Customer Ratings & Reviews

Amazing sound from such a small speaker. I have owned everything from full tower speakers from Definitive Tech to Sonos and more. Sound quality is better than any smart speaker on the market. You are limited to Apple Music for voice control but I would prefer switching to gain superior sound rather staying with another music service for inferior sound quality. Quality build and materials. Super easy set up!!!!

Awesomeness in a speaker buy buy buy best smart speaker and awesome sound

When I received my Homepod, I was very excited to open it and give it a try. Set up was super easy, so that's good. The sound is great and SIRI is general quick to respond to "hey siri" commands. However, as others have noted, you can't use Hey Siri to play your music or audio from other apps. You need your iphone/ipad to play music from services such as Amazon Music or Spotify via AirPlay on your Homepod. Tha'ts a bummer and at least a 1 star reduction in my book. Big Flaw: Sometime the Homepod will get into a state were "Hey Sir" will acknowledge a request to play an album or playlist, but NOT play the music you requested. For instance, I recently asked "Hey Siri" to "play Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon" She acknowledged with "ok playing Pink Floyd the Dark Side of the Moon". But then silence. I tried the request multiple times, same result, silence This happens quite often with other artists/albums too. I Googled the issue, and many others are running into the same issue. The only solution appears to be resetting your Homepod. I tried this a few times, and the fix does work. But seriously annoying that I have to do it about every other day. This is not the quality I have come to expect from Apple.

Awesome sound. Can’t say enough of how much I love this

My old setup required me to airplay Apple Music to Apple TV which is connected to a nose speaker via audio jack on my tv. That’s 3 appliances right there and can’t even shut the tv screen off to save electricity so I decided to buy this. Just plug it in and the rest is history lol! At first I wasn’t impressed by the bass but eventually liked it when it started playing songs with good bass to begging with. Try search Bass Boosted songs in YouTube to see hear how crazy the bass is with this device. I also like how excellent the mic is even on loud environment. The integration is great with Apple Music and I just like how it knows what songs I like Price is high but worth it. It will eventually get software updates to that’s nice too. TIP for using Siri *don’t say Hey siri then pause unlike the iPhone. Complete the command in one sentence and the HomePod will understand. Hey Siri play chill music! No shouting needed too And additionaly, the speaker is heavy and doesn’t feel cheap. With its weight, you don’t have to worry about accidental knockdown.

Awesome in all ways. I ordered 3 more. Great sound for such a little speaker and perfect Apple ecosystem integration.

I love my HomePod mini. I will definitely purchase another so I can have the surround sound.

I’ve been interested in the generally lukewarm reviews for the HomePod that have appeared in the media. The consensus seems to be that the HomePod is a great sounding speaker, but that owners are locked into the Apple “walled garden,” and that Siri, while good, is not quite on par with Alexa and the Google Personal Assistant. I guess my review falls along the same lines, but with a different point of emphasis. I use Apple Music already for my streaming and playlists. Is Apple Music necessarily the best streaming service out there? Probably not — I think that Spotify, and Google Music, and Amazon Music are all quite good (I’ve used them all, over the years) but that Apple Music is quite good as well. So I am already committed to that part of “the garden.” And with that said, this speaker really, truly does sound fantastic! Warm, crisp, detailed, good tight bass, a very neutral sound, great for classical, acoustic, folk, jazz. I have listened to a lot of the different speakers out there, and the HomePod is, to me, an order of magnitude better sounding. So, if you use Spotify or Google Music, if you really want the best personal assistant to answer questions and such, then perhaps the HomePod is only good, rather than great. But if you use Apple Music already and sound quality is important to you (I am squarely in this camp) then the HomePod is fantastic, and well worth the money.

The HomePod is a great little device! My wife and I were commenting how stereo systems have changed over the years, and, well, just Wow! The sound is excellent with crisp, clear clarity. We are Apple product users all the way with several devices. I also have an Apple Music subscription along with iTunes Match, so the HomePod just makes sense for us. I've had no problems with the white circle mark underneath either. This is our first Smart Speaker as I was slow to the party. I'm glad I waited for the Apple HomePod! I believe the shortcomings that have been mentioned with Siri will be addressed with software updates. I highly recommend!

Good: Pretty amazing sound for such a small device. Bad: Not bluetooth so a standalone Apple music device but you can't take it to the cabin unless you have wifi.

good sound good quality all you need in a smart speaker.

I bought this in order to use Home link to bridge non-Apple devices to my Home app on my iPhone. It works well but just sits there in the corner. I do not use it for music as I have an excellent sounding Echo Cube attached to my receiver and sound system.

I have been an Apple products consumers since 1983. The Apple HomePod embodies the familiar build quality that I have come to admire with a simplistic design. To date, I have purchased four HomePods. While the performance quality is highly subjective, I rate the sound performance 'good' and the microphones as 'very good.' Placement of the HomePod dramatically influences the results. Wall corner placement enhances the bass response while positioning the HomePod near glass surfaces will increase microphone sensitivity. Pros: The integration with other iOS devices is arguably the most alluring feature. While I am not an avid music listener, I do rely on the HomePod for accessing information, and sending messages or placing phone calls. Those with physical disabilities as myself, the HomePod, adds convenience to my daily living activities. I started with one unit, and it performed admirably. Adding more units extends this utility exponentially. This is particularly the case when listening to music. Con: I like the HomePod, but I do look forward to the day when Siri can match the broader vocabulary and knowledge base of Google Assistant.

Have you ever wanted a voice assistant that can't recognize your voice? This is what you're looking for! It can't tell the difference between a timer for "17 minutes" or "70 minutes." It will start playing music you didn't ask for 50% of the time you asked for something else. It gets confused if you ask for music that exists in your iTunes library but not on Apple Music. If you pause a song that you airplayed from your iPhone, it will unpause with something you played previously via voice command rather than the song it was just playing. It has no aux in. In 2020, this was the best sounding speaker of its size, but here in 2024, that has changed and so has my tolerance for bad tech that is also overpriced.

I wasn't sure if i'd enjoy this when I first got it but it was on sale so I figured why not. I love setting reminders and alarms with siri. This thing wakes me up so well in the morning. The sound truly is quite robust, especially for the type of music I like to listen to. It handles hip hop, rock, and pop quite well. I only have a couple of cons. I wish that it would go louder. The volume can only be increased so far and would only be able to fill a bedroom. It would not be capable of supporting my sort of large living room which has a very high vaulted ceiling. One issue I found is that since I own quite a few apple devices, triggering the speaker with "hey siri" activates all of the assistants on my devices at once. It would be great if apple let us change the phrase to something else. When I tell her to play music on my homepod sometimes my ipads and iphone will try to play music as well. I've tried the alexa dot, the google home hub, as well as the google home mini and the homepod is definitely the best smart speaker I've interacted with. If Apple makes mini versions to place around my home I'll definitely be buying them.

All ok, and the sound is perfect. It's a good solution form mi home.

I know these are expensive but I'm so glad to have waited for Apple's smart speaker. Best sound, best music selection (thanks to Apple Music) and best way for my 70+ year old mom to have Siri control our HomeKit accessories. My only complaint is that I would love for them to be a little cheaper so I can have one in each room.

REALLY AMAZING PRODUCT EASY TO INSTALL AND USE, love it as my first smart product

Audio is great however none of my current smart devices work with Apple HomeKit making this product kind of useless as a smart control device. Each device needs an 8 digit code to work with the HomePod which you need the original box with HomeKit code. I'm disappointed that I would have to get rid off all of my current smart plugs, GE C light bulbs or buy additional equipment for them to work with this device.

Initial setup wasn’t the best due to the software updates being slow to apply, but it has been working great since then. The “big HomePod” definitely has better sound though, no contest there.