The remote kit is the standout purchase
The GRILLPLATS kit turns an ordinary lamp into something you can switch from bed. It includes a pre-paired BILRESA dual-button remote, so there is no hub purchase between you and that simple benefit. Add the remote's two AAA batteries and leave the lamp's own switch on.
For a hub-free bedside lamp outside the US, the kit is the easy choice. It costs about CAD 3 more than the plug alone in Canada, £2 more in the UK and €1 to €4 more in the euro countries we checked, so the remote comes almost free. In the US the kit costs about $15, the same as buying the plug and the same BILRESA dual-button remote separately. Since the end of September 2026, IKEA's US website has not offered the kit for delivery or click-and-collect, although most US stores had it in stock in early November. Online, buy the plug and remote separately and pair them directly.
The standalone plug is the better choice when your existing Matter and Thread system will provide the controls. The kit's direct pairing and a Matter connection cannot run at the same time, so adding the plug to your smart home ends its direct link to the remote. The remote can join the same system as a Matter button where your platform supports one; our guide to IKEA's Matter range covers which do. Both are inexpensive; the right one depends on whether the missing piece is a plug or a physical remote.
Power control has its limits
GRILLPLATS switches the supply. It cannot dim a lamp, and an appliance with an electronic start button may stay off when power returns. A plug-in light with a mechanical switch is therefore a more straightforward match than an appliance that needs a separate button press after every interruption.
Power tracking is a useful extra for seeing what a connected appliance consumes. The destination for that information still matters: a Matter outlet appearing in an app does not guarantee an equally useful energy-history view. If energy and cost analysis in an Apple-connected home is the main reason to buy, Eve Energy or its European version is worth comparing for the tools in Eve's own app.
Buy the version your local IKEA sells
IKEA sells GRILLPLATS in several electrical versions with the same Matter features. The US and Canada share 706.247.40 (kit 206.200.56), the UK and Ireland use 606.247.45 (kit 706.200.54), most of continental Europe uses 606.042.38 (kit 806.200.20), France, Belgium, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia use 906.247.44 (kit 306.200.51), and Switzerland has its own 406.247.46 (kit 106.200.52). The plug has to match the socket, so buy the listing from your own country's IKEA.
The ratings follow the local mains: 1800 W at 15 A in North America, 3120 W at 13 A in the UK and 3680 W at 16 A in the EU and French versions, and 2300 W at 10 A in Switzerland. Every version has the same, much lower 300 W limit for motor loads and belongs indoors in a dry room, so it is not a universal switch for anything that fits the socket.
Keep the cheap plug a cheap purchase
The Thread connection is attractive when the home already has the required infrastructure. Buying a separate controller and border router for one plug costing about $8, £7 or €9 changes the economics considerably. For a single lamp, the direct remote kit may already do everything needed.
Within those limits, GRILLPLATS offers useful control at a price that makes the simpler jobs easy to justify.
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