# Calex Smart — Creators of Ambiance

> Smart home control for lights and appliances via WiFi, no hub required. (iPhone/iPad app by Electro Cirkel Retail B.V.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calex-smart/id1471978691 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Electro Cirkel Retail B.V](https://appshunter.io/developer/1461044589)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 112 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 253 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Latin American Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2019-07-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calex-smart/id1471978691/reviews.md

## What is Calex Smart?

1. Easily control your smart lights and appliances via the Calex Smart app
2. Use smart routines to switch lights and appliances on and off
3. Plug and Play installation based on WiFi
4. You do not need an additional gateway/Hub

## Key features

- Control smart lights and appliances
- Create smart routines
- Plug and Play WiFi installation
- No additional gateway needed

## What do users think of Calex Smart?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 💡 Good value for money
- 👍 Intuitive and flexible app
- 💡 Lights work well
- 💡 Easy to use app
- 💡 Good control over brightness and hue
- 💡 Superb app and devices
- 💡 Robust and reliable
- 💡 First class equipment
- 💡 Does what it says on the box

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Difficult device pairing
- 🐛 Poor integration with Apple Home
- 🐛 Devices go offline randomly
- 🐛 App is clunky and rubbish
- 🐛 Requires frequent re-setup
- 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Frustrating user experience
- 🐛 Advertisements in the app
- 🐛 Poor Apple Watch integration
- 🐛 Data privacy concerns
- 🐛 Overcomplicated setup
- 🐛 Basic functionality missing
- 🐛 App updates cause issues
- 🐛 Lights flashing unexpectedly
- 🐛 Poor remote access
- 🐛 Unskippable ads
- 🐛 Bluetooth control issues
- 🐛 Misleading packaging

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when changing color
- App crashes on iPhone
- App keeps crashing or losing connection
- App loses connection for no reason
- Devices go offline and won't reconnect
- App duplicates automation routines on edit
- Light stops responding, app stops responding
- Smart plug flashing blue and won't reset
- Bulb in disco mode, app refuses to pair
- Lights start flashing sometimes
- App can't find devices
- Scheduled automations don't happen
- Verification code not sent
- Popup about bad signal obstructs settings
- Timer function randomly closes app
- App no longer allows music sync for lights
- App gives non-stop reviews
- Bluetooth connection issues, app hardly recognizes bulbs
- App forgets bulbs after going to home page
- Cannot change warmth of light, stuck on cool white
- Bulb appears offline when away from home
- App refuses to pair
- Unskippable ad to turn off light
- Advertisements every time app is opened
- Device doesn't connect sometimes
- Randomly loses connection and lamp flashes
- App crashes
- Account cannot be verified or network error
- Cannot reset password, account doesn't exist
- Devices keep dropping out and need re-adding
- Bulb goes offline and needs resetting
- Siri integration doesn't work, custom keyword reverts
- Annoying dialog after executing a task
- Bulb keeps going offline and flashing
- Getting alerts outside of scheduled times
- Pairing process is terrible for multiple devices
- Cannot pair all bulbs on a single switch
- App keeps losing connection with the watch
- Apple Watch integration is poor
- Randomly woken up by light turning on/flickering
- App doesn't realize bulb isn't responding
- Bulb doesn't respond to commands
- Update made lights unusable, cannot connect
- Disconnects randomly
- LEDs started flashing and couldn't be turned off
- Have to sign back into room every time
- Half of LED strip fell off
- Doesn't change colors, only dims
- Cannot link lamp
- No option to use as Bluetooth bulb
- App requests location services to add devices
- Old version of Apple widgets used

**Most requested features**

- Widget support for Home Screen
- Dark mode
- Better Apple HomeKit integration
- Create widgets for iPhone Home Screen
- Integrate with Apple Shortcuts for custom automation
- Add colour changing cycle to a scene
- Link items together to sync
- Proper control of colour cycling timings
- Sync multiple lights
- Add colour cycle to a scene
- Camera mode to sync lights with TV colors
- Dusk-dawn switching that follows sunset/sunrise
- Lock Screen widget for quick control
- Ability to turn all devices in a room on/off with one touch
- Scenes for entire rooms or home
- Fade up and fade down options
- Chain tasks together (e.g., 'turn off all lights')
- Define sets of colors for tasks
- Preview of color when setting up a task
- Use alternating color for configuration instead of strobing flash
- Add multiple devices at once connecting to the same WLAN
- Fade up and fade down instead of just on and off

## Recent user reviews (10 of 112)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calex-smart/id1471978691/reviews.md

### 1/5 — awful

*2026-06-28, version 6.0.9*

the app is awful. when i try to connect it either says cannot find wifi or failed to connect, whenever i try go to the help centre its useless, this app is so bad and the lights are expensive and dont work

### 3/5 — Latest Update

*2026-06-16, version 6.0.8*

What have you done to the iPad landscape camera view?! You can no longer get a full screen view, just some narrow black box in the middle of the iPad screen with a small camera view. Why have you done that?

### 1/5 — Blinkt nur

*2026-06-15*

Die Lampe kann sich nicht mit dem Handy verbinden und blinkt nur. Muss sie zurückschicken…

### 1/5 — Very poor

*2026-04-03, version 6.0.5*

Tried to adjust light after changing phone, impossible to reconnect

### 2/5 — Frustrating as hell

*2026-01-10, version 6.0.4*

This would be so much better if it wasn’t so slow at adding devices! You wait ages the app says it failed to add the device and you have to start all over again! Multiple attempts to add multiple bulbs, really really poor!

### 1/5 — Wtf

*2026-01-03, version 6.0.4*

WiFi to use little mood light ? Brilliant cause I wanted surf the internet with it

### 2/5 — App needs work

*2025-12-14, version 6.0.4*

Light is good and works well, and the app is designed visually well. My issue is that it continually crashes my iPhone, anytime I change the colour on the app after a few seconds my phone will crash. It only happens on this app when I change the colour which makes the point of buying this light worthless.

### 1/5 — keine Verbindung

*2025-12-11*

Leute das ist echt traurig- weder funktioniert die Kopplung auf dem IPad noch IPhone und ja habe sogar das 5 gHZ wlan ausgeschalten - für mich somit unbrauchbar

### 1/5 — No integration with apple home

*2025-12-07, version 6.0.4*

Absolutely garbage i will be returning all bulbs. It’s 2026 get your integrations working!!!

### 1/5 — Shocking bad

*2025-12-06, version 6.0.4*

It took three different email addresses to register the app. Once the app was working it kept crashing or loosing connection to the light. It’s going back to the shop and if they don’t give me my money back it’s going in the bin.

## Frequently asked questions about Calex Smart

### What does the Calex Smart app do?

The Calex Smart app allows you to easily control your smart lights and appliances. You can use smart routines to automate when these devices turn on and off, simplifying your home management.

### How do I install the smart devices with this app?

Installation is designed to be plug-and-play, utilizing your existing WiFi network. This means you do not need to purchase or set up an additional gateway or hub to connect your devices.

### Is the Calex Smart app free to use?

Yes, the Calex Smart app is free to download and use. There are no additional costs associated with controlling your smart devices through the app.

### What devices can I control with Calex Smart?

You can control your smart lights and appliances using the Calex Smart app. The app is designed to integrate with compatible smart devices that work over WiFi.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.1.0 — 2026-08-20

Enhanced user experience for smoother interactions
Resolved various bugs for improved stability

### 6.0.9 — 2026-06-23

The issue with the full-screen camera view has been resolved.

### 6.0.8 — 2026-06-15

- Miscellaneous iOS Optimizations
- Optimized user experience
- Improved Matter functionality

### 6.0.5 — 2026-01-22

Enhanced user experience for smoother interactions
Resolved various bugs for improved stability

### 6.0.4 — 2025-09-08

Enhanced user experience for smoother interactions
Resolved various bugs for improved stability

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All apps by Electro Cirkel Retail B.V: https://appshunter.io/developer/1461044589

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