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Matter over Thread · For Apple Home

Your home,
watching itself.

Peace of mind, powered by Apple Home. FORTA is a door & window sensor that tells you the moment something opens — and stays connected when it matters most.

$24.99Single sensor · No hub to buy · No subscription
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No extra app. Pairs straight into the Home app you already use. Works with HomePod, HomePod mini & Apple TV as your home hub.

Living room · Home hub Thread · Connected

Apple Home

Good evening

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All SecureFront door · Back door · Windows — closed
Front DoorClosed
Back DoorClosed
Living Room72°F · Calm

FORTA Door & Window Sensor
Two slim pieces. Stick on in under a minute. No tools, no wiring.

0.4s
alert to your
phone & hub

Concept rendering. Final product design may vary.

0.4s

Instant alerts. From door to phone and hub, in under half a second.

12 mo

A full year on one replaceable CR2450 — swap it without re-pairing.

$0

No hub, no bridge, no subscription. Your Apple hub is already the hub.

100%

Apple Home native. Matter over Thread — no extra app, ever.

Why FORTA

Built to fix what
other sensors get wrong.

We read the one-star reviews so you don't have to live them. Every FORTA decision answers a real frustration with today's sensors.

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Stays connected

Thread mesh with resilient rejoin — if it ever drops, it reconnects on its own. No factory resets, no rebuilding all your automations.

The problem it solves: sensors vanishing from Apple Home every few months.

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No hub. No extra app.

Scan the code, name the door, done — straight in Apple Home. Your HomePod or Apple TV you already own is the hub.

The problem it solves: paying for — and plugging in — another bridge box.

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12-month battery

A full year on one replaceable cell, with a low-battery warning weeks ahead. Swap it in seconds — no re-pairing, ever.

The problem it solves: dead-on-arrival batteries and sensors that go silent.

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Instant alerts & automations

Door opens at 2 a.m.? Lights on, phone buzzes, hub announces it. Set it once in Apple Home — FORTA handles the rest.

The problem it solves: alerts that arrive late, or not at all.

In the moment

A door opens.
Here's what happens next.

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All SecureFront Door — closed

Keep scrolling — the door is about to open.

01 — Watching

Two slim pieces.
Total silence.

The sensor sits on the frame, the magnet on the door — almost touching, drawing almost nothing. A full year on one battery, quietly watching the line between inside and out.

02 — The moment

The pieces part.
You're told in 0.4s.

The instant the magnet moves, FORTA fires over the Thread mesh — a push to your phone, a chime on your hub, and your automations wake up: hallway lights on, before you've even sat up.

03 — Always

And it never
goes silent.

If the connection ever drops, FORTA rejoins on its own — no factory reset, no re-pairing, no rebuilding your automations. That's the whole idea: a sensor you install once, and then forget exists.

Day and night

Peace of mind is
a single glance.

At night

Someone opens a door.
You're the first to know.

Not in the morning from a log file — in the moment. A push to your phone, a chime on your hub, and the hallway lights already on.

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Front Door openedJust now · FORTA · Living Room hub announced it
Away from home

Every door you care about,
in one calm screen.

Open Apple Home from anywhere: All Secure. No feeds to scrub, no guessing.

1Kids home alone? Get notified the second the front door opens after school.
2Forgot to close a window? FORTA shows it open before the rain — or worse — finds it.

Honest comparison

Why FORTA, at $24.99?

Same job — knowing your doors are closed. Very different ownership experience.

FORTA — $24.99Eve Door & Window — $43.95Aqara Door Sensor P2 — $29.99
Needs a separate hub?No — uses your Apple hubNo — Thread, hub via Apple deviceAqara hub ecosystem for full features in many setups
Extra app required?No — Apple Home onlyVendor app for some settingsVendor app for setup & features
Reconnect after a dropDesigned for auto-rejoin, no factory resetGenerally stable, premium pricedOwners commonly report re-pairing after drop-offs
Battery experience12-month target, swap without re-pairingReplaceable cellReplaceable cell; battery complaints in reviews
Price for 4 doors$99.96$175.80$119.96 + hub considerations

Comparison based on US list prices and product positioning as of October 2026. Eve and Aqara are trademarks of their respective owners; FORTA is not affiliated with them. Check current listings before purchasing any product.

How it works

Protected in
three minutes.

No tools. No wiring. No new app to learn.

01

Stick it on

Peel, place the sensor on the frame and the magnet on the door or window. The slim profile fits most frames without drilling.

02

Scan in Apple Home

Open the Home app, scan the Matter code on the sensor, and name it — “Front Door.” That’s the entire setup.

03

Live protected

Add an automation if you like — lights on when a door opens after dark — or just enjoy the quiet confidence of “All Secure.”

ProtocolMatter over Thread
BatteryCR2450 · ~12 months
In the boxSensor + magnet, adhesive, battery included
Works withApple Home · HomePod · Apple TV 4K

Questions

Everything you'd ask
before trusting it.

No separate FORTA hub. Like other Thread devices, it needs a Thread border router — which you likely already own: a HomePod (2nd gen), HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K. Pairing and control happen entirely in Apple Home.

Yes. FORTA is designed for Apple Home, so its status shows wherever Apple Home does — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and your home hub. An open door triggers notifications and can be announced by HomePod.

FORTA targets 12 months on the included CR2450 under typical use (a busy front door opening many times a day will use more). Apple Home shows battery level, and FORTA warns you weeks before it runs low. Swapping the cell takes seconds and never requires re-pairing.

FORTA talks over Thread, not Wi-Fi — a local mesh between your devices and your Apple hub. Local alerts and automations (like turning lights on) keep working on your home network even if your internet drops. Remote notifications need internet, like any smart-home product.

Yes — any door, window, sliding door, or gate where the two pieces can sit within about 15 mm of each other when closed. Many owners also put one on a garage side door or a medicine cabinet.

No. You pay $24.99 once. Alerts, history in Apple Home, and automations are part of Apple Home — FORTA charges nothing monthly and shows no ads.

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