I bought 6 c-sleep bulbs earlier this year to dip my feet in IoT devices. They were Bluetooth only and only worked with the google home app. I quickly realized given the devices already in my home, HomeKit could be a better solution. Had to buy this to get HomeKit compatibility basically. The bridge was a bit temperamental with setup (as are the bulbs), but factory resetting both the bridge and the bulbs made it all work. Now I’m using my GE lights again, after I had abandoned them for Hue. In the end, this product was only worth it for the HomeKit addition. As a result, I am now more interested in buying additional GE bulbs to go with my Hue lights. More options is always better

We have Alexa’s in our apartment and received the google home lights as a house gift but in order for them to work with Alexa we needed this hub. The hub seemed to have connection issues and only allowed us to have one person use the app at a time.

Super easy to use. Good app to. Works with Alexa easily. Great value (especially compared to some of the pricey alternatives !)

Returned this before using it because the light bulbs by GE said they already communicated with Alexa and Google. However, the light bulbs do not communicate with Alexa on their own so if you want GE bulbs you may have to use this. Best strategy is probably to pick one brand of smart bulbs and stick with them. I returned BE bulbs as well. They do not fit in all light sockets and do not work with Alexa on their own. Plus the App itself is cumbersome and not nearly as intuitive as other brands.

Easy to set up but must use the app don’t just add it to HomeKit this way it will add your lights. My mistake was I added it to home kit not the app as a device!