Smart Bulb reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 257 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 67 posts to rank the best Smart Bulb brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/smarthome, r/googlehome, r/HomeKit, r/homeautomation, r/homeassistant. Top-rated brands include Philips Hue (4.3/5), LIFX (4.1/5), Sengled (4.3/5).

Stats

Reviews257

Subreddits15

Posts67

Brands68

Products47

Top communities

r/smarthome85 r/googlehome31 r/HomeKit31 r/homeautomation30 r/homeassistant24

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By Brand

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Philips Hue

4.3

(66)

"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

4.1

(21)

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

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

"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."

"I like the lifx ones, more expensive but bright and a huge range of whites and colours."

"LIFX, all the way."

"I have purchased my LIFX bulbs through their Uk website."

"LIFX make an E14 bulb."

"My first light was LiFX and I really like it."

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

(14)

"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."

"IKEA is a great starter"

"Ikea Tradfri, Philips Hue."

Govee

4.3

(9)

"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 🙂"

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

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

"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."

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."

Kasa

4.1

(7)

"Kasa has been absolutely flawless."

"Ive had good luck with Kasa ( TPlink) switches but there are plenty of other options."

"I went with Kasa HS200 (now KS200) dimmers and haven't had any issues."

"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."

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."

Inovelli

4.3

(6)

"Inoveli is the way to go if you have Z-Wave or ZigBee. Very tweakable and tons of features."

"If you end up wanting to do smart bulbs with smart dimmers, do zigbee bulbs and inovelli blue dimmers."

"I go with Inovelli myself. Not cheap but great color and brightness range."

"I bought some Inovelli RGB zwave bulbs recently. They seem really nice."

"Been really enjoying them, I use them with Smarrthings."

"Replace the switches with Inovelli smart switches and disable local control."

#10

Nanoleaf

4.2

(6)

"Nanoleaf and Govee have good effects."

"The Nanoleaf Essentials Bulbs, which work with Alexa, are a good choice."

"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."

"I’ve had zero issues with nanoleaf."

"Setup was easy. I found it too slow to react at first."

#11

TP-Link Kasa

4.2

(5)

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

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

#12

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."

#13

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."

#14

Wyze

4.0

(4)

"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."

"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."

#15

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."

#16

Lutron

4.7

(3)

"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."

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

#17

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."

#18

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."

#19

Yeelight

4.0

(3)

"Yeelight has both color and white only."

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

"Yeelight."

#20

Feit

4.0

(3)

"I've had luck with Feit and TP-Link."

"I've been working with Feit bulbs and dimmers for a while and they hold up well."

#21

Meross

3.7

(3)

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

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

"They’re dirt cheap and work relatively well."

#22

LED

5.0

(2)

"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."

#23

Lifx

4.5

(2)

"Have been working flawlessly for over a year as a sunrise light."

"The lifx candle color is super cool and can have multiple colors patterned onto one bulb."

#24

Home Depot

4.5

(2)

"They are a bargain (with free shipping)."

"I just ordered home Depot brand ZigBee bulbs."

#25

Smart Switch

4.0

(2)

"If it’s just on/off/dim then get a smart switch and use your regular bulbs."

"Look into smart switches with local protection, scene control or smart control."

#26

Gosund

4.0

(2)

"Gosund, Techin, Nooie."

"My Gosund wifi ones have been good."

#27

GE

4.0

(2)

"They're cheap enough I'm willing to give them a shot."

"They work without a hub."

#28

Wiz

3.5

(2)

"I find Wiz to be affordable and reliable."

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

#29

Ikea

3.5

(2)

"I just bought three Tradfri color bulbs from Ikea for $45CAD."

"TRÅDFRI LED bulb E14 works ok with Hubitat."

#30

LimitlessLED

5.0

(1)

"I use this combined with cheap LimitlessLED/milight bulbs and LED-strips. Working flawless for 2 years now."

#31

Generic Smart Bulbs

5.0

(1)

"6 bulbs for $18."

#32

Smart Switches

5.0

(1)

"I recommend smart switches (assuming 3-way) then you can use standard bulbs."

#33

Inovelli RGBW

5.0

(1)

"No problems using them in ST either through the app."

#34

Merkury Innovations A21 Smart Light Bulb

5.0

(1)

"No hub needed, as they connect directly to your Wi-Fi, and cost less than $10 per bulb."

#35

Merkury

5.0

(1)

"We have had really good luck with the ones from Walmart Merkury 2 pack for 15 bucks."

#36

Xiaomi

5.0

(1)

"Awesome bulbs never let me down once in over a year."

#37

Amazon

5.0

(1)

"I use these bulbs outside, they were perfect, dusk to dawn in an open fixture"

#38

Smart Plug

4.0

(1)

"You may also consider a smart plug. They're cheap and if he has lamps are a great option."

#39

TP-Link Smart Plug

4.0

(1)

"I have a regular non-dimming bedside lamp plugged in via a TP-Link smart plug."

#40

Aqara

4.0

(1)

"You can go cheap with Wi-Fi bulbs and contact sensors or expensive with Aqara FP2 Presence sensor and bulb."

#41

Geeni

4.0

(1)

"Here is one that is 1000 lumens, remotely dimmable and white tunable from 2700K to 6500K for only $15 each."

#42

Kaufha

4.0

(1)

"Consider these: [https://kaufha.com/blf10/](https://kaufha.com/blf10/)"

#43

Smart Life

4.0

(1)

"I have mine come on 30min before sunset on regular white color, then at 9pm switch to pink or blue."

#44

Cree Lighting

4.0

(1)

"Cree Lighting is what I use at my place and works well with my Nest Audio Speaker and mobile devices."

#45

Linkind

4.0

(1)

"Grabbed a couple 4 packs of these Linkind Matter Enabled smart bulbs from Amazon and have been extremely impressed."

#46

IKEA Smart Lights

4.0

(1)

"I started with IKEA smart lights."

#47

Sylvania

4.0

(1)

"These from Sylvania look like a decent price for RGB BR30 bulbs."

#48

Commercial Electric

4.0

(1)

"I really like the commercial electric ones that work for wink."

#49

Cree Connected

4.0

(1)

"I standardized on Cree Connected for my white only bulbs."

#50

Hatch Rest

4.0

(1)

"We use hatch rest. Can be dimmed, also has sounds."

#51

Nanoleaf Smart Bulbs

4.0

(1)

"Try Nanoleaf smart bulbs for the schedule you want."

#52

Shelly Vintage Light Bulbs

4.0

(1)

"I just put in four Shelly Vintage light bulbs a week or so ago, and they seem pretty reliable to me so far."

#53

Sylvania Smart+

4.0

(1)

"The Sylvania Smart+ bulbs are pretty good too."

#54

Athom.tech

4.0

(1)

"Has bulbs preflashed with tasmota and/or esphome."

#55

SmartThings Zigbee Bulbs

4.0

(1)

"They're something like $8 on Amazon right now, and they are EXCELLENT repeaters."

#56

Osram

4.0

(1)

"I use a Hue bridge with Osram and IKEA bulbs."

#57

Zigbee

4.0

(1)

"As long as you have a Zigbee hub or Zigbee USB device, these can be controlled."

#58

Yeelink

4.0

(1)

"I use a Yeelink bulb, bought off Amazon. Colours.... pretty colours lol."

#59

Feit Electric

4.0

(1)

"Costco sells Feit Electric smart bulbs for $20ish for a two pack, sometimes cheaper."

#60

LUMIMAN

4.0

(1)

"Try LUMIMAN, they have two years warranty period."

#61

GE C-Lights

4.0

(1)

"C-Lights by GE work flawlessly for me."

#62

WiZ

4.0

(1)

"If you plan to use OpenRGB for the light show, WiZ bulbs are cheap and compatible."

#63

xtouch

4.0

(1)

"You can get a two pack (enough light for a typical size bedroom) anywhere from 10 to 15 bucks and they work great!"

#64

Berennis

4.0

(1)

"I use Berennis bulbs found on Amazon. Never used them outside, but no hub needed and they work great with google."

#65

Lohas

4.0

(1)

"Try Lohas, they have tunable white as well as colors."

#66

Hue

3.0

(1)

"I have read the new hue 100w bulbs have a lower minimum brightness but have not tested myself."

#67

Cync

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."

#68

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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