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Originally Posted by DoubleF
EDIT: Oops, got it wrong/reversed.
Apple Homekit is the more restricted one vs Smart things.
In smart things, you can get your "smart items" to communicate with a physical hub and you can do more complex automations. But certain devices can function via wifi and don't need the hub.
Homekit doesn't use a hub and thus I think it's basically like allowing an app to communicate with other apps.
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Homekit uses a Hub as it's either an Apple TV, or HomePod. I don't doubt that it's more restrictive though although the automation is perfectly fine for my needs. The biggest issue to me is that you are restricted to Homekit enabled devices and some of the better stuff like doorbells don't have Homekit compatibility. I use the Netatmo Smart doorbell and while it may be the best looking doorbell out there it's thoroughly mediocre.