We live in an era where speakers can interact, houses aren’t inanimate anymore, and lights have the capability to listen to us. With new discoveries being made in the field of voice-first technology every fleeting moment, sometimes it gets hard to keep up.
We have innumerable choices at hand- so much to pick from, yet so little knowledge on what we should actually pick. If you’re in the same position where you’re digging into multiple websites and online shopping portals to invest in a smart bulb but don’t have enough nickels and pennies to rub together, you’ve come to the right place.
And if you are in mint condition and don’t mind spending a few extra bucks on a smart bulb that’s worthwhile, you’ve come to the right place too. After ample research and exploring customer reviews, we have shortlisted ten smart bulbs, from pricey to budget-friendly, that can give you the ultimate smart-home experience. You don’t have to pull your hair out to make the ultimate decision, we’re here to your rescue!
Philips Hue White And Color Ambience
Perks: Topping our list would be the Philips Hue smart bulb. It mimics sunrise and sunset to wake you up from bed and put you back to sleep, making your sleep-experience all the more better. You don’t have to deal with annoying alarms anymore! It works with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and AppleKit to help you control it with your voice, thanks to voice-first technology.
Why should you buy it?
You can check from your app installed on your mobile phone if you’ve left the lights on or not while leaving your house and can turn it off automatically with just just a mere voice command. Your smart assistant will learn your schedule and turn your light on or off, even dim it accordingly, without you having to become tech-savvy! You can even set timers, notifications, alarms, and treat yourself with a wholesome smart bulb experience.
Wyze Bulb
Perks: Wyze smart is a tunable smart bulb that can also be controlled by simple voice commands with the help of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The bright side of owning this light bulb is you need not own a smart home hub to get your smart bulb working! It can easily connect to Wi-Fi, and you can set timers, change the color temperature, and even set the dimming-style of your smart bulb.
Why should you buy it?
There is no procedure to schedule this smart bulb according to your daily routine, but hey, let Alexa and Google assistant take care of that! You can instead set Alexa or your Google Assistant up in obedience to your schedule, and they will monitor your smart bulb accordingly. Easy, automatic, and hands-free. It’s the best budget-friendly smart-bulb you can lay your hands on.
Sengled Smart Wi-Fi Multicolor LED
Perks: This smart bulb can smarten up your home in a jiffy. It’s an A19 dimmable smart bulb, and you can access it through your Singled app installed on your mobile, be it Android or iOS. You can access the smart bulb with the help of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant as well- ask it to turn off or turn on the light, set a timer, adjust the brightness, and even set timers all with just a voice-command.
Why should you buy it?
You can even link your Singled app with other If This Then That enabled devices and get access to smart plugs and cameras as well. All in all smart-squeaky clean experience is always worth it, isn’t it?
Lifx Mini
Perks: Lifx Mini tends to give you the smartest light bulb solution you can ever come across. It is termed as one of the most powerful smart bulbs in the market. It can be manually set up over Wi-Fi through the app, but it also has HomeKit compatibility. You can access tuning, temperature fixation, color choices through the home screen of your HomeKit on Apple TV.
Why should you buy it?
It can be controlled by voice commands through Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Imagine coming home and saying “Hey Google, I’m home” and having the lights turn on automatically! Just another fun reason to look forward to heading home from work.
TP-Link Kasa filament-style smart light bulb
Perks: Slightly larger than Philips and Sengled in size, this smart bulb is highly efficient. It has built-in Wi-Fi that eliminates the need to install a bridge to let your smart bulb connect and communicate through Wi-Fi.
Why should you buy it?
It’s a smart bulb that you can control with voice commands with the help of Alexa, Google Assistant, or even Cortana. You can set up schedules that will direct your smart bulb when to turn on or off, and even dim them along with monitoring several features through the app!
Rhythm Starter Kit
Perks: If you are willing to walk the extra mile to really spice up the atmosphere around in your room, on the pricier side we have Rhythm Starter Kit. It comes with nine panels that can provide you the visual experience of your own musical symphony.
Why should you buy it?
Rhythm Starter kit smart bulbs can be controlled via Alexa and Google Assistant. They exhibit color transition whenever you play music through your smart speakers, changing colors and forming patterns with every beat drop, ever string-pull of a guitar, and even drumroll. A real-time concert experience, this smart bulb pack is a must if you want to perk up your house.
Ikea Tradfri
Perks: Just like their furniture, their smart bulbs are also spot on. Tradfri is the Swedish word for wireless. They work on the Zigbee protocol, which means that if you have an Amazon Echo Plus, it’d be possible for them to interact with each other without the need of the Tradfri Gateway bridge.
Why should you buy it?
Tradfri apps come with three options “Rise and Shine”, “Away from Home”, and “On or Off”.
It allows you to make your light dim up at a very slow pace, typically 30 minutes before you set it up with the help of the “Rise and Shine” feature. “Away from Home’ allows you to operate your lights as if someone is home when you’re actually away. You can turn it off and turn it on during specific times automatically! The ‘On and Off’ feature allows you to manually turn the lights off or on. This one too can be operated through voice over Alexa or Google Assistant.
Nanoleaf CanvasLight Panels
Perks: Nanoleaf Canvas Light Panels come in a set of 9 tiles. They have taken the smart-bulb game to a different level. You can customize the pattern in which you want them placed across your wall. They can also be operated through voice with the help of Amazon Echo, Google Assistant, and HomeKit.
Why should you buy it?
You can also personalize it according to your schedule with the help of If This Then That apps. The feature that makes it stand out than the rest is you can configure a few settings in the app to trigger touch sensibility. You can change the color scheme by just swiping up on the lights, or turn them off or on with double taps!
Eufy Lumos smart bulb
Perks: Labeled as the ‘best partner for Alexa’, this smart bulb does not need a hub. You can just screw it in and connect it over Wi-Fi. It is fully compatible with Alexa although it doesn’t work with Siri, Google Assistant of If This Then That. It’s the brightest among all.
Why should you buy it?
It does not change colors, but if you’re looking for a pocket-friendly smart bulb that won’t break your bank and can be controlled to turn off and on or dimmed with the help of Alexa, this smart bulb is certainly your last stop.
Hive Active Lights
Perks: These Zigbee compatible smart bulbs support Amazon Echo and If This Then That. They can project a single color, that is white but due come in RGB variates.
Why should you buy it?
The temperature and the timing when you want to turn them on or off can be controlled through voice-interaction with your smart assistant. They are compatible with both iOS and Android operation systems, and are budget-friendly!
Give your house a smart makeover by adopting smart lights. With a smart bulb comes a hands-free, top-notch voice-first technology experience, a whole spectrum of colors to fill your room in obedience to your mood, at times even a light-filled musical symphony! From a pinch in your pocket to budget-friendly, there are numerous smart bulbs to suit your needs. With the world rolling on the wheels of smart-technology, don’t lag behind.
