###Areas, as example:
| Iris | SmartThings | Wink Hub | WigWag Relay | |
| By | by Lowe's | Samsung | Wink### | WigWag |
| Cost, buy | $99 | |||
| WAN | Ethernet (wired) | Ethernet (wired) | Wi-Fi (wireless) | ### |
| Wired | ||||
| Ethernet | √ | √ | - | |
| Other | (2) USB ### | (2) USB ### | - | |
| Wireless | ||||
| Bluetooth (2.4 GHz) | √ | |||
| Kidde (433 MHz) | √ | |||
| Lutron (433 MHz) | √ | |||
| Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) | √ | √ | √ | |
| - Wi-Fi (5 GHz)### | ||||
| ZigBee (2.4 GHz) | √ | √ | √ | |
| Z-Wave (908 MHzUS) | √ | √ | √ | |
6LoWPAN (2.4 GHz*) |
- | √ | ||
| Firmware | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Apple's HomeKit | ||||
| Google's Threads |
https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge, R 2016-03-05
HomeKit is actually not an app; it's a "database" similar to HealthKit and PassKit. But where HealthKit has the companionHealth app and PassKit has Passbook, Apple has supplied no app for managing your HomeKit database (at least not yet). However, the HomeKit API is open for developers to write their own apps for adding devices to HomeKit.
Fortunately, there are now a few apps in the App Store that can manage your HomeKit devices. The most comprehensive one I've used is MyTouchHome which costs $2.
There are also some free apps that work OK. Try Insteon+ or Lutron or a number of others.
If you are a member of the iOS developer program, I highly recommend Apple's HomeKit Catalog app, as it is reliable and comprehensive and free (and open source).
Once you've gotten a HomeKit app running on your iOS device, it should "discover" the single accessory "Homebridge", assuming that you're still running Homebridge and you're on the same Wifi network. Adding this accessory will automatically add all accessories and platforms defined in config.json.
When you attempt to add Homebridge, it will ask for a "PIN code". The default code is 031-45-154 (but this can be changed, see config-sample.json).