One of the easiest ways to start building a Matter-compatible smart home is to head to IKEA and check the Swedish chain’s collection of new devices. But it’s not immediately clear which IKEA devices will work with Matter, and which ones are tied to IKEA’s previous Zigbee-based smart home platform, TRADFRI.
So, to help you out, we’ve collected all of IKEA’s smart home devices with Matter compatibility in one place.
Matter Controller
If you want to use IKEA’s smart home products with Matter, you'll first need a Matter Controller and Thread Border Router such as an Apple HomePod or Nest Hub. While not required for IKEA's newer wave of Thread-based devices, the company's DIRIGERA hub also fulfills that role, sitting in your living room a handy puck-shaped device that syncs to the IKEA Home Smart app.
DIRIGERA
Smart plugs
As with other Matter-compatible smart plugs, IKEA's GRILLPLATS smart plug makes older devices and appliances instantly smart. By simply plugging in your air purifier, heater, fan, or light, you'll unlock remote controls and tons of automation potential.
IKEA's offering also monitors energy consumption, providing valuable insights into how connected devices impact your monthly electrical bill.
GRILLPLATS Smart Plug
Remotes and buttons
Sometimes, just having a physical control on the wall or on a table is more convenient. That's where IKEA's BILRESA remotes come in.
Available in two models—one with a handy dial, and one sporting two buttons—the BILRESA remotes not only work with IKEA's products, but they also support other Matter devices connected to your smart home. With their affordable price, they are no doubt some of the best Matter-compatible buttons and remotes around.
BILRESA scroll wheel
A tactile scroll-wheel remote that lets you adjust light brightness, colour, and scenes with a simple turn or press.
BILRESA Remote Control with Dual Button
A simple, two-button remote that lets you control smart lighting functions like power, brightness, colour, and scenes from anywhere nearby.
Climate sensors
Keeping an eye on your home's climate is critical for ensuring the comfort and well-being of everyone in your household. IKEA offers two solutions for climate monitoring—the TIMMERFLOTTE Temperature and Humidity Sensor and the ALPSTUGA Air Quality Sensor.
As its name suggests, the TIMMERFLOTTE gives you real-time temperature and humidity sensor data at the push of a button. The ALPSTUGA adds CO₂ and PM2.5 measurements, and puts everything just a glance away.
TIMMERFLOTTE Temperature and Humidity Sensor
A simple, compact indoor sensor that displays temperature and humidity levels at the press of a button.
ALPSTUGA Air Quality Sensor
A smart, compact sensor that tracks CO₂, PM2.5, temperature, and humidity to help you monitor and improve indoor air quality.
Safety and security sensors
Another important aspect of the modern smart home is safety and security sensors. IKEA's smart home lineup currently consists of three such devices: the MYGGBETT Door/Window Sensor, MYGGSPRAY Motion Sensor, and KLIPPBOK Water Leakage Sensor.
The MYGGBETT and MYGGSPRAY monitor entrances in your home and provide timely alerts when people come and go, and they can be used to trigger other smart devices, such as lighting. The KLIPPBOK is essential due to its ability to detect the presence of water the moment disaster strikes—potentially saving you tons in repair damages.
MYGGSPRAY Motion Sensor
A versatile motion sensor that automatically activates lighting indoors or outdoors when movement is detected.
KLIPPBOK Water Leakage Sensor
A small, smart water leakage sensor that detects leaks, sounds an alert, and can notify your phone when connected to a hub.
MYGGBETT Door/Window Sensor
A smart, discreet sensor that detects door or window movement and can trigger notifications or automate lighting.
Lighting
IKEA offers a wide range of smart light bulb options under the KAJPLATS branding, each with varying color capabilities and peak brightness levels. IKEA also covers the most commonly used light bulb sizes, including:
- E12/E14/P45
- E26/27
- GU10
All of IKEA's lights support full dimming capabilities and white color spectrum temperature adjustments. If you are in the market for a bulb that can add ambiance or liven up a party, make sure that you choose a bulb that lists both white and color spectrum on the box.
Discountinued and Zigbee-only products
Before its leap to Matter, IKEA's smart home ambitions centered around Zigbee connectivity and its TRADFRI and DIRIGERA hubs/gateways. Although most of its devices have been replaced with those that support both Thread and Zigbee right out of the box, there are still some missing pieces—like the incredibly unique STARKVIND air purifier table.
Some of these products are still available in stores, so you might be able to snag devices with almost the same capabilities at discounted prices. Just remember that the DIRIGERA hub is required to expose them to Matter.
JETSTROM LED Light Panels
Available as wall and ceiling-mounted lighting panels, the JETSTROM devices come in two sizes, 30x30cm and 60x60cm. The smaller option is more suited to walls and ceilings in smaller rooms, whereas the larger panel is better suited to ceilings.
These panels are dimmable, and have adjustable color, in the white range, which can suit all manner of environments and scenes. The JETSTROM LED panels are currently only available in the UK and EU, equivalent price is around $40 for the 30x30cm model, $70 for the 60x60cm variant.
TRETAKT Smart Plug
Arguably the best way to get started with smart home tech is with a smart plug. With one of these set up, you instantly get an idea of how useful remote access to individual items is, and how automations can be created.
There are so many things you can do with a smart plug, and the at just $9.99 the TRETAKT can handle all of them. Set up is easy, and once it’s online it can be controlled in the IKEA Home Smart app or your Matter hub app, as expected.
TRADFRI Bulbs and Lighting Drivers
Another easy way to make your home smart is to use IKEA’s range of TRADFRI bulbs and lighting drivers. While the TRADFRI name was previously associated with the retailer’s former smart home platform, it has now been repurposed as a name purely for lighting systems.
Using a smart bulb from IKEA and adding it to the Home Smart app is simple and with the integration to Matter set up, it can then be easily used via a Matter hub app, such as Samsung SmartThings, for example. For larger lighting configurations (such as recessed GU10 LED bulb arrangements), while TRADFRI bulbs are available, you may find it is more efficient to add a Matter-compatible driver. Two wireless TRADFRI lighting drivers are available, in 10W and 30W models.
SOMRIG Shortcut Button
When we reviewed the SOMRIG shortcut button, it was considered to be an “incredibly enticing solution” to adding a physical trigger to up to six pre-configured automations (now increasingly referred to as “scenes”). It’s a compact, lightweight device, essentially a remote control that can be placed in a wall-mounted caddy.
As with the other devices in this list, the affordable SOMRIG button has Zigbee compatibility and can be controlled through Matter using the DIRIGERA hub with Matter bridge mode enabled for $12.99. The SOMRIG can be detected in Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings, but differences in compatibility are noticeable.
STARKVIND Air Purifiers
IKEA even offers a smart home air purifier, which comes in two styles. The more affordable, more traditional STARKVIND model comes with its own stand and can be placed on a shelf, or perhaps on the floor. The variant model, however, is far more interesting.
In this guise, the STARKVIND Table is incorporated into a small table (above), suitable for placing ornaments or resting a cup of coffee. Matter support of the STARKVIND devices is available through the DIRIGERA Matter bridge.
VINDSTYRKA Air Quality Monitor
A smart air quality monitor with Matter support, the VINDSTYRKA is best used in conjunction with IKEA’s STARKVIND devices. It’s designed to detect dangerous particles in the air (PM2.5), as well as temperature, relative humidity and the total Volatile Organic Compounds (tVOC) in your environment.
This is a tiny 2 by 2.25 by 3.5 inch device that can be easily positioned out-of-view. Featuring a clear LCD to communicate current monitoring and illustrate danger levels, the VINDSTYRKA is Matter-compatible via the DIRIGERA Matter bridge. The VINDSTYRKA retails for $59.99.
SYMFONISK Wi-Fi Sonos Speakers
The SYMFONISK embeds a Wi-Fi Sonos speaker into various ornaments and disguised items, enabling you to enjoy amazing audio without compromising on how your home looks. SYMFONISK comprises devices such as black and white picture frames, bookshelf-sized speakers (complete with optional “book” disguise), a combination shelf and speaker (which includes a wireless phone charger), and even a lamp with a Sonos speaker incorporated.
These devices can all be controlled using the usual Sonos app as well as via IKEA Home Smart. And because they’re Matter-compatible, you can enjoy additional control via your Matter hub app.
INSPELNING Smart Plug/Energy Monitor
In addition to the TRETAKT smart plug, IKEA produces the INSPELNING. This device adds energy monitoring to the feature set, enabling a more granular observation and control over how much power a particular device is using.
Matter is increasingly adding energy monitoring support to its specification, so this is a useful piece of kit to own if you're concerned about a particular device. The INSPELNING starts at $12.99.
TREDANSEN, PRAKTYLSING, and FYRTUR Electric Blinds
Curiously, IKEA offers a range of differently-named electric blind. All are vertical; some are roller blinds, others are cellular. All are smart, and can be controlled via the DIRIGERA Matter bridge.
With a connection established via DIRIGERA, you can use remotes, smart home apps, and intoned commands (via a voice assistant) to control the blinds. They can also be controlled according to schedule and any other configurations you can conceive.
IKEA offers other Wi-Fi connected electric blinds that are compatible with the DIRIGERA. We’ve listed the price of approx. 34x76¾ blind for each model.
TRADFRI Remote Button
While the TRADFRI name has been retained by IKEA, it is largely associated with lighting (see above). However, the TRADFRI remote control device is also compatible with the DIRIGERA. While described by IKEA as a remote control, it is a programmable shortcut button.
As with the multifunction SOMRIG shortcut button, the TRADFRI remote has labels to denote what it is used for. This programmable button can be used to open and close blinds, switch lights on and off, or any other two-state command.
VALLHORN Motion Sensor
A wireless motion sensor that works inside and out, the VALLHORN’s DIRIGERA compatibility brings some useful automation possibilities.
It can activate lights (up to 10), and works day or night. It could be used as an automatic “nightlight” for night terror-prone children, or play its part in a more elaborate scene, perhaps in conjunction with a TV set, smart blinds, a music player, or all three.
PARASOLL Door/Window Sensor
IKEA’s best option for monitoring movement inside your home is the PARASOLL sensor. Suitable for doors and windows, DIRIGERA compatibility means that you can use it to detect intruders or specify automations that trigger when people leave or enter rooms.
Powered by a single AAA battery (IKEA recommends its own brand, LADDA), the PARASOLL can also be used in a wardrobe to trigger a lamp. It’s a compact smart home addition that can add some interesting flexibility to your set up.
IKEA is making smart homes Matter
It’s fair to say that IKEA’s pre-Matter smart home platform was somewhat lacking by today’s standards. It makes sense for the Swedish furniture-and-meatballs retailer to embrace the future, and it’s becoming clearer – in the clear absence of any compelling alternatives – that for the foreseeable, Matter is that future.
