Led Light Controller - Hue App App Reviews

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Wack. Their shady. I tried the free version and it will not allow me to I add any of my lights without having to subscribe to their service . That’s false advertising as well as price gauging. You should warn people that you must buy your service in order to participate in your offering. What a waste of time and a download now you have access to all of my personal information and for what!? You can hack into my financial portfolio to find out I have nothing !? This isn’t cool and shame on you.

Dumbest thing ever - not paying a subscription for lights. Wish I could give this 0 stars. Instantly had to return these. Their app is purposely deceitful and manipulative to force you into a subscription to manage your lights - and I work at tech company. Yeah pass. This made me so angry that this is my first app review in 20 years.

Doesn’t work without subscription.. This app is a trap. It doesn’t work without paying for a subscription. The free trial doesn’t work. Pushing any icon takes you back to subscription page. No way to add sources without paying for subscription.

App is complete garbage. I can’t even connect my lights before being asked to pay for an auto-renewing subscription? How in the heck am I supposed to evaluate the app? This is nothing more than a scam. I’ll bet it wouldn’t even work to begin with. If these developers were honest, I’d be allowed to at least try it before being thrown into some subscription. And $12/month? Are you kidding me? Absolute waste of time and money.

Have to return the lightbulbs now. Nowhere on the box of lightbulbs did it mention having to pay for an expensive app to use the lightbulbs. Trying to set the lightbulbs up on the app’s limited version with ads is fruitless, and worse, infuriating. It simply won’t let you. They take advantage of people looking forward to setting up the cool new features of the bulbs they just bought and scam them into an expensive, ongoing subscription. No thank you. I will be returning my lightbulbs. Shame to GE for getting in bed with this lousy app and for the false advertising on their packaging. Do better.

This is highway robbery!! And huge scam.. I should not have to pay to use a program for a light i already paid a bunch of money for!! As soon as i figure who to report rest assured i will. I bought the because it said you can turn it on an off with a cell phone. So i wouldn’t fall in the middle of the night. No where does it say you have pay to be able to use it!!

Not great. I could not get it to connect to my device. You have to have a subscription prior to connection. I requested a refund within minutes of subscription once I could not get it to link with my lights. No refund yet. Not a happy customer.

Don’t spend the money to unlock premium, useless paid app. Can figure out how to set a schedule, and if you go to the “instructions “ that is useless. The free apps are 100% more useful then this app. So not sure what their free part gives you because the premium is total junk

Ads are ridiculous. When you spend over $100 on a light, they can only be controlled via an app, you IDIOTICALLY think it would be ad free but it’s not. And it constantly disconnects from the WiFi bc you will not upgrade to the “lifetime” app upgrade. Currently canceling ALL gift orders bc no one else should deal with this.

Totally Misleading. Worthless app. Sure you can turn the light on/off through it but that’s all without spending $13 a month to control it. It’s only a “smart” LED if you pay extra. Taking it back for a refund.

Don’t even try. There are free apps that are way easier. It’s an actual scam. You can’t even add the lights to the app without paying monthly. You’re literally paying monthly to use your light features 😂 don’t fall for it. Just download a different app. I downloaded the manufacturer app for mine. It also comes with all of the “special features” this app boasts allllll for free. These people are scummy.

Trash and no demo to test. I cannot believe I just had to pay $5 JUST TO SEE IF THE APP EVEN WORKED WELL WITH MY LIGHTS. And guess what, it doesn’t. I have govee string desk lights and this isn’t controlling the brightness at all. There’s a few second delay for it to communicate with the api. I don’t even think the actual scenes are working but the brightness doesn’t work for me so I don’t even want to use them. I don’t see how, at all, that this is better than the govee app. Maybe if you have a bunch of different brands. But no demo? I don’t care if it’s 24 hours LET PEOPLE TEST THE APP. 1 star and getting a refund.

Confusing, constantly asks you to subscribe. This app is disgusting. It constantly asks you to subscribe and the “limited version” seems to do nothing. When I search for my brand (which was listed in the description) and hit “next” it brings up the subscription page. When I hit “continue with limited version” it takes me back to the search with my brand selected. What does this mean? It means there is no respect to the user, and I’m staying far away from this app.

Hue led lights. There is something wrong with the lights it says to connect to wifi plus local network I already allowed both and it still won’t work to activate the lights or change the color

Limited after purchase. Not much to do except customize colors unless you have multiple around the house u could control all in app. I just want to know how the camera is working with the tv no option in app after purchase subscription.

No connection. Light bulb never connects to Bluetooth WiFi also does not work Can not select a company from drop down And unless you buy a subscription nothing works Packaging does not state that to use a subscription is required

Unable to use limited version with Philips hue. This app will not work. When it asks to add a light, you select the option to add Phillips and it takes you to a screen that has a big button for you to subscribe or in tiny words underneath continue to limited version. When you select that it just recycles you back to the select brand screen. I have restarted and tried this process several times, so this is obviously not a bug and is an intended feature. I am not paying for this app just to be able to turn on a lightbulb.

Who wants to subscribe to lights!? Stupidest thing ever.. Why would I ever want a subscription to a lightbulb. Jesus Christ everything has a subscription today. It only tells you about the need to subscribe after the hardware is fully installed on your tv. Absolute garbage.

Paying for ONE LIGHT. i downloaded your app and i have to pay to add one light? i downloaded this app to turn on my LED strips because the remote wasn’t working but the app is telling me to pay to add ONE LIGHT like bro what even is the point of the app then? just add a price to download your app at that point cuz ain’t nobody paying to add one light on a free app

Scam. Complete scam. No where ok the bulb packaging does it say you will need to pay for the app or you can literally do nothing. I will continue just to use my Phillips hue hub for whole house and return these bulbs. Complete waste of time and money. I would give no stars if I could.

Confusing. This is way more confusing than other apps I’ve used and it isn’t working with Alexa as advertised on the box. Plus why do I have to have a subscription when I just want to walk in and say, “Alexa, turn on lights please.”? So dumb.

It’s a scam. First, you need to pay just to turn off and on the light. I can't change the colors, I can only use the remote to change the color! It’s ridiculous! The music mode doesn’t even work.

Total Rip Off. Bought the expensive bulbs for outside the house only to find their “free” controller app requires either a monthly fee or an large one time payment. Back to the store they go. I am sick of companies hiding fees. I wish there were a 0 star option or one for 5 raspberries

Very disappointed. I should have read the reviews first. Nowhere on the packaging said I would have to purchase a subscription to use all features for the TV strip lighting. On the plus side set up and tear down was very easy.

False advertising. I see a 75% off Black Friday ad on the apps listing on the all store but I see no sale prices for the service. Also there is a free trial button. Free trial typically means you get to try the full version and all the features prior to purchasing a subscription but I guess the free trial is the limited version which only gives me the full subscription purchase page every time I try to use a feature. If I can’t trust you to pitch an offer accurately and not factually false, how am I supposed to trust you with my money?

I wouldn’t mind except…. I wouldn’t mind paying except I want to try it out first. Like why can’t I have a trial to see if this app even works the way I need it to work. I’m not buying this so that it won’t work and then I will be stuck with a useless app. I would pay, but allow users to try a trial or something.

Bought nearly 30 dollar lights for them to be payed to use the lighting feature. It’s actually crazy that nowhere does it say you have to pay to use the lighting software on your phone like what this is an absolute scam i didn’t pay 30 dollars to get a 12 dollar renewable subscription on if i wanna change the color of the bulb as the light is intended to do

The worst. Have to pay to use my lights?!?!. Unbelievable. You have to download this app to use the light bulb and then the app forces you to subscribe $13 a month! There is no free version. I’m baffled at why in the world anyone would ever think it would be logical to make a homeowner PAY a subscription to use the lightbulbs they already purchased! Deleting this app and returning these ridiculous lightbulbs. They are the opposite of “smart”.

Paid subscription?????. What? I just paid $50 for bulbs and get hit for a subscription to use them. And can’t control them without seeing the “offer” to pay $$$ with every click. Sorry. Done. Bate and switch. Would give 0 star if possible.

App is way too glitchy.. Unfortunately the app is extremely glitchy and gets in the way of the working properly (app shuts down several times before I get to even turn lights on or off and when I try to dim).

Scam - Stay Away. This app is a total scam. I bought a smart light set up from a company with its own brand name and App. When I went to searches for it in the app store, this app showed up at the top of my search result (did not see it was sponsored search result). After opening it it immediately went to the subscription options and one of them was "Lifetime" for $49. I went for it with apple pay before realizing this was not the actual app for my light manufacturer. I contacted their support through the app twice and still haven't heard in days. I will have to dispute the charge with my bank. Oh and I did try the app features and connecting to my new lights. It did show as successfully connected but none of the color or scene changes worked...In summary, this was a total scam. Took my money, no response from support and the app features don't even work. Stay away!!!

If I could give it a 0 star I would. You literally can’t even use the smart bulb that cost $14 unless you buy a six dollar monthly subscription or pay $50 for the whole lifetime of use (special offer). This is absolute robbery. I’ll be returning it and getting it an eco-smart, smart bulb. You can connect it to hub space which is free.

Could be a great app. Easy to connect multiple brands of lights, nice scenes, could be really nice. But scenes quit working as soon as you get out of the app or shut phone screen off. Lights can only be connected to one area at a time. No Alexa support.

This app is horrible.. I have had the lights for 3 or 4 years and they have worked amazing the whole time, but my remote has broke so I saw that when I got the box it said there was an app. So o downloaded this app and you can’t connect your lights unless you pay!! I don’t know what I should do. I may have to buy different lights by a different brand. Please don’t use this app, it’s terrible.

ridiculous fake control unless you subscribe. “continue with limited version” option is not only just ads ads ads but doesn’t even allow turning the light on/off, which it did at first (until I turned it off the first time). Seems like major mistake to try Hue system thinking the “limited” (free) option would do ANYTHING (like turn it on/off). #fail

What does it offer?. I understand you want me to get the paid version but what does it even allow me to do? Every single button I click it tells me to get the paid version. At least give me a 10 second show of what the paid version is. As it is I can’t even turn my lights to a different color with this app, I basically have to trust that it works but after seeing all reviews I find it hard to believe it’s any good.

Steals money!!!!. Do not buy these lights. If you’ve already bought them return them now and look for something else. This app wants you to subscribe, when you do, you have access to lights for 30 seconds then forgets your subscription and makes you pay again. SMH that there are companies out there like this and doing this to people. Absolutely horrid and they should be shut down.

This app is robbery. You have to pay $4.99/week or $35/half year and it’s $50 for lifetime access to something that the LED lights say come with them. You can’t do anything other than turn them on and off with this app. Now I realize why they were such a good deal..

Not way to use. First the unpaid version is very frustrating but getting only removes ads. It has no way to schedule my lights. I have to manually turn them on each time I use them. Install was difficult with small screws. I used wood screws. Attachment barely keeps lights attached. Also I think it could have used zipties. The type I got could not be plugged into each other. That was disappointing. Lights are on I’ll let you know how long they last me.

Very disappointed. I would really like a refund on my subscription. I purchased the subscription thinking that the app would be better, but I was wrong. I would really appreciate a refund, because I will not be using this for my lights any longer.

Rubbish App. Don’t waste your time to install this app. You can’t even get basic feature like on and off without getting subscription message. Basically, you can’t use the app without subscription.

Why not say on the packaging that you have to pay for a subscription. You have to buy the light and pay for a app just to use the light it’s a scam. -5 out of 10 I do not recommend!!!! It’s a dimmed light without the app can’t even light up a small room. TERRIBLE!!! Will not be purchasing any other Philips technology!!!

Difficult and confusing to set up.. Constant pop up asking if you want to buy a membership to even have access to the features it offers. I can’t get it to connect to my wifi, which it is right above. I’ve had many different brands of bulbs, this is the least user friendly. I’d rather buy Govee , it was so easy to set up. I will be returning this. I understand why it was half off now.

Bad app. This app is bull crap because how do you expect me to use this app if every time I go to put in the name brand of my lights it ask me to pay for the premium and I don’t want the premium or nothing so won’t ever be using this app again

Complete rip off. There are six other brands out there that do not force you to pay money just to turn on and off their lightbulbs. I’m an electrician and work with every other smart manufacturer out there and have used every other brand and or smart technology and this is the only brand that I have ever run into that will not allow you to use the application unless they get some kind of money, all that tells me is this company is a money grad and you’re not able to schedule times you can’t put them on Timers. There is no automation. There is a lot that this is lacking for a application that forces you to spend money used in govee or Gosund treatlife pretty Google home Alexa Siri there’s a lot of other smart technology out there that does not force you to spend money.

Terrible app and product. Every time the lights are switched off they lose their settings when switched back on. Can’t find any adjustment to force the lights to keep the last setting. Can’t even leave a review unless nickname is unique from any other user. Terrible app

Two of my lights won’t change colors. I just bought three lights yesterday. Only one working properly. I’ve turn them on and off I’ve discounted them from my app and put them back in my app now I’m just frustrated.

Left In The Dark. I downloaded this app because the bulb box said so. Upon opening it just takes you through a constant loop of solicitation for monthly fees. No way am I going to pay a monthly fee to turn my lights on and off AFTER buying a bulb to turn lights on and off. Even if one chooses [limited use] the app just continues a never ending loop back to monthly fee pitches. Bought the bulb yesterday taking it back today!

Hard to connect. I can’t connect my lights all it says is are your lights plugged in when they are and the instructions do not help it says easy to access the apps and get set up but it is not and it keeps asking me to buy the subscription not happy about my money I spent on this

Trash. Waste of money!!! Everytime I load it on my phone it disconnects for when I want to use it the next time. I wouldn’t purchase again and would discourage others from purchasing!

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Faulty App. Please call me, regarding my subscription to your faulty app. I want my money back And cancelled. Dodgy mongrels!!!

App in the Dark. People will lose a lot of money and be left sitting in the dark. BUT I have a bright idea. Just make it worked and you would make a lot of money. Instead I want to use colourful words about your useless app.

Don’t even bother. This is one of the scummiest apps I’ve ever used.

Very bad and not support. I paid $109 dollars and I can’t use at all !!!!! Please let me know how to cancel it and get my money back !!!!

Genio app lights. Simply doesn’t work, waist of money

Very poor. Don’t like it

Terrible. Every button I press it comes up with “unlock all features with premium” and you have to pay👎

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Don’t pay for this app. Every smart bulb has its own app. This app is not necessary and it’s a scam.

This app is nonsense, it doesn't work and ask for subscription, mxm. Its just not worth it.

Sub price? More like NO PRICE. Sham of an all, scam of a developer. $69 for “lifetime” access, can’t test out functionality until you lay at least the week sub price. Should be taken off the store.

Junk. 17.99 a month to control my lights ? Get bent

Useless app. Have to spend a lot money to change your lights and combination of scenes! They do not tell that in purchase! Ridiculous!

Don’t Get This App. if i turn on or off the light it asks me to buy a subscription to do it

Jog off. I pay you to turn my lights on? When did EA start selling home lighting apps?

Makes you pay 60 dollars just to use. I think this is a scam

Extremely Misleading. I purchased an LED strip light that was advertised to use this application to control the lights to match certain themes, such as holidays. However it was never mentioned in the description of the product that I needed to spend 5-6x the amount of money to use most of the features on the app, than I did on the actual led strip itself. The only thing this app lets you do for free is turn on the lights. What a waste of money, time, and effort. This should be made clear to the customer and properly advertised in the product. Extremely misleading, disappointing, and egregious customer service.

Piece of crap. Un able with your app to Connect to your SmartLights

Why pay. Why

Not good. The app will not let me add a bulb without buying a subscription

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Confusing. I’ve wasted my hard earned money on this light fixture and it will not connect to my Bluetooth. Even purchased the weekly plan and that doesn’t work. Wasted money and time.

DO NOT PURCHASE. You can’t do anything without making a purchase to get into this app. Don’t do it. This is not the WIZ app for Phillips light bulbs. Requested a refund. Let’s see if they actually give me one. I’ll be writing another review if they don’t.

Don’t get it you have to pay. You have to pay to change the brightness I feel like it was stupid they didn’t put nothing on box to say that

Not great. I could not get it to connect to my device. You have to have a subscription prior to connection. I requested a refund within minutes of subscription once I could not get it to link with my lights. No refund yet. Not a happy customer.

LIES. This app appears at the top of the listing for “Wiz Lighting” and then DOES NOT work. Bulb would not pair. Thinking maybe I needed to pay for the subscription, I did ($50 for lifetime) and then still didn’t work. I want my money back. What a scam.

Zero Rating Would be Too Kind. Worthless. Could never get past the incessant ad that wants to sell a subscription to something that it can’t demonstrate actually works.

Terrible. Terrible app! Wants you to buy monthly subscription and won’t go past that screen for the limited free version! I have seen about 50 ads!

Paying out the gate. I was so excited to get my new lightbulbs. But was disappointed when I downloaded the app and you have to buy a subscription up front. Smh Just ridiculous!

One year later.. Had to re-download the app, and now the lights won’t connect. I’m sure it has something to do with now having to pay for a premium version of the app. Buyer beware.

Scam APP. Limited version doesn’t even work. They’re just steering you to paid version before you can figure out if it even works. Stay away.

Bad app. This app is bull crap because how do you expect me to use this app if every time I go to put in the name brand of my lights it ask me to pay for the premium and I don’t want the premium or nothing so won’t ever be using this app again

Totally Misleading. Worthless app. Sure you can turn the light on/off through it but that’s all without spending $13 a month to control it. It’s only a “smart” LED if you pay extra. Taking it back for a refund.

Very disappointed. I should have read the reviews first. Nowhere on the packaging said I would have to purchase a subscription to use all features for the TV strip lighting. On the plus side set up and tear down was very easy.

Scam app - DO NOT DOWNLOAD. You can’t connect any lights without having to pay for a subscription. This pops up first because they pay to put it on top. Use the app that actually belongs to your smart light/device

Just a light!. I can’t believe it cost me a subscription to run a light bulb that changes colour. No mention of it anywhere until the download the app ; ( I will be cancelling asap. Workability great, cost to play not so good.

In-app purchases means having a subscription.. I downloaded the app to see if it was compatible with my LED lights and it wants me to sign up for a subscription before I even able to test it.

Trash. Waste of money!!! Everytime I load it on my phone it disconnects for when I want to use it the next time. I wouldn’t purchase again and would discourage others from purchasing!

Fake Universal App. Duped into subscribing before realizing that it won’t connect lights properly or allow Alexa Connection through the app. No response from developer after contacting them for refund. A $50 lifetime lesson learned.

Because I can’t select ZERO. Simply does not work with the limited free option and the ongoing subscription idea is ridiculous. All I want to do is control the color of one lightbulb.

Scam. Complete scam. No where ok the bulb packaging does it say you will need to pay for the app or you can literally do nothing. I will continue just to use my Phillips hue hub for whole house and return these bulbs. Complete waste of time and money. I would give no stars if I could.

No connection. Light bulb never connects to Bluetooth WiFi also does not work Can not select a company from drop down And unless you buy a subscription nothing works Packaging does not state that to use a subscription is required

Light bulbs by cync dinámic effect. You are not allow to use the colors unless you buy the suscripción to the app. Very expensive bulbs get ready to double the price to be able to use the features , not worth it

Can’t customize. I think this app is so basic and not worth the money. I should be able to set up custom light shows and durations all the preloaded stuff just flashes like it’s trying to give me epilepsy

Tricky. Pops up when searching the Govee app and has you pay a one time subscription of $50 only to later find out it’s not actually the correct app

Crap.. Not as simple as advertised on box. To complicated. No phone help. Don’t feel like hours of searching for user friendly instructions. Don’t purchase!

Doesn’t work without subscription.. This app is a trap. It doesn’t work without paying for a subscription. The free trial doesn’t work. Pushing any icon takes you back to subscription page. No way to add sources without paying for subscription.

Stupid. I bought the light and now I have to pay to change the color are you kidding me? Seriously ridiculous and I wish I didn’t waste my money on this.

Could be a great app. Easy to connect multiple brands of lights, nice scenes, could be really nice. But scenes quit working as soon as you get out of the app or shut phone screen off. Lights can only be connected to one area at a time. No Alexa support.

Misleading for Wiz App. This is a very misleading app that makes you believe it’s the app for the Wiz light bulb but it's not. I paid for the subscription, thinking it was the correct app and there’s no way to get my money back, contact them, etc..

It doesn’t work. I am unable to get any help to get them working this is waste of money and I can’t get no help no number or email or customer service

Rip off. You have to pay to change the colors and turn on and off even though you pay all that money to buy the lamp I am very disappointed

Not Worth the Subscription. A subscription to control lights is bad enough but you make the install process so challenging I have to give you a very poor rating.

Who wants to subscribe to lights!? Stupidest thing ever.. Why would I ever want a subscription to a lightbulb. Jesus Christ everything has a subscription today. It only tells you about the need to subscribe after the hardware is fully installed on your tv. Absolute garbage.

Two of my lights won’t change colors. I just bought three lights yesterday. Only one working properly. I’ve turn them on and off I’ve discounted them from my app and put them back in my app now I’m just frustrated.

Short lived.. Definitely do not purchase the lifetime subscription because the app will stop the lights and there’s no assistance and restoring connectivity to the lights not worth purchasing it as there’s no customer support worse app ever

Terrible app. It won’t let you set up the lightbulbs unless you buy the premium. I’m returning these Philips smart LED light bulbs because the app won’t let you set them up with the free version. It keeps bringing you back to the page to select a plan.

Confusing. This is way more confusing than other apps I’ve used and it isn’t working with Alexa as advertised on the box. Plus why do I have to have a subscription when I just want to walk in and say, “Alexa, turn on lights please.”? So dumb.

Rubbish App. Don’t waste your time to install this app. You can’t even get basic feature like on and off without getting subscription message. Basically, you can’t use the app without subscription.

Make The app better. Make the app better. Try not to make everyone had to pay to me and that connect to the phone that’s stupid I will never use your app again unless you do that

It’s a scam. First, you need to pay just to turn off and on the light. I can't change the colors, I can only use the remote to change the color! It’s ridiculous! The music mode doesn’t even work.

Absolutely TERRIBLE!!!. Unless you want to pay to even connect your light don’t get. They should put on the box at Walmart that you have to pay a subscription. Terrible and extremely dissatisfied. Will be returning the light to Walmart.

Not user friendly. Why do I have to pay to use something I already bought. It makes no sense. Don’t buy this product

Horrible product. Horrible product , I have to pay for the light service? It doesn’t allow me of connect to my wifi without a payment plan .

Didn’t expected to pay more just for a controller. When you buy nobody prepares you to pay other 50 just for a controller if you want to full functionality of your lights

Would give 0 if I could!. Glitchy, very uninformative, seems to require a subscription just to link a light to my Google Home Controller. Very poor instructions, and ineffective waste of time and money!!!

Pay pay. So buy the light an then have to pay membership for something that won’t connect without membership basically buying a bulb $20 wen u can get 10 or more for less nice!!!

Complete Scam. Do NOT purchase this app. It pays to show up at the top of the list when you search for any lightbulb controlling app. It then forces you to pay for it to use it and does not work at all. I will be asking for a refund.

Piece of garbage. Riddled with beg pop up’s. All I wanted to do was connect to a smart bulb. It keeps popping up ads to subscribe to ridiculously expensive plans and prompts to install a bunch of other unnecessary apps. Avoid this crap.

Never again.. Yall don’t have my brand of leds. Yall making me pay to just use my LEDs, I payed and yall just took my money and it still says I have to pay for it when I just did. Completely stupid.

Paid subscription for lights????. Paid $300 for bulbs only to bring them home and find out that in order to use these expensive bulbs, you have to PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE APP just to use them. Returning all these bulbs.