Ultrahuman Home Review: Overpriced and Underbaked
The Ultrahuman Home is a futuristic-looking home environment monitor that tracks air quality, light, sound, and temperature. With a hefty price tag of $550, this device promises to provide valuable insights into your environment and suggestions on how to make it healthier. However, after putting the Ultrahuman Home through its paces, we're left wondering if the promised features live up to the hype.
The Ultrahuman Home resembles a mini Mac Mini, with a 4.7-inch anodized aluminum block featuring an Ultrahuman logo and light sensor on top. The device has a power button, LED indicator, and USB-C port on the front, as well as privacy switches to turn off the microphone or connectivity options (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth). Setup is remarkably straightforward: simply plug it in and add it via the Ultrahuman app.
The Home gets its own tab at the bottom of the Ultrahuman app, alongside the company's smart ring. Upon tapping on the Home tab, users receive a score out of 100, indicating how healthy their environment is. The data is compiled from four sensors: air quality, environmental comfort, light exposure, and UV exposure.
The Ultrahuman Home is packed with an impressive array of sensors to track its surroundings. However, while the data is easy to access and read in the app, the device's inability to provide actionable advice is a major letdown. The touted UltraSync feature with the Ultrahuman Ring Air currently offers only basic common sense advice, which feels more like a reminder than a valuable insight.
One of the most promising features of the Ultrahuman Home is its ability to detect air quality issues and provide alerts for VOC spikes. However, these alerts can be alarming and may even cause stress, as experienced by our reviewer. The device's ability to track temperature and humidity seems accurate, but the alerts for air quality issues sometimes fail to identify potential causes.
The Ultrahuman Home is designed to be a comprehensive solution for tracking your environment, but its limitations leave much to be desired. With a price tag of $550, it's hard not to feel that the device is overpriced and underbaked. While the company promises Matter support and future integrations with smart home devices, it's unclear when or if these features will materialize.
For now, users can consider purchasing a more affordable air quality monitor that still provides valuable insights into their environment. The Ultrahuman Home may eventually become an interesting and useful gadget that integrates with your smart ring and smart home, but until then, it's hard to recommend at its current price point.
Conclusion
The Ultrahuman Home is a promising concept, but its execution falls short. With a hefty price tag and limited functionality, this device feels like an overpriced and underbaked product that fails to deliver on its promises. While the company's potential for innovation and growth is evident, it's unclear when or if these features will materialize.
Rating: 2/5
The Ultrahuman Home has some promising features, but its limitations and high price point make it hard to recommend at this time. With some significant improvements and refinements, this device could become a valuable addition to your smart home ecosystem. However, as it stands, it feels like an overpriced and underbaked product that's more hype than substance.