These are the first smart plugs Ive tried and so far they are great and I plan on buying more. I bought these because they worked with Apple HomeKit and the first one I tried to set up caused a little bit of difficulty. I managed to get it to work within the app before I made it work with home kit but otherwise once it did work with homekit everything went well. I used one for the lamp my fan in the living room and everything is working. There were no problems with the wifi, they connected instantly. If youre really into things that expand the use for HomeKit these are perfect. And the price is perfect for a pack of two instead of buying only one of the more expensive plugs these are the ones to go to. And i think that the clicking sound to make sure that they turn on is pretty cool. I look forward to more homekit Meross products.

This plug works well with HomeKit and easy to install.

These are working fine after a little experimentation. You plug them in and scan the barcode with your iPhone, and thats it. Except HomeKit reports theres a firmware update you need the Meross app to apply. I suspect thats just to get you to install the app. It was working fine without the update. Once added to their app you can apply the firmware, but that made them much less reliable. I ended up unpairing them from both systems, uninstalling the app and starting over in HomeKit. After that theyve been fine. It was a bit of a hassle-- pick one platform and stick to it. UPDATE: After a few weeks I have to subtract a star. At least twice a week Ill get Automation failed ... Accessory is not reachable. If youre controlling your holiday decorations fine, but dont use these for anything important. UPDATE 2: After using these for about 5 months now, I have to knock them down to 2 stars. Theyre just too unreliable. If triggered manually they usually function immediately, but often dont report their status to HomeKit so your phone has the warning icon. When run via automation its a coin toss if it will work. I have a strong Wifi connection, a 2020 iPad acting as a HomeKit hub, the firmware was updated-- no excuses. These are just mediocre at best, and quite frustrating.

I purchased these for the HomeKit integration, as Im sure most do. However, for a variety of reasons, Ive decided not to use HomeKit. The principle integration is with Alexa. All good, worked perfectly to control a fan. Then - one day - it simply stopped responding to Alexa. Ive done as much troubleshooting as Im able to, Ive removed the Meross app, reconnected it to Alexa, removed then found the device again, and I cannot get Alexa to work with it. Let me be more accurate: it works with the Alexa app (as it does with the Meross app), but verbal commands to Alexa simply cannot control this plug. I have Amazon and WeMo plugs that are responsive, so Im at a loss - and frustrated.

I put this smart switch on my Christmas tree and now I control it from the Home app on my iPhone. It works perfect. I recommend it.

If you want to use Apple Home without having to go to another proprietary app, this is a good choice. Ive replaced other units that did not have Apple Home native support. The only thing preventing this from getting 5 stars is that occasionally, these lose their connection to the router for no apparent reason. I dont think it is the router because it only happens with on 1 of 5 installed units. Ive switched them around, and always have a problem with the same unit. I can restore the connection by rebooting the router, but that shouldnt be necessary. My experience - limited to be sure - suggests that 1 of 5 units could have this issue.

I have about 3-4 brands of smart outlets and this is the only one that trips my GCFI outlet (inside a powered shed). When triggered via HomeKit it immediately trips the GCFI circuit whether a load is plugged into it or not. Works get on non-GCFI outlets though.

I sent back my vocolincs because they wouldn’t stay connected despite all my efforts to troubleshoot. I got these, and did the firmware upgrade, and now I can use the Meross app and that seems to be working. HomeKit lost the connection after a few hours, but in Meross app all is fine. Plus I like that Meross has Apple Watch integration, whereas vocolinc didn’t. I’m just dipping my toe into the smart home world, don’t have a hub, and right now I just have one lamp on the network. Obviously there is a known issue with HomeKit dropping nearly all the Wi-Fi hub-free devices according to my research. But I’m ok with not having Siri and just pressing a button on my watch. Update: HomeKit is in and out of its own accord. I’ve done nothing to restore its link to the outlet, but it comes back on its own. Meross app is 100. Weird thing I discovered. My phone is back on 5Ghz radio after the initial 2.4Ghz setup, and yet HomeKit and Meross can turn the outlet on/off just fine now. When I first tried it, the app told me on I wasn’t connected. It is SO FREAKIN WEIRD that these things seem like they have a life of their own.

I have six of these now, and every week theres one I have to go hunt down, unplug, and replug because its crashed. This is the opposite of convenience. Also, as soon as you get them, they want a software update, for which you have to go get their app to apply and make an account and all that. Bleah. On the positive side, they show up right away in HomeKit and work without the 3rd part app just fine as long as they havent crashed.

I have all apple devices, so I wanted something that I could set up for my room a/c unit and a couple of other devices. This thing is crazy easy to set up. Scan the QR code in HomeKit, and youre good to go. It takes a bit of time for the thing to sync up right, but once it does, youre good. Ive had this going for quite a while now, and theyre working perfectly.