 2K is a strong competitor to other lower-priced indoor models like the Wyze Cam Indoor and Blink Mini. 2K video recording in particular separates it from those competing models.

Smart switches are another good option if you’re looking to automate the lights in your home — especially in places where a single switch controls multiple lights at once. You have many options that work with HomeKit, but our favorite so far is the Lutron Caseta In-Wall Dimmer Switch.

Why Lutron? For starters, Lutron has been in the dimmer switch business for decades, and they’re also a stalwart of smart home devices. Its switches have a good set of features and work with everything, they support three-way settings and look appropriately premium without being flashy. Along with a wide range of light switches, the Caseta platform also offers specialty switches for things like ceiling fans and Sonos speakers. It all connects to the Lutron Bridge using Lutron’s Clear Connect wireless standard, which is one of the fastest and most reliable we’ve tested at CNET Smart Home.

That’s a long way of saying that these are really good smart light switches.

It may be counterintuitive, but Philips Hue is best when you go beyond the colors and focus on the Hue White bulbs, which emit a smart, soft light at a yellow temperature of 2,700 Kelvin. That’s because the best thing about Hue bulbs isn’t the colors at all, but the power of the best-in-class platform, which works with everything, pairs extremely well with Apple HomeKit and comes packed with useful features.

To take advantage of this, you’ll need to get the Philips Hue starter kit that comes with the basic Hue Bridge — and the Hue White kit, with two bulbs, is an affordable way to go. And yes, you can always add color-changing bulbs to your HomeKit setup later.

In late 2020, Nanoleaf launched its latest range of new wall panels: Nanoleaf Shapes – Hexagons. These six-sided LED light panels retail in a seven-panel kit for $150, though they’re currently on sale for $135 for the holidays

With bright colors, easy installation, great design, and the same impressive list of features and integrations as its predecessors—including an excellent Music Sync Tempo mode, touch sensitivity, and voice control via Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant—the latest Hexagons are the best Nanoleaf has to offer.

If you’re putting together a high-tech playroom, shared bedroom, or decorating a kids room, Nanoleaf color changing wall panels will be for you. But outside of that, flashing lights are probably a little too futuristic for most households.

Priced at $40, Eve Energy Smart plug It’s not the least expensive, but it offers seamless integration with Apple’s HomeKit with useful insights into the energy usage of connected devices.

While Eve was once a HomeKit-only smart device brand, the company has opened doors to other platforms such as Google Home and Amazon Alexa Cross compatibility topic. It fits inside the frame of most wall outlets and has a physical button built into the LED indicator light.

The Eve app is clean and easy to navigate. Setting up timers and schedules for your smart plug is easy. This smart plug’s space-saving design and strong HomeKit compatibility make it easy to recommend to users in the Apple ecosystem.