Spåna use cases
Spåna turns the sensors already on your IKEA DIRIGERA hub into timely alerts. Here are the situations it's built for – find the one that sounds like yours.
Family peace of mind
Check in on a parent living alone
You can't be there every day, and a daily phone call only tells you so much. Spåna watches the ordinary rhythms of the home – the morning move from the bedroom, the trip to the kitchen – and lets you know when the day starts as usual, or when it doesn't.
- A gentle nudge if there's no morning movement by the time you'd expect it
- Prolonged inactivity during the day, so a fall or an off day doesn't go unnoticed
- Unusual night-time activity, like repeated trips during quiet hours
Care & nursing homes
Extra eyes on quiet rooms overnight
Carers can't be in every room at once, especially through the night. Spåna groups each resident's sensors into a room and quietly flags the moments that matter, so staff can respond sooner without walking the halls to check.
- Movement in a room during quiet hours – an overnight bathroom visit or a resident who's up and about
- Continuous movement for longer than expected in a single room
- A clear, per-room alert feed so the right carer sees the right room
Short-term rentals & Airbnb
Know when your rental guests arrive – and when they leave
Managing a turnaround remotely means guessing at timings. Spåna reads the motion and door sensors already in the property so you know the moment a guest checks in and when the place is empty again – without cameras or anything intrusive.
- First entry detected – confirmation your guest has arrived and checked in
- The property falling quiet after checkout, so cleaning can start on time
- A door left open or unexpected motion between bookings
Home & family safety
Peace of mind, wherever you are
Whether you're at work or away for the weekend, Spåna keeps watch over the things you'd want to catch early – someone arriving, a door left open, or a room going cold while nobody's home.
- Someone arriving – motion at the front door or in the entrance
- Doors and windows left open when the house should be shut up
- Temperature changes flagged the moment they cross the thresholds you set
Use case questions
- Which use case fits me?
- They overlap more than they differ – all four run on motion, door/window and temperature sensors and the same set of alerts. Pick the page closest to your situation for the sensor placement and alert settings that suit it.
- Do these use cases need any special hardware?
- Just an IKEA DIRIGERA hub with the sensors you want to watch, plus an always-on device on your home network – a mini PC, home server or Raspberry Pi – to run the small Spåna agent.
- Does any of this involve cameras?
- No. Spåna works only from motion/occupancy, door/window open-close and temperature sensors. There is no camera or microphone anywhere in the product.
- Can I run more than one of these at once?
- Yes. Alerts are configured per room, so one setup can watch an entrance for arrivals, a spare room for inactivity and a loft for temperature at the same time.
Built on the sensors you already have
Every scenario above runs on standard IKEA DIRIGERA sensors – motion, door/window and temperature. Group them into rooms, set your own alerts, and Spåna does the watching. See exactly how the pieces fit together.