Domotic: home automation

Compatible devices

Domotic is independent: it is not an official app of any of the brands mentioned and the names belong to their owners. It speaks the device's local protocol, not the brand's cloud; the only exception is the appliance brand accounts (SmartThings, LG ThinQ, Home Connect and Miele), which do use the brand's cloud, with your account, if you add them.

• Compatible: Domotic implements the device's published or open protocol.
• May be compatible (untested): protocols the maker does not publish or that have many firmware variants, or devices not yet confirmed. Some are marked “experimental” in the app.

So far, Domotic has been tested with simulators of each protocol and not yet with the real devices: Matter, in addition, on an iPhone with test devices, and with no certified Matter device. Not every model of each brand works and some are read-only (the app says so and does not offer to switch them).

Devices that only work through their brand's cloud (Wyze, GE Cync, eufy, Ring, Sengled WiFi, Meross) and devices that only speak Thread do not connect directly. If the brand offers them over Matter, they come in through Matter; if not, their lights may come in through Hue, deCONZ, Zigbee2MQTT or Home Assistant.

Tabbed screen

The main screen is split into tabs, and the app puts each device in its own tab by itself, according to what it is: Favorites (the ★ on any device), Lighting, Breaker panel (circuit breakers, RCDs and meters), Appliances, Plugs, Security (cameras, door locks and sensors), Climate (thermostats, air conditioners, fans, air purifiers and ambient stations), Blinds (blinds, curtains, garage doors and closures) and Energy (car chargers, water heaters, heat pumps, solar panels and batteries). If there is something the app does not recognize, an “Other” tab appears too.

Tabs with devices come first; Favorites, Lighting, Breaker panel, Appliances and Plugs always show, even when empty (dimmed), and the others only when they have something. The row slides with your finger and the chosen tab stays in view. A tab with an alarm shows a red dot, and a band under the header names it on every tab.

If the app gets it wrong, “⋯ → Move to another tab” lets you choose where it shows. “Automatic” lets the app decide by what it is.

In Appliances you say which appliance hangs from each plug or panel circuit (the fridge, the washer…) and it shows up by name; those driven over Matter or through their brand account appear on their own.

Each tab shows the cards that fit without scrolling and “See more” opens the rest, grouped by device. Tapping a card opens that device's page.

Lights: brightness, white and color

Each light has its own card with direct sliders: one for brightness and another for color (or for white, if the light only has white), depending on what the light supports. Lights that measure consumption also show their power.

In Lighting, a thin strip (“All”) switches all the lights on or off at once and sets their brightness, color or white; and “⋯ → Match the others to this one” sets the rest like the one you are looking at. The cards are compact so that several fit at once.

Switching on, off and dimming lights is also turned on in Settings, like any other switching (it is off by default).

From the Remote with the administrator code you can switch lights on and off; brightness and color are set from the phone at home.

IP cameras

In “Add → IP camera” the app looks for ONVIF cameras on your WiFi, or you type its IP, or you paste an RTSP address (for cameras without ONVIF). You enter the camera's own username and password (not the ones of the brand's app: on Tapo, for example, it is the “camera account” in the advanced settings) and the app tests the camera before adding it. The username and password go to the iPhone keychain.

• The card shows a picture of the camera that refreshes by itself while you look at it, whether it is online and a motion alert. Tapping it opens the live video full screen and, if the camera can be steered (PTZ), with arrows and zoom. Pictures for the grid are only requested for the cards in view.
• Your network only. The video goes straight from the camera to your phone: it is not recorded, there is no video history and it does not go through any server. From the Remote the cameras cannot be viewed, only their name and status. Many cameras stream without encryption inside your network: use them on a trusted network and with a camera account of its own, with a password you do not use anywhere else.
• Matter cameras. They are detected and labelled “Matter camera detected, video coming soon”: it is the only thing in this version that is still to come. Their video does not open yet.
• The demo panel includes a demo camera with a clip that is inside the app, marked “DEMO”.

Where ONVIF is turned on, by brand: Reolink (Network, advanced), Hikvision and Annke (in the web panel; it is off by default from firmware 5.5), Dahua and Amcrest (web panel, with Digest authentication), Foscam (web panel, Network, ONVIF), Imou (Imou Life app; the user is admin and the password is the security code on the label) and Eufy (RTSP under “Storage, NAS”, only on some plug-in models).

Matter, Xiaomi and brand accounts

Matter. In “Add → Matter (scan QR)” you scan the device's QR (it is on the box or on the device itself) with iOS's own pairing sheet, and Domotic makes the device its own. It is local: no account and no cloud, everything stays on your network. If the device was already in Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa, it keeps working there, and removing it from Domotic does not remove it from them. It needs iOS 17.6 or later and a device with the Matter logo already on your WiFi (not Thread yet). If the system screen stays on “Connecting…” (it happens with uncertified test devices), close it with the ×: Domotic already has the device. From the Remote, Matter is seen and controlled through the Station, like everything else.

Xiaomi / Mi Home. Xiaomi plugs with metering, bulbs, air purifiers, fans, dehumidifiers and robot vacuums are driven locally, without the cloud, with each device's token. “Add → WiFi” finds them and asks for that token: you get it once with “Sign in with Xiaomi once to get the key” (your Mi Home account, with captcha or two-step verification if Xiaomi asks for them) or paste it by hand. The password goes straight to Xiaomi and is not stored; after that everything goes over your network. Each one goes to its own tab: plug in Plugs, bulb in Lighting, purifier, fan and dehumidifier in Climate, and robot in Appliances (with “Start” athemeg for confirmation). Not yet tested with real Xiaomi devices.

Brand accounts. “Add → Brand account” brings your Samsung SmartThings, LG ThinQ, Home Connect (Bosch, Siemens, Neff) or Miele appliances the way the brand's app shows them: what they are doing, the program and the time left. With SmartThings and LG you paste a personal token and with Home Connect and Miele you sign in on the brand's page. The phone talks straight to the brand's servers (with Miele, the brand sends you back to a page of ours that only shows a code to copy). You can only pause, resume or switch off: Domotic never starts a cycle. You choose which ones to bring in.

Away from home: Station and Remote

Both modes are turned on with the “Link” button in the header: on one phone you choose “This phone will be the STATION” and on the other “This phone will be the REMOTE MONITOR”.

Station: an iPhone that stays next to the panel, plugged in and with the app open, reads the devices over Bluetooth and WiFi and publishes their state over the internet (it needs WiFi or mobile data). While it is a Station the screen stays on; iOS does not let an app read in the background once closed.

Remote: another phone, from anywhere, sees that state with a 10-character code or by scanning a QR. With the administrator code (12 characters) it can also open, close, switch lights on or off and ask for the actions each card allows (for example, raising a blind or pausing an appliance), always under the same rules as at home; without it, it only watches. Cameras cannot be viewed from the Remote. Both codes can be renewed.

The Station publishes the state every 5 seconds while someone is watching and every 5 minutes if nobody is.

Notifications on the Remote phone (the ones you choose): power cut, power back, a circuit breaker or RCD tripping, high leakage, device alarm, station down and, from the detectors, smoke, carbon monoxide (CO), water leak and frost. If the power goes out the router goes out too: the Station needs mobile data (a SIM) to be able to notify you. A phone that reads the devices itself, without being a Station, also warns about smoke, CO, water leaks and frost on that same phone.

It is the answer for a breaker, plug or meter that only speaks Bluetooth or has no internet: the Station phone reads it up close and you watch from anywhere.

Safety: how switching works

• Switching is off by default. You turn it on in Settings. Giving power (closing or re-arming) is a separate setting, also off by default.
• You can mark circuits as critical (the fridge, the router, medical equipment): they are never operated from the app.
• To cut power you have to press and hold for two seconds, and the screen tells you the power the circuit was drawing and what is being cut.
• After every command the app reads the device's real state again and records it in the phone's log. If the device does not confirm, it tells you.
• From the Remote you can only command with the administrator code. The command is signed, the Station checks it and carries it out under the same rules as at home.
• Door locks: the app sees and locks them, but does not unlock them from away from home unless you allow it lock by lock. “Allow unlocking from the app” is off by default and is switched on lock by lock; with it, unlocking asks you to press and hold for two seconds and your face or fingerprint (Face ID or fingerprint of this phone) and, from the Remote, also the administrator code and a one-time code valid for 60 seconds; the Station warns on its phone when a lock is opened from outside. The app records when and how it was unlocked (by hand, keypad, fingerprint, remotely…), never PINs or users, and it does not change users or PINs.
• Detectors: smoke, CO, water-leak and frost alerts arrive right away (water, smoke and CO also with a red screen) and break through Focus mode if you allow it. The app cannot silence an alarm. If a detector does not answer, its card turns grey and says “No data for…”: it never shows “all good” without data.
• What the app never does: start a washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, hob or microwave cycle (it only pauses and resumes; what heats can only be switched off); switch off the fridge or freezer; or change a lock's settings. The water heater is added as critical. Chargers, garage doors and gates ask for confirmation, and a garage from away from home also asks for that circuit's permission and the administrator code.

Domotic is not a safety system: it does not replace your detectors, your alarm, your lock or the electrical protection of your installation, and alerts can be late or never arrive.

Free and Domotic Pro

Free (with ads)

• Find, add, read and control your devices (lights, panel, plugs, cameras, door locks, sensors, climate, blinds, chargers and appliances), over WiFi, Bluetooth and Matter; also with Station and Remote and with notifications.
• Ads: a banner at the bottom, in normal, Remote and Station mode; a full-screen ad when opening the app, 1 launch in 5 (never on the day you install it nor while a Station is on); and, to see the charts, a rewarded ad each time you open them (only if you ask for it, and not while a Station is on: tapping a card shows “This is Pro” with the button to watch the ad).
• History is saved on your phone while the app is connected, also without Pro. If you use the Station, a summary (energy for the last month and year, hours on and latest openings) is published with the panel's state so the Remote can show it.
• If you decline ad consent (Google's form in the EU, UK and Switzerland) or Apple's tracking permission, the app works the same.

With Domotic Pro

• No ads: no banner (in normal or Remote mode), no opening ad and no ad to see the charts. The one exception is Station mode, which keeps its banner even with Pro.
• Charts and history always open, with no ad: for the whole house, each device and each circuit (power for the day; energy by week, month and year; and, depending on the device, leakage, hours on, trips, temperature, humidity, position or battery). They open when you tap the card.
• Colour themes are not included in Pro: they are a separate purchase (see “Themes”).

In other countries the local price shows in the app before you pay. It is an auto-renewing subscription.

Colour themes

The theme store (the icon next to Settings) changes the colours of the whole app: there are twenty, besides the factory one, which is free and which you can always go back to. No feature depends on the theme.

They are one-time purchases, with no subscription or renewal, and they do not expire; anyone can buy them, with Pro or without. In other countries the local price shows in the store before you pay. To get them back on another device or after reinstalling, use “Restore purchases” in the Themes store.

Frequently asked questions

What is Domotic?

Domotic is an iPhone app that puts your lights, your electrical panel and your smart plugs on one screen, and also IP cameras, door locks, sensors, thermostats, blinds, car chargers and appliances. It finds devices over WiFi, Bluetooth or Matter, tells you what each one is and puts it in its own tab. It is not an official app of any brand.

Does it work with Philips Hue bulbs?

Yes, with the Hue bridge: the app talks to the bridge over your home network, you pair it by pressing its button, and all its lights come in, including Zigbee lights from other brands paired to it (IKEA, Innr…). Without a bridge, over Bluetooth, it may be compatible (untested): the bulb has to be in pairing mode.

Does it work with WiZ, LIFX, Yeelight, Nanoleaf, WLED, Tapo, Kasa or Govee?

LIFX, Yeelight / Xiaomi (with “LAN Control” turned on in their app), Nanoleaf and WLED are compatible. WiZ, TP-Link Tapo and Kasa (with their plugs), Govee, Elgato, Twinkly and Magic Home may be compatible (untested). Tapo asks for the email and password of your TP-Link account.

Does it work with Shelly, Tuya / Smart Life, Sonoff, Tasmota or ESPHome?

Yes. Shelly over WiFi and over Bluetooth, Tuya / Smart Life locally (with the device ID and local key; the app guides you), Sonoff in DIY mode, Tasmota and ESPHome are compatible. Tuya bulbs and dimmers (Lidl, Calex, Nedis…) may be compatible (untested).

How do I add a device?

With the “Add” button at the top: the app asks how the device connects (WiFi, Bluetooth, Matter, IP camera or brand account), looks for it, tells you what it is and adds it with one tap. If you already had it through another route, it is not duplicated: it joins the one that was there.

Does it work with Alexa, Google Home, HomeKit or Matter?

Matter, yes: Domotic controls devices with the Matter logo over your network, with no account and no cloud, and if the device is already in Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa it keeps working there (Matter needs iOS 17.6 or later). Domotic is not a speaker and does not control Alexa or Google Home: it is another app for your devices. If your devices are in Home Assistant or Zigbee2MQTT, Domotic reads them from there. Devices that only work through their brand's cloud (Wyze, eufy, Ring, Meross…) do not come in, except SmartThings, LG ThinQ, Home Connect and Miele appliances with your account.

Do I need internet?

Not to watch and control your devices at home: Domotic talks to them over the local network or Bluetooth, and cameras and Matter also go over your network. You do need internet for Station and Remote, for notifications, for brand accounts and to get the Xiaomi key, for the free version's ads and for purchases (Pro and themes).

How do I link two phones?

With the “Link” button at the top. On the phone that stays at home, plugged in and on your home WiFi, choose “This phone will be the STATION”. On the one you carry, choose “This phone will be the REMOTE MONITOR” and scan the QR or type the Station's code. Both phones need the same app version. Until they are really linked, the app reminds you each time it opens.

What is Station mode?

It is an iPhone that stays at home next to the panel, plugged in and with the app open. It reads your devices non-stop over Bluetooth and WiFi and publishes their state over the internet so another phone can see it. It needs WiFi or mobile data, and with a SIM it can notify you even if the power goes out.

What is Remote mode?

It is the phone you use to look at your home from outside. You type or scan the Station's code: the “view” code only shows the state; the “administrator” code also lets you open, close, switch lights on or off and ask for the actions each card allows. Cameras cannot be viewed from the Remote.

Can I see my electrical panel away from home?

Yes, with a Station at home and a Remote outside. The Station publishes the state every 5 seconds while someone is watching and every 5 minutes if nobody is.

Does it work if my breaker or plug only has Bluetooth or has no WiFi?

If it speaks Bluetooth with one of the compatible protocols (Shelly, SwitchBot, Voltcraft SEM6000, Atorch, BTHome or a Bluetooth-RS485 bridge), yes: the Station reads it up close and you watch from outside with the Remote.

Can Domotic open or re-arm a circuit breaker?

Yes, on devices that allow it, but it is off by default. You turn it on in Settings, you have to press and hold for two seconds, and circuits you mark as critical are never operated. Afterwards the app reads the real state again.

Does it replace electrical protection?

No. The breakers and RCDs in your panel protect without the app; Domotic only reads them and, if you enable it, operates them. Many “WiFi circuit breakers” are metering relays that do not protect.

Do I need to create an account?

No. Domotic has no sign-up or account of its own. Some devices use their own keys (Tuya) or pair by pressing a button (Hue, Nanoleaf), and TP-Link Tapo (and some Kasa) uses your TP-Link account; cameras ask for their username and password. Those keys and passwords are stored in the iPhone's keychain; the TP-Link email is stored on the phone with the device's settings. Only if you choose to, you can add the account of an appliance brand (SmartThings, LG, Home Connect or Miele) or sign in once with Xiaomi to get a device's key.

How much does it cost?

Domotic is free with ads. Domotic Pro costs $1.99 a month or $12.99 a year in the US (£1.99 and £12.99 in the UK) and renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. Colour themes are separate: €0.49 each or 3 of your choice for €0.99 in Spain, one-time purchase.

What does Pro include, and can I see the charts without Pro?

Pro removes all ads (banner in normal and Remote mode, opening ad and the ad for the charts), except the Station-mode banner, and always opens the charts and history. Without Pro you can see them too: tapping the card of a device or a line shows “This is Pro” with a button to watch an ad; each time you open the charts, a rewarded ad unlocks them while they stay open.

How do I see the charts of a device?

Tap its card, or the card of one of its lines, and that device's page opens, with its charts (each one with Day, Week, Month and Year). With Pro they always open; without Pro, after a rewarded ad.

Does it work with IP cameras? Is the video recorded?

Yes, with cameras that speak ONVIF or RTSP (Tapo, Reolink, Hikvision, Dahua and others may be compatible, untested with real cameras): “Add → IP camera”. The video goes straight from the camera to your phone, inside your network: it is not recorded, there is no history and it does not go through any server. From the Remote the cameras cannot be viewed. For Matter cameras, the app only detects that they exist: their video does not open yet.

Does it work with Xiaomi or Mi Home?

Yes, locally and without Xiaomi's cloud: plugs with metering, bulbs, air purifiers, fans, dehumidifiers and robot vacuums, with each device's token. The first time you get that token with “Sign in with Xiaomi once to get the key” (the password goes straight to Xiaomi and is not stored) or paste it by hand; after that everything goes over your network. It is untested with real Xiaomi devices.

Can Domotic unlock my door lock?

Only if you allow it, lock by lock. “Allow unlocking from the app” is off by default; with it, unlocking asks you to press and hold for two seconds and Face ID or fingerprint on that phone. From away from home, with the Remote, it also asks for the administrator code and a one-time code valid for 60 seconds, and the Station warns on its phone. Locking the door does not need that permission. The app does not change users or PINs and never stores them.

Which sensors and safety alerts does it support?

Over Matter: door or window, motion, smoke and CO, water-leak, frost and rain sensors, and water valves. Smoke, CO, water-leak and frost alerts arrive right away (smoke, CO and water also with a red screen) and show in a band on every tab. Domotic does not replace your detectors or an alarm system, and it cannot silence an alarm.

What does Domotic do with the fridge, the washer or the oven?

See their status, program and time left and, at most, pause and resume a running cycle. It never starts a washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, hob or microwave cycle; what heats can only be switched off from the app; and the fridge and freezer are never switched off.

How do I move a device to another tab?

The app puts it in the tab of what it is by itself. If you do not like it, open its “⋯ → Move to another tab” and choose where it shows; “Automatic” lets the app decide.

What are the colour themes and how much do they cost?

They change the colours of the whole app. There are twenty, besides the factory one, which is free. Each one costs €0.49, or you can buy a pack of 3 of your choice for €0.99 (in Spain; elsewhere the local price shows). They are one-time purchases, with no subscription, and they do not expire. Domotic Pro does not include them. To get them back on another device, use “Restore purchases” in the Themes store (the icon next to Settings).

In what currency is the cost shown?

In the currency of your phone's region: euros, pesos, dollars, pounds… It shows on the main screen if you enter your price per kWh. It does not depend on the app's language.

Where is the history stored?

On your phone. Domotic saves it while the app is connected, with Pro or without; what changes is how you see it: always with Pro, after a rewarded ad without Pro. If you use the Station, a summary (energy for the last month and year, hours on and latest openings) is also published with the panel's state, under its random code, so the Remote can show it; the privacy policy explains it.

What notifications does it send?

Power cut, power back, a circuit breaker or RCD tripping, high leakage, device alarm, station down and, from the detectors, smoke, CO, water leak and frost. You turn them on in the Remote phone and choose which ones. A phone that reads the devices itself, without a Station, also warns on that phone about smoke, CO, water leaks and frost.

Does it work on Android or other systems?

No. Domotic is an iPhone app (iOS 15 or later; Matter needs iOS 17.6); there is no Android version.

My device does not show up, what do I do?

Check that it is on, that the phone is on the same WiFi network (or nearby, if it is Bluetooth) and that you have allowed Domotic local network and Bluetooth access. For a camera, also check that ONVIF or RTSP is turned on in the camera itself. Some devices only accept one connection at a time: close the maker's app or Home Assistant. If it still does not show, tap “Can’t find yours?”, type its IP address or pick the type of device.

The app asks me to update and won't let me in

Domotic requires the latest version. If the App Store has a newer one, the app tells you and readings stop until you update. If it cannot reach the App Store (no network, for example), it does not block you.

How do I change the language?

The app follows the phone's language: English, Spanish (Spain) or Spanish (Latin America).