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Find a product for your home, then compare what is good, what is frustrating and whether it is worth buying.

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Apple HomeView countertop smart display in silver, showing Home app tiles for lights, a fan, a door lock and a camera feed

Apple HomeView

7-inch smart display, Apple home hub and Thread border router

HomeView is the Apple hub to buy when the household wants a shared control panel: it puts lights, locks and cameras on a 7-inch screen that anyone in the room can use, with the home hub and Thread radio built in.

Thread$299
No brand hub or Thread router required
Black Apple TV 4K (4th generation) box beside its silver Siri Remote

Apple TV 4K (4th generation)

4K media streamer, Apple home hub and Thread border router

The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K is the Apple home hub to buy when the living-room TV also needs a new streamer: every unit has Thread and Gigabit Ethernet, and built-in microphones let Siri run lights and scenes hands-free.

Thread$299
No brand hub or Thread router required
Apple HomePod mini 2 smart speaker in green

Apple HomePod mini 2

Smart speaker, Matter Controller and Thread Border Router

HomePod mini 2 is the Apple home hub to buy if you need one: it is the cheapest device Apple sells that runs Matter-over-Thread accessories in Apple Home, with a small room speaker included.

Thread$149
No brand hub or Thread router required
Graphite Amazon Echo Dot (6th Gen) on a closed book on a wooden shelf, its blue light ring glowing at the base

Amazon Echo Dot (6th Gen, 2026)

Alexa smart speaker, Matter controller and built-in Zigbee and Thread hub

A good first hub for an Alexa home that has no hub-equipped Echo or eero yet: the basic Dot now carries a Zigbee, Matter and Thread hub for about $100.

Thread$99.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Black Aqara Smart Lock U600 outer handle with fingerprint reader and keypad beside its inner handle panel

Aqara Smart Lock U600

Replacement handle set for UK multipoint doors with fingerprint, keypad and Apple home key

A tidy Matter upgrade for a compatible UK multipoint door when you want fingerprint, PIN and Apple home key access on the handle itself instead of a cylinder motor and a separate keypad.

ThreadFrom £229.00
Needs a Thread border router
Matte black ULTRALOQ Latch 5 Pro lever lock with a touch keypad, tap zone and fingerprint reader above the handle

ULTRALOQ Latch 5 Pro (UUL-LATCH5-PRO-BK)

Fingerprint and keypad lever lock with Aliro wallet tap for single-bore doors

Latch 5 Pro is a good lever lock for a Samsung Galaxy household that already runs SmartThings, because its wallet tap works with Samsung Wallet today, alongside a fingerprint reader and keypad.

Thread$249.99
Needs a Thread border router
White SwitchBot K11+ Pro robot vacuum in front of its compact self-emptying station

SwitchBot K11+ Pro (US)

Compact robot vacuum with a self-emptying station

The compact SwitchBot robot to buy at today's $399.99 US price.

Wi-Fi$399.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
White Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400 on its adjustable mounting base

Aqara Spatial Multi-Sensor FP400

USB-powered multi-zone radar presence sensor

Worth its $79.99 US price in an open-plan room where one sensor needs to distinguish a sofa, desk and doorway.

Thread$79.99
Needs a Thread border router
Philips Hue Liane 360-degree rope light glowing in pink, purple, red, and yellow on a white background

Philips Hue Liane 360° Rope Light 5 m

Thick indoor rope light with an all-around white and color glow

Liane is an attractive but expensive choice when a glowing rope will be a permanent feature of the room.

Thread$529.99
Needs a Thread border router
White Tado Wired Smart Thermostat X second generation showing 20 degrees on its circular light-ring display

Tado Wired Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen, RU05)

Wired room thermostat

The more appealing Tado wall controller when you use it every day: a light ring, shortcut button and rechargeable battery justify a modest premium.

ThreadFrom €119.99
Needs a Thread border router