Account & Settings
Your profile
- Change your name: Settings → Profile → Name
- Change your email: Settings → Profile → Email (re-verification required)
Email verification
Your email must be verified to use all features. After signing up, check your inbox (and spam) for the verification link.
- Resend: A sign-in attempt will show a "Resend verification email" option
- Gmail users: Check the Promotions tab
- Still not arriving? See email verification troubleshooting
Change password
Settings → Security → Change Password. Enter your current password and a new one.
Subscription & billing
| Plan | Accessories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Up to 10 | Free with Smart Deals |
| Standard | Unlimited | Paid |
| Cloud Managed | Unlimited + hosted relay (no Mac needed) | See pricing |
Tip: Service groups count as a single accessory toward the limit, no matter how many devices they contain.
Feature highlights by plan
| Feature | Free | Standard | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dashboard, REST API, MCP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom MQTT Broker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Home Assistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart Deals | Always on | Optional | Optional |
| Homecast MQTT Broker | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Push notifications | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac required | Yes | Yes | No |
For a full comparison, see Community vs Cloud.
- Upgrade: Settings → Subscription → Upgrade. Payment is handled by Stripe (credit card).
- Manage billing: Settings → Subscription → Manage Billing for invoices, payment methods, and cancellation.
- Downgrade: If you cancel Standard, you keep access until the billing period ends, then revert to Free (10-accessory limit applies).
Smart Deals
Smart Deals are personalised product recommendations that appear as badges on your dashboard widgets when a deal is detected for one of your devices. They help support Homecast at no cost to you.
- Free plan: Smart Deals are shown by default. You can toggle them off or filter by deal quality tier in Settings.
- Standard plan: Smart Deals are shown by default but can be fully disabled in Settings.
For more details, see the Smart Deals guide.
Delete account
Account deletion is not yet self-service. Contact support for assistance.
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