# LIFX Ambience > Control LIFX bulbs with music, camera, YouTube, motion, photos, and more. (iPhone/iPad app by Farqed Al Nuaimy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifx-ambience/id1012474625 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Farqed Al Nuaimy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1012474204) - Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment - Price: Free - Rating: 2.80/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 8.1 · 28 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2015-07-16 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifx-ambience/id1012474625/reviews.md ## What is LIFX Ambience? Control your LIFX bulbs using either: -Music from your own iTunes library. Better volume tracking. Does not rely on the less accurate microphone input.Music must downloaded to your device for this to work. Streamed music won't work. or -The built-in camera. Just point it at your TV while watching a movie for instant colour matching on your LIFX bulbs. or - YouTube. Your lights will change colour in sync with whatever video you are watching on YouTube. or - Motion. Move the phone along its 3 axes (Yaw, Pitch and Roll) and watch your lights change Hue, Saturation and Brightness respectively. Flip phone to turn lights on or off. Spin it to see it go through the colour wheel! or - Photos Album. Browse your phone's photo album library and match your lights to each picture. or -Shake to Toggle lights on of off. -Siren Alarm. Flash all lights and play an audible alarm. Useful for drawing attention across an entire site. This is my first app. If you like it or find it at all useful, please consider making a small donation to keep this app free, ad-free and to support maintenance. If you have any constructive feedback or feature requests, feel free to email me at frakman@hotmail.com as I will be delighted to hear from you. Please share your usage stories and ideas as I would love to hear them. Enjoy! ## Key features - Music synchronization from iTunes - Camera-based color matching - YouTube video color sync - Motion-based light control - Photo album color matching - Shake to toggle lights - Siren alarm with audible alert ## Recent user reviews (10 of 37) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifx-ambience/id1012474625/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Unfinished *2021-01-22, version 1.58* This app is not even in an alpha state, nothing is really working, design is awful and the person behind this really didn't put any effort into usability or feature completeness ### 1/5 — Horrible *2021-01-22* App doesn’t work horrible ### 1/5 — So bad... *2020-12-22, version 1.58* Did the guy who made this pay people to leave good reviews? Absolute garbage app, wouldn’t even play any songs. ### 4/5 — YouTube visualizer *2020-03-29, version 1.58* Really cool app! However the YouTube visualiser doesn’t work?? Have any tips? ### 1/5 — DOES NOT WORK *2019-12-28* Will not play music from your playlist, only the demo. Judging from other reviews it’s been like this for months if not longer. ### 2/5 — Overall functionality *2019-12-08* Light selections doesn’t work at all as well as using the camera feature colors are not accurate mostly show up blue even though the scene is red/orange. Cool concept but a long way to go before this is a market ready application. ### 5/5 — App works great *2019-07-27* I love the youtube feature really changes all your lights depending on what your viewing ### 1/5 — Does not work *2019-07-18* It would be cool if it worked ### 4/5 — Fun app *2019-05-05, version 1.58* Quirky app that’s fun to experiment with. It’s not perfect but could be great, worth the down load for sure. Potential + ### 3/5 — Email Sent *2019-04-01* I can’t get the app to work with my LIFX light at all. None of the features are working. I really want to use this app because I love the concept and it seems like no one else has this issue so I’m not sure what more to do. I’ve done as much troubleshooting as I can think to do and am at a loss. Please help!! Thanks! ## Frequently asked questions about LIFX Ambience ### What can this app do? This app allows you to control your LIFX smart bulbs in various dynamic ways. You can sync your lights with music from your iTunes library, match colors to movies using your phone's camera, synchronize with YouTube videos, control hue, saturation, and brightness via phone motion, match lights to photos in your album, shake your phone to toggle lights, and use a siren alarm feature. ### How does the music synchronization work? The app syncs your LIFX lights with music from your own iTunes library. It offers better volume tracking and does not rely on microphone input. Importantly, the music must be downloaded to your device; streamed music will not work for this feature. ### Is this app free to use? Yes, the app is currently free and ad-free. The developer mentions that donations are welcome to help keep the app free, ad-free, and support maintenance. ### What devices is this app compatible with? The description does not explicitly state compatibility requirements beyond needing LIFX bulbs. However, it is designed for mobile devices that can run the app and interact with LIFX bulbs, implying compatibility with iOS or Android smartphones and tablets. ### What are some common use cases for this app? Common use cases include creating immersive movie nights by matching lights to on-screen colors, enhancing music listening sessions with synchronized lighting, setting ambient moods with photo-matched colors, and using the siren alarm for attention-grabbing alerts. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.58 — 2019-01-30 Update YouTube player to version 2.7.3 Add Music Demo: https://youtu.be/YmPsUBMn778 ### 1.57 — 2019-01-15 - YouTube Player: Upgraded to the latest version 2.7.1 ### 1.56 — 2018-10-27 - YouTube Player: Upgraded to the latest version 2.6 ### 1.55 — 2018-02-13 - Album Browser: Fixed bug whereby no LIFX colour matching was taking place. - Album Browser: Fixed bug whereby the lower tab bar was not populated with with buttons to return to album grid view. ### 1.53 — 2018-02-12 - Fixed bug where song playlist was not getting saved - Removed Donate Button ## Apps similar to LIFX Ambience | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [LensPick](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lenspick/id558586602) | 4.5 (13) | $1.99 | Photo & Video | | [Photo Color Splash Editor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-color-splash-editor/id1547971015) | 1.0 (2) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Sentrylink](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sentrylink/id1459488074) | — | Free | Photo & Video | | [GearEye](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geareye/id1602019443) | — | Free | Photo & Video | | [Matter - 3D Effects](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/matter-3d-effects/id897754160) | 4.5 (303) | $4.99 | Photo & Video | | [Waller 4K](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waller-4k/id6503128976) | — | Free | Photo & Video | ## More apps by Farqed Al Nuaimy - [OTA Uploader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ota-uploader/id6749564880) All apps by Farqed Al Nuaimy: https://appshunter.io/developer/1012474204 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*