Smart Homes/Bulbs

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Anyone using smart bulbs in their home?

Routinely we get home late and I'm hoping to have our outside lights kick on at some point.

Maybe Smart bulbs are overdoing it for the the application I'm looking for (I don't need everything in our house 'smart')

What I've considered is 
1)  Philips Hue setup (would need a hub)
2)  TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi bulbs - these don't require a hub, just our wireless router.

Anyone have experience with these or an alternative approach (other than leaving the lights on all day)?