I absolutely love this app...
...and I use Easybulb lights and LED strips which wouldn't appear to be supported - but they are! Yes, of course you have to configure it, but the video instructions are clear and simple. Once it's done it just works!
Having the app on the remote is an added bonus and is very cool in action.
Having the app on the remote is an added bonus and is very cool in action.
Great app!
This makes a great addition to Indigo home automation software. Using its geofencing feature to control Indigo actions is easy to set up and reliable. (I tried many others). And being able to put buttons directly on the iPhone’s Today screen to control Indigo actions without opening the app is a time-saver.
I’m sure there will be many new features and improvements to come!
I’m sure there will be many new features and improvements to come!
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Hidden gem
One of the best apps out there for home control and integrates properly with indigodomo. Provides interaction from the Today view which is great for quick actions. The developer is also quite active on the indigodomo forums which is a plus.
ALMOST Perfect
For starters, this is a great app. It works well, is vary stable, and allows you to integrate multiple different systems into one interface. I mostly bought this for the Apple Watch support, as I only have one Raspberry Pi and can make my own interface in there. Setup is a bit tedious, but once it is done, it works well.
Pros:
Clean interface
Stable
Extremely customizable
Easily integrate multiple different DIY systems (RPi, arduino, etc.)
Apple Watch, Notification Center, and speech dictation support
Cheap
Cons:
Latency seems to be poor with the Notification Center. Don't have my Apple Watch yet so I can't comment on that.
Can't trigger actions within app, have to use Notification Center.
Adding items is somewhat illogical. Once you get used to it it isn't bad, but it still feels like I'm making more taps than I need to to accomplish simple tasks. Not concerned about this because you only have to add things once.
All in all, this is a great app that serves my needs well. I wish adding an action was more streamlined, and that you could have sliders and switches for on/off and dimmable circuits. I'd like to add an arduino to my mini home automation project, but would be limited to making separate buttons for On, Off, dim, somewhat bright, etc., which is a but cumbersome. Other than that, it's a great price for a great app that makes my life easier. Thanks for the hard work!
Pros:
Clean interface
Stable
Extremely customizable
Easily integrate multiple different DIY systems (RPi, arduino, etc.)
Apple Watch, Notification Center, and speech dictation support
Cheap
Cons:
Latency seems to be poor with the Notification Center. Don't have my Apple Watch yet so I can't comment on that.
Can't trigger actions within app, have to use Notification Center.
Adding items is somewhat illogical. Once you get used to it it isn't bad, but it still feels like I'm making more taps than I need to to accomplish simple tasks. Not concerned about this because you only have to add things once.
All in all, this is a great app that serves my needs well. I wish adding an action was more streamlined, and that you could have sliders and switches for on/off and dimmable circuits. I'd like to add an arduino to my mini home automation project, but would be limited to making separate buttons for On, Off, dim, somewhat bright, etc., which is a but cumbersome. Other than that, it's a great price for a great app that makes my life easier. Thanks for the hard work!
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Nicely done
Not the most beautiful app in the world, but the basic UI is stuffed with really nicely done Indigo support and with hardware-specific control.
Making actions accessible from the home screen or Watch is a different approach to relying on opening up the app every time; it works well and simplifies the control of actions/devices.
The blurb about having some know-how as a prerequisite is fair. This app simplifies controlling things that you're already controlling - if you're wanting to control home automation devices that you currently can't control, then this app isn't the answer.
I can't yet work out what the Watch glance is meant for, other than telling me to enable voice control. I'd like the option to put an action/actions into the glance, but can't immediately see that that is supported.
Otherwise, this is filling a need I didn't know I had. Fab.
Making actions accessible from the home screen or Watch is a different approach to relying on opening up the app every time; it works well and simplifies the control of actions/devices.
The blurb about having some know-how as a prerequisite is fair. This app simplifies controlling things that you're already controlling - if you're wanting to control home automation devices that you currently can't control, then this app isn't the answer.
I can't yet work out what the Watch glance is meant for, other than telling me to enable voice control. I'd like the option to put an action/actions into the glance, but can't immediately see that that is supported.
Otherwise, this is filling a need I didn't know I had. Fab.
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Excellent app.
Seriously awesome app. Easy to set-up and use, and the developer is very responsive to suggestions. I can control all my smart things from this app. So cool!
A great app, with improvements could be fantastic!
This is a great app for controlling smart LEDs. I'm using the LimitlessLED MiLight globes and the software is great. Puts everything just a touch away with the notification centre widget.
A couple of improvements though: the interface to set up new programs is a bit clunky (editing, having to always press continue and sometimes having to press accept, the icons are in odd places and settings are everywhere). Another example of this is there is a pencil button to edit the position of apps at the top of the screen but there are also three little dots to the right of each action, when pressed there is another pencil which does something totally different (it edits the action settings, something you'd expect from the pencil). I think that the continue buttons or accept buttons need to be different sizes and colours than the back buttons and other buttons so the interface is easier to use at a glance, though once you get the hang of it all it goes relatively quickly.
The main feature I'd like is the ability to have multi actions be able to be created without having to create each individual component first. The setup for multi actions is very convoluted and once done you need to manually go through each individual component and stop it from appearing on notification centre and the Apple Watch because in reality you only want the multi action there.
The watch app is good but the integrated voice control, while working, is usually much slower to use than just pressing the desired action.
All-in-all a very useful app that I would most definitely recommend if you have the MiLight bulbs, with a few updates this app will be perfect!
A couple of improvements though: the interface to set up new programs is a bit clunky (editing, having to always press continue and sometimes having to press accept, the icons are in odd places and settings are everywhere). Another example of this is there is a pencil button to edit the position of apps at the top of the screen but there are also three little dots to the right of each action, when pressed there is another pencil which does something totally different (it edits the action settings, something you'd expect from the pencil). I think that the continue buttons or accept buttons need to be different sizes and colours than the back buttons and other buttons so the interface is easier to use at a glance, though once you get the hang of it all it goes relatively quickly.
The main feature I'd like is the ability to have multi actions be able to be created without having to create each individual component first. The setup for multi actions is very convoluted and once done you need to manually go through each individual component and stop it from appearing on notification centre and the Apple Watch because in reality you only want the multi action there.
The watch app is good but the integrated voice control, while working, is usually much slower to use than just pressing the desired action.
All-in-all a very useful app that I would most definitely recommend if you have the MiLight bulbs, with a few updates this app will be perfect!
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Review December 2015
I originally rated the app low because I was having difficulties with it being consistent. Sometimes it would work to change milight settings and moments later it wouldn't. I've since resolved those issues (due to multiple access points in my house) and also more centrally relocated the wifi bridge and that stuff is fixed 99%. Now if voice control and away from lan control worked without the app needing to be in the foreground this app would be 6/5 stars!
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Amazing
Amazing app, allows you to automate tasks. I would like to see "on connect to wifi" action someday.
Great little app
Use this app to start scenes and control things via Fibaro home Center 2 api.
Works very well and being able to use from notifications screen makes it so easy and useful - quick to access.
Works very well and being able to use from notifications screen makes it so easy and useful - quick to access.
