Customer Ratings & Reviews

I got this on sale for a great price so can't be too critical but overall this is a good speaker to use in the bathroom or kitchen for music or the occasional podcast. Actually has decent sound - not tinny like most speakers this size. Bonus that it incorporates Google Assistant too! I also like that I can connect either via WiFi or Bluetooth depending on my source.

This is similar to my review of this speaker's big brother. Most of the features are the same. Headline here - this is a solid speaker with Google Assistant built in. The sound is very good for something this size. Why more devices don't have a clock on it is baffling. This makes a great bedside device. Cons ... the microphones aren't the best. I have a much more difficult time getting Google to hear me than I do with our Echo devices. Having the device hear you over the music can be a challenge. Other small problem - the device is bright. So much so that my daughter won't use hers as an alarm clock. She needs her room to be very dark and we cannot get the device LED to go nearly dim enough. Not sure if the issue is with the Google Home app or with the device. Again - not a big issue for most people I suspect. Just those that need things very dark in order to sleep. Small cons ... no calling (yet). Don't count on it coming. The weather really should always be present. Seems silly to have to ask for the temperature when it could just be displayed. Other than those issues I highly recommend this device. Paid $50 for it and feel that it is an excellent buy at that price.

I got this on sale and only paid about $39 which was worth it. More than that and I would be a little disappointed. It's an awesome alarm clock with Google built in. I'm dissappointed it can't make calls like my Google Mini, and I can't get it to play music on my homegroup like my 2 mini's can. But still a neat device.

The sound is better than then google home mini and probably about on par with the regular google home. it has all the same features as any google home BUT you can't make outgoing calls with it. I'm not sure it'll ever be updated to do so. I like the always on clock. This has replaced my LED clock in my bedroom.

Bought this on a great sale making it almost as cheap at a Google mini. I believe this speaker dogs better than the mini and it also has a clock and local weather displayed. Works well and convenient.

I have a google mini which I absolutely love, and wanted another one. Saw this on sale and checked the reviews of course some were good some not so much. I decided to give in a try. Right out of the box I could not connect to the app I had already downloaded to my phone, so I downloaded another app to my iPad. It connected right away setup was smooth. The sound is amazing. I hate to admit it but it’s better than google mini. Setting bluetooth is tricky. You have to hold the two dots, in my opinion that could be better. Things were fine until it stop connecting to the internet, which was one of the problems I read in other reviews. I disconnected it for a while and plugged it back in, went back to working. Don’t know if this problem will continue. If you can get it on sale I would go for it. I bought it to play music and alarm clock. Have not been disappointed with either.

I initially got this alarm clock/speaker because of its price and to replace an old broken alarm clock. All I really wanted was something to show the time and wake me up. And at $25 it was a steal considering it has Google Assistant built in. It works great as an alarm, it works great as a clock, it's dimmable and the volume ranges from super low and soft to loud, and it's customizable in alarm sound, so all that is great. As to the speaker features, it works wonders. It's loud, it's clear and it's great for a sizeable bedroom. The microphone is sensitive and picks up the voice very well from close or far. And as a bonus it has a USB port to charge a cell phone or kindle on the bedside. Where it loses a star is that the latest features of Google Assistant are not always available compared to a Google Home. But then again, for the price this is excellent.

This is my second Insignia speaker. It works great an the quality of the sound is acceptable for a speaker of this size and price. I would recommend this as a good buy. Google assistant works really good This speaker is usually on sale.

Bought this as an open-box item.Brought it home, set it up and was Impressed. VERY impressed! Simple to set up, simple to use, fun to play with. Once I found I could adjust the bass & treble I liked it even more! The sound quality absolutely belies its price; you could spend a LOT more and come away with a speaker that doesn't sound as good. My only complaint is that the bluetooth is utterly useless. It crackles and breaks up regardless of where the source is. My phone was 3 feet away at one point and it was unlistenable (It is entirely possible that just my speaker does this. It WAS open-box, after all...). Bottom line, I am very happy with it, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to virtually anyone, especially now that the price has been lowered to what I paid for mine. You simply can't go wrong for a measly 25 bucks!

Got this on sale for $30 based on reviews it sounded better than the Google Home Mini. Itxs sound quality is pretty good for a small device and almost as good as an Amazon Echo gen 1. The voice assistant has a hard time hearing me beyond 6-8 feet away unless I purposely speak louder than a conversational tone. It's excellent for a bedroom, but might struggle in a large kitchen. The voice assistant function is pretty good a nd seems more conversational than Alexa but currently has less functions like it can't call a location you just queried. Integration with google products for shared lists and whatnot is fine. A minor annoyance is that if you also have Google Assistant enabled on your phone in the same room they both will respond to your voice commands even if you are doing something else on your phone, which can hinder multi tasking.

...with this device, which I got on sale for about $21 with tax. It substitutes well as a bedside clock radio. It has the time displayed and shows the temp. outside if you ask about the weather. I like being able to call up radio stations, set volume, turn things on and off by voice. Not too many clock radios from the old days can do that. I do notice that commands can take a second or so longer to execute than my Google Home Mini which is a little annoying. All the same features are here though. Also the sound quality and volume is no better than the Home Mini; in fact it's not quite as good IMHO. Still, this was overall a good value.

Delivers surprisingly good sound quality for the size. The lighting display could be more clear; it's a little blurry thru the plastic. With the mic turned off overnight, the top becomes quite warm at about 90 degrees where the red/orange LEDs are.

The display is great for the night stand. Good sound and profile. Once in a while it loses connection and needs to be reset but it quickly recovers Shame they were discontinued

Picked up a few of these when they were on sale for $25 (which happens often). I have a Google Home and a Google Mini. From it's construction, you'd guess that the Insignia unit is made by the same manufacturer. The build is very similar - size, mesh, etc. What sets the Insignia unit apart from my Google Home is that it has a clock, illuminated controls on top and a USB port for charging your phone etc. The sound on my Google Home is better, but not substantially. Also I believe the Insignia unit is running an older firmware and probably won't be first in line for updates. For instance, my Google Home has continued conversation but the Insignia unit does not because of older firmware. If you find one of these on sale ($25) it's $100 less than a Google Home which makes it a no brainer.

Got this for $25 when it was on sale. Unlike the Google Mini, this features a traditional alarm clock which is useful. Google Assistant has worked really well and this sounds a bit better than the Google Mini.

I picked it up for our main bathroom on Daily Deal for $25. Well worth the price for sound and connectivity. And the best part we actually have a clock we can see without picking up our phone!

First thing I tried was to set an alarm. Failed. As you may find in the reviews/forum, this is a common issue. It was also dropping off the wifi daily. Many many hours of research, and I was ready to return it. Contrary to Best Buy, it did not update its firmware overnight. Finally around day 5, it received new firmware, which fixed all the issues. Sound is very good, and Google Home is fun and useful. These are a bargain if you can get them for $25, and still a good deal at $50. If the current price is more, wait a bit. Just be patient for it to receive updated firmware. Btw, doing a factory reset does not make it update, as some have said.

One fateful evening, my alarm clock died. Of course, that morning I was late for work! A new alarm clock was what I needed, though I wanted something a little better than the old hunk of junk that I had. This fit the bill perfectly. I can set alarms using only my voice, and wake up to the best of my pandora playlists. Along with music and alarms, it can tell me everything I need to know. Traffic, weather and even news. It's like a Google home, but shows the time as well. Great alarm clock, though the speaker quality could be much better. At it's off sale price, it's only $30 less than a google home, though sounds much worse than the home does. On sale however, it's a great value!

I purchased this at $30 and for that price the device was amazing. I was able to do almost everything I could using my Google Home device and I really enjoyed the display. I would not purchase it for any more than what I paid but if you are looking for a larger Google assistant enabled device, you really can't go wrong with this one. One of my main gripes was that it was sometimes inconsistent when I'd ask it to set alarms which was the whole reason I purchased it and this ultimately resulted in returning it. But it is still a good device. I would recommend also that they make it compatible with 5ghz wifi in future iterations.

Got this for my bathroom since I need a clock to keep me on time or I will forever be late to everything. I already have an Insignia speaker in the bathroom that you have to connect via Bluetooth, but this one is even better. Not only does it have Google Assistant (which is always helpful), it has a POWERFUL bass. Songs I've listened to with my previous speaker didn't sound as good as it does on this one. And I like not having to whip out my phone and connecting to a speaker with this. I just say "Hey Google...play (insert song title here)" and it works. Spoiling myself with technology lately.