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Review on Sensibo Air: Apple HomeKit Certified Smart Air Conditioner Controller with 60-Second Installation, Energy Saving Features, and Compatibility with Google, Alexa, and Siri by Aaron Bannister

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Buy the Sensibo Sky instead. Air Homekit integration is very simple, poorly designed (no offset)

UPDATE: I'm reducing my rating from 4 stars to 1 star. Maybe I got a lemon, but the air temp sensor I got is completely disabled. It's accurate around 70 degrees and drifts well below that, to the point where it reads 51 degrees at 36 degrees. Sensibo website for my sensor the temperature offset is shown correctly in the Sensibo app but the offset does NOT make it to the Apple Homekit. This means that the offset is set ONLY in the Sensibo cloud and not locally on the device and is therefore not reflected in the Homekit if the sensor is connected directly to the Home Hub. Poor design/integration, not worth the extra cost compared to Sensibo Sky. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The sensibo Air does a very good job controlling my LG Mini Split with the Sensibo app. It's exactly the same feature set as the Sensibo Sky if you're familiar with it, and there's an extensive list of compatible devices. However, I'm not overly impressed with the built-in Homekit integration. All you can control with it is the mode (heat/cool/off/auto) and the temperature. I used the previous Sensibo Sky model with the free Homebridge + Sensibo plugin software to integrate with Apple Homekit, and in addition to mode and temperature, you can use it to control fan speed, fan oscillation, and even use the air conditioner in fan-only mode. I need Sensibo Air so I can integrate with Homekit natively and locally instead of relying on Sensibo Cloud (Homebridge + plugin just sends commands to Sensibo which then relays them back to the device). It's still a very good device for making your dumb AC smart, and for me it would be 5 stars if it weren't for the limited Homekit integration features. I hope they improve their Homekit integration in the near future.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Repair