# Lightsync — Sync your lights

> Syncs Philips Hue lights to music playback in real-time. (iPhone/iPad app by Marcus Braun.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightsync/id1449416843 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Marcus Braun](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441564592)
- Category: Lifestyle, Music
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 2.67/5 from 42 App Store ratings · 19 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-01-17
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightsync/id1449416843/reviews.md

## What is Lightsync?

You have invited your friends to your house to throw a party but it's lame? With Lightsync this will never happen again. Just play your favorite song, open Lightsync and all your Philips Hue lights will change color and brightness to the beat blazingly fast.

Or you just want to relax. Open Lightsync, turn down the intensity and enjoy the lights slowly changing color to the beat.

Your flatmate wants to sleep but you want to enjoy the lights reacting to the beat? No problem. Just disable the lights in their room without interrupting the party.

What you need:
- Apple Music or a Spotify account (free or premium)
- A Philips Hue Bridge (meethue.com) OR HomeKit lights OR a Home Assistant bridge

Why should you use this app?
- It synchronizes your lights to your music playback in real time
- It lets you choose the synchronization intensity and features an automatic mode.
- Change which lights should react to the music without interrupting the party
- It synchronizes your screen with your lights
- No in-app purchases

## Key features

- Real-time music synchronization
- Adjustable synchronization intensity
- Selective light control
- Screen synchronization
- No in-app purchases

## Recent user reviews (10 of 19)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightsync/id1449416843/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Never Finds Devices

*2022-05-10, version 2.1*

Even with the latest version, the app cannot find Hue Bridge/Hue products or Google Home.

### 2/5 — Needs improvements

*2021-03-21, version 2.0*

I like your app a lot and I’m hoping to see some great updates in the near future. I’ve tried many different 3rd part light app and yours is the only one that can run my new Nanoleaf light bulbs. I’m using your beta HomeKit setting and it need a lot of work. It’s a good start and it does what I’m looking for. Just wish that this app could run in the background of my phone instead of having to be in the app and music syncing problems. Like I said I’m liking what I’m seeing. But for now this app will have to be at 2 stars for now. I’m hoping to give this a more than 2 stars and change my review. I really want give your app 5 stars if these huge / minor problems can be fixed.

### 1/5 — Unresponsive after diaco

*2021-02-26, version 2.0*

Once the light changes on the light bulbs it wont connect again unless I delete the app and redownload it. Like come on i payed for the app to work not work sometimes.

### 1/5 — Very Buggy

*2020-12-27, version 2.0*

I have some issues with this app. 
1. Screen sharing constantly disconnects saying the broadcast attempted to start an invalid broadcast session.
2. When it works there is a 3-5 second delay from the time a color appears on the screen till it appears on the lights.
3. Issue 2. Is for a single light, add more lights and there are delays between the lights.
4. I can’t find documentation anywhere. 
5. Developer’s websites only have marketing materials and little support.

Cool concept if it works but this app feels like a beta at best.

### 1/5 — Not working

*2020-12-11, version 2.0*

Guess I just waste two dollars on installing something that doesn’t work. 
Did resync restart change the song all that, but still not working. It keeps showing me the message fetching the beat timings for the song fail. 
Can I get my money back?! 😅😂

**Developer response:** Hey! It seems like there were some server-side issues that should now be resolved, could you see if it works now?

### 1/5 — No Direction

*2020-11-15, version 2.0*

There isn’t any instruction on how to use the app. The cover art for the last song you see is shown but there aren’t any music controls. Starting a song from outside the app and going back to it produces an error saying it can’t figure out the beat matching. Save your money

**Developer response:** Hey! Sorry for the long response time. It seems like there were some server-side issues that should now be resolved, could you see if it works now?

### 3/5 — Can this work for Kiko?

*2020-08-09, version 2.0*

Hi, I just got Kiko LED lights and the app I’m using doesn’t use Spotify. Is there anyway you could make this app work for Kiko LED lights? Thanks.

### 1/5 — Access to mic

*2020-04-20, version 1.6.4*

Not really sure why the app always needs access to the mic and will display that it’s in use whenever the app is active and running. Also if the app closes, the lights stop syncing with the music, so the app has to be open at all times when playing music.

**Developer response:** Hey, Apple only allows apps to stay in background for a very short time but when an app uses the microphone, Apple dismisses this limit and lets the app run forever. The microphone data is only used locally to sync the beat analysis and not sent to any server and not used for anything else.

Marcel

### 2/5 — App is very unresponsive.

*2020-04-11, version 1.6.4*

Only two of my four light in the scene of the lights sync “properly” to the screen. I put it into quotations because whenever you enter the app in this state the app become very unresponsive and normally unresponsive, but it is a beta feature. Sync to music, sometimes work and other times it does not. Unfortunately I can not recommend this app.

### 2/5 — Needs to work with HomePod and external Bluetooth devices

*2020-01-02, version 1.6.3*

I cannot get this to work with my HomePod, or else it would be great

## Frequently asked questions about Lightsync

### How does Lightsync sync lights to music?

Lightsync analyzes your music playback from Apple Music or Spotify and adjusts your Philips Hue lights' color and brightness in real-time to match the beat. You can choose the synchronization intensity and even select which lights react to the music.

### What music services are compatible with Lightsync?

Lightsync is compatible with both Apple Music and Spotify, supporting both free and premium accounts. This allows you to use your existing music library to control your lights.

### What hardware is required for Lightsync?

You will need a Philips Hue Bridge (from meethue.com), HomeKit lights, or a Home Assistant bridge to use Lightsync. The app then connects to these systems to control your lights.

### Can I control which lights sync with Lightsync?

Yes, Lightsync allows you to choose which lights should react to the music without interrupting the overall party atmosphere. This provides granular control over your lighting setup.

### Does Lightsync have in-app purchases?

No, Lightsync does not have any in-app purchases. The app is a one-time purchase and all features are available upon buying it.

### What is the price of Lightsync?

Lightsync is priced at $1.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all of its features for synchronizing your lights with music.

### How often is Lightsync updated?

The latest version of Lightsync, 2.1, was released on January 19, 2022. While not updated frequently, it offers core functionality for music-synchronized lighting.

### Is Lightsync suitable for all ages?

Lightsync has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for most users. It is designed for entertainment purposes and does not contain mature content.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 2.1 — 2022-01-19

After a long time without updates, this one fixes the login and beat timing fetching problems many users were experiencing as well as a crash when trying to remove a HomeKit home.

You will need to re-login and re-connect your devices after installing this update.

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