Why You Can Trust CNET HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini review: A budget-friendly Wi-Fi plug with simple smarts
The $26 HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini two-pack adds automation options and Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice commands to ordinary devices.
Smart plugs make it simple to add regular devices to your smart home setup. Take your ordinary fan, lamp, coffee maker or nearly anything else you'd plug into a standard 120V wall outlet and plug it into a cloud-connected plug to make it into an automated, voice-controllable device.
HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini
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The HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug Mini two-pack will get you there for just $26. It works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice commands and includes scheduling and timer functions. It's not the smartest plug we've tested, and its construction leaves it feeling a little cheap, but if you're looking for a simple smart plug, HeyGo gets the job done affordably at just $13 per plug.
The HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug design looks good, but doesn't save space.
Setting up the HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug is quick and easy. Plug it into an outlet you'd like to smarten and download the app. Instructions for pairing the device with your Wi-Fi network are straightforward. Like the Gosund Mini Smart Plug and VIMVIP Wi-Fi Socket, the Smart Life app controls the Heygo Wi-Fi Smart Plug. Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa accounts link to the smart plug by logging into the Smart Life skill in the voice assistant's app.
You won't need a hub for smart plugs like HeyGo, but you will need a solid 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection. Voice controls worked well when I tested, and I was able to rename my devices in the Smart Life app, which makes it more natural to turn them on and off using voice commands. Timer functions and scheduling also performed well.
There are a few downsides with HeyGo's approach. You won't get power monitoring or away mode for simulating activity like you do with the Eufy Smart Plug Mini or the TP-Link Kasa Smart Plug, for instance, and HeyGo's square design doesn't save much space, either. The plug blocked adjacent outlets when I tried it out at the CNET Smart Home. The HeyGo Wi-Fi Smart Plug doesn't work with HomeKit , so you won't be able to use Siri to control this plug.
That said, it's hard to complain when this smart plug comes at such a small price. Still, if you're interested in power monitoring, I'd suggest spending a little more money for the $21 Eufy Smart Plug Mini. Do so, and you'll also get the away mode and a design that keeps adjacent outlets free.
