House ControlSupport
Answers to common questions, and how to reach the developer.
Get in touch
Questions
Do I need any smart home devices to try it?
No. House Control starts with two demo homes, and every lamp and air conditioner is simulated until you connect a platform. Choose a demo in Settings, or tap New home to draw your own.
How do I draw my own home?
On iPhone, open Settings and tap New home or Edit floor plan. Tap a room, lamp or AC to select it, drag what is selected to move it, drag anywhere else to pan, and pinch to zoom. Add brings in rooms, lamps, ACs and furniture. Tap Done to save.
How do I connect Home Assistant?
In Settings, tap Home Assistant. The app looks for servers on your Wi-Fi; pick yours or type its address, for example http://homeassistant.local:8123. Then paste a long-lived access token: in Home Assistant, open your profile, Security, and create one under Long-lived access tokens.
How do I connect Philips Hue?
In Settings, tap Philips Hue. Your bridge is found on the Wi-Fi by itself. Press the round button on top of the bridge when the app asks, and it pairs within a few seconds. No Hue account is needed.
How do I connect Apple Home?
In Settings, tap Connect next to Apple Home and allow access to your Home data. If you declined before, turn it on in the iPhone's Settings, Privacy & Security, HomeKit, House Control.
How do I link a lamp on the plan to a real one?
Open Settings, then Devices. Tap a lamp or AC and pick its real device from everything your connected platforms have. Add devices to a room puts several in at once, already linked. An AC can also take its room temperature from any thermometer you have.
How do I pair the iPhone with my Mac?
On the Mac, right-click the House Control icon in the menu bar and choose Pair iPhone. On the iPhone, open Settings, tap Pair with Mac and scan the code. Both need to be on the same Wi-Fi. From then on the floor plan and your Home Assistant and Hue connections stay the same on both.
Where do I get Smart Life?
Smart Life and Tuya devices are supported by the Mac app. The iPhone app works with Home Assistant, Philips Hue and Apple Home; if your Smart Life devices are in Home Assistant, they work through it.
How do I add widgets and controls?
Touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget and choose House Control. Controls for Control Center and the Lock Screen are added the same way from Control Center. Quick actions appear when you touch and hold the app icon; choose them in Settings, Quick Actions.
The Mac app does not open the first time
The Mac app is free and open source and signed ad hoc, so macOS asks once. On macOS 15 and newer: click Done, open System Settings, Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway next to House Control. On macOS 13 and 14: Control-click the app in Applications, choose Open, then Open again.
How do I remove my data?
Delete the app: everything it stored goes with it. On Mac, also remove the folder ~/Library/Application Support/HouseControl. House Control keeps nothing anywhere else. See the privacy policy.