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Maestro Snap

Control your smart home with Apple Watch.

Maestro Snap lets you point at a light and snap your fingers to control it with Apple Watch. It works with Apple Home and Home Assistant. You teach it where you point for each device during setup, and can use a finger tap instead of a snap.

Download all assets (zip, 8 MB)

How it works

Sweep your arm toward each device for about 15 seconds to teach Maestro where you point. The watch uses motion sensors and nearby Bluetooth signals to select a device and recognize the room. You can correct a wrong selection on the watch.

Fact sheet

Platform
Apple Watch Series 5 and newer, SE and Ultra included (compass required), plus iPhone companion
Backends
Apple Home (HomeKit) and Home Assistant (direct API, nothing installed server-side)
Devices
Lights, switches and plugs, fans, blinds and covers, TVs, speakers, scenes, Home-app groups, locks and garage doors (confirm-gated), climate via Home Assistant, webhooks for anything that speaks HTTP
Privacy
Recognition runs on the watch. No Maestro account or analytics SDKs. Optional support reports go to our server. Privacy policy.
Price
Free for one device in one room. Unlimited is a one-time purchase; see the app for your local price.
Availability
On the App Store, launched July 2026; 250+ testers through the beta; covered unprompted by HowToGeek during launch week
Made by
David Ruiz.
Links
App Store · maestrosnap.com · 30-second video · demo short

What beta testers say

Verbatim, from the public beta and launch threads on r/homeassistant and r/HomeKit (the beta thread: 345 points, slots filled the same day), TestFlight feedback, and support messages.

"We're one step closer to a magic wand." top comment, r/homeassistant launch thread
"I laughed so hard when I switched on/off my first device, so much joy, I felt like a kid again. This is absolutely brilliant!!!"launch thread
"I fully intend to use this around friends and completely refuse to acknowledge or explain what is going on." launch thread
"Mighty wizard! thy wondrous sorcery doth leave me utterly spellbound!"launch thread
"This is black magic levels of clever, thank you again for sharing!"launch thread
"Sorcery. Burn him at the stake! (Awesome. Absolutely delicious)"launch thread
"It's efficient, it's local and on-device, and it's old vs new tech."launch thread
"Whatever you plan on charging, I'm paying for it." launch thread, after a night of testing
"This is one of the most innovative apps I've seen in a long time!"r/HomeKit launch thread
"OUTSTANDING. This is 'Apple HQ will definitely notice this' level stuff. Brilliant."r/HomeKit launch thread
"Your app is the reason I have taken my watch off the charger stand for the first time in about 2 years." r/HomeKit launch thread
"Worth it to be a magician around my kids." r/HomeKit launch thread
"This is so much fun, thanks for sharing. Please release a stable version… I'm willing to pay for your app!" launch thread
"Super surprised how easy it was to connect and use with home assistant."launch thread
"Yeah, sooooo straightforward. No snags at all. Very impressive!"launch thread, on setup
"On a side note this app is absolutely fantastic." TestFlight feedback
"…that is the gold standard for how this should be activated. Nice work."TestFlight feedback, on the double-clench launch gesture
"I genuinely went from watching the demo video to downloading the app to testing with Apple Home to paying the $9 to setting up 6 devices in under 15 minutes and honestly that's damn cool!"App Store launch day, r/homeassistant
"The more I use it, the more I like it. I snap at everything for a whole hour already, that's pure magic." App Store launch day
"Downloaded and tried against a HomeKit light and it all worked within 2min. Very impressive man" App Store launch day
"My girlfriend hates you now cause I keep snapping at things around the home"App Store launch day
"Your app is amazing and gave me so much fun that I haven't had in a while when it comes to smart homes." App Store user, via the support form
"I freaking love this app. My kids think I'm a wizard." App Store user, via the support form

Assets

Click any asset to download the full-resolution file, or grab the zip above.

App iconIcon 1024 (square) App icon, roundedIcon 1024 (rounded) Marketing card 1Card: Point. Snap. Magic. Marketing card 2Card: Teach it Marketing card 3Card: Your home, painted Marketing card 4Card: Make it yours Marketing card 5Card: Two homes, one wrist Marketing card 6Card: One-time purchase Watch screenshot, locked on a deviceWatch: locked on Watch screenshot, painting countdownWatch: painting Watch screenshot, roomsWatch: rooms Brand cardBrand card

Press contact

Outbound first: if you received a note from David, just reply there. Otherwise reach him on Mastodon (@zinoc@mas.to) or Bluesky (zinoc.bsky.social). Promo codes and early builds available for working press.