Mostly I was looking for an affordable smart scale in 2020. I was really looking at getting, I think it was a Renpho (hard to remember for sure), but they only did measurements in 0.2lbs minimums instead of 0.1lbs. I was having a hard time stomaching that. I kept researching and I made a big spreadsheet with everything about tons of different smart scale options. I was pretty thorough. Eventually I saw an article about this new Wyze Scale. It was easily beating out all the other scales in almost every way and it was the cheapest. I couldnāt believe it. I got it on preorder just a week or two before it officially launched and shipped and I LOVED it! It was definitely the best smart scale of all the ones I considered.
Then I was also in the market for security cameras. I was initially going to buy Nest cams because I love Google, but I hated the cost. I saw there were some cheaper options, though not as many features. After enough research I quickly became convinced I wanted cameras that would work with the Tiny Cam app, and there were a TON of articles about Wyze with Tiny Cam. I think I narrowed it down to Wyze and some company that started with a Y. I quickly became convinced Wyze cams were the best option out there for being usable by themselves as well as with Tiny Cam (which would give me options for free AI detection, local storage and so many other cool things no other affordable camera could do basically for free.
I think those two events were fairly separate from each other, but after both the scale and the cameras, I was in love. The sensors were best price out there and so exciting, and I just started buying everything they sold because it was always a killer price for the amount of features and options that it could provide both itself and through 3rd parties with cool automations and such. And with their long-standing dedication and history of keeping prices low with low-profit margins I always felt like I could safely know I wasnāt being ripped off like most of the other companies who jack prices up exponentially higher than their costs. I wanted this kind of competition to be rewarded.
The scale and the cams funneled me into their ecosystem hardcore. I have hundreds of Wyze devices now. Iām coming up on 40 cams, lots of sensors and almost everything Wyze has made with few exceptions (Watch, Band, and WCO v2 among the few things I donāt have).
I have since checked out many other companiesā cameras, plugs, and other smart devices, but none of them compare IMO. They arenāt 100% perfect, but the other companies are worse in every way. Wyze is way more transparent and unbelievably listens to customers a billion-fold more than any other company Iāve interacted with, no matter what others want to believe. Iāve been in communities of other companies, and tried to share suggestions and wishes and countless things and I can tell you itās totally different in my experience. Not to mention all the disruption they do in the industry to cause others to mimic their strategies to compete at lower prices and start offering things that Wyze started doing. I love the innovation and competition they drive into the industry. I want more of that.
I had the opportunity to meet the Founders last fall, and they are amazing, great guys with a great positive vision for Wyze. I continue to be impressed with the overall general progress and intent.
I totally respect people having different preferences, but thereās a big reason why Wyze remains my primary go-to system.
