I'm going to show you some cool smart home products for less than $50.

This won't break the bank and it will help your home become a little bit smarter. Now, this is the first episode so let me know if you want me to hit some different price points. Maybe twenty-five dollars, hundred dollars, maybe even beyond that.
So let me know how you like this.

Top budget smart home tech under $50

• iotty Smart Light Switch Pro

The first product I want to show you is the iotty's smart light switch pro.

One of the major reasons why I think you would buy this light switch over another one is because of its Italian tempered glass design.

 Its touch sensitive, it feels silky smooth and its built-in backlight gives it a really nice touch and it matches perfectly with my home and gives it that modern look that a lot of people are going for right now.

Two major things that I think are important for this version. It gets a new frame and mounting design so much better than the older one.

The installation is just as easy and that new design makes it easy to swap faces, so this is a great option for interior designers.

The light switch pairs with the yachty app, it's compatible with iOS and Android. You can control the lights from anywhere using the app.

You can set schedules and even set them to turn the lights on and off at sunrise and sunset. When you are away, you can make it look like your home, by turning the lights on and off randomly.

You can also use geofencing to let the yachty switch know that you enter the neighborhood and set one of these up in your garage to have your garage door open for you when you pull up.

My favorite feature is having the lights come on when your phone connects to your home Wi-Fi network, so you don't have to walk into a dark house.

When I check these out last time they only have the single-game models but now they are double and triple gain switches available.

So I know some people ask me that in the comment section on the last video if you want to pick one of these up for less than $50 I'm going to leave a link down below for you.

For their Kickstarter campaign, they have some pretty good discounts right now some nice packages especially if you want to get more than one of these light switches. this is a great way to start your smart home instead of buying a bunch of light bulbs you can let this automate your existing lights.

That link down below because these prices are only available for limited time.

• Fabriq Riff - Alexa

A lot of people like the echo dot because it's cheap and Alexa is amazing for voice controlling your smart home. But if you want something a little bit different and a speaker that stands out then check out the fabric riff.

This is a smart Bluetooth speaker with Alexa built-in.


I like the colors that are available while they might not be for everyone. I like how unique they are, there's a built-in battery so it's portable and it has a few modes to kick on some cool lights that are underneath the speaker.

I think that also gives it a nice touch. It’s fun, you can access Alexa by pressing that talk button and you can link up to ten of these to get that crazy multi-room sound.

It’s really simple and easy to use there's even a larger version called the fabric chorus with better sound.

So I'll leave that link down below for you, but that will cost you twice as much.

• Google Mini

If you want to go the Google route then check out the Google home mini.

This also has that nice fabric feel and comes in different colors as well. The design is really nice and simple it will fit into most people's homes without any problems.

You can also control your smart home with Google home mini. Same great Google home functionality just in a smaller package and this thing is small but it has the legit sound.

This comes in right at $50 but I highly recommend it.

• Wemo Smart Plug

One of the first things you can do to make your home smarter is adding a smart plug. And this Wemo mini is cheap and effective.

Right now this thing's about 30 bucks, but it's pretty powerful it has a nice clean white design with a power button on the right-hand side.

So you can just turn on whatever is plugged into it. Pair this with the Wemo app and you can schedule whatever's plugged in to turn on and off at certain times.

You can plug it into a lamp and then you can schedule it to turn on and off at random time. So when you're gone it can make it look like your home as lived in.

You can add as many as you want to and of course, you can control it from anywhere right on your smartphone.

And it also has compatibility with Amazon Alexa and Google home, if this and that (IFTTT) And Nest. so this is a great starting point for your smart home.

• 360 Drop Security Camera

Budget security cameras are something that I get asked about all the time. And while I personally use nest IQ cams they are about 300 bucks.

So it can get pretty expensive, not everybody can afford that. So while I was researching for this post I wanted to see what security cameras are out there under $50.

And while looking on Amazon there was a one for less than 50 bucks and all the reviews say that it's great. So I could pass it up, so I ordered one.

For $35 you get the 720p version and for about 10 dollars more you can get a 1080p one. The budget does look a little sketch but the camera itself isn't too bad.

It has a micro SD card slot that can hold up to 32 gigabytes. So that's a lot of footage. The website says it could record up to two weeks of video. and it supports loop recording which is great.

You stick it on with 3m that comes in the box and the camera is rotatable. Just keep in mind the price point here when it comes to building quality.

There’s an app that you need to download, the setup is pretty easy .there's even motion detection. And you could get push notifications if you want to. the camera records when it sees motion.

There’s a speaker also built into this thing for two-way talk. And you can access your camera at any time with the app.

This is not bad at all for $35. Even though the quality is not gonna be insane, it will do for a lot of people.

There are some downsides though it only supports the 2.4 gigahertz band, not 5 gigahertz, which I wish is supported. but I think a lot of people will be happy with this.

• Wall Plug Camera

This camera is not Wireless so you do have to keep it plugged in.

This is not really a smart camera but it can be very low-key on the security side if the situation calls for it.

This is a wall plug camera. There are tons of them out there but this is pretty much the most stealth security camera that you can get.

it records off of a micro SD card. 32 gigabytes is the highest capacity. It records 1080p video. Not the best in quality, but it will work for sure in a pinch. You can have it continuously record or have it recorded when it detects motion.

The website says it can record for about 8 hours or so. And then it will loop record which is cool.

This is a good backup if your other security cameras are not in view no one will really notice it there.

There aren't really any smart functions to it but I thought I'd mention it. so what do you think guys?

There’s a lot out there in this price point. but, I thought these were some of the better ones that were out there.


Final Words

There’s not a ton underneath that price point like $25 that's actually worth any kind of quality. Unfortunately when it comes to quality smart home products you have to go really farther up there.

So make sure you check out all my other smart home coverage, ultimate smart home, different things that I've covered because some of those products are amazing and you can build them piece by piece.

So don't be scared to build your smart home because you can start from the lower tier and just add a few things on like smart plugs and then build up to that ultimate smart home.

So let me know which price point that you want me to hit next leave that in the comment section below.

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