Smart switches, dumb bulbs if you don’t need colour/temperature/brightness support. Cheapest way to go is probably Zigbee using Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA

Shelly

I use the vintage ones as they look nice.

I have 12 of them because my house wiring is 💩 so I can't get smart switches to work properly

They're wifi and can operate with the Shelly integration and / or MQTT. No need for an app, they have their own wifi when you first power them up to configure them.

The only reason I let them loose on the internet is to update their firmware, then I isolate them again.

I also have a pair of Lifx bulbs in the bedroom as they're inside shades so it's more about the RGB colour for sunrise / sunset than their visual appeal as a bulb.