Watt for Smart Devices 4+

Promising start for Siri with Kasa

This app gives me the #1 thing I wanted with Kasa, which is being able to control my lights with Siri. But unfortunately Siri doesn’t work right if you also have an iPad, and any “spaces” you had set up in the app on your iPhone don’t transfer. It was also confusing to figure out how to add Siri shortcuts to turn all my lights on or off in the app, so I used the Apple Shortcuts app instead. Finally please add support for the KL120 lightbulb.

Developer Response ,

Hey, Sashazur thank you for the feedback I will try to improve.
By the way version 2.3.0 is out and now we support all Kasa Smart devices so you can add KL120 to your space :D
Thank you for using the app!!!

Great App, But Subscription?

I got nothing bad to say about the app. It goes a step further than the Kasa app and gives you Siri integration but the turn off to me is the stupid subscription for an app like this. You login using your Kasa login, it’s not hosting anything that I can see, it’s not requiring the developer any server maintenance or any constant upkeep other than development which appears to be a new build monthly which is great but there’s no need for a subscription based approach. They’re only wanting $.49 a month which is just an annoyance amount in the first place. If $6 is what they want for it (presuming it is as that’s about the cost of a years worth) then ask for it. We live in a subscription based world and this app is just a trigger type app that’s added a feature of supplying Siri integration, not an app supplying anything requiring the need of a reoccurring charge.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for using Watt and for writing the review, I would like to start by saying that the app is free and that you can use the app without using any subscription.
The vast majority of Watt users do not have a subscription, which is totally ok for me.
But some users have the possibility and are supporting this project by becoming a patron (that I am very grateful to them).
At the moment I have no server costs but I still have to buy Kasa and Tapo devices to test and how can we quantify the cost of the hours in development, every weekend and weekdays at night I spend time developing and correcting bugs. You’ve already compared Watt and Kasa app and seen the differences and TP-Link they have a full-time team.
Patron's money that I am receiving is being used so that from time to time I take my family out to dinner to make up for the time I'm not with them.
You have an option of $ .49 per month but there is also an annual option of $ 4.99 ("Buy me a Bag of Marshmallows") but again I reaffirm no subscription is required to use the app.
If you want to exchange some ideas with me you can send an email to voless.app@gmail.com
Stay safe :)

Fantastic App for Kasa Energy Monitoring!

Tried the app and instantly shelled out the $5 yearly sub. App is fantastic for monitoring your energy use if you bought into the Kasa Smart Plug ecosystem. Very intuitive UI to check your usage per device, room, or home. The app has to use your kasa login, so ended up separating things like cameras into another kasa account. Wishlist: 1. Ability to rename devices. 2. Ability to give a custom name, independent of the official custom name set via Kasa. 3. Ability to tag devices, and filter by tags. 4. Directly show independent plugs, in the case of the kasa power strip. 5. Ability to graph per space, and not just one graph for everything.