Smart Plugs & Energy
Plugs, power strips, and energy monitoring for an Apple-first smart home.
Tested picks, ranked
Meross Matter Thermostat Review: Check Your Wiring First
The unit I run. Check your wiring against the compatibility list before ordering.
iDevices Switch Review: Two Still Running After a Decade
Discontinued. The exact unit reviewed here, listed for reference and not recommended new.
Koogeek O1US Review: Offline a Month, Vendor Gone
What to buy instead. Three of these run in the same house on the same network without dropping.
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- Koogeek O1US Review: Offline a Month, Vendor Gone
A three-outlet, three-USB HomeKit power strip that drops off the network and needs a factory reset to come back. No fix exists. Don't buy it.
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iDevices Switch Review: Two Still Running After a Decade iDevices smart plugs still running daily in Apple Home in 2026, years after the brand was absorbed and abandoned. What held up, and what to buy instead now.
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Meross Matter Thermostat Review: Check Your Wiring First Six months with the Meross MTS300 Matter thermostat in Apple Home. It works well, but the C-wire requirement is why so many people send it back.
- Do Smart Plugs Work With Apple Home Without a Hub?
Smart plugs can work in Apple Home without a hub, but only locally. Here's exactly what you lose, and when you need an Apple TV or HomePod.