BroadLink Smart Plug (NoAPP Version), Mini Wi-Fi Timer Smart Outlet Socket Works with Alexa/Google Home/IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control Anywhere

This plug is great. Works perfect. Easy to install

UPDATE: 12/16/22 Ive had 15 of these in use for about 11-15 months now. I stand by all the good things I originally said in my 1st review (below), but I have to deduct 1 star. I bought them because I was sick of adjusting mechanical timers for DST and ever-changing sunset/sunrise times, however, these periodically lose their connection to the router and will not reconnect without a reset and then need to be configured just like new. Worst, they all fail at the same time or in groups of anywhere from 6 to 10. It is a pain figuring out which ones have disconnected then holding the power button down, connecting with my phone, and reassigning the router and password. I suspect this is a Broadlink server issue rather than the individual plugs since Ive never had just 1 fail. So far this has happened about 6 times in the past 12 months - same number of times I would adjust the mechanical timers. ORIGINAL REVIEW: The first one I installed took the longest as I had to create a Broadlink account. Once that is done and youve added your Broadlink account to Google Home (my method of use) the others just drop in easily. The only thing to keep in mind is that you must add them to your home and assign each to a room. I named mine for clarity. I havent had any issues since installing the 1st five 2 weeks ago. I installed 3 more today. So nice to not have to reset the timers all over the house every time there is a power glitch or daylight savings switch. I love that I can set them to turn on at the local sunset too.

I have this hooked to my power strip, which supplies my aquarium appliances. I have attached my aquarium light to this exact timer. It works and turns on at the correct and exact time, like down to the seconds, but it is kind of troublesome to use. I have installed the app to use for functionality, and it is a bit overcomplicated in my opinion, like I just want it to turn on at a specific time and off at another time but it does not exactly allow this. It also does not turn off or function correctly in my opinion, as it is meant to turn off at 4:00, but was on at ~5:40 PM on two consecutive days after setting it up. Edit: I have decreased my rating of the product as it is hard to use with the NoAPP functionality. Perhaps I am setting it up wrong, but it never turns off correctly, which can get plain irritating. Perhaps there are better products, but for now, I appreciate the mechanical timers more.

Ill admit to not trying many brands of outlets since the ones I did try tended to want an app and bluetooth to interact with Alexa. This one though, once on the network and the skill loaded into the Alexa app, works exactly the like the Amazon plug (for speed of response) for 1/4 the cost. Definitely will be buying again should I have a need for another smartplug.

Works great with Alexa and the Alexa app

I have arcade machines that are difficult to turn. I use these plugs to set up voice command and they work perfectly. Setup is super easy with NoApp and it syncs with Alexa in seconds.

Kinda sketchy to set up.. but they work fine.. they make a noise everytime they are turned on or off.. it might trigger some ocd issues haha

They do work, some of the time. Had a really hard time getting them to connect to my dedicated 2.5 router. Takes a very long time for some of them to ever connect. I tried the NoApp option as well as both Broadlink and IHP apps. One unit that was disconnected from its power source, lost all of its programing. Could never get it to reconnect. Finally have given up and am trying another brand that I have a much better success rate with (Meross).

Update: customer service contacted me about this review. They kept sending the same instructions that didnt work the first time. I tried to explain which step I was on when I was having trouble, but they just sent the same manual again. I dont think they even read my messages. Anyone can accidentally get a defective product and its no ones fault. However, if you arent willing to try to resolve the problem, what is the point of having a customer service department? I have several smart plugs in my home and I have never had an issue connecting them to the wifi. I mistaken thought that these would be easier to use because they are advertised as no app. There are several steps that you have to go through and each one is ridiculously difficult. I never could get them to work. What a waste of time and money!