Smart Bulb reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 316 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 79 posts to rank the best Smart Bulb brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HomeKit, r/smarthome, r/homeautomation, r/googlehome, r/homeassistant. Top-rated brands include Philips Hue (4.4/5), LIFX (4.3/5), Nanoleaf (4.0/5).

Stats

Reviews316

Subreddits18

Posts79

Brands64

Products51

Top communities

r/HomeKit89 r/smarthome84 r/homeautomation32 r/googlehome30 r/homeassistant21

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Philips Hue

4.4

(82)

"All of my bulbs are Philips Hue and I'm using Inovelli switches. The main driving factor was the adaptive lighting capability through Home Assistant."

"120 downlights in GU10 form, 40 LED strips, 30 different lamp fixtures - all from Philips Hue + 30 garden lights from Miboxer.. Works very well..."

"Philips Hue. We use smart switches, with Philips Hue, in every room. We wanted white tunable for adaptive lightning, so now we have 70+ Philips hue bulbs."

"My wife really loves the selection of scenes in the Hue app. The dynamic scenes where the lights change their colors is very cool."

"All of my 70+ can lights are Hue. The cost of the Hue lights are absolutely worth the cost."

"I have IKEA, Philips Hue and Wiz light bulbs and sensors. The Philips ones so far are the best."

"Love hue. I have 97 bulbs in my house yes they cost a bit more but there so much more reliable using a bridge."

"Have been using Hue bulbs and accessories since 2017 and have not had major problems with them."

"Anything you could possibly want is supported on hue and they always support new standards as they come. Plus not to mention they are rock solid"

"My whole house uses hue bulbs and fixtures, I absolutely love them."

LIFX

4.3

(26)

"I still like my wifi LIFX bulbs… still going strong after 6 years"

"I have 2 dozen LIFX bulbs in my dwelling. Have packed it up and moved across the country several times and the LIFX bulbs worked fine each and every setup."

"LIFX has been terrific for me"

"I have 10 LIFX bulbs in my HomeKit."

"I’ve had a lot of success with Lifx bulbs."

"LIFX are and have always been phenomenal. No hub required."

"LIFX bulbs. Just connect them to your wifi, no need to install a hub. LIFX has all the features your looking for as well."

"I've got the lifx night vision bulbs. Good local control wifi integrations."

"I'm quite fond of LIFX"

"Bulbs connect directly to wifi (no bridge) and there is a published LAN protocol definition."

Nanoleaf

4.0

(24)

"I used about a half dozen different bulbs until Nanoleaf which work gret."

"Buy a HomePod and Matter-over-Thread bulbs, the Nanoleaf you mentioned can be those."

"I’ve got Nanoleaf and LIFX and zero issues with both."

"Nanoleaf is the better choice."

"I 2nd Nanoleaf …100%."

"The Nanoleaf ones are great! Have had them for about 10 months and they are perfect."

"My experience with nanoleaf has been the exact oposite. I have 3 bulbs on exterior lights and a lightstrip. All have thread and the connection is rock solid."

"Nanoleaf and Govee have good effects."

"I have had Nanoleaf bulbs for 3+ years and not had to reset them."

"Have a bunch of them and have never had an issue."

Sengled

4.3

(18)

"Sengled is great… no extra app needed."

"I use Sengled LED bulbs, which are Zigbee, and work very well."

"If you want cheap and Zigbee, you can't go wrong with Sengled imho."

"I’ve tried a bunch of brands but always come back to Hue."

"All eight are still in service four years later, used daily."

"I have standardized on Sengled. They are inexpensive, but reliable."

"In my experience, at least with my Sengled bulbs, they work just like normal 1-way bulbs."

"I've been pretty happy with our Sengled bulbs and schedule/color changes on their app"

"Sengled makes some nice ones with a motion sensor built into them."

"I went with sengled. So far so good."

IKEA

4.0

(15)

"The expensive bit is the hub, usually £$€60, after that all devices are cheap yet reliable."

"Can recommend IKEA’s. Reliable for me so far, and far far cheaper than Hue, and most others too. Works well with HomeKit."

"As for Zigbee bulbs you could consider Ikea (cheap), Hue (Good color but expensive) or INNR."

"I like the Ikea ones."

"I'd consider IKEA Tradfri or Philips Hue."

"IKEA has inexpensive bulbs, controllable by a single battery operated switch."

"Anything that isnt WiFi, ikea tradfri as an example"

"I’m a big fan of the ikea gear as it’s cheap and easy to get / replace."

"I am not familiar with IKEA smart bulbs, but just as a traditional, the lower the CCT the warmer the light."

"IKEA is a great starter"

Govee

4.2

(13)

"Either a govee bulb for your lamp ( it can connect to bluetooth and set a schedule)."

"Govee bulbs are amazing and cheap."

"I use govee cheap on Amazon and work amazing with the app and google home also Bluetooth too 🙂"

"Govee. After having 40+ hue bulbs I’m switching all my bulbs and anything new to Govee. Trust me."

"I had 4 Govee lights that worked perfectly fine for several years."

"Govee is a good brand- def my second choice behind hue."

"Govee work great for me"

"Govee has more vibrant colors."

"I'll second Govee. They're not perfect, particularly if you start to attempt more complicated integrations with other smart switches and technologies."

"Govee or any matter bulb can work well."

Meross

4.2

(13)

"I’ve got several Meross bulbs and they work great. Never had a problem."

"I’ve had really good luck with Meross in general and their adaptive lighting works well in my experience."

"Meross. I use them. Haven’t had any issues."

"Have 12ish Meross bulbs added directly to HomeKit and haven’t had a single issue with them in nearly a year."

"I've had good luck with Meross but some versions are not native to homekit so make sure you pick up the right ones."

"I use Meross bulbs. Reasonable price and they work very well."

"My go to right now are any HomeKit compatible bulbs from Meross."

"Another vote for meross here!"

"Meross work well for me. I have a bunch of their stuff and I'm happy with it."

"Meross."

Philips

4.2

(9)

"This might be your best bet:"

"Philips is a good one."

"I entirely forget the Hue app exists until I add or move a light."

"Philips makes quite a few outdoor options."

"Philips hue but make sure to get the hub."

"Philips Hue, IKEA TRÅDFRI, LIFX, and Osram all have E14 offerings for HomeKit."

"Got hues and everything works perfectly."

"I am using these WiZ bulbs from Home Depot."

"Super cheap philip hue light bulbs that require no hub."

TP-Link Kasa

4.1

(7)

"Cheap and very reliable. TP-Link Kasa smart bulbs are amazing."

"Switches are the best option, by far (I really like the Kasa)."

"Tp link kasa are a mainstay in my home , but recently I have also been getting govee bulbs and they seem to work well as well."

"Kasa"

"Kasa Smart KL130P4 Smart Bulb, A19, Multicolor, 4 Count."

"I've been happy with the TP-Link kasa line. I've used their plugs and light switches and find them very reliable. I've got a pack of their light bulbs as well."

"Direct Wi-Fi, no hub needed, quick and easy setup, Alexa compatible."

#10

TP-Link

4.5

(6)

"Kasa"

"I have good results with Kasa, which also works well with TP-link."

"I've had excellent luck with all of the TP-Link product lines; prefer Kasa, but all are pretty good."

"Out of those 3 I'd go with kasa."

"I love using my kasa stuff so far."

"The 'no drama' kind."

#11

Kasa

4.2

(5)

"Kasa has been absolutely flawless."

"I just bought my first Kasa lights a few weeks ago and they have been great. Definitely up there with Hue in my opinion."

"I’ve had good experience with Kasa. These bulbs use an app and an account, so you can control all bulbs from the app pretty nicely."

"Kasa seems good. Just got a 4 pack on Amazon for $60."

"For reasonably cheap and good quality have a look at the TP Link Kasa."

#12

Wyze

4.0

(5)

"If you _just_ want to do the lamp, and you don't intend to do a whole system, you could get away cheaply with a Wyze color wifi bulb."

"Wyze"

"I would recommend them."

"Outside of Hue, I would single out Wyze and Sengled."

"I like the Wyze bulbs. The bulbs dim and you can adjust the color temperature."

#13

Wiz

4.0

(5)

"The Wiz bulbs are wicked. I just replaced most of my SmartLife/HomeBridge situation with 3 of them."

"I find Wiz to be affordable and reliable."

"I’d say that Wiz bulbs would be your best bet. They’re fairly inexpensive and made by Signify (same as Phillips Hues), but do not require a bridge."

"I swapped out all my Hue for Wiz. They are brighter and more reliable for me and do t require a hub."

"I’ve been using Wiz. Little buggy but overall like them. I like that they’re programmable."

#14

Lutron Caseta

4.8

(4)

"I had very good luck with Lutron Caseta and HALO brand flush in-ceiling LED cans (tho I think HALO is a Home Depot sub brand). they've run for 7y without a single failure."

"I should add that Lutron Caseta dimmers with dumb bulb is the way to go."

"Smart switches dumb bulbs. Lutron Caseta is widely regarded as rock solid for stuff like this."

"I second that, use Lutron Caseta, I do regret I bought Hue but next time I'll do Caseta dimmers."

#15

Lutron

4.8

(4)

"Lutron’s have been rock solid for my entire house for 4+ years."

"If dimming is needed then casèta and kasa is your best bet."

"Lutron Caseta has a fan switch that works with HomeKit."

"The two premium options to consider are Lutron or Inovelli."

#16

Philips Wiz

4.3

(4)

"Dirt cheap $12 each in Canada, works flawlessly."

"I have a few Phillips Wiz they work well."

"They’re cheap, don’t need hub, WiFi is stable."

"You might consider getting a Philips WiZ bulb if you live in America."

#17

Innr

4.0

(4)

"Innr white bulbs work with voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home."

"They are easily set up in the Hue hub and app, dimmable and work really well with the Hue motion sensor."

"I use a lot of Innr bulbs but control them with Hue."

"Innr."

#18

Yeelight

3.8

(4)

"Yeelight has both color and white only."

"I had a pretty good experience with yeelight stuff."

"Yeelight."

#19

LED

4.7

(3)

"The under-bed LED strip as suggested by u/spanky34 works well - that is what we now have under all of our beds."

"A good idea is to install motion sensors and an LED light strip under the bed."

"Have you considered just getting a high lumen LED 'dumb' bulb?"

#20

TP Link

4.3

(3)

"Been using the tplink ones for years, been flawless for me."

"I have a number of the tplink bulbs, all work fine with google home and Kasa."

"I've had a TP Link LED colour bulb for a couple of years. Works great and no hub needed."

#21

Ikea Tradfri

4.3

(3)

"Ikea Tradfri bulbs and Sengled bulbs are what I use."

"Tradfri (Ikea) work great."

"Ikea makes affordable stuff with a hub that runs fully offline."

#22

1.0

(2)

"NOT Cync by GE. They seem to always give me trouble."

"Personally I had a cync bulb and it was a total nightmare with Google home."

#64

Smart Bulb

2.0

(1)

"The more I use them, the more I realise they are fundamentally flawed outside of a things like lamps."

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