Awesome smart plug. Better than others I've tried.

Love the energy use reporting!

Just in quibble. The online guide doesn't tell you how to hook it up to Google Assistant. The paper guide only does.

You need to set it up as a "Smart Life" device!

Also, the Android app is not called "Simple Home Control" as the directions indicate but is just called "Simple Home". It's icon is a white house on an orange background with an S in it.

Hopefully this info helps you!

Thank you to Cody F for the information [in his product review] I needed to make the Smart Plug work. Why is it that a customer can do what Monoprice cannot. After I found Cody's review it took me a minute to get things working but before that I wasted a lot of time in frustration. I tried to get things working a few weeks ago and the first problem was that the QR code provided a link that was not valid/working. I was leaving on vacation the next day so I left it until tonight to try again. The downloaded manual does not have all the information but after finding Cody F's review I got things working and so far they appear to be great little devices (I bought a couple). I think Monoprice is great but their product documentation constantly frustrates me.

Just remember, the app is called 'Simple Home' with a white house on an orange background with a 'S' in the middle. When configuring for use with Google Home, set the Smart Plug up as a 'Smart Life' device (white house on blue background). I don't know why the names and icons can't be kept consistent.

Time will tell with regards to how long the device lasts and performs over time but my initial impression is that the Smart Plug is well made. I will have to test the monitoring values with separate test equipment to determine how accurate the power usage information (Statistics) is but I will be happy if the values are at least close.

I bought two of these for use with an a/c and fan, and while overall they are great and cannot be beaten for the price (especially with the energy monitoring feature) they do have a few noteworthy issues:

First is that if you have a modern router that broadcasts a single SSID for both 2.4ghz and 5ghz, you're going to be out of luck trying to setup this product. I ended up having to walk outside to get away from the 5ghz signal just to be able to get these installed.

Second, while neither of the plugs I purchased are silent, one of them emits a loud, piercing sound you would not want to be in the same room as. Hard to know how common of an issue this will be, but there is a chance yours will shriek like a banshee.

Third, IFTTT support is advertised, yet no channel can be found for the product. I contacted support (which is advertised on this very page...) and even after nearly a week have not heard back on this. Either IFTTT is not actually supported, or the channel name is something bizarre that cannot be deduced.

Other than the above that they work as advertised, with probably the fastest, easiest to use app of any plug I've seen.

Works good. It took a few cycles of on/off to get an LED light to come on, but after that it's been great.

Works great to control power to my 3D printer. I like the power statistics feature too. App easy to install and configure on my iPhone.

I really like this product. I use it to monitor an Attic fan (gable fan). With this being in the attic, you never know how much it is being used.
You do have the ability to set power profiles (on/off times) and schedules. You can see historical power usage down to the day/kw used.

Best bang for the buck I could find. Works at described. Monoprice has great customer support as well.

Works great with Google home or Alexa. It can also be used with app. on the phone, works good with either.

I originally got this to control a device and have it run for fifteen minutes every hour during the night and I can turn the individual schedules on or off as needed with the app. Also it can be controlled or included in scenes with Alexa using the skill "Xtreme Connected Home"

It wouldn't configure in my specialized WiFi IoT setup (all WiFi devices isolated from each other), and the instructions for setting it up in AP mode were wrong, so I ended up doing a kind of hybrid setup: Use AP mode but give it the password for the IOT WiFi first, then connect to the Smart Plug's WiFi and finish the setup there.

I like the way it reports power consumption and how using the manual switch on the side changes the state of the IOS app, but the whole thing is a little too opaque. I'd really like a proper API, but for the price I suppose you can't have everything.