# hueDynamic for Philips Hue — Literally everything for Hue!

> Advanced control and dynamic experiences for Philips Hue smart lighting systems. (iPhone/iPad app by Darrell Rose.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/huedynamic-for-philips-hue/id1405195207 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Darrell Rose](https://appshunter.io/developer/1372594514)
- Category: Lifestyle, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 847 App Store ratings · 62 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 331 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, European Spanish, Swedish
- Released: 2018-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/huedynamic-for-philips-hue/id1405195207/reviews.md

## What is hueDynamic for Philips Hue?

hueDynamic brings your Philips Hue system to life. NEW scenes regularly!

Feel energized or relaxed with professionally designed experiences combining light and sound. Over 50 mixable and dynamic scenes with simple room and lighting group control, such as mountain chill, fireplace, jungle night, fire and ice, rainforest, fireworks and many more!

Have the ultimate party with multiple advanced sound to light disco modes. Adjust strobe, intensity, hue and more! 

Camera support means you can point your device at your TV and sync your lights to your viewing for a truly immersive experience! Movie night has never been so good. Enjoy an advanced sampling mode - predominant multicolored with adjustable smoothing. Speed and brightness control is also supported.

Transparent multiple bridge support (included) allows you to control all your lights across multiple bridges without having to switch between them.

Child lock allows restricted access to your Hue system for kids.

Create your own custom photo ambiences and enhance the colors with our "Tweaks!". Photo ambiences are stored on the Hue bridge with our OmniScene technology, meaning you don't have to recreate the ambience for different rooms. Not only that, they are accessible from all your devices running hueDynamic.

Make your Hue Dimmer, Tap, Lutron, RunLessWire and Niko devices more useful with our advanced programming interface, with more functionality that the official Philips Hue app. Unlock features such as multiple actions per button, toggle power with one button, cycle through ambiences, enable & disable color loop, cycle through brightness levels and much more!

We also love different types of hue lights, such as White Ambience and Tint, Osram and Dresden. We convert colors to appropriate color temperatures for lights that don't support color.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

- Professional dynamic lighting scenes for your Philips Hue system, with stereo sound effects and music!

- Advanced Device programming for Hue Tap, Hue Tap Dial, Lutron Aurora, Smart Button, Hue Dimmer, RunLessWire Click & Niko Friends of Hue switches

- Natural sunrise & sleep routines

- Camera support - Have your lights match your TV in real-time! Multiple color modes are supported

- Photo Ambience - Create awesome custom ambiences from your favourite photos with "Tweaks!" and apply them to any room!

- Advanced sound to light DISCO modes (peak & spectrum) - Adjust response hue, strobe and much more!

- Temperature dashboard. View the room temperature for anywhere that you have a Hue Motion Sensor

- Siri shortcuts support

- Run effects on a timer - perfect reminder for those long showers!

- Real transparent multiple-bridge support. Add all your bridges and don't switch!

- OmniScene technology - Create ambiences and mix and use them on any lights without having to recreate them!

- The app runs in the background to provide you with light and sound experiences on your Philips Hue lights and speakers, while allowing you the freedom of using your device for other tasks at the same time

- When you activate the disco mode, the app listens to your music using your iPhone or iPad microphone

- Full compatibility with our desktop app

Effects limited to 2 minutes in lite version.

Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Dynamic lighting scenes with sound
- Advanced smart button programming
- Real-time camera-to-light synchronization
- Custom photo ambiences
- Multiple bridge support
- Power outage detection and recovery
- Sound-to-light disco modes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Pro Annually | $7.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| hueDynamic Pro Upgrade | $19.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of hueDynamic for Philips Hue?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app for Hue lights
- 👍 Lots of free ambiences
- 💡 One-time purchase model
- 👍 Covers wide range of features
- 👍 Good interface and user experience
- 👍 Helpful developer support

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and disconnections
- 🔒 Unclear free vs. paid features
- 👎 Unintuitive user interface
- 👎 Doesn't work well outside UK
- 👎 Slow and unresponsive at times
- 👎 Annoying ambient sounds

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Lights remain unresponsive after using app
- Disco mode stops working during use
- Unable to find or connect to Hue bridge
- Continued charging despite cancellation

**Most requested features**

- Ability to control ambient sounds
- Integration with Siri Shortcuts
- Sync lighting with music from other apps
- More sleep/relaxation lighting options
- Landscape mode for camera feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 62)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/huedynamic-for-philips-hue/id1405195207/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Please don’t buy

*2026-08-02, version 2.0.6*

You can’t even create your own scenes or set up a room or do anything that’s important that you wanna do. It feels like it stays in demo mode, but you pay for the fool version do not recommend

### 3/5 — Good, but…

*2025-09-03*

Probably the best app for Hue light systems, but I positively despise the touch implementation on the Light Control screen. The slightest missed tap on any given lighting group activates the slider that takes you to the detail screen for the light group. 

This makes simple taps on any given icon very frustrating. 

The correct implementation would be for only a tap on the > icon to activate the slider. 

Please fix.

**Developer response:** Have you tried V2? There is large and small tiles now!

### 1/5 — Continually being charged

*2025-04-25, version 1.7.31*

This is not coming up in my subscriptions. I can’t cancel it. I didn’t realise I’d be charged again and again for this! STOP charging me!  Not worth it. How dare you keep charging.

### 4/5 — Good app

*2025-01-31, version 1.7.31*

Tokyo & Wonderland are faves

### 2/5 — Slow app fix it!

*2024-11-29, version 1.7.31*

The app is slow you can fix it!

### 3/5 — Ambient sound

*2024-11-11*

Looked everywhere. Can’t control (turn off) what is sometime the VERY annoying ambient sound.

**Developer response:** New button added on the experience bottom sheet to mute the sounds and this is saved as well.

### 4/5 — No use outside UK

*2024-10-16, version 1.7.31*

When I am outside of the UK I can’t connect to this. You have no motion sensors connected to your bridge is the error message. Hue has no problem connecting.

### 1/5 — Power cut option should be free

*2024-09-16, version 1.7.31*

The fact you have this option behind a paywall is crazy! It should be a primary, standard FREE feature in the original Philips hue app.

### 1/5 — App does not connect to Bridge

*2024-08-28, version 1.7.31*

Running iPad Pro or iPhone, can’t connect to bridge, making it uselesss.

### 1/5 — Garbage

*2024-05-12, version 1.7.31*

Unresponsive, slow, no updates, no response from the developer. Please avoide this app

## Frequently asked questions about hueDynamic for Philips Hue

### What does hueDynamic do?

hueDynamic enhances your Philips Hue system by bringing it to life with professionally designed dynamic lighting scenes, often combined with sound effects. It offers advanced control over your lights, including custom ambience creation from photos, real-time synchronization with your TV via camera, and sophisticated programming for smart buttons.

### What are the key features of hueDynamic?

Key features include a vast library of dynamic lighting scenes with optional sound, advanced programming for various smart buttons (like Hue Tap and Lutron Aurora), real-time camera support for syncing lights with your TV, custom photo ambiences using OmniScene technology, and power outage detection to manage light states after power restoration.

### Is hueDynamic free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use, offering a wide range of features without in-app purchases for extra experiences or advanced functionalities. This means you get access to all the core capabilities and content included with the application.

### What devices is hueDynamic compatible with?

The app is designed for Philips Hue smart lighting systems and is compatible with multiple Hue bridges. It also offers advanced programming for various smart buttons, including Hue Dimmer, Hue Tap, Lutron Aurora, Smart Button, RunLessWire Click, and Niko Friends of Hue switches.

### How can I use hueDynamic for parties or movie nights?

For parties, hueDynamic offers advanced sound-to-light disco modes that react to music with adjustable strobe and hue. For movie nights, the camera support feature allows your lights to sync in real-time with what's on your TV, creating a truly immersive viewing experience with adjustable color modes and smoothing.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.17 — 2026-08-20

Complete Rewrite for iOS 26+ and Hue Bridge Pro. Siri shortcuts support. Enjoy hueDynamic!

### 2.0.14 — 2026-08-09

Complete Rewrite for iOS 26+ and Hue Bridge Pro. Siri shortcuts support. Enjoy hueDynamic!

### 2.0.6 — 2026-07-06

Complete Rewrite for iOS 26+ and Hue Bridge Pro. Siri shortcuts support. Enjoy hueDynamic!

### 2.0.4 — 2026-07-02

Complete rewrite for iOS 26+ and Hue Bridge Pro. Siri shortcuts support. Enjoy hueDynamic!

### 2.0.1 — 2026-06-22

Complete Rewrite for iOS 26+ and Hue Bridge Pro. Enjoy hueDynamic!

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## More apps by Darrell Rose

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All apps by Darrell Rose: https://appshunter.io/developer/1372594514

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