Review: Netatmo Healthy Home Coach with HomeKit measures your indoor climate

There are more things than just the temperature that determine whether it feels pleasant in your home or not. The humidity, CO2 content and noise level also determine the quality of the indoor climate. The Netatmo Healthy Home Coach checks all these points to see how things are going in your home. This sensor with HomeKit continuously performs all kinds of important measurements, so that you know exactly what the state of your home is and what you can do about it. What are the pros and cons of this Netatmo Healthy Home Coach? You can read it in our review!

• In short
• Set
• In use
• Conclusion

Review and screenshots: Benjamin Kuijten (@benjaminrk), photos: Netatmo. This review was updated in December 2022 based on the original review from August 2019. The product was provided by Netatmo’s PR agency.

Netatmo Healthy Home Coach in short

These are the most important features of the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach:

• Cylindrical sensor for indoor climate
• Measures temperature, humidity, CO2 and noise level
• Accompanying app gives meaning to the values
• Tips to improve indoor climate
• Works with HomeKit
• Available at the Apple Store and other retailers

Netatmo Healthy Home Coach review

We have discussed several HomeKit accessories on iCulture in recent years that, for example, measure your temperature and humidity. Good examples are the many thermostats with HomeKit, but also simple small accessories such as the Eve Degree can measure your temperature in your home. As the name suggests, the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach takes a slightly different approach. The sensor not only tells you how hot it is, but also what you can do about it, what is good and what is not and much more. Although the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach has been on the market since 2018, it can still provide great added value.

Setting up the sensor is done in a few seconds. First of all, you need to create an account to use the sensor. The Netatmo searches for nearby Wi-Fi connections and can also handle 5GHz connections. You then give access to your home details and choose the room it is in. Setting up takes less than a few minutes and can be done in clear steps. So you don’t have to install complicated wiring, because the sensor works completely wirelessly (except for the power cable).

Netatmo Healthy Home Coach in use: app gives meaning to measurements

The app shows how good your indoor climate is in various ways. At the bottom you can see the temperature, humidity, air quality and noise level. The big advantage is that each value clearly states what it means. It’s nice to know that the humidity is 55%, but what exactly does this mean? With words such as Excellent, Good or Fairly moist you immediately know what the value means. The app does this for all measurements it takes. If you want more explanation about which values ​​are correct, all you have to do is tap on it.

At the top of the app you see the average rating of these four values, labeled Healthy, Good, Excellent, Bad or Unhealthy. The color of the app also changes, so you can see at a glance whether your indoor climate is good or not. If it is not healthy, you will receive tips to improve it further. For example, if you suffer from a headache, this may be due to the high temperature. Even when you wake up in the morning, the app provides tips based on, for example, ambient noise.

Notifications and history

The app also sends notifications if values ​​suddenly change significantly. As soon as the Netatmo notices that the temperature or humidity in the room is rising, you will receive a push message. This is especially useful during hot summer days. However, you cannot set when exactly a notification should be sent. We also miss the option to only send notifications when you are at home. However, you can disable the notifications for each individual value. For example, if you do not want a warning when there is a lot of noise (because you already hear it yourself), you can turn it off.

Another useful feature is that you can view a history of the data. This can be done via graphs for each of the values, but also by scrolling back 24 hours at the bottom of the app. All values ​​in the app change according to what they were at that moment. So you can see exactly how warm and humid it became during the night.

Another additional way to know what the situation of your room is is with a tap on top of the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach. By briefly touching the top, the light strip on the front turns a certain color. Based on that color you can see whether the room is healthy or very bad. This means you don’t always need a smartphone to quickly check the status. A display is missing, but the advantage is that the Netatmo does not continuously emit light. It is therefore ideal for the bedroom.

Link with HomeKit

As mentioned, you can also connect the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach to HomeKit. Each measurement is placed in the room as a separate accessory. Unfortunately, HomeKit does not support all measurements that the Netatmo makes. Only the temperature, humidity and air quality can be found in the Home app. The sound sensor is therefore missing. As a bonus, you can see the CO2 content. The advantage of HomeKit support is that you can automate the Netatmo. For example, you can switch on your lights as soon as a high CO2 level is detected. You can also request the information with Siri, although the meaning that the app gives to the values ​​is missing.

The design of the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach is quite simple. It is a long round cylinder that you can only place upright. The housing is made of aluminum, but we think it is a shame that there is only one color. We don’t think the rose gold-like color goes well with everything. We would therefore have preferred a more neutral color, such as silver or gray. What we also think is a shame is how the power cable is located at the back. This is quite high, so you cannot run the cable nicely over a cupboard or table.

Conclusion Netatmo Healthy Home Coach review

We think the Netatmo Healthy Home Coach is a pleasant device. It measures four important values, but also gives meaning to them. This way you not only know how high the humidity is, but also whether this is good or not. The Netatmo app gives you tips to make the indoor climate healthier, so that you can actually do something about it. We find the app very clear and you can quickly see the status of your room. In addition, you stay informed with push messages, although we regret that you cannot indicate exactly when you will receive a notification. The color of the accessory itself could also have been a bit more neutral, but apart from that, we are more than satisfied with this handy HomeKit accessory.

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