Smart home technology can often feel far from smart. You want to turn on the lights in your living room, but your light bulbs are from one brand, and your smart lamp is from another, so you have to open two different apps to turn on all the lights.

Apple, Google, and Amazon are three of the biggest players in the smart home world. Each has its own smart home ecosystem that you can use to control a wide range of devices. Amazon Alexa and Google Home are solid smart home systems that are compatible with a wider selection of devices than Apple Home, but there are some key reasons why Apple Home is better than both of them.