Can’t login
If it’s on an Apple phone, it won’t let you login because it’s too far to the bottom. It’s been like this for about a year now. That I knew of.
Not working with Hue Bridge Pro!
I love this app and the animations are very nice. It only works with the old Hue Bridges.
Champagne and Caviar
I love this app. I used the previous version and waited long for the newest version.
What I Like:
1) Ambee uses the richest colors I have ever seen in a Hue app. The reds are the most brilliant. The blues, purples, magentas and oranges are top rate.
2) the new app is exceedingly simple. There is no guessing. And I know this is one of the things the developer paid special attention to.
3) I’ve noticed with other apps there is something that affects switches and white lights which makes it a pain to use. But not Ambee. No interference at all.
What I don’t like:
1) The app heavily uses resources and will drain you battery rather quickly.
2) Times-out and freezes randomly.
What I Like:
1) Ambee uses the richest colors I have ever seen in a Hue app. The reds are the most brilliant. The blues, purples, magentas and oranges are top rate.
2) the new app is exceedingly simple. There is no guessing. And I know this is one of the things the developer paid special attention to.
3) I’ve noticed with other apps there is something that affects switches and white lights which makes it a pain to use. But not Ambee. No interference at all.
What I don’t like:
1) The app heavily uses resources and will drain you battery rather quickly.
2) Times-out and freezes randomly.
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Did Ambee go under again?
The app hasn’t been updated in a very long time
Won’t restore my purchases
Was good until I reinstalled :(
Just list the price
Tired of installing apps only to find out about hidden fees. Why waste my time?
Skip it
Incredibly limited functionality - and also, do know, this is only a “scenes” app - does not allow you to actually control your lighting system. Stick with better options such as iConnectHue or even the Hue app. Pretty disappointed.
Has decent potential
Could be a good app, if the app itself didn’t timeout after a while and wasn’t a considerable battery drain. I’ll notice after a few minutes the lights are no longer changing color, I bring the app up on my phone and it’s just frozen, have to shut it down and bring it back up. It’s laughable to have a subscription to an app that works for 5 minutes. Uninstalled.
Update after dev response 3/9/23
I’m good, I uninstalled your app. I see now you’ve abandoned this project and only respond with “give me a detailed description” to make it seem like you care.
Update after dev response 3/9/23
I’m good, I uninstalled your app. I see now you’ve abandoned this project and only respond with “give me a detailed description” to make it seem like you care.
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Response from developer
I'm sorry about your experience. As for the battery drainage, it's optimize as it could so it drains the minimum amount of battery. Unfortunately, if it's supposed to run in the background, it does need energy to run. As for your issue with timing out, please send me a more detailed report to tomas [at) ambee dot app. Cheers, Tomas Baran Founder of Ambee
Has decent potential
Could be a good app, if the app itself didn’t timeout after a while and wasn’t a considerable battery drain.
I’ll notice after a few minutes the lights are no longer changing color, I bring the app up on my phone and it’s just frozen, have to shut it down and bring it back up.
It’s laughable to have a subscription to an app that works for 5 minutes.
Uninstalled.
I’ll notice after a few minutes the lights are no longer changing color, I bring the app up on my phone and it’s just frozen, have to shut it down and bring it back up.
It’s laughable to have a subscription to an app that works for 5 minutes.
Uninstalled.
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Neat but lacking
For the price of a $25 yearly subscription, I would expect to be able to customize the scenes to include more than just one room without having to apply it to all of the lights in the house. But from what I can see, that’s not an option.
The response time is laggy and the interface isn’t very intuitive.
Lots of potential here, but save your money for now.
The response time is laggy and the interface isn’t very intuitive.
Lots of potential here, but save your money for now.
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Response from developer
Hey there. You can customize brightness, speed, sound level to any room, light group or multiple if you create light group that includes various rooms at the same time. This app has been built as the most intuitive UI based on more than 9 years being the first app that invented dynamic light scenes for Hue. What exactly did you find unintuitive, please?
Still bad; battery killer!!
**12/20/22: Tomas, stop replying to EVERY 1-star review asking for a more ‘detailed’ response and fix your app. You’ve only received bad reviews this past year, isn’t that enough ~details~???
Not as good as it once was. Now it’s even depleting my battery, in under an hour, to zero! I wake up every morning to a dead phone now. 0/0
Not as good as it once was. Now it’s even depleting my battery, in under an hour, to zero! I wake up every morning to a dead phone now. 0/0
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No longer works
This used to be a great app, despite a clunky interface. After a long “overhaul” period when the developer continuously assured everyone big changes were coming, the big change finally dropped, and boy was it a bomb. Now the interface looks great but the functionality is shot. Animations frequently stop completely when other apps are subsequently opened. In particular, Spotify wreaks havoc on Ambee and vice versa: merely opening Spotify causes animations to stop, and merely opening Ambee causes Spotify to pause. I haven’t even been able to pinpoint which apps, or whether it’s just a timeout, causes Ambee to stop working. Not only will it stop, but the app itself freezes up. I spent over $60 on animations prior to the overhaul and now it’s dead. RIP tho 🥺
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Please read
When I tried the app I did not want to sign in and when I tried to use my regular light it didn’t work so I don’t want a accont I want it free
Issues since the 2.0 update
I use this app for long periods (a few hours at least). Before the update, I used to simply set the animation and it would work basically forever until I stop it.
Now, after the update, the animation stops after a certain time, I’m not sure how long, maybe 30 minutes or less. The app window is usually frozen, and then I have to reopen the app to set the animation again.
I’m often listening to music/ambient sounds when this happens, and now, scenes that don’t have a soundtrack cause the music from other apps to stop.
Now, after the update, the animation stops after a certain time, I’m not sure how long, maybe 30 minutes or less. The app window is usually frozen, and then I have to reopen the app to set the animation again.
I’m often listening to music/ambient sounds when this happens, and now, scenes that don’t have a soundtrack cause the music from other apps to stop.
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Amended review..
Love the app and the colour pallets, easy to use, plenty of variation, what’s not to like and enjoy.
Update…Yipee! The developer heard my concerns here in the UK. The cost of the app for a yearly subscription is now in my opinion in line with the US. Well worth the money an excellent app, beautiful colours, easy to use. A 5 Star winner, just try and buy.
Update…Yipee! The developer heard my concerns here in the UK. The cost of the app for a yearly subscription is now in my opinion in line with the US. Well worth the money an excellent app, beautiful colours, easy to use. A 5 Star winner, just try and buy.
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login
Thank you, I didn't know you had to be logged into getting your purchase it back. But I still like the old variation better
Used to be great
A formerly fun app with genuinely good light formulas, but a grab for subscriptions. A subscription to what? There have been no new light formulas for a very long time. I would know, I bought the in app credits for almost every design. That was over a year ago at least and there have been no new lighting designs. That was fine when you bought them a la carte. However since this redesign and move to subscription model, have not been able to restore my purchases. Buyer beware, you will subscribing to nothing new other than a fresh coat of paint in the UI. No thanks.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your honesty. The 2.0 version is a complete redesign and recode from the scratch. From now on, I am focused on adding new content. As for subscription, it may be changed in the future, so please keep your eyes open on any changes. In order to restore your in-app purchases, you have to be signed in your Ambee account. If you run into any issues, please send me a feedback directly from the app. Tomas Baran, founder of Ambee
Do not update
This company steals all your money! I tried to restore purchases and got nothing. I
InAppkäufe mangelhaft
Nach dem Update auf 2.0 sind viele meiner inAppkäufe wieder gesperrt, obwohl ich alle gekauft habe.
Die Lichtanimationen, die vorher kostenlos waren, sind gar nicht mehr vorhanden.
Sehr, sehr schade, da ich diese App täglich verwendet habe, aber seit dem Update nicht mehr.
Die Lichtanimationen, die vorher kostenlos waren, sind gar nicht mehr vorhanden.
Sehr, sehr schade, da ich diese App täglich verwendet habe, aber seit dem Update nicht mehr.
Doesn’t connect to bridge
Had to laugh at help section notifying you to uninstall and reinstall app several times to work. Don’t waste your time!
