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SwitchBot Hub 3 vs SwitchBot Hub Mini

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Updated September 2026
Data from Amazon and official SwitchBot site.
2026 verdict
Four years apart in the same SwitchBot line, the SwitchBot Hub 3 is the better IR hub, adding Matter, Apple Home and its own room sensors.
SwitchBot Hub 3
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SwitchBot Hub 3
$99.99
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It measures temperature, humidity, light and presence, bridges SwitchBot devices into Apple Home and any Matter platform, and adds a screen, a rotary dial and four programmable buttons so the whole household can run the TV, the air conditioner and scenes without a phone. The SwitchBot Hub Mini is much cheaper, tiny and the better reviewed of the two, and it still does the core job well: it learns TV, air conditioner and soundbar remotes and brings SwitchBot curtains and bots online over Bluetooth, for Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant. Both use 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and carry a 1 year warranty. Get the SwitchBot Hub 3 for Apple Home, climate automations and physical controls, and the SwitchBot Hub Mini if you only want cheap voice control of IR appliances.
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FeatureSwitchBot Hub 3SwitchBot Hub MiniWinner
Price$99.99$36.10SwitchBot Hub Mini
Rating3.94.2SwitchBot Hub Mini
ProtocolsBluetooth, Matter Bridge, IRBluetooth, IRSwitchBot Hub 3
IntegrationsGoogle Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, MatterGoogle Home, Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Home AssistantSwitchBot Hub 3
SensorsTemperature, Humidity, Light, MotionNoneSwitchBot Hub 3
Warranty1 year1 yearTie
Connectivity2.4 GHz WiFi2.4 GHz WiFiTie
Univeral Remote ControlYESYESTie
Smart LearningYESYESTie

What the differences mean

Matter and Apple Home

The SwitchBot Hub 3 is a Matter bridge and works with Apple Home, so SwitchBot devices and IR appliances show up in the Home app. The SwitchBot Hub Mini has no Matter and reaches Apple only through Siri Shortcuts.

Built-in sensors

The SwitchBot Hub 3 reads temperature, humidity, light and presence itself, so it can switch the air conditioner on when a room warms up or when someone walks in. The SwitchBot Hub Mini has no sensors.

Controls on the device

The SwitchBot Hub 3 has a screen, a dial and four buttons for volume, temperature and scenes, which makes it usable by people who never open the app. The SwitchBot Hub Mini is controlled only from the phone or by voice.

Size

The SwitchBot Hub Mini is a 36 g puck that hides next to the TV. The SwitchBot Hub 3 is a 190 g panel meant to be seen and reached.

Which one to buy if

Winner
SwitchBot

SwitchBot Hub 3

$99.99
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  • + Protocols: Bluetooth, Matter Bridge, IR
  • + Integrations: Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, Matter
  • + Sensors: Temperature, Humidity, Light, Motion
  • - Price: $99.99 vs $36.10
  • - Rating: 3.9 vs 4.2
SwitchBot

SwitchBot Hub Mini

7% OFF
$36.10
$39.00
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  • + Price: $36.10
  • + Rating: 4.2
  • - Protocols: Bluetooth, IR vs Bluetooth, Matter Bridge, IR
  • - Integrations: Google Home, Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant vs Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant, Matter

What owners say

Owners of both SwitchBot hubs praise how easily the IR blaster learns old remotes and how it finally puts TVs and air conditioners under voice control, and both groups point to an app that takes getting used to. SwitchBot Hub 3 owners single out the dial and programmable buttons as a game changer for the family, the screen as a clock and climate readout, presence-triggered automations and a longer IR range that cloned remotes even other blasters could not, while they complain about firmware that still feels unfinished, HomeKit through Matter and Shortcuts rather than native scenes and a price that feels high for the build. SwitchBot Hub Mini owners talk about a discreet, cheap box and helpful support, and their complaints are the scenes needed to reach Alexa or Google, a fixed delay between IR commands and a few unsupported remotes such as cable boxes.

Upgrading from the SwitchBot Hub Mini?

Moving up from the SwitchBot Hub Mini to the SwitchBot Hub 3 keeps the part you already use, IR learning and the SwitchBot Bluetooth bridge, and adds three things: Matter and Apple Home support, temperature, humidity, light and presence sensors, and a screen with a dial and buttons. If your Hub Mini already runs the TV through Alexa or Google and you do not use Apple Home, there is little to gain. If you want the Home app, climate-based automations or controls the rest of the household will actually touch, the SwitchBot Hub 3 is the step that brings them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall: SwitchBot Hub 3 or SwitchBot Hub Mini?

The SwitchBot Hub 3. It adds Matter and Apple Home support, temperature, humidity, light and presence sensors and a screen with a dial and buttons to the IR control both share. The SwitchBot Hub Mini is the cheaper, better reviewed pick for simple voice control of IR appliances.

What is the difference between the SwitchBot Hub 3 and the SwitchBot Hub Mini?

Both learn remotes and bridge SwitchBot Bluetooth devices over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. The SwitchBot Hub 3 also bridges to Matter and Apple Home, senses the room and has on-device controls; the SwitchBot Hub Mini does none of those.

Does the SwitchBot Hub Mini work with Apple Home?

Not the SwitchBot Hub Mini covered here: it supports Siri Shortcuts only. SwitchBot offers Apple Home on the Hub Mini Matter Enabled and the Hub 2, and the SwitchBot Hub 3 works with Apple Home through Matter.

Which SwitchBot hub should I get?

The SwitchBot Hub Mini if you only want Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings or Home Assistant to control your IR appliances and SwitchBot gadgets cheaply. The SwitchBot Hub 3 if you use Apple Home or Matter, want climate and presence automations, or want buttons on the device.

Who should buy the SwitchBot Hub 3?

Apple Home users, households that want a dial and buttons instead of an app, and anyone who wants the air conditioner or scenes to react to room temperature or presence.

Who should buy the SwitchBot Hub Mini?

Budget buyers who want voice control of a TV, air conditioner or soundbar through Alexa or Google Home, and SwitchBot owners who just need their curtains and bots online.

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