Customer Ratings & Reviews

We got this for my parents, in part to stream music from Apple Music, but mostly because it was a cheap and easy way to get a HomeKit Hub. The sound is a bonus. (I have about 8 around my house too, and they're wonderful.)

Small in size but excellent volume. The sound quality is excellent. Bought this as a smart speaker, but the additional bonus of being a speaker/mic for iphone calls is great!

Bought two and they sound great. Much louder than I expected. Open kitchen / living room setting and it’s more than enough power that we never need it above 75%. I still prefer one HomePod but for the price these are fantastic.

Love this device from Apple I use it every day. I would recommend the home pod

Awesome sound and easy setup. I got two and I would really prefer it. One on each side of the tv. In a room that’s about 30 by 25 foot. Sounds great. Best Buy shipped it faster the Apple could do I ordered through Best Buy instead.

I love mines! I have two around the house and the “find my” and intercom features are a godsend! The sound quality is nice, lacks bass in a larger room BUT the clarity makes up for it! In a smaller room the bass thumps.

I have the bigger version of the HomePods and did not expect much out of the little brother. However I was pleasantly surprised with the sound and just how compact this speaker is. Great value for the price !!!

I’ve tried smart speakers from every company. This is the first one I have tried from Apple. I love this speaker and will not return to the others. Well worth the $$$.

Bought 2 of them and use them with my Mac Book Pro and love them. They are very loud and clear and work seamlessly with it and my iPhone.

Considering the size, this is a powerful little speaker! I have a few original homepods which are amazing sound system. The HomePod Mini adds more high quality sound to additional rooms at affordable pricing! Highly recommend!!!

The HomePod mini has some improvements over the HomePod: it's much less expensive and it will allow you to use it as a smart speaker that will interface with your other Apple devices and apps, including other HomePod minis, Apple TV and the Apple Home app. The main drawback of the mini is that the sound is not nearly as full and complex as the original. Apple has clearly made a strategic decision to develop a consumer product that will be competitive with Amazon Echo smart speakers, and sound quality is a calculated sacrifice for market penetration. The mini allows the creation of "scenes" along with the Home app so that you can, for example, program your Apple TV to turn on and play a favorite channel when you say, "Hey Siri, Arrive Home." The mini requires some patience: not everything is intuitive and to take full advantage of this new member of the Apple ecosystem you'll have to invest some research.

The Apple HomePod mini surprised me - in a surprisingly and wholly unexpected way. By itself, the sound is good, I'd call it better than similar priced devices from Amazon, and in it's diminutive size it crushes a comparably-sized Amazon device. Set up was the usual wonderfully easy Apple experience and took only a few minutes. Where this sizzled for me, a wow factor I didn't expect - as I was playing with sound from my Sonos and Bose devices I discovered in a single click I had Sonos+Apple Mini! And WOW suddenly the HomePod mini took off as part my Sonos speakers and subwoofer. My home office, spot for the HomePod mini, suddenly had that extra level of depth. I'll admit I went from "hmm, I'm not sure" to "wowza, keeping this!" A fellow shopper in my local Honolulu store was also the typical enthusiast/salesperson. She saw me playing with the in store demo and came over and made sure I knew it was on sale and said to buy two, not one, and the music will take off. So I'll pay that forward - by itself, it's Good, especially if you already have Apple devices in general. But she had the right advice and I have to agree - if you have Sonos, click the button in your Apple phone or iPad to have it all come together. If not, get two of these little softballs to fill in great sound in a small space. That's why I give it 5 stars/Excellent - it's Good by itself, but the sizzle is when you bring in one more, then it hits Excellent.

I have been intrigued by this product since released, and frustrated with Apple's pricing practices and desire to be a "top tier" company by only offering high end high price products. This device always seemed a bit overpriced and unnecessary for me as I have a nice sound system connected to my TV, but I wanted something for Home Kit control. I like Apple's focus on encryption and privacy especially with the alway on always listening home controlling devices like this. I have apple Home Kit enabled devices in my house, and wanted a quick way for my pet sitter to turn them on and off when she comes in. I tried the Amazon dot last year, but found it difficult to setup and you need to have the always listening feature on. It also required setting up my already existing already working HomeKit enabled devices in the Alexa app which was hit and miss. I was waiting and hoping that Apple would release a cheaper version of this with less speaker and more control. Then Best Buy had this on holiday sale for 100 dollars off retail price. I figured it was worth a try knowing I had time to return it if it did not work. I set it up in seconds yesterday, and immediately transferred the podcast I was listening to on my phone to the speaker. I often wear headphones around the house and listen to music or podcasts throughout the day. This makes it easy to transfer what I am listening to via my phone airplay button and I can hear it clearly from anywhere in the downstairs. It sounds amazing and is so much easier to use to listen to anything on my phone. Yes you can use it without the Hey Siri feature listening. You can press and hold the center of the top panel which prompts Siri so I can turn off the "always listening" or if it does that annoying digital assistant thing where it mishears something I say that sounds vaguely like "Hey Siri" and becomes disruptive (This has not happened yet). I also like that in the Home app on my iPhone I can turn off the Home pod analytics which will not share my always on always listening recordings with Apple or anyone else. I wish the $200 price was not a promotion, but the retail price. After 1.5 days it has proven its worth and made me realize something I was overtly critical of and uninterested in is as good as I was sure it was not. I like being proven wrong. I am not sure I would pay $300 for it at full price, but if it keeps impressing me like this I might eat those words as well.

Good size for our kitchen and doesn't take up much counterspace. Sleek design blends in. Sound quality is good although we mostly use it for background music. Overall happy with purchase aside from wishing the cost was a bit less.

The Apple HomePod delivers impressive sound quality in a sleek, modern design. Despite its compact size, it produces rich bass, clear vocals, and well-balanced audio that easily fills a room. Whether you’re listening to music, podcasts, or watching TV, the sound feels immersive and high-end.

I have two of these now and paired them for stereo. They sound good, especially considering the size. I also use them with Siri for smart home control. I have had them for 5+ months with no problems.

This device sets up very easy. Make sure you are on the latest version of iOS before you begin. The sound quality is by far better than others. Looks great as well not a plastic speaker. With air play I can use with any app, Pandora, Spotify and Apple TV. Siri seems to also respond well. The only ask I have for apple is to have Siri start my Apple TV if I ask for a movie. If you read other reviews that are dated prior to 2/9 I would ask you to report them as they were done prior to the release date. These are just haters who wish android had quality products like the HomePod. Again, great product for anyone who is an avid apple user.

I love this little speaker! I keep it in my office and use it all day long. Sounds great and more than that - connectivity with other Apple products is so seamless and easy! Love the color too! I hope they offer other colors in the future - it makes it more fun.

I actually have multiple of these throughout my home. One in every room and a full size in my living room. Phenomenal device, amazing sound, and easy to use. Makes the perfect addition to my current ecosystem. Very happy.

This is my second HomePod mini and I am using it in a different room, not pairing the two together. The HomePod mini offers an impressive rich sound that will fill a room. The setup is super simple.