No Issues
English user: I read through the other reviews and was concerned before downloading and using. I will say the best review of feature/function labeled this as utilitarian, cannot disagree. I received one of those tube clocks as a gift from the holidays. I read the pamphlet that it came with and followed those instructions. Only recommendation is to go through the process of creating an account first, helps later. First step is connect to the device via Bluetooth, easy. Second step setup for WiFi connection, also easy. App walked me through all of that. Adding a city for weather through me off a bit only cus the list stayed but if you pay attention to the top area you can see it sets the city. I would recommend this app and clock to anyone. Next I will work on customizing backgrounds, etc, will update IF I run into issues.
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IPS tube
Tried and tried and tried, but it will not connect to Bluetooth. Cannot switch times or anything. The app is useless also very disappointed.
Can't change colon sign
I want to change blinkng colon sign! This ugly black and white : sign breaks the immersion! Fix it!
English Version is Bad
It’s a cute piece of hardware and could be really fun, but the app is in broken English and really makes no sense. Guys, hire an English speaking UX person or open source the protocol so we can fix it. I cannot even figure out how to display time which was the whole reason I bought it.
User experience
The appearance is very beautiful, which can show the time, weather and temperature. Sometimes it is difficult to connect to WiFi and get close to the router, which can basically be solved, and the staff can solve the problem in time.
Awful app
Company needs to hire new app developers. It’s surprising this company is still operating with this app for their product-
A mess
I’ve been using this for years but it does not always want to log in with my credentials from my account. I just want it changed the time and can’t do it.
Stopped working
It won’t connect anymore
New problem
Mine was working great for almost a year up until the end of 2024 now it won’t take my login or password. Now it will only do Bluetooth but won’t operate the device.
No RGB Config?
My screens do not look like the screenshots posted. I managed to get it online and with the correct time, but I can’t change the annoying rainbow RGB lighting. I keep getting a Chinese pop-up that I cannot read. Meh.
Bad app
Next to nothing on clock options. Cant get cool clock effects. It requires a log in and weirdly asks for tracking info on a clock. Needs a massive overhaul.
Fun little device
Really like the IPSTube. Have uploaded my own images and it’s very cool. How though do I upload my designs to the website like others have, plus is there a way to allow animations (GIFs)? If anim I would give a 5
Very utilitarian app
This app is fairly utilitarian, and provides very few configuration settings - Light style & on/off toggle, weather, manual or network time sync, and Enabled and “UnEnabled” timing to schedule automated on & off times.
There are a whole 3 lighting styles for the LEDs underneath the case - Rainbow, Aurora, and Static. Rainbow is the typical moving array of gradient colors, and Aurora is essentially a version of that with the colors stretched out. Static is a single color.
Enabling weather turns the 3rd panel into a non-configurable blinking colon, and add the following in the last panel - time of day icon, temperature (Celsius & Fahrenheit configurable), humidity, wind direction, and precipitation.
The “DIALPLATES” screen provides a barely user-friendly way to take a picture or select an image for each clock digit 0-9. Enabling “Sticker” adds a number with 4 whole color selections, and non-functional move/stretch(maybe?) icon. There are only three sets of “DIALPLATES” included, only one of which is useful for telling time with - a faux nixie digits, which aren’t great quality. The other two sets consist of a cartoon puppy spelling out “LOVE”, and a cartoony couple in spacesuits, on a spaceship, and on a moon.
There’s no library of additional images to use, nor any way to download more within the app. Otherwise, you’ll need to either manually take a bunch of pictures, or find and download images from the internet. No details are provided on the LCD dimensions or resolution, so you’ll need to google that information as well.
All-in-all, the app is fairly useless for doing anything other than basic configuration. The device itself is also fairly basic. It features a single USB-C port, and a power button to turn it on, but not off, and switch between display modes. With the amount of space available, they could’ve added hub functionality to charge additional devices. Also, the power button would’ve been easier to use if it were near the end of the base, rather than near the middle of it. That makes it more difficult to reach without having to pick up the device and get fingerprints on the tubes. A cloth is included to wipe off fingerprints.
There are a whole 3 lighting styles for the LEDs underneath the case - Rainbow, Aurora, and Static. Rainbow is the typical moving array of gradient colors, and Aurora is essentially a version of that with the colors stretched out. Static is a single color.
Enabling weather turns the 3rd panel into a non-configurable blinking colon, and add the following in the last panel - time of day icon, temperature (Celsius & Fahrenheit configurable), humidity, wind direction, and precipitation.
The “DIALPLATES” screen provides a barely user-friendly way to take a picture or select an image for each clock digit 0-9. Enabling “Sticker” adds a number with 4 whole color selections, and non-functional move/stretch(maybe?) icon. There are only three sets of “DIALPLATES” included, only one of which is useful for telling time with - a faux nixie digits, which aren’t great quality. The other two sets consist of a cartoon puppy spelling out “LOVE”, and a cartoony couple in spacesuits, on a spaceship, and on a moon.
There’s no library of additional images to use, nor any way to download more within the app. Otherwise, you’ll need to either manually take a bunch of pictures, or find and download images from the internet. No details are provided on the LCD dimensions or resolution, so you’ll need to google that information as well.
All-in-all, the app is fairly useless for doing anything other than basic configuration. The device itself is also fairly basic. It features a single USB-C port, and a power button to turn it on, but not off, and switch between display modes. With the amount of space available, they could’ve added hub functionality to charge additional devices. Also, the power button would’ve been easier to use if it were near the end of the base, rather than near the middle of it. That makes it more difficult to reach without having to pick up the device and get fingerprints on the tubes. A cloth is included to wipe off fingerprints.
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Hard to connect. Weather works ONLY in China. App is F*ING Chinese.
I’ve tried two of these, had to try about a dozen times to get then to connect. And yes, I disabled my 5G segment first.
The app is EXTREMELY hard to use, although it has some pretty pictures.
The weather settings are ONLY in Chinese. And can NOT be used in the U.S.
12/24 hour mode is wrong. In the 12 hour mode, at “1:23:45” it shows “01:23:45” so it is indicating 1AM not 1PM. The NO-service department REFUSES too correct it.
Nice hardware but the software is absolute carp, so totally unusable.
The app is EXTREMELY hard to use, although it has some pretty pictures.
The weather settings are ONLY in Chinese. And can NOT be used in the U.S.
12/24 hour mode is wrong. In the 12 hour mode, at “1:23:45” it shows “01:23:45” so it is indicating 1AM not 1PM. The NO-service department REFUSES too correct it.
Nice hardware but the software is absolute carp, so totally unusable.
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Just fair
You must have a 2.4 ghz WiFi segment and your phone must be connected to the 2.4 ghz segment too. The segment cannot have the same name as your 5 ghz segment.
At that point you should be able to connect the device to WiFi.
The UI and UX are confusing but mostly work. I suggest looking for the makers YouTube channel to pick up some clues as to how to use this device.
Not terribly happy about needing to create an account for full app functionality but it is what it is. For the most part it all mostly works.
At that point you should be able to connect the device to WiFi.
The UI and UX are confusing but mostly work. I suggest looking for the makers YouTube channel to pick up some clues as to how to use this device.
Not terribly happy about needing to create an account for full app functionality but it is what it is. For the most part it all mostly works.
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Will not connect to WiFi
Looks cool and all, but the set up is very frustrating. It will not connect to wifi it keeps saying “Connection timed out. Please reconnect.” The Bluetooth is working, but not the wifi so I cannot put my photos in. Additionally the weather will not show my location or any location for that matter. I’m giving it a day to hear back from someone to fix this otherwise I am returning it. If the problem is fixed I will update to 5 stars.
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