# Homey Devices and Usability - Easy to very Complex (Nerdy)

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [February 2, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-devices-and-usability-easy-to-very-complex-nerdy/103070 "2024-02-02T22:35:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-devices-and-usability-easy-to-very-complex-nerdy/103070/4 "2024-02-03T16:40:05Z")

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> [@Peter\_Marup](#):
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> This is a home product and I use it as a consumer.  
> If Homey is a nerd only product, demanding that you must use hours to read every post on the Internet in order to keep it running as expected, there should be a ”For geeks only” label on it.  
> I didn’t find one on mine.

> I already thought about replying my reaction below to this from Peter before the other (Latest) reactions where this thread went verry off-topic. Realizing that, I think there is still a valid discussion but that again isn’t a discussion for the [[APP][Pro&Cloud] Shelly](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-cloud-shelly/765) Topic.

> Therefore Moved to a new Topic, Homey Devices and Usability - Easy to very Complex (Nerdy)  
> @Peter_Marup If you prefer this Topic not starting with your Post let me know I can fix that.

> ”For geeks only” label on it, I didn’t find one on mine.

Correct, but there is a sort of Usability Label on every product,  
To categorize A = verry Simple to N = Verry Complex (Nerdy)

It is hidden behind the Price Tag. 😉  
And surprisingly it often is inversely proportional to the Price in it’s category of devices.

To show you:

- Category A = Very Easy  
– Homey Pro isn’t cheap, but pretty simple to use in it self;

- Category B = pretty Easy to C = Easy  
– Z-wave devices (Often with Official Apps, but also Community Apps), often simple to connect;  
– Zigbee devices (fe IKEA Trådfri)  
– Many Athom official Apps, HUE using the Bridge,  
– Cloud Connected with nice API Authorizations (fe NetAtmo and many others)

- Category N = Very Complex (Nerdy)  
– Devices, often cheap / verry affordable and often widely available in supermarkets etc.  
but either No official integration and sometimes needs a Developer Account (like Tuya) or custom (Hacked) Access using Tokens, sometime needs Fixed IP to get it stable

Lucky Homey still provides the option to have Category N connected, Nice for the nerds and many are happy to Help here on the community.

But as we often Say: Cheap is Expensive…

> Moved out of the Shelly Topic.

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