Apilio
The logic layer your smart home is missing
About Apilio
Apilio is a cloud-based logic layer for smart home automations, sitting between services like IFTTT, Tuya, Philips Hue, and Home Assistant. It lets you combine multiple conditions with AND/OR/NOT logic, chain actions across different ecosystems, and run rule-based routines that IFTTT alone can't express.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Adds true conditional logic that IFTTT, Alexa, and Google routines lack
- Bridges devices across Tuya, Philips Hue, and IFTTT in one flow
- Cheap entry tier - useful Pro plan is just a few dollars a month
- Active community forum for recipe sharing
- Variables enable stateful automations (home/away, sleeping, etc.)
Cons
- Free tier requires manual renewal every 2 months
- Still depends on IFTTT for many device integrations
- No deep local-only option - requires cloud connectivity
- Steeper learning curve than IFTTT or Alexa routines
Key Features
Logicblocks
Combine multiple conditions with AND/OR/NOT operators into a single automation rule.
Cross-Ecosystem Control
Bridge IFTTT, Tuya, Philips Hue, and webhook-enabled devices in one automation.
Delays and Scheduling
Delay actions by seconds, minutes, or hours and schedule with cron precision or sunrise/sunset.
Action Chains
Daisy-chain IFTTT applets, Tuya actions, Hue actions, and webhooks with per-step delays.
Variables
Store state between automations to build stateful rules like "home", "sleeping", or "away".
Webhook Support
Trigger Apilio from any webhook source and fire outbound webhooks to custom endpoints.
Mobile Triggers
Location, time, and sensor-based triggers driven from the Apilio mobile app.
Condition Testing
Simulate logic before activating to verify automations behave as expected.
Pricing
- Basic Logicblocks
- IFTTT integration
- Limited automations
- Renews every 2 months
- More automations
- Webhook actions
- Email support
- Unlimited automations
- All integrations
- Priority support
Best For
Advanced Home Automations
Run rules with multiple conditions like "if home AND dark AND motion, turn on lights".
IFTTT Power Users
Chain IFTTT applets with delays and conditional logic to bypass IFTTT's limits.
Multi-Brand Smart Homes
Coordinate Tuya, Hue, and webhook devices that don't natively talk to each other.
Notification Routing
Build smart notifications that only fire when multiple conditions are met.
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