Elgato Avea Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience43.9% of reviews
Neutral24.4% of reviews
Negative experience31.7% of reviews

~ Based on 82 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Elgato Avea Safe?

Elgato Avea has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Elgato Avea is 60/100.

This assessment is based on 32 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.7/5.

Safety Analysis

28.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
28.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
43.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 32 App Store ratings for Elgato Avea.

Is Elgato Avea Legit?

Elgato Avea appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Elgato Avea is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Great but wouldn’t let me pick an alarm

I used this app lots until I lots the lamp, found it again and discovering all of the things. I look at the alarm and it says you can pick a song! I was very happy but every time I would click it, it would just freeze and not do anything, in summery the pick a song for the alarm was not working other than that I great app would recommed
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Stabil, in Details verbesserungsfähig

Die App läuft auch unter iOS 17 stabil - auf iPhone und Watch - und macht was sie soll. Vorteil: Avea kommt ohne die Spyware-Funktionen der Hue aus, braucht keine Internetverbindung (läuft per Bluetooth) und ist deutlich preiswerter. Somit für mich letztlich die bessere Wahl, daher habe ich nach wie vor mehrere Leuchten im Einsatz, auch wenn es sie leider nicht mehr neu gibt.
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☹️

Hatte lange Zeit immer nur eine Birne im Schlafzimmer - funktionierte eigentlich sehr gut und ich konnte sie problemlos über die App steuern! Habe mir jetzt zwei Birnen dazu gekauft für zwei weitere Zimmer! Leider kommt die App jetzt überhaupt nicht mehr klar und wenn ich in einem Zimmer die Lampe anschalte, geht das Licht, manchmal in allen, manchmal nur in einem weiteren Raum, an! Selbst wenn ich den Haken nur an einem Zimmer setzte, bringt das teilweise gar nich und die Birnen sind somit leider nicht wirklich brauchbar für mich - sehr schade wenn man den doch ziemlich hohen Preis beachtet! Es wäre schön wenn die App mal optimiert wird… das letzte Update ist ja dann doch ein Weilchen her…!
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No Iwatch support?

the box says that the Bluetooth light support Apple Watch, but I cannot find any Iwatch app that I can use to shut the light with my watch… any suggestions?
Btw, I have this light on my nightstand since 3 years and still work like a charm.
Very good product!!

Good bulb

This is a good bulb compared to others , bit more expensive than them BUT the app needs a serious update. Bluetooth functionality seems to loose connection regularly and switch on and off, this I find strange when all my other Bluetooth devices work fine barr this one. Really don’t think the bulb is at fault as this connection loss is happening randomly and not constantly. Lost a star for this issue.
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Seit 4 Jahren kein Tag ohne Avea ❤️✌🏼🙂

Wenn überhaupt, fehlt mir ein Timer zum Einschlafen; alle anderen Features sind einfach und genial zugleich! Mit freundlichen Grüßen eure Kathrin

Works with iOS 13 now

I have 3 Avea bulbs that no longer worked after updating to iOS 13. I can control them again, after recent update to Avea app. I had not tried for a while and just now noticed Avea app got an update, and things seem to work again. Thanks for giving a little more life to a discontinued product. I like the simplicity of the Bluetooth-controlled Avea bulbs, happy to use for a while longer after being unhappy thinking they’ll no longer work (except with my old iPod touch that runs older iOS version). Thanks. (Too bad Apple Watch support has been removed.)
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Stürzt seit dem letzten Apple-Update ständig ab

bzw hängt sich auf. Einige Modi sind noch nutzbar, andere leider gar nicht mehr. Deinstallation und Neuinstallation haben nicht geholfen. Update der App zwingend erwünscht, denn für die eingeschränkte Nutzung sind die Leuchtmittel entschieden zu teuer.

Dank Update endlich wieder voll funktionstüchtig. Schön wäre es, wenn verschiedene Lampen zu Räumen zusammenfassbar wären. So könnte man dann ganz einfach in bestimmen Räumen einschalten, in anderen auslassen oder ein anderes Szenario wählen. Trotzdem nun wieder 5 Sterne statt 2.
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App crashes

App appears to no longer work and crashes frequently. Have tried on both iPhone X and iPad Pro.

Update: app is now working very well! Thanks for the iOS 13 update!

Update für iOs 13

Danke, Update behebt Probleme, endlich sind meine Lampen wieder nutzbar 😍

Verbesserungsbedürftig.

Fehler wurden behoben 👍.
Was ich leider immer noch vermisse ist ein Timer damit das Licht von alleine aus geht.
Wäre schön wenn man auch dies einstellen könnte. Es ist doof, wenn man in der Nacht aufstehen muss zum abschalten der Lampen. Ansonsten machen sich jetzt drei Lampen ganz gut. Die Verbindung will zwar nicht immer, aber es geht wenn man in der direkten Nähe steht. (Ein Zimmer dazwischen und es geht nicht mehr).
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Endlich iOS 13 kompatibel

Wurde endlich mal geupdated
Jetzt läuft alles wieder wie es soll

No more support is provided even though product is still sold

The Avea Flare is still on the markets even if not produced anymore by the company but the company has decided to stop all app support. The first signs came with WatchOS 5 when the app disappeared from the Apple Watch. Now the app is not working properly on iOS 13.1 with the function to change the wake up time causing the app to crash. I believe this is not the way to treat customers who purchased this expensive item especially when it is still available on the market. My negative reviews won’t stop here if there is no change in the way this app is supported. I’m not upset at the company, I’m just sorry for the customers who may be lured to purchase something expensive which no longer works as intended. The same kind of lamp can be purchased from Philips and the support is a lot better.
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Return your lights!

Useless in iOS 13. No support. Product has been abandoned. I can’t use my lights anymore as with iOS 13 the app just crashes making $150 worth of lights completely useless.

iOS13 Support?

Elgato/Eve please update your app to work with iOS13, loved your Avea Smart Bulb but it’s useless now as the app keeps crashing. Please issue a fix.

Useless without update

This app (and therefore the device) is unusable now after upgrading to the newest iOS. Please update the app.

No longer supported

Had this product for over 3 years, they’ve not decided to stop supporting it and as such, these bulbs are all but useless. Rip

App No longer supported

App not been updated for over a year. iOS 13 is just too much for it and it no longer works. But pi’’ed off to be honest

Absolutely useless since upgrade!

Absolutely useless since upgrade. I’ve even tried deleting it and reinstalling it and now it’s terrible. The app freezes constantly every time without fail and has zero functionality. I can’t set a theme or my wake up light alarm.

The bulbs have zero function now other than switching them on and off at wall light switch.

Tried to delete and add the bulbs which allows but nothing I can do with them since the app freezes every time.

If you have these and they currently work, DONT upgrade!

Going to have to invest in a different brand since these 4 bulbs are now USELESS since the upgrade!

Very unhappy!
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Lichtwecker?

Leider kann ich die Lichtweckerfunktion in der aktuellen Version nicht konfigurieren.