The detail that surprised me most: this wall panel is not a dashboard loaded in a browser. It is a native iOS app written from scratch, and much of the code came out of AI-assisted sessions, what the maker calls vibe coding. For a home project, that approach producing something this polished is remarkable in my opinion.
The hardware story is just as good. The maker had an iPad Pro bought for school years ago, and it sat powered off for two of them because a MacBook gets used instead. Instead of a drawer, the tablet now lives on a wall in a black case, oriented horizontally, doing duty as both a control center and a clock, all tied into Home Assistant. A UNIQUE thermostat sits beneath it, with icons for power, temperature, fan, mode and lock.
The interface borrows the Apple Watch look, complete with iconic and custom watch faces. Clock styles include Classic, Numerals, Modular, Prism and Mickey, and a Face Gallery offers Markets, Artist, World Clocks and Luxury options, some of the complex ones generated with AI. Swiping opens a smart home dashboard titled Good night, with tiles for the Air Conditioner, Water Heater, Front Door and several lights, plus animated overlays when actions like turning off entrance lights fire. The nicest touch for me: adjusting the temperature on the tablet makes the physical thermostat light up and match the target. A music player hooked to two HomePods and a Marshall Acton IV exists too.
The open item is the code. The repo has not been shared yet, only promised once the app is ready, and Android tablet support is said to be coming.