# Lighter for Philips Hue Lights — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Lighter for Philips Hue Lights by A Better Home, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 1,905 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lighter-for-philips-hue-lights/id1437769103/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lighter-for-philips-hue-lights/id1437769103.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,545 · 4★ 168 · 3★ 53 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 102 ## What do users think of Lighter for Philips Hue Lights? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌈 Great variety of scenes and colors - 🎨 Fun and entertaining lighting effects - 👍 Works well with Google Home and smart lights - 💡 Excellent app for Philips Hue lights **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription model (up to $79/year) - 🔒 Locked content behind paywall - 🔋 Battery drain issues - 🐛 Connectivity and stability problems - 🤔 Confusing pricing and subscription options **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes and freezes frequently - Inability to connect to Hue bridge - Scenes not working as expected - Subscription issues and locked content **Most requested features** - Add monthly subscription option - Allow customization and saving of scenes - Improve app performance and stability - Provide more free content and features ## Newest reviews (15 of 94) ### 4/5 — Great app *2025-01-14, version 1.0.141* Works awesome with the google home and smart lights has lots of cool modes and patterns for free ### 2/5 — not impressed *2023-12-09, version 1.0.141* can't add new lights, can't edit automations ### 3/5 — This has in app purchases. *2023-08-08, version 1.0.141* To unlock all scenes is a yearly subscription of $59? ooooook ### 4/5 — Great app *2022-03-15, version 1.0.135* Really like the app, I found it on the stream deck’s plugin options, but can’t figure out how to set it up in stream deco software. Any help would be appreciated!! ### 1/5 — Frais cachés *2021-10-28, version 1.0.128* 79$ par année ### 1/5 — Scamming *2021-09-11, version 1.0.126* This app is scamming people of $60 a year to flip Hue lights and off and it doesn’t even work well. How is it possible this app has 5 star reviews. ### 3/5 — Not worth it right now *2021-08-29* There are a lot of selections, 98% locked behind a 60$ paywall. No monthly option. Until the developer offers fairer pricing I’d recommend OnSwitch which has a low monthly price to unlock all of their options and as a comparable library of presets. ### 1/5 — Locked subscription scenes with valid subscription *2021-07-26, version 1.0.123* I have a subscription that's valid till January, but most scenes have locked themselves again and I can't restore purchase ### 1/5 — Wanna be OnSwitch app *2021-06-09, version 1.0.119* The free capabilities are weak. OnSwitch is MUCH MUCH better. This app is not intuitive. ### 2/5 — Neat app but very expensive *2021-05-02, version 1.0.115* I can’t imagine that it’s worth $60 a year. I’d consider a quarter or that. ### 1/5 — Where is monthly option? *2021-03-27* Would already be subscribed to this if it were monthly $4.99 like the description says it can be purchased as.... Yearly is just to much to put down at once ... and while I hate monthly fees on these Hue apps like everyone else does too (cough cough dev).... Given a choice between yearly and monthly we need monthly.. otherwise you have a great app with really good vivid scenes ;) Pleaseeeeeeeee ### 2/5 — Cool app but 60 bucks *2021-03-24, version 1.0.111* I want to pay monthly not yearly it’s a lot tbh ### 2/5 — Love the app *2021-03-13, version 1.0.111* Love the app however, it no longer works for me. I had to reboot my modem and router and for some reason the app no longer wants to connect to my hue bridge. When it does connect, it doesn’t want to select my rooms and lights. Really unfortunate because it’s the only app I really liked this app ### 2/5 — Nothing too interesting *2021-01-31, version 1.0.107* Only a few things are free and I was not impressed. ### 1/5 — WILL KILL YOU BATTERY *2021-01-27, version 1.0.106* This terrible app will kill your battery because it runs all the time in the background, beware maybe you can stop it but I wasn’t able to ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Will NOT discover Hue Bridge *2026-07-13, version 1.0.141* I got the newest Hue Bridge, newest iPhone that’s completely up to date, and the app is up to date and all the correct settings are on and yet STILL it just keeps saying over and over that it can’t find the Hue Bridge and I must try and search for it again! What a bunch of garbage ugh ### 1/5 — Criminals *2025-10-27, version 1.0.141* Not only do you have to pay full price every year. You can use on only device. I wanted to use it on my iPad as well as my iPhone but no. I wish I could give you no stars . Greedy freaking criminals. ### 1/5 — No Trial Offered??!! *2025-09-19* The subscription for this app is even more than other similar apps—and they have a free trial period, but this app doesn’t. If I’m going to pay this much for a subscription, I would like to know what I get with it—not just a picture of what it is. Also, there has not been an update for two years, which means a subscription is USELESS if you aren’t coming out with new features/scenes. And your app DOES NOT WORK with the new bridge pro. Don’t try to charge people a subscription if you can’t do your part. ### 1/5 — Very Laggy *2023-11-28, version 1.0.141* Takes a long time to change the Hue bulbs. ### 1/5 — Good program, price structure is a ripoff *2023-04-25, version 1.0.141* Subscriptions vary in cost with no explanation as to what each one includes. I see no difference in features between paying 29.99 and 59.99. ### 1/5 — Nope this ain’t it *2022-12-18, version 1.0.141* $60 yearly sub for this app??? Noo way. Greedy, lazy devs. ### 1/5 — Way way overpriced *2022-06-03, version 1.0.140* Disappointingly overpriced. App could be good however just to expensive at £57 just to rent app For a year. Would have been nice ti have an option to buy the scenes that you want ### 1/5 — There are better Hue apps with more free scenesz *2022-02-13, version 1.0.134* A YouTuber on ‘7 things you didn’t know your Hue could do’ recommend another app. The Philips Hue app recommended this one. Well this one doesn’t hold a candle (pun not intended). Not only does the other one have more free scenes, you can mute the annoying soundtracks and easily add a Siri shortcut. Pass on this one for sure! ### 1/5 — $59 a year ??? *2022-01-12, version 1.0.133* Yeah… no ### 1/5 — $60 a year to change my lights color? *2021-12-01, version 1.0.130* You’ve got to be joking. A subscription service to give me presets.There’s nothing particularly special about the presets either. No thank you. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-01-14, version 1.0.141* Work well, user friendly Bravo ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-03-29, version 1.0.141* This app is just fun. It put adaptability right next to controllability is a fun light app that has never ending ways to have fun with it. Just have fun. ### 5/5 — Simple, reliable and perfect!!! *2023-05-07, version 1.0.141* I've downloaded a lot of apps for the Hue family lights and this is my fave, hands down. I use it every day. Book club, chill night, or Halloween to mesmerize the kids! Spent boatloads on Hue lights, spent pennies on this app, and worth every ($) penny. Buy! And, I don't get paid to say this! Cheers! Tiffany ### 5/5 — A visit from the Love Doctor *2022-04-14* David, Words cannot describe the complete and utter satisfaction I feel after purchasing a yearly subscription. This app was was developed by gods, and the gods name was David. I cried real tears to love doctor, the level of complexity is astounding. Question: how long did it take to produce the love doctor song? It is a masterpiece and deserves recognition. Boogie nights, although struggles to output the raw sexual passion of love doctor, is respectable in its own right. I do enjoy the funkadelic tune that accompanies the boogie night scene. Another question: what is a ‘RGB Hero’? For I thought this to have some correlation with Ruth Bader Ginsberg, but I now believe that to foolish. Awaiting your response, David. Love, Satisfied Customer ### 5/5 — Rainbow *2021-06-19, version 1.0.121* Excellent app ### 5/5 — Free scenes still worth the download *2021-01-13* A must-have if you own Phillips hue multicolored lights. Miami Beach is my favorite so far, alien skies is also great. *FEEDBACK* Being able to freeze the scene in transition would be a great feature; I would love to keep the color combos static at certain times, and maybe even save them! ### 5/5 — Best app to get the most of Philips Hue *2020-11-20* Highly recommend subscribing to Lighter. It’s a perfect way to enjoy and create lighting with Hue. Make a new home or office. Everyday there are new scenes. There is a strong community that allows you to interact with other subscribers. App Developers are very creative putting together many scenes that make your lights pop. Easy to add your favorites to Siri. Take a trip around the universe and subscribe today ! ### 5/5 — Must have with the Philips Hue *2020-09-06* Updated my review. Had an issue where it wouldn’t unlock after I paid to have all unlocked. Contacted support and they fixed the issue. Great app. Try the Monthly purchase. Then you will almost certainly get the yearly. **Developer response:** Email me at david@abetterhome.life and I'll figure out what's wrong and fix it. I need to ask you a few questions to get more details to know what to fix. Sorry for the issues. -- David ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS APP *2020-04-30, version 1.0.83* Great variety of scenes and colours! Use this app every night ### 5/5 — Price *2020-04-18, version 1.0.82* Charge monthly option. No one wants to pay for a year if u don’t want or need it that long. --- *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 2026-08-26.*