What’s one of the best ways to upgrade your home for not much money at all? Add a few smart plugs to your outlets! They’ll make it easy to cut power to devices right from your phone, plus you can use them for home automations and for keeping an eye on energy consumption. Right now, this 2-pack of Tapo smart plugs is only $16 on Amazon (20% off).

These super-cute smart plugs provide detailed energy tracking through Tapo’s app, complete with statistics and charts to help you monitor and optimize your power consumption. The app is intuitive to use and can do things like estimate energy bills, report exactly how much energy a certain plug is consuming, schedule and automate usage, and more.

This type of plug is useful throughout the year, but I find them particularly great during travel seasons. I’m always iffy about leaving devices plugged in at home while I’m away for extended periods, but plugging them into my Tapo smart plug means I can remotely cut power to those devices right from my phone. It’s also great for things like Christmas lights, which don’t need to be on while I’m out and about.

Tapo’s smart plugs are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home, and can also be integrated with Samsung’s SmartThings network. This means you can use voice commands to manage them, turning them on and off, etc. Very convenient once you get used to it.

Smarten up your home for cheap while you can! This 2-pack of Tapo smart plugs is only $16 right now, meaning you can score as many as you want at just $8 a piece.

Make your home outlets smarter with these Tapo smart plugs

Author: Gabriela Vatu, Deals Editor, PCWorld