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# Adding Homebridge to iOS # Adding Homebridge to iOS
HomeKit is actually not an app; it's a "database" similar to HealthKit and PassKit. But where HealthKit has the companion _Health_ app and PassKit has _Passbook_, Apple has supplied no app for managing your HomeKit database (at least [not yet](http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/20/apples-planned-ios-9-home-app-uses-virtual-rooms-to-manage-homekit-accessories/)). However, the HomeKit API is open for developers to write their own apps for adding devices to HomeKit. HomeKit itself is actually not an app; it's a "database" similar to HealthKit and PassKit. Where HealthKit has the companion _Health_ app and PassKit has _Passbook_, Apple simply built _Home_ which was release with iOS 10
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](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytouchhome/id965142360?mt=8&at=11lvmd&ct=mhweb) which costs $2. There are also a few 3rd party apps in the App Store that can manage your HomeKit devices. The most comprehensive one I've used is [MyTouchHome](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytouchhome/id965142360?mt=8&at=11lvmd&ct=mhweb) which costs $2.
There are also some free apps that work OK. Try [Insteon+](https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id919270334?mt=8) or [Lutron](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lutron-app-for-caseta-wireless/id886753021?mt=8) or a number of others. There are also some free apps that work OK. Try [Insteon+](https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id919270334?mt=8) or [Lutron](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lutron-app-for-caseta-wireless/id886753021?mt=8) or a number of others.