# LIFX — user reviews > 698 indexed App Store user reviews of LIFX by LIFX, rated 3.70/5 from 7,086 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifx/id657758311/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifx/id657758311.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,156 · 4★ 511 · 3★ 337 · 2★ 419 · 1★ 1,663 ## What do users think of LIFX? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌟 Excellent color quality and brightness - 🔍 Customizable lighting effects and scenes - 🔌 Easy setup and connectivity - 📱 Responsive and intuitive app - 🤖 Good integration with smart home platforms **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues and unreliable performance - 🤯 Confusing and cluttered app UI - 🔄 Frequent app and firmware updates breaking functionality - 🤖 Poor integration with smart home platforms - 🕰️ Scheduling and automation issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Lights randomly disconnecting from app - Scenes and effects not working as expected - Scheduling issues and lights not responding to timers - Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions - Frequent app crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - More granular control over individual lights - Improved scene and effect customization - Better scheduling and automation options - Seamless integration with smart home platforms - Simplified onboarding and setup process ## Newest reviews (20 of 698) ### 2/5 — Heats up phone and drains battery like crazy *2026-08-13, version 4.96.0* Heats up phone and drains battery like crazy if left open. ### 2/5 — Almost *2026-08-03, version 4.94.0* One of the worst apps for getting lights to work in conjunction with one another when inline. 1. App has a MANAGE button but all you can do is rename something you’ve added. You can’t delete a string and just begin again. This is basic and should be much simpler. It’s not. Also, there’s no “SAVE” button on settings. Making the app more useless. I have two 12 light strings and they completely reset to different colors and effects, no matter what I do. I’ve had these a month and the app is 0 outta 10 for intuitiveness. 0 out of 10 for support. Like the product. But I can tell why these aren’t flying off the shelf. Fix it. Stop thinking everyone is an engineer. ### 2/5 — LIFX Switch is the LIFXApp *2026-07-22, version 4.94.0* This is not a smart switch. It’s a scam designed to lock you into the app. The HomeKit setup process works just far. You get through the pairing, it shows up, and the basic setup features appear to complete. Then it completely fails to work properly with Any smart home ecosystem. You can’t even program the buttons or create scenes in Apple HomeKit, SmartThings, or Amazon Alexa…Controls don’t respond reliably, and you’re left with a switch that only functions the way LIFX wants it to — inside their own app. If you want a smart wall switch that is only meant to look good, that’s about all this is good for. If you’re happy living entirely inside the LIFX app and don’t care about native HomeKit, Siri, or smart Home integration, then this might be fine for you. For everyone else, it’s a deliberate bait-and-switch. They advertise smart-home compatibility, give you just enough of the setup flow to feel official, then force you onto their proprietary app to actually use the product. Save your money. ### 2/5 — heats up phone *2026-07-14, version 4.93.0* When open or left open, app will often increase temperature of phone. as soon as it's closed, temperatures return to normal. needs to highlight the active saved scene also. ### 4/5 — Still need Routines for Switch Backlights and matter upgrade function no longer working *2026-07-08, version 4.93.0* We need to be able to schedule the brightness and color of switches I don’t need bright blue at night. After the latest update I am no longer able to load my list of matter devices in the app it gives the “unable to fetch” error ### 4/5 — Mixed feelings *2026-07-06, version 4.93.0* This app is great and it’s also not so great bad. It’s not just the app’s fault It’s connection issues, router issues. It forces me to problem solve. ### 2/5 — Laggy *2026-07-04, version 4.93.0* IT NEVER CONNECTS ### 3/5 — LIFX app *2026-07-02, version 4.93.0* It’s complicated ### 3/5 — Can be a bit confusing at times. *2026-06-27* I like the app. I love the features and effects and the colour themes I can choose from. I have two lamps in my room and my favourite effect is that I can choose two different colour themes and I can sync both of the lamps to the music but they respond to the opposite beats. What I found challenging is that the settings I put them on won't stay locked in. I have to fiddle with the settingss too often. Which is frustrating because I enjoy thisnlarticular setting when I'm relaxing after a rough day or studying (I found it helps me concentrate). My focus is broken because the settings all of a sudden stop working. I would also like it if the colours were brighter as in the hue not the light brightness. I guess the word would be vivid. Also. The themes could be updates more often and not just because of a sporting event. **Developer response:** Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. We’re glad you’re enjoying the effects, themes, and music sync features. We understand how frustrating it is when a favorite setup doesn’t stay the way you expect. We’ll share your feedback re saved settings, brighter color options, and more varied theme updates with the team. ### 2/5 — Every Single Time. *2026-06-26, version 4.92.1* I don't understand how hard it is to create a damn light to stay connected to the wifi? Is this something that is just too hard to achieve? Can you hire anyone with any ounce of clue how to keep the damn thing connected? Her derrr! Can never turn my damn lights off because it decides one light isn't connected and won't connect, just loads until it randomly turns on. ### 2/5 — highlight the active saved scene *2026-06-26, version 4.92.1* I'll raise my review if you just highlight the saved scene that is currently active in the app. PLEASE. ### 2/5 — Buggy *2026-06-19, version 4.92.0* The most basic functionally is buggy. Please make on/off switch work reliably before you invest effort into gimmicks like candle flickering ### 2/5 — An absolute nightmare to keep connected *2026-06-08, version 4.91.0* Support for this device and app are not great. Customer support contacts just go in circles. I’ve had the misfortune of buying two of these, so we’re now “shame on me”. There won’t be a third. The light disconnects from the app several times a year. It used to be somewhat of a pain to reconnect. But LiFX upped their game and now it’s an absolute nightmare. It always has to be manually configured, which also means HomeKit won’t be supported. And any light schedules will have to be deleted and readded because once the pairing fails, the associated schedule loses the ability to be edited. Wonderful product. It’s not really a smart light. It’s just a light. ### 3/5 — Constant UI Changes *2026-06-02, version 4.91.0* Been using this app for years and they STILL have not settled on how they want to display the settings. Feels like every update they completely revamp it. I'm sick of it, and I especially hate this circle they keep trying to force for the "whites". Doesn't make sense. It's a temp for the whites. Two things. Warm and cool. Not 3. With the RGB stuff, the circle makes sense because there are 3 colors, but not with the whites. It works fine, and some of the changes CAN be neat like with the effects they introduced awhile back, but PLEASE stop changing around the basics. PLEASE. ### 3/5 — Half A GB!? *2026-05-30, version 4.90.0* Why the hell is this app half a gig? ### 1/5 — includes ads now *2026-05-24, version 4.90.0* how dare you add advertisements to the app with such an obnoxiously small close button and no other way to dismiss it. looks like I’ll be buying new light bulbs now. ### 1/5 — In the beginning there was light. *2026-05-22, version 4.90.0* They were fantastic when I installed these lights, 4 strips for outdoor under the porch eaves. But, one day they just stopped responding. I reset, turned off and on 5 times, push the reset button, I turn my internet off and on, I do the Hokey Pokey and I turn myself around and still doesn’t connect. ### 2/5 — used to be amazing. terrible now *2026-05-22, version 4.90.0* i don’t know if all of the company decided to quit or what happened here but these lights don’t work anymore. disconnect genuinely every single day and i am so sick of having to constantly reset them. also so sick of their lack of customer support it’s actually insane if you’re gonna charge this much for a light bulb & have an entire APP why do you not have a better customer support team it makes 0 sense. wish i could get a refund but i spent too long giving the lights a second (and third and forth and fifth) chance. don’t waste your money ### 1/5 — Setup is a horrible, time wasting experience. *2026-05-15, version 4.88.1* For years I have loved my LIFX lights but every time there is a loss of power or lights are moved be prepared to lose hours of your life. X stands for the unknown amount of resets you will need to do or the unknown amount of time to connect. ### 1/5 — TRASH *2026-05-14, version 4.88.1* lyfx is absolute trash terrible product and app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Always disconnects *2026-08-22, version 4.96.0* This thing will not stay connected for more than a week and wants a QR code from the original package to reconnect.. bottom line it’s garbage ### 1/5 — Poor update *2026-08-13, version 4.96.0* I don’t like that now this app requires me to give them more information by forcing users to download I home and turn on iCloud. ### 1/5 — Doesnt work anymore? *2026-07-15, version 4.93.0* Strong WiFi, powered on, bulbs keep disconnecting and now I cannot get them to reconnect. ### 1/5 — Awful! *2026-07-02, version 4.93.0* The light bulbs do not connect at all to this app. If by some slim change 1 of the 4 bulbs in my dining room light does connect, it doesn’t last and immediately disconnects again. ### 1/5 — Round down and upring light *2026-07-01, version 4.93.0* This light has been giving me connection issues since I bought it two months ago. Connection never lasted more than 2 minutes and I am going insane. ### 1/5 — Widgets still not working *2026-06-23, version 4.92.1* This is amateur hour UX. Lights randomly loose connection, need cold restart. It still takes a long time to download the list of scenes, no idea why is that such an insurmountable tech problem . Unfortunately I have 5 of these lights, big regrets there. Give this bunch of amateurs a wide berth! ### 1/5 — Rubbish update *2026-06-22, version 4.92.1* Since the last update to the app, connecting is a huge challenge, continuously reset and recycling power, years of trouble free use, latest update a broken what did not need fixing. ### 1/5 — terrible app *2026-06-18, version 4.92.0* disconnects every 5 seconds and nearly impossible to connect back the app layout and in general sucks js get govee lights ### 1/5 — worst *2026-06-06, version 4.91.0* Get govee and never look back. This trash ### 1/5 — Switch to Govee *2026-06-01, version 4.90.0* This company was bought and cooked ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good app, great lights *2026-04-20, version 4.88.0* The lights themselves are the real difference here. They are amazingly capable. They cost a bit more than many of the “look at this instead” brand but they are totally worth it. The app is great and the features let you do all the needed things. We are slowly shifting and zoning our whole house. Home offices is where we started and are why we will keep going. ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-04-19, version 4.88.0* It’s great for my light but it keeps disconnecting ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-04-17, version 4.87.0* These lights are so much fun. Hope they keep updating the app. ### 5/5 — Absolutely so good!! ❤️ *2026-03-07, version 4.84.0* So I have a LIFX light so I tried this app out and I get to change the colors and it absolutely works so well!! ### 5/5 — Does not work *2026-02-22, version 4.83.0* . ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-02-20, version 4.83.0* I see lots of negative reviews but not my experience. Got 6 Lifx bulbs and have ran them through home assistant flawlessly. Bulb are amazing, when I do tweaks colors via app it’s amazing ❤️ colors, adaptive lighting is amazing 🤩 ### 5/5 — Contrast *2026-02-11, version 4.83.0* Great! ### 5/5 — Nice *2025-12-14, version 4.79.3* I don’t have to get up anymore to turn the light off it’s all on my wrist. Any percent lighting is the best after the color changing. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-12-13, version 4.79.3* Easy to set up, millions of options, endless fun. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-12-12, version 4.79.3* Wonderful lights, bright rich color and great app --- *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 2026-09-09.*