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Smart Home · First seen May 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 27, 2026

Granular smart home device scheduling software

Nobody has claimed this yet.
Overall
55
Competition
High
Momentum
+100%
Signals
11

The gap

Smart home users want granular control over their device schedules. Hubspace and TP-Link Tapo lack the flexibility to override schedules remotely or separate the control of different device types like fans and lights.

home automationschedulingdevice control

What people say

PGoogle Play (US)1Aug 31, 2026

“the scheduler on this sucks. I have to manually go into it every day to turn off my lights. Buy another solution.”

Scheduler requires manual daily intervention to turn off lights

Google Play reviews
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Existing products

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Scores

Demand How many people, how recently, how engaged73/100
Competition Lower is better79/100
Build difficulty Lower is easier50/100

Requires deep integration with various smart home APIs and handling device state syncing.

Urgency How much it hurts (mean severity)52/100
Willingness to pay Share mentioning price or paying18/100
Breadth Distinct people, communities and sources97/100

Computed from the signals below (formula v2), Oct 27, 2026.

Overall opportunity

55/100

Ranked #63

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