Question

Anyone have a free alternative to action tiles? Want to try it for a month or 2 to see if I would use the tablet switch style, or wether I would continue to use use alexa. Also dont want to pay for it on the kindle 7 I'll be using as its temp (an old one with cracked screen)

Answer 1

I think they have a 14 day trial. It is web based so you can use it on any device with a web browser!  

Comments

@alienee Yes each hub needs a different subscription if you have more then one. But you can bring up the panel on any device simultaneously. And make multiple panels for different devices if you want.  

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I have something like 40 different panels that I use on 10 tablets and a couple of phones, all for one action tiles purchase.  

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@premed it is very easy to setup. You could have a fully functioning panel in about 15-20 minutes.  

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@alienee only through SmartThings.  

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@premed its one subscruption per location, not hub. I have 2 ST hubs in one location and one subscription to AT that works with both hubs.  

Answer 2

A free alternative, but requiring more effort and a local computer of some sort (raspberry pi works) can be found in HousePanel. It will integrate well with SmartThings and Hubitat. There are methods to access and control Smart Life devices through Alexa and IFTTT, but they introduce lag and feel kuldgy.  

Answer 3

Yes home assistant

Answer 4

Bought it a few years ago. Played for about 30 mins and never touched again. How hard is it to build a more user friendly interface? Just let me drag and drop whatever I want wherever I want, and pinch or drag to resize.