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Adding a smart light to your home has many benefits. For one, the ability to use your phone to turn the light on and off, dim the light, or change its color makes it worth it to most users. Also, it means no more fighting over who has to get up to turn off the lights.

But there's much more to smart lights than avoiding disputes, the ability to set up different automations to turn a lamp on when you come home or off at bedtime, for example. Or you can enjoy the convenience of asking Alexa, Google, or Siri to control the light or change its color or run a scene.

It used to be that if you wanted to buy a smart light bulb at your nearest store, you'd have no option but to fork over $60 for a Philips Hue, and not many want to spend that on a light bulb. In recent years, though, we've seen brands throw their hat in the ring to develop the best smart light, resulting in many more affordable options.