# Is Homey more suitable for me than HA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Tags:** dashboard, homey-pro, home-assistant, chatgpt\ **Created:** [January 13, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174 "2026-01-13T08:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Eschte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alexandre_eschte/32/121442_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Eschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Alexandre_Eschte)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/1 "2026-01-13T08:30:56Z")
Please move this if I have chosen the wrong category. I just registered today because I’ve been reaching my limits with Home Assistant for about three months now. Background: I had added HA (MacMini 2014 via VM) because I wanted to control my three Marstek Venus E storage units and Shelly Pro 3EM intelligently, keyword zero feed-in. Unfortunately, this didn’t work out after countless attempts with Marstek Support and HA, so I decided to go for a Marstek Smartmeter. So far so good, I’ve put my heart and soul into HA. First things first: I am not a programmer! Anyway, I ventured into automations, which work quite well, and also into the main topic of building dashboards. And this is where I despair. ChatGpt, YT, FB, all kinds of social media, and I just can’t build dashboards to suit my needs. I know that HA takes a lot of time, but when you’ve invested, I don’t know, 50-60 hours and still haven’t gotten anywhere, it’s frustrating. So I wondered if it would be easier to build dashboards with Homey? And automations, of course. My requirements: - Dashboard 1, 14”: Date, 3-day calendar preview, rubbish collection calendar, status of 2 cars (open/closed + fuel level), garage open/closed, shutters open/closed - Dashboard 2, 10”: In the kitchen, this should mainly be a media player where I can switch ‘quickly’ between player such as Denon Player, Yamaha Player, etc. I would also like to be able to select the music source, such as Spotify playlists, radio, Mixcloud (similar to Soundcloud). Can I build special dashboards with Homey? Fully Kiosk Pro is installed on each of the tablets. Is Homey fundamentally the right solution for me? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/2 "2026-01-13T11:30:22Z")
Yes, you can create dashboards with Homey. These work based on columns, where you can view specific columns based on the size of your screen, and swipe to reveal more columns. You can also create very granular automations with Advanced Flows (only available in the web app). I would recommend checking out Homey SHS if you want to try it out, you get a 30 day free trial. During this trial you get access to all Homey features ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/3 "2026-01-13T15:58:25Z")
H.A. has “unlimited” dashboard possibilities, from automatic generated, to fully manually built. Homey has more of a default set to work with, but odd stuff as well: the number of columns depends on tablet’s resolution and font size 🤷‍♂️. Fun part both can be tried for yourself without cost: H.A. can be downloaded and run as VM on your laptop/desktop/minipc to play around. H.A. dash impressions: [https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=home+assistant+dashboard&ia=images&iax=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=home+assistant+dashboard&ia=images&iax=images) Next to Self-Hosted Homey, Homey has Homey Cloud available as well, no hardware needed, no installation needed. Homey cloud has the dashboards option as well, but it’ll lack community built widgets. Homey dash impressions: > [@Showcase your Dashboard](https://community.homey.app/t/showcase-your-dashboard/116965): > > We’d love to see how everyone’s using Homey Dashboard. In this thread, everyone can showcase their Homey Dashboards! > [@Showcase your Widgets](https://community.homey.app/t/showcase-your-widgets/119284): > > As developer I would like to share my widgets. I think there are more widgets around that are worth showing. Users can get an overview about existing widgets - and more important for me as developer - I would like to see other widgets. So let’s share our ideas and designs. I hope we all can benefit from all the crative developers slight_smile Please use this tread for showcases only. Please discuss app/widget specific details in the app thread. This way, users can get a short overview abou… > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Spacey Plan - Interactive Floor Plan Widget for Homey Dashboard](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-spacey-plan-interactive-floor-plan-widget-for-homey-dashboard/132628): > > Spacey Plan Interactive Flor Plan Widget for Homey Dashboard Where to get it What is Space Plan? Space Plan is an app that allows you to create a floor plan of your home and use it to interact with devices. Usage Create Floor under Settings (Dashboard or Device) Add your devices and position them on the floor Create rules to style and set behaviors Go to Dashboard and add widget Select your floor Have fun Supported device capabilities On/Off Dim Alarm Motion Al… > [@Homey Dashboards | Megathread](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-dashboards-megathread/116963): > > Homey Dashboards is finally here! tada Our team has truly outdone itself and shipped this grand new addition to the Homey app for iOS & Android. With many built-in widgets, an innovative column-based design that works great on both tablets and phones, a Widgets SDK for the Homey Developer Community and the same goodness for your homescreen — I’m super proud of Homey Dashboards. Creating your first Dashboard Phone On phones, navigate to More (...) → Dashboards to c… ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Eschte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alexandre_eschte/32/121442_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Eschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Alexandre_Eschte)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/4 "2026-01-13T17:03:39Z")
I don’t want an HA dashboard in that sense, but rather to do everything with Homey. So away from HA. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/5 "2026-01-13T21:56:45Z")
Ah, I understood you were _asking_ if Homey is for you. I just tried to show the pro’s and cons, from my pov. Homey has no “build me a dashboard” function like HA for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Eschte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alexandre_eschte/32/121442_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Eschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Alexandre_Eschte)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/6 "2026-01-14T07:53:09Z")
all good man. ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Eschte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alexandre_eschte/32/121442_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Eschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Alexandre_Eschte)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/7 "2026-01-14T07:56:23Z")
Yesterday, I installed Homey SHS on my VM (Macmini). Everything worked fine so far. Now I asked myself the question: Does Homey retrieve all data from the individual providers (Meross, Eufy, Nuki, Govee, etc.) from the cloud? I don’t have a bridge yet. It doesn’t retrieve anything locally, right? I know from HA that the sensors arrive from the cloud of the respective device with a very significant delay, meaning that sometimes the temperature display is still from, for example, 30 minutes ago. How does it work with homey? ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/8 "2026-01-14T08:00:40Z")
It depends on the type of device. All ZigBee, Z-Wave, RF, IR and BLE devices work locally (you need a Homey Bridge with SHS for these device types). The WiFi connected devices can also be local, but it depends on how the app implements it. When you want to check the communication protocol, you can do so by hovering over the device in the App Store page on [https://homey.app/](https://homey.app/) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/9 "2026-01-14T08:13:05Z")
> [@Alexandre\_Eschte](#): > > I know from HA that the sensors arrive from the cloud of the respective device with a very significant delay, meaning that sometimes the temperature display is still from, for example, 30 minutes ago. If this is consistent across all brands, there’s something wrong. Other than perhaps a specific integration that is severely rate-limited by the brand itself, even cloud-based devices should update within a reasonable amount of time (seconds, not minutes). ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Eschte](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alexandre_eschte/32/121442_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Eschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Alexandre_Eschte)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-homey-more-suitable-for-me-than-ha/149174/10 "2026-01-14T08:24:35Z")
Perhaps i have a very special case with Meross. Whether Meross Cloud IoT or Meross LAN: it can take over 30 minutes for some sensors to update, in Home Assistant