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Review on Eve Energy - Smart Plug & Power Meter with built-in schedules, voice control & Bluetooth Low Energy (Apple HomeKit) - No bridge required by Jason Ballard

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Tried iDevices, WeMo and Elgato and Elgato prevailed.

So far I like the Elgato Eve Energy Switch & Power. I've been looking for a HomeKit enabled home switch for a while and have tried iDevices and WeMo switches. Here's a rundown of what I think of each iDevices Switch - it's an overall good product and has (in my opinion) the cleanest and most modern design of them all. It has a nice night light feature that you can turn on or off separately from what you're turning on. However, setting up the app is more difficult and the product kept losing connection for me, so I couldn't turn it on via HomeKit due to the connection loss. WeMo has the best packaging, design, and app customization. However, the product is bulky and takes up most of the space. It took up so much space that I couldn't use a second outlet. And it wasn't included by HomeKit. I lost my connection several times and sometimes the app would freeze and spin for me. I really wanted to like this device because it showed promise, but it didn't include HomeKit where I can access the control center to quickly control my outlets, making this product too big for me. The performance of the ElGato Eve is also massive, but it doesn't bother me when using a second socket. The button for manually turning on the socket is small, but I rarely use it. Your app is fine, much better than iDevices and gives me the same data as WeMo. So far I like it and the connection with me has not disappeared, which is a big plus. I would recommend this product to anyone who wants the least amount of friction out of the three products I've tried.

Pros
  • Great overall performance
Cons
  • Some cons