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Matter device reviews

Find a product for your home, then compare what is good, what is frustrating and whether it is worth buying.

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Homey Pro smart home hub

Homey Pro (Early 2023)

Matter Hub and Thread Border Router

Worth keeping when its 2 GB of memory already handles your Homey apps.

Thread
No brand hub or Thread router required
Boxed LIFX Indoor SuperColor Neon Flex 16ft rope light glowing pink

LIFX Indoor SuperColor Neon Flex 16ft

16 ft diffused multicolor and tunable-white rope light

Worth considering for a visible 16-foot design where detailed color patterns, very warm white and the LIFX app justify the $136 price.

Wi-FiFrom $136
No brand hub or Thread router required
White SONOFF MINIR4M relay with a green strip of six screw terminals

SONOFF MINI Extreme MINIR4M

Compact 10 A Matter Wi-Fi relay

MINIR4M is a sensible budget relay when you want to keep an existing wall switch and only need on/off control.

Wi-Fi$12.90
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo P110M European smart Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

Tapo P110M (Europe)

Schuko Matter Wi-Fi plug with energy monitoring

P110M is the more compelling everyday Tapo plug for a Schuko home: inexpensive switching with an energy meter in the same space as the basic P100M.

Wi-Fi€12.90
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo P125M U.S. mini smart Wi-Fi plug

Tapo P125M (US)

Mini Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug

P125M is a good inexpensive choice for one ordinary lamp, particularly when a shallow plug matters.

Wi-FiFrom $11.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo S505 Matter smart Wi-Fi light switch

Tapo S505

Matter Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch

S505 is a good inexpensive switch for a light that simply needs to turn on and off.

Wi-FiFrom $12.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo S505D Matter smart Wi-Fi dimmer switch

Tapo S505D

Matter Smart Wi-Fi Dimmer Switch

S505D is a strong-value dimmer for ordinary lights you want to keep.

Wi-FiFrom $18.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo TP15 mini smart Wi-Fi plug

Tapo TP15

Mini Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug

TP15 is a useful compact lamp switch, but its checked two-pack price makes it hard to recommend over the metering P110M.

Wi-Fi$23.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Tapo TP25 outdoor smart Wi-Fi plug

Tapo TP25

Matter Outdoor Smart Wi-Fi Plug

TP25 is a sensible way to buy two-zone outdoor Wi-Fi switching when its retail availability suits you.

Wi-Fi$29.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Nuki Keypad 2 with number pad and fingerprint reader

Nuki Keypad 2

Bluetooth PIN and fingerprint accessory for compatible Nuki locks

A useful way to add phone-free entry to an older Nuki, especially when fingerprints would save the household from remembering codes.

Bluetooth€159
No brand hub or Thread router required
IKEA DIRIGERA Hub

IKEA DIRIGERA Hub

IKEA Matter Controller, Bridge and Thread Border Router

DIRIGERA is worth buying for a home with several older IKEA Zigbee products, because it keeps them in IKEA's app and bridges them into another Matter system.

Matter bridge$139.99
No brand hub or Thread router required
Bosch Smart Home Controller II

Bosch Smart Home Controller II

Matter Bridge and Bosch Smart Home Hub

Worth buying when you want Bosch’s heating and alarm system, or need to share an existing Bosch installation through Matter.

Matter bridgeFrom €79.95
No brand hub or Thread router required