iGuard Stove Review: Radar Shut-Off for Electric Ranges

iGuard for Electric Stoves review: how the radar shut-off is meant to work, why sources disagree on price and ship date, certification and who it suits.

By Maksud · Published Sep 26, 2026 · Updated Sep 27, 2026

iGuard for Electric Stoves is a plug-in box that sits between an electric range and its outlet. It senses by radar when nobody is in the kitchen, warns, then cuts power to the burners. It’s aimed at forgotten cooking, the leading factor in home cooking fires. It has award attention but no independent measurements or owner track record yet, and sources disagree on its price and ship date.

It’s one of three devices in our kitchen safety devices guide, and the only one designed to act before a fire starts rather than after. This page compiles what iGuard, the press and fire-safety bodies have published; see how we research.

Why a stove shut-off: unattended cooking leads home cooking fires

Unattended cooking was the leading factor in U.S. home cooking fires and casualties in 2017 to 2021, NFPA found. Ranges or cooktops were involved in 53 percent of reported home cooking fires and 88 percent of cooking-fire deaths. Households with electric ranges had a higher risk of cooking fires than those with gas (NFPA, Home Cooking Fires, 2023).

The U.S. Fire Administration’s rule is simple: if you leave the kitchen, turn the burner off (USFA). A shut-off is built for the times that rule gets forgotten. It can’t do anything about a fire that starts while you’re standing at the stove.

How iGuard for Electric Stoves works, per iGuard

Per iGuard’s product and FAQ pages (manufacturer claims):

• Detects when you leave the kitchen, alerts before shut-off, and turns the stove off if cooking is unattended.
• Forgotten-cooking protection works without Wi-Fi; the app adds monitoring, remote shut-off where supported, and lock and schedule controls.
• An extended cooking timer for long simmers, after which it returns to automatic protection.
• If it has shut the stove off while you were out, it turns the stove back on when it sees you’ve returned.
• Plug-in, no electrician required; the product page says it installs in minutes. (The “about 15 minutes” in iGuard’s FAQ describes the older iGuardStove, whose control panel mounts with two screws.) iGuard’s warranty page recommends professional installation for all iGuard products, and strongly for gas and hardwired electric models.

Popular Science named it the best stove safety device in its 2026 Home of the Future Awards (July 2026), writing that its radar is precise enough to tell a person sitting still from an empty room. That’s a description of the design, not a published measurement.

iGuard price, ship date and shut-off delay: where sources disagree

Three things stand out. First, price. On Sep 27, 2026, iGuard’s product page listed the 4-prong model at $549 in U.S. dollars, with shipping extra.

The “$699 total” line that also appears on that page is the Canadian price: the page’s checkout settings list $549 for the U.S. and $699 for Canada. Smithsonian reported $399 at CES in January, and OddityMall describes the $549 as a $199 deposit plus $350 at shipment. Check the checkout total, including shipping, before you commit.

Second, timing. Smithsonian said it would ship later in 2026, and OddityMall said new orders were shipping in August. iGuard’s product page now says new inventory arrives monthly. Its homepage still offers a notify-me sign-up for 2026 pre-sales. The 3-prong version for older outlets is a priority list only.

Third, the shut-off delay, the number that matters most. iGuard’s own pages disagree. Its “iGuard Features In-Depth” page describes a five-minute auto shut-off timer that resets every time it sees you move, which matches Smithsonian’s report. The product page’s structured-data description says the stove turns off after 10 minutes without motion.

For the older iGuardStove, iGuard’s control-panel settings page says the timer can be set from 1 to 15 minutes, with five as the default. No iGuard page I read says whether the new model is adjustable. Graying with Grace says an adjustable timer, typically 5 to 45 minutes; I found nothing from iGuard to support that range. Ask iGuard which default the model you’re buying ships with.

Is the new iGuard UL listed? Unconfirmed

Certification of the new radar model isn’t confirmed. iGuard’s FAQ lists CSA C22.2 No. 205 and UL 2017 for its iGuardStove products. It doesn’t say whether that covers the radar plug-in model, and the product page doesn’t mention a safety listing. A device that sits in series with a 240-volt range circuit should carry one.

iGuard owner reviews: none yet for this model

This model went on sale in 2026 and I found no owner reviews of it. Best Buy’s reviews are for the older IGSE-4, a different product, and an Amazon listing couldn’t be confirmed as this model.

iGuard vs FireAvert

FireAvert is the obvious alternative, and the difference is when each acts. Per Graying with Grace, FireAvert’s electric models listen for your smoke alarm and cut power to the stove after it sounds, for about $249.99. iGuard acts on an empty kitchen, before there’s smoke. Neither has published independent measurements that I could find.

Who iGuard suits (and who should skip it)

It’s worth a look if you have an electric range with a 4-prong outlet and someone in the home, often an older relative, who forgets the stove is on, and you’re comfortable being an early buyer of a new product. Ask iGuard for the checkout total and the certification that applies to this model first.

Skip it for a gas stove (this model is electric only), for an older 3-prong outlet until that version ships, or if the risk you’re worried about is a fire while someone is cooking. For that, keep an extinguisher by the exit, such as the Kidde FA110G, and see the StoveTop FireStop review for a device that reacts to flame instead of absence.

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