The deciding specification is how many ways you can turn the water on, because only two of these five answer to a voice or an app and the rest are ordinary faucets.
By the Lush Editorial Team·Researched & Compared
I compared control methods, published flow rates, valve and cartridge types, materials, installation details and weights across eight listings returned for smart kitchen faucets, using only the makers' own text.
The only pick with four stated control methods, voice, app, a wave sensor and the handle, with saved presets for exact temperatures and volumes and an LED indicator showing temperature on the faucet.
Alexa and Google voice activation with touch operation, backed by a Diamond Seal valve the maker rates at twice an ASME standard of 500,000 cycles, magnetic docking and a stated 90 percent less splatter.
Touch control across stream, sweep spray and a boost the maker says adds 3 percent flow, plus a temperature memory, ceramic disc valves and a published 1.5 gpm at 60 psi.
A tankless electric tap heating at the point of use across 86 to 140 degrees F with a stated 26.4 gallons per hour, an LED temperature readout, 304 stainless steel and ABS, at 1.25 pounds.
Solid brass and lead free certified, with a Sedal ceramic cartridge, a Swiss aerator and a 360 degree swivel spout on a single hole mount, shipping a 24 inch preassembled waterline.
| Model | Brand | Size (Capacity) | Weight | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moen Weymouth Chrome Smart Faucet Touchless Pull Dow... | Moen | not published | 10.07 lb | Best for a voice controlled kitchen |
| DELTA FAUCET Cassidy VoiceIQ Single-Handle Touch Kit... | DELTA | 9.38 x 2.50 x 9.38 inches | 3.09 lb | Best for voice plus a valve you can look up |
| KOHLER K-597-VS Simplice Pull Down Kitchen Faucet | Kohler | One Size | 5.6 lb | Best for skipping Wi-Fi entirely |
| 110V Tankless Electric Tap Hot Cold Mixer with Digit... | Generic | not published | 1.25 lb | Best for instant hot water at a prep sink |
| KIBI KKF2001 Lowa Single Handle Bar Sink Faucet with... | KIBI | not published | Not listed | Best for a bar sink with no electronics |
The only pick with four stated control methods, voice, app, a wave sensor and the handle, with saved presets for exact temperatures and volumes and an LED indicator showing temperature on the faucet.
Alexa and Google voice activation with touch operation, backed by a Diamond Seal valve the maker rates at twice an ASME standard of 500,000 cycles, magnetic docking and a stated 90 percent less splatter.
Touch control across stream, sweep spray and a boost the maker says adds 3 percent flow, plus a temperature memory, ceramic disc valves and a published 1.5 gpm at 60 psi.
A tankless electric tap heating at the point of use across 86 to 140 degrees F with a stated 26.4 gallons per hour, an LED temperature readout, 304 stainless steel and ABS, at 1.25 pounds.
Solid brass and lead free certified, with a Sedal ceramic cartridge, a Swiss aerator and a 360 degree swivel spout on a single hole mount, shipping a 24 inch preassembled waterline.
Moen is the only genuinely connected faucet here: voice, app, wave sensor and handle, with saved presets for exact temperatures and volumes and an LED temperature indicator. DELTA answers Alexa and Google and backs it with a Diamond Seal valve rated against a 500,000 cycle standard. Kohler gives touch control and a temperature memory with no network, and is the only pick publishing a flow rate at 1.5 gpm. KIBI is plain brass.
“Hands free is a feature. Flow rate is a specification.”
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Two. Moen states voice, app, hands free wave sensor and manual control, with saved presets and an LED temperature indicator. DELTA states Alexa and Google voice activation plus touch operation. Kohler has touch control on the sprayhead and a temperature memory, but no network, no app and no voice. The tankless electric tap has a temperature display, and KIBI has no electronics of any kind.
There is no good reason, and it is the clearest weakness in both smart listings. Kohler publishes 1.5 gpm at 60 psi with metric equivalents. Moen sells precise water delivery and volume presets and never states a flow rate. DELTA publishes a valve cycle rating and a splatter percentage and never states a flow rate either. It is a regulated figure and its absence is a choice.
Moen states it directly: a smartphone, Wi-Fi and a smart speaker for the voice functions. DELTA states that VoiceIQ is activated by Alexa or Google Assistant, which implies the same dependencies without listing them. Both will still work as ordinary faucets from the handle if the network is down, but the presets, the usage tracking and the voice commands all rest on a service.
Not in the connected sense. It has no app and no voice control. What it does have is a temperature range of 86 to 140 degrees F, a stated output of 26.4 gallons per hour and an LED readout of the current temperature, which is more temperature information than any other listing here publishes. It also needs a 110V outlet at the sink, which most kitchens do not have.
By the listing's own figure, 3 percent. The sprayhead offers stream, sweep spray and boost, and the bullet describes boost as giving a 3 percent flow rate increase on a faucet rated at 1.5 gpm. The sweep spray is the more substantial feature: the listing describes it as a wide forceful blade of water, which is a different shape rather than a slightly larger volume.
Because they are not kitchen faucets. Greatmay is a rechargeable touchless soap dispenser with a 300 ml reservoir. TETOTE is a lighted bathroom medicine cabinet mirror, 40 by 32 inches and 56.87 pounds, which is not a plumbing fixture at all. Danco is a replacement pull down spray head sold with adapters for other brands, so it fits onto a faucet rather than being one.
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Three listings in this pool are not faucets. Greatmay is a rechargeable touchless soap dispenser. TETOTE is a lighted bathroom medicine cabinet mirror measuring 40 by 32 inches and weighing 56.87 pounds. Danco is a replacement pull down spray head with adapters for other brands, not a faucet at all. All three arrived in a search for smart kitchen faucets and none of them belongs on the page.
Of the five faucets left, exactly two answer to a voice or an app: Moen and DELTA. Kohler has touch control on the sprayhead and a temperature memory, which is electronics without a network. The tankless electric tap has a temperature display and a heating element. KIBI is a plain brass bar faucet. That is the honest shape of this category, and the page is written that way.
| Specification | Moen Weymouth | DELTA Cassidy VoiceIQ | Kohler Simplice | Tankless electric tap | KIBI Lowa bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice control stated | Yes, Alexa and Google | Yes, Alexa and Google | No | No | No |
| App control stated | Yes, with usage tracking | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| Hands free operation | Wave sensor starts and stops | Touch activated | Touch control on the sprayhead | No | No |
| Temperature readout | LED indicator on the faucet | not published | not published | LED temperature indicator | not published |
| Presets or memory | Exact temperatures and volumes, saved | not published | Temperature memory from prior use | Set range of 86 to 140 degrees F | not published |
| Flow rate published | not published | not published | 1.5 gpm at 60 psi | 26.4 gallons per hour | not published |
| Spray functions stated | Power Boost stream | ShieldSpray, stated 90 percent less splatter | Three: stream, sweep spray, boost adding 3 percent | not published | Swiss aerator, one stream |
| Valve or cartridge stated | not published | Diamond Seal, rated 500,000 cycles | Ceramic disc valves | not published | Sedal ceramic cartridge |
| Body material stated | not published | not published | not published | 304 stainless steel and ABS | Solid brass, lead free certified |
| Published weight | 10.07 lb | 3.09 lb | 5.6 lb | 1.25 lb | not published |
| Published dimension fields | 5.5 x 8.97 x 16.73 in | 2.5 x 9.38 x 9.38 in | 12 x 28.75 x 3 in | 8.27 x 8.27 x 4.33 in | 3.88 x 8 x 14.75 in |
| Hole configuration stated | not published | One hole, or three at 8 in | One hole or three | not published | One hole |
| Supply lines included | not published | Yes, PEX integrated | Yes, flexible lines and escutcheon | Yes, plus a 3.61 ft plug cable | Yes, a 24 in preassembled line |
| What it needs to work | A smartphone, Wi-Fi and a smart speaker | Alexa or Google Assistant | Nothing | A 110V outlet at the sink | Nothing |
The gap that should stop you is in the flow rate row. The two faucets that will answer your voice publish no flow rate at all, while the manual Kohler publishes 1.5 gpm at 60 psi and its metric equivalents. A faucet’s flow rate is a regulated figure in most of the country and the single best predictor of how it feels to fill a pot, and the two most expensive looking listings here leave it out.
Moen publishes the longer list: four ways to control it, by voice, app, hands free wave sensor or the handle. The app personalizes settings, tracks usage and works remotely. Presets dispense exact temperatures and volumes, and an LED on the faucet shows the temperature. It also states its requirements plainly, which few smart listings do: a smartphone, Wi-Fi and a smart speaker.
DELTA takes the narrower route. VoiceIQ is activated by Alexa or Google Assistant, and the faucet is touch activated at the spout or handle, but the listing never mentions an app, presets, a temperature readout or usage tracking. What it spends its bullets on instead is mechanical: a Diamond Seal valve rated against an ASME standard of 500,000 cycles, magnetic docking and a splatter claim.
Kohler is the interesting middle. Its sprayhead has touch control to switch between stream, sweep spray and boost, and it has a temperature memory that returns to the last setting used. Neither needs Wi-Fi, an account or a speaker, which for many kitchens is the better answer. Its boost is worth reading closely: the listing says it gives a 3 percent flow rate increase.
The tankless electric tap is smart in a different sense: it heats water at the tap, states a range of 86 to 140 degrees F and an output of 26.4 gallons per hour, and shows the current temperature on an LED. KIBI has no electronics whatsoever. It is solid brass with a Sedal ceramic cartridge, a Swiss aerator and a 360 degree swivel spout.
Three of these five name the part that decides whether the faucet drips in five years. DELTA names Diamond Seal and ties it to ASME A112.18.1, a standard of 500,000 cycles, and claims twice that figure. Kohler names ceramic disc valves and says they exceed industry standards. KIBI names a Sedal ceramic cartridge. Moen names no valve technology anywhere in its six bullets.
Materials split the same way. KIBI states solid brass and lead free certification. The tankless tap states 304 food grade stainless steel with ABS. Moen, DELTA and Kohler name no body material at all, describing finishes instead: chrome, Lumicoat polished nickel, vibrant stainless. A finish is a coating, and none of these three listings says what the coating is on.
DELTA is the most useful here. It states single hole or three hole at 8 inch centers, names the deck plate part number you must buy separately for the three hole option, and states that its PEX supply lines are integrated to remove a leak point. Kohler states single or three hole and includes flexible supply lines and an escutcheon plate, so no separate purchase is needed.
Moen publishes no hole configuration and no supply line information, which on a faucet requiring a power source and a network is a notable silence. The tankless tap ships a 3.61 ft plug cable and universal hose fittings and needs an outlet under the sink. KIBI ships a 24 inch preassembled waterline and states single hole mounting.
These fields are unlabeled and on faucets they are usually the carton. Kohler publishes 12 by 28.75 by 3 inches, and no faucet is 28.75 inches along any axis you would mount, so that is a box on its side. Moen publishes 5.5 by 8.97 by 16.73 inches, which reads like a real faucet: a tall spout with a short footprint.
DELTA publishes 2.5 by 9.38 by 9.38 inches and repeats the same figures in its size field, which is the only agreement between a field and a stated size anywhere in this pool. Two identical axes with a 2.5 inch third is a flat carton rather than a faucet, so it is quoted here as published and not read as a spout height.
Kohler’s third bullet opens by asking why you should choose Crue, and then describes the Simplice you are actually looking at: a high arch spout for pot clearance and ProMotion technology with a light braided hose and a swiveling ball joint. Crue is a different Kohler line. The bullet has been reused and not edited.
That matters less than a wrong number, and it is worth naming because it shows how much of a faucet listing is template. Moen is the heaviest of the five at 10.07 pounds and KIBI publishes no weight at all, which for a solid brass faucet is the one figure that would support the material claim it leads with.
A kitchen already running on voice. Moen is the only pick with four control methods: voice, app, wave sensor and handle, with saved presets for exact temperatures and volumes and an LED temperature indicator. It states its requirements honestly, a smartphone, Wi-Fi and a smart speaker, and weighs 10.07 pounds.
Voice control without an app account. DELTA answers Alexa and Google, is touch activated, and spends the rest of its listing on hardware: Diamond Seal against a 500,000 cycle standard, magnetic docking, and a spray it says produces 90 percent less splatter. It states single hole or three hole at 8 inch centers.
Everything smart that does not need Wi-Fi. Kohler has touch control across stream, sweep spray and boost plus a temperature memory, publishes 1.5 gpm at 60 psi, includes supply lines and an escutcheon plate, and uses ceramic disc valves. It is the only faucet here that publishes a flow rate.
Instant hot water at a second sink. The tankless electric tap heats at the tap across 86 to 140 degrees F, states 26.4 gallons per hour, shows temperature on an LED and is built from 304 stainless steel and ABS at 1.25 pounds. It needs a 110V outlet under the sink.
A bar sink or a prep sink. KIBI is solid brass and lead free certified, with a Sedal ceramic cartridge, a Swiss aerator and a 360 degree swivel spout on a single hole mount, shipping with a 24 inch preassembled waterline. It has no electronics and makes no smart claim at all.
These are the figures a faucet is judged by, and the smart listings publish fewer of them than the plain ones.
