r/smarthome is a subreddit with 1.2M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses smart home, struggling with, struggling to get, smart lock, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review smart bulb, doorbell camera, and smart switches.
This is the place for all your smart home product. This subreddit topics about a wide variety of smart home products and IoT's. Find help, tips, tricks and advice from our users!
Popular Themes in r/smarthome
#1
Solution Requests
: "Self-hosted e-ink dashboards for your smart home"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Building my first smart home, where should I start?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/smarthome
#1
Smart Home
: "I got tired of scrolling a list of devices, so I made an app where you control your Smart Home from a 3D model of your actual house"
15 posts
#2
Struggling With
9 posts
#3
Struggling To Get
9 posts
#4
Smart Lock
7 posts
#5
Hard Time
7 posts
#6
Doorbell
7 posts
#7
Video Doorbell
6 posts
#8
Smart Hub
4 posts
#9
Hate
4 posts
#10
Smart Home Device
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/smarthome
Smart Bulb
100 reviews
#1
Philips Hue
4.5★ from 30 reviews
#2
Govee
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#3
Kasa
4.2★ from 6 reviews
Doorbell Camera
89 reviews
#1
Reolink
4.6★ from 33 reviews
#2
Eufy
4.4★ from 15 reviews
#3
Ring
4.7★ from 6 reviews
Smart Switches
83 reviews
#1
Lutron
4.9★ from 9 reviews
#2
Inovelli
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#3
Shelly
4.1★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/smarthome
#1
I don't have a smarthome platform
: "These smart TV backlights are AWFUL for low-light scenes"
68 posts
#2
Home Assistant
: "Self-hosted wall calendar (runs on a Raspberry Pi) with live touchscreen editing and a full family hub"
54 posts
#3
Apple HomeKit
: "I got tired of scrolling a list of devices, so I made an app where you control your smart home from a 3D model of your actual house"
23 posts
#4
SmartThings
: "Bye WEMO"
22 posts
#5
Amazon Alexa
: "Does anyone have any ideas about how I can make my blinds smart?"
20 posts
#6
Google Home
: "Google hubs and speakers - lagging and freezing"
11 posts
#7
Homey
: "Homey Self Hosted might be all you need"
1 post
Member Growth in r/smarthome
Yearly
+51k members(4.5%)
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Last updated: September 10, 2026