A $299 universal smart-home hub launched in 2013 with seven radios that tied Wi-Fi, Z-Wave and Insteon gear together in one iPhone app. Nest bought Revolv in 2014 and in 2016 shut down its cloud service, making every hub unusable, though after public backlash and FTC scrutiny Nest refunded the purchase price.
This entry is written from the 5 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 15% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 7.5 to 1.0 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
Early on owners had a working if limited hub, with reviewers' complaints about rigid location triggers and thin automation rules still standing. The real blow came later, when Nest switched the service off in 2016 and owners got their money back only through refunds after a public outcry.
Hubs became unusable when Nest shut down the service in 2016. Home lighting and automation routines simply stopped working. Compensation was case-by-case at first, before full refunds.
Worth it for: Smart-home history buffs; Gadget collectors. Think twice if: Anyone needing a working hub; People who want local control; Second-hand buyers.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.5 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.0 / 10 |
| One month | 6.5 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.0 / 10 |
| One year | 5.5 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 1.0 / 10 |
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At $299 the seven-radio hub tackles cross-device compatibility and sets up easily, but location triggers are inaccurate and Actions lack conditional logic.
Consolidates devices into one app and found them within minutes, but an iPhone-only app, an unadjustable geofence and the $300 price make it hard to recommend.
Nest turns off the $300 hubs on May 15, 2016 and offers compensation case by case; owner Arlo Gilbert publicly slammed the decision after losing his lighting and Sonos control.
Nest told owners to email for a refund of the purchase price; the hub becomes unusable after shutdown, and the author argues the outrage was overblown given few units sold.
FTC staff closed its inquiry after Nest provided full refunds of the $299 hub price; services were shut down June 19, 2016.