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Shelly does not require an app at all. Initial setup can be done via the WIFI AP it generates by default. Cloud is a checkbox in the app/web interface.

https://shelly.guide/add-a-shelly-to-your-wi-fi-through-web-...

Can you elaborate on this? The app (both versions!) barely works, and they don’t appear to be compatible with Apple Home like others.

You can use a Python library/tool to control them (https://github.com/sbidy/pywizlight), which means Home Assistant supports them out of the box.

In my setup I have Home Assistant running on an N100 mini PC and that's what I use as an HomeKit bridge.

If possible I'd use ZigBee or Z-Wave bulbs (or even better, switches) though.

I was worried it was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiz_(film)