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Several years back, IKEA released its first smart home hub and devices, and while they were OK, they didn’t really distinguish themselves from the best smart plugs, bulbs, and other doodads on the market.
The company is trying again, but this time with a suite of smart sensors and lights that are all Matter-compatible, so that they’ll work with every major smart home platform. All of the products were announced in late December 2025, and many are now available to purchase — and they’re all pretty cheap. With the exception of some Bluetooth speakers and lamps, all of the products cost less than $30.
Myggspray Motion Sensor
At about the diameter of a hockey puck, the IKEA motion sensor is on the large side, but it's easy to set up — though I had to pry off both a wall-mounting bracket and a battery cover.
IKEA also does not supply a means of popping the covers, so you’ll need to have a small flathead screwdriver handy. You’ll also need to supply two AAA batteries. After I linked the sensor to my Apple Home network, I was able to add it without any trouble to home automations. It has a detection range of around eight to ten feet, and as soon as it picked me up, it turned on my lights.
At $7.99, the device falls within a typical range for a motion sensor. It doesn’t do anything radically different than the others — it just works.
Bilresa smart switch/remote control
Of all the IKEA accessories, this smart switch is one of my favorites, because although it has just two buttons, you can assign each up to three functions (single press, double press, and long press). That makes it much more useful than a simple on/off switch. You can use the switch to control just about anything in your smart home setup — they don’t need to be IKEA products. I connected them to some Philips Hue bulbs as easily as I did IKEA lights.
The only thing I wish is that I could press and hold a button to gradually brighten or dim a light, but that’s more a limitation of Apple Home than it is the switch. IKEA does sell a smart dimmer switch, but it only works with IKEA smart bulbs, and you need an IKEA smart home hub as well.
The switch measures a little over two inches long, and is oval and symmetrical - the only way to tell button one from button two is that the first has a slightly larger divot. Like the motion sensor, the Bilresa switch also requires two AAA batteries (not included).
Oddly, to add the batteries, you have to pop off the front of the switch, rather than its rear, as with most devices. The back of the switch is magnetic, and comes with a small metal strip with adhesive, so that you can stick it to a wall. The switch was comfortable to hold and lights responded instantly to my inputs.
TIMMERFLOTTE temperature/humidity sensor
This is a simple temperature and humidity sensor. It’s 2.5 inches in diameter and about 3/4 of an inch thick. The all-white face shows a readout of either the temperature or humidity, and you can press on its face to change the reading. Since the LEDs are white, it can be a bit hard to read if you're in direct sunlight.
It’s powered by two AAA batteries (again, not provided by IKEA). A very small switch under the rear cover lets you switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit. The rear cover also has a small notch so you can mount it to a wall with a screw or nail. The display turns off automatically after a few seconds, but you can simply press it to turn it back on again.
Klipbok smart water leak sensor
IKEA’s smart water leak detector is oval, measuring 2.75 inches long by 1.5 inches wide and 0.75 inches deep. On the bottom of the device are four rubberized feet that lift it slightly off the ground, and two metal contacts that will sound an alarm if they sense water.
Unlike many of the best water leak detectors, you can’t add a monitoring cable so that it can detect moisture over a wider area. Also, unlike some other models, the Klipbok doesn’t measure the temperature, so it can’t warn you if an area where you have exposed pipes is in danger of freezing. However, IKEA’s devices are far cheaper than many others, so you could easily buy a dozen of these for those cost of just a couple from other manufacturers. Of all of the products IKEA launched, this and the smart plug are the ones I would recommend people get first.
ALPSTUGA air quality monitor
One of the few non-battery-powered devices in the group, this is a neat little bedside monitor that shows you the temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, and air quality, as well as the time. To power the device, you’ll need both a USB-C cable and a compatible plug — neither of which are provided by IKEA.
In the Apple Home app, it showed up as an Air Quality monitor, and allowed me to create automations for temperature, humidity, and air quality. For example, I could set up an automation to automatically turn on a fan if the air quality dropped below Fair, and turn off the fan if the quality rose above that threshold.
It worked well in my house — the temperature readings were consistent with other thermometers, such as from my Ecobee smart thermostat, and its air quality monitor spiked when I was cooking in the kitchen, and dropped back down after. I especially liked that a small LED on the display turned amber to indicate that the air quality wasn’t as good as it should be.
Kajplats smart bulb
This is your standard smart bulb, which will be offered in 11 variations when it goes on sale in April. Prices will start at $5.99 and go to $15.99, which is roughly in line with what other companies charge. For example, a Matter-certified TP-Link color changing bulb costs $14.99 on Amazon,
The IKEA bulb connected quickly to my Apple Home network. And, because it’s a multicolored bub, it can be added to Adaptive Lighting, so it will change tone throughout the day. You can also manually change its color if you choose. In all instances, it responded quickly to my inputs, whether it was through the app or when using one of IKEA’s smart sensors.
Verdict
Of all the products I tested, I liked the Bilresa switch and the Klipbok smart water leak sensor the best. The switch is handy for controlling all sorts of products, and the fact that you can assign multiple actions for each button makes it all the more useful.
The Klipbok smart water leak sensor isn’t the most advanced of the ones I’ve tested, but it’s so inexpensive that you can get a lot and place them all around your house for a reasonable price. I still have yet to try out the Grillplats smart plug ($7.99) and the Myggbett door/window sensor, also $7.99.
As IKEA introduces its new Matter-compatible smart home devices, it’s phasing out its older models. For example, the Tretakt and Inspelning smart plugs are being discontinued, as are the Rodret and Somrig wireless remotes, the Parasoll door/window sensor, and the Vallhorn motion sensor. However, these older products are much more limited in their connectivity.
While none of these products are as flashy as a smart doughnut-shaped lamp, they’re a lot more functional — and a lot more affordable.
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