Smart and Wi-Fi heated blankets

The picks, with the numbers

Ranked on what the maker publishes, not on a score we invented. Tap a row for the full write-up, or go straight to the listing. Cost is 8 hours at the rated wattage and $0.1834/kWh.

Heated blanket picks compared by published wattage and computed cost per night

#	Product	Best for	Watts	Per night	Price
1	Top pickSunbeam Wi-Fi Connected Heated Mattress Pad, QueenApp, voice assistant and a wired digital controller, all three. The only Sunbeam in our registry that names a certification and a warranty on the same listing.	App control without giving up the physical controller	Not published	Uncomputable	$99.89 - See it on Amazon
2	Beautyrest Wi-Fi Heated Blanket, KingTwenty heat settings, dual zones with two physical controllers, Alexa and app control on top, and a 5-year warranty. The most complete connected blanket we found.	Wi-Fi plus two real controllers	Not published	Uncomputable	$152.83 - See it on Amazon
3	Sunbeam Wi-Fi Heated Blanket LoftTec, KingThe same app, voice and wired-controller trio on a 90 by 100 king blanket. Ten settings, a 10-hour ceiling, and nothing published about watts, certification or warranty.	A connected blanket rather than a connected pad	Not published	Uncomputable	$121.50 - See it on Amazon
4	Eddie Bauer Smart Heated Electric ThrowA Wi-Fi-only throw with no manual controller at all. Everything above the power button happens in the app or through Alexa, and the listing says so plainly.	Pure app control, for better and worse	Not published	Uncomputable	$52.10 - See it on Amazon

Sources: wattage from each maker's own published listing, cited on the card below. Cost is our arithmetic at the EIA rate, shown in full on cost to run.

#ad how we are funded - price as of October 16, 2026

1

App control without giving up the physical controller

Sunbeam Wi-Fi Connected Heated Mattress Pad, Queen

Rated wattage

Not published

8 hours costs

Uncomputable

$99.89 - See it on Amazon

#ad how we are funded - price as of October 16, 2026

App, voice assistant and a wired digital controller, all three. The only Sunbeam in our registry that names a certification and a warranty on the same listing.

Where the wattage comes fromNo wattage published, which is true of every Sunbeam product we track. This listing does publish a cETLus mark and a 5-year limited warranty, which most Sunbeam listings do not.

Size

Queen, 60" x 80", skirt stretches to 16"

Heat settings

10 levels

Auto shut-off

10 hours, selectable

Controllers

2 (dual zone at queen and larger), plus app and voice control

Certification

cETLus certified, stated on the listing

Warranty

5 years, limited

Rated watts

Not published

Control

App, voice assistant, or wired digital controller

Pocket depth

Stretches to 16"

Care

Machine washable and dryer safe, controller detached

Model

2143662

What it does well

• +Three ways to control it, and one of them is a physical controller that works with the Wi-Fi off
• +cETLus certified and a 5-year limited warranty, both stated
• +Ten heat settings and a selectable 10-hour shut-off
• +Dryer safe, which most heated bedding is not

Where it falls short

• -No rated wattage, as on every Sunbeam product we track
• -A 16-inch skirt, shallower than the 18 inches several rivals state
• -App control depends on a service the maker can change or retire; the wired controller is the reason that is survivable
• -Nothing is published about what happens to a schedule if the network drops

Who this is forSomeone who wants to warm the bed from the sofa and is not willing to depend on an app to turn it off.

Skip it ifSkip it if you want the running cost before you buy, or if your mattress is deeper than 16 inches.

• Source: Sunbeam Wi-Fi Connected Mattress Pad, Queen - app, voice or wired control, cETLus, 5-year limited warranty — manufacturer listing, Amazon.com (retrieved 2026-10-03)

2

Wi-Fi plus two real controllers

Beautyrest Wi-Fi Heated Blanket, King

Rated wattage

Not published

8 hours costs

Uncomputable

$152.83 - See it on Amazon

#ad how we are funded - price as of October 16, 2026

Twenty heat settings, dual zones with two physical controllers, Alexa and app control on top, and a 5-year warranty. The most complete connected blanket we found.

Where the wattage comes fromNo wattage published, which is true of all seven Beautyrest products we track. This listing does publish a 1-hour preheat, a 1-10 hour shut-off range and both cord lengths.

Size

King, 100" W x 90" L

Heat settings

20 levels

Auto shut-off

1-10 hours, with a 1-hour preheat

Controllers

2 (dual zone), plus app and Alexa voice control

Certification

Independently tested, per the listing; no mark named

Warranty

5 years

Rated watts

Not published

Control

Two wired controllers, app, or Alexa

Preheat

1 hour, stated

Cords

6 ft power, 12.5 ft controller

Hotspot sensing

Stated to detect and cool down automatically

Model

BR54-4129

What it does well

• +Twenty heat settings, the finest granularity of any blanket we track
• +Dual zones with two physical controllers, so the app is an addition rather than a dependency
• +5-year warranty, which Beautyrest states on every product we track
• +Publishes both cord lengths and a stated 1-hour preheat

Where it falls short

• -Stock was down to a handful of units on the day we checked, so availability is not guaranteed
• -No rated wattage and no certification mark named, only the phrase independently tested
• -The no-recall-history claim is the brand's own and we have not audited it
• -The most expensive connected option here by a wide margin

Who this is forA shared king bed where one person wants voice control and the other wants a dial they can reach.

Skip it ifSkip it if you need it in the house this week. Of everything on this page it is the one most likely to be out of stock when you click.

• Source: Beautyrest Wi-Fi Heated Blanket King - 20 settings, dual zone, Alexa, 5-year warranty — manufacturer listing, Amazon.com (retrieved 2026-10-03)

3

A connected blanket rather than a connected pad

Sunbeam Wi-Fi Heated Blanket LoftTec, King

Rated wattage

Not published

8 hours costs

Uncomputable

$121.50 - See it on Amazon

#ad how we are funded - price as of October 16, 2026

The same app, voice and wired-controller trio on a 90 by 100 king blanket. Ten settings, a 10-hour ceiling, and nothing published about watts, certification or warranty.

Where the wattage comes fromNo wattage published. This listing is thinner than the Sunbeam Wi-Fi mattress pad: it names no certification mark and states no warranty term either.

Size

King, 90" x 100"

Heat settings

10 levels

Auto shut-off

Up to 10 hours, selectable

Controllers

1 wired digital controller, plus app and voice control

Certification

Not named on the listing

Warranty

Not stated on the listing

Rated watts

Not published

Control

Sunbeam app, compatible voice assistant, or wired controller

Fabric

LoftTec Royal Luxe microplush, 100% polyester

Model

32810043

What it does well

• +App and voice control with a wired controller still in the box
• +Ten heat settings, finer than the six most bed blankets give
• +King coverage at 90 by 100 inches
• +Overheat protection stated

Where it falls short

• -One controller across a king bed, so both sides run at one temperature
• -No certification named and no warranty term, unlike the Wi-Fi pad from the same brand
• -No rated wattage
• -Connected features depend on an app that may outlive or predecease the blanket

Who this is forOne sleeper, or two who agree on temperature, who want to start the bed warming before they go upstairs.

Skip it ifSkip it if you share the bed with someone who runs hot. A single controller on a king is the complaint behind most returns at this size.

• Source: Sunbeam Electric Wi-Fi Heated Blanket LoftTec, King 90x100 - app, voice or wired control — manufacturer listing, Amazon.com (retrieved 2026-10-03)

4

Pure app control, for better and worse

Eddie Bauer Smart Heated Electric Throw

Rated wattage

Not published

8 hours costs

Uncomputable

$52.10 - See it on Amazon

#ad how we are funded - price as of October 16, 2026

A Wi-Fi-only throw with no manual controller at all. Everything above the power button happens in the app or through Alexa, and the listing says so plainly.

Where the wattage comes fromNo wattage published. The listing also publishes no heat-setting count, no timer duration, no certification mark and no warranty term — unusually little for a connected product.

Size

Throw, 50" x 60"

Heat settings

Not stated; set in the app

Auto shut-off

Not stated on the listing

Controllers

None. App or Alexa only, with a power button on the blanket

Certification

Not named on the listing

Warranty

Not stated on the listing

Rated watts

Not published

Control

App or Alexa. No manual controller

Network

2.4 GHz band only, stated

Fabric

100% polyester brushed microplush, reversible to sherpa

Care

Machine washable, tumble dry on the lowest setting

Model

880660

What it does well

• +Genuinely hands-free: voice or phone, with no box to find in the dark
• +The listing is honest about the 2.4 GHz limitation and the pairing procedure
• +Reversible microplush and sherpa at the standard 50 by 60 throw size
• +Machine washable and tumble dry on low

Where it falls short

• -No manual controller means no heat control at all if the app or the network is down
• -No heat-setting count, no timer duration, no certification and no warranty published
• -2.4 GHz only, which some mesh routers make awkward
• -No rated wattage

Who this is forSomeone whose house already runs on voice control and who wants the throw to join it.

Skip it ifSkip it if you want a dial. A heated blanket whose only interface is an app is a blanket with no interface on the day the app fails.

• Source: Eddie Bauer Smart Heated Electric Throw - Wi-Fi only, no manual controller, 2.4 GHz band — manufacturer listing, Amazon.com (retrieved 2026-10-03)

Smart means three different things here

The word is doing a lot of work on these listings, and the differences are not cosmetic. Across the four products we could verify, connected control comes in three distinct shapes:

• App plus voice plus a wired controller. Both Sunbeam products. The blanket works exactly like an ordinary blanket when nothing is connected, and the app is a second route to the same settings.
• App plus voice plus two wired controllers. The Beautyrest king, which keeps dual-zone control physical and adds Alexa on top.
• App and voice only. The Eddie Bauer throw, whose listing says it in plain words: *no manual controller*. There is a power button on the blanket and nothing else.

That last one is the whole buying decision on this page. A heated blanket with no controller is fine until the evening your router is rebooting, your phone is flat, or the maker retires the app. Then you have a blanket with an on switch and no way to choose a heat level. We are not predicting that happens; we are pointing out that the other three products here cost you nothing to be protected against it.

A connected heater that will not tell you what it draws

Here is the part we did not expect. These are the most technically ambitious products in the category — they hold a Wi-Fi connection, answer a voice assistant and run a schedule — and not one of them publishes a rated wattage. Across the 67 products in our registry, thirteen publish a figure, and none of the thirteen is on this page. The full ledger is on the watts, by model.

The practical consequence is a strange one. If you put a $15 smart plug on a dumb blanket, the plug will report the watts it is passing and you will know more about your blanket's consumption than any of these connected products will tell you. The connected feature set here is about convenience, not about energy, and no listing claims otherwise — but it is worth knowing before you pay the connected premium expecting insight you will not get.

A smart plug is not a smart blanket, and the difference matters

Several non-connected products advertise compatibility with smart outlets. Our own Beautyrest California king pad says it is compatible with smart home outlets and automatic timers, and it is a perfectly ordinary pad with a dial.

A smart plug does exactly one thing: it cuts and restores mains power. It cannot change the heat level, and it cannot tell the controller what to do when the power comes back. What the controller does on power restoration is not published by any maker we have read — it may wake at the last setting, it may wake off. That is a real gap if your plan is to schedule a preheat, because a plug that restores power to a controller that defaults to off has preheated nothing. If scheduling is the point, buy the connection rather than bolting one on.

What the app genuinely buys you

We are not dismissive of the format, and there are two cases where it earns its keep. The first is preheating from somewhere else — switching the bed on from the sofa downstairs or the car on the way home, which is the one job a 10-hour timer cannot do because timers count forward from when you press them, not back from when you arrive.

The second is reach. A controller lives on a cord at the side of the bed, which is why cord length is a spec we track, and on an adjustable bed or a tall divan it can end up somewhere awkward. Voice control removes the reach problem entirely. That is a genuine accessibility gain rather than a gadget, and it is the reason this format turns up on our page about heated blankets for older adults too.

Where each pick is the wrong buy

• Sunbeam Wi-Fi pad — the only Sunbeam we track with both a certification and a warranty stated, and still no wattage and a shallower 16-inch skirt than rivals.
• Beautyrest Wi-Fi king — twenty settings and two controllers, on the product most likely to be out of stock when you click.
• Sunbeam Wi-Fi blanket, king — the connected blanket rather than the pad, with one controller across a king bed and a thinner listing than its own stablemate.
• Eddie Bauer smart throw — the most genuinely hands-free, and the only one where a network problem leaves you with no heat control at all.

We have not installed any of these apps, paired any of these products or measured how long a connection holds. Everything above is quoted from what each maker publishes, which is the whole method and is set out on our methodology page.