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MagicHue

MagicHue

Disco effect for Philips hue

25 ratings
115 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
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Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 19, 2012
  • December 14, 2017

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Developer

Peter Breitling
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Transform your Philips Hue lights into dynamic, colorful art. Enjoy relaxing fades or a vibrant music-reactive visual experience for parties or romantic dinners. Control individual lights and customize effects.

✓Disco effect for Philips Hue lights
✓Music and voice-reactive light effects
✓Individual light control
✓Brightness and saturation control
✓Adjustable fading speed and light position
✓Multiple bridge support
✓Predefined and custom light presets
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of MagicHue. Based on 25 reviews and a 3.4/5 average, it highlights the 21 positives and 54 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • ✨Fantastic disco sync
  • 🎶Music synchronization works well
  • 💡Great for parties
  • 🚀Fast color changes
  • 👍Easy setup
  • 🌟Magical room atmosphere
  • 🎉Gets the party lit
  • 💯Amazing app
  • 🥳Fun for entertaining
  • 🌈Good dance option
  • 💖Great addition to Hue
  • 💡Extends Hue possibilities
  • 🌟Outstanding control
  • ✨Awesome app for Hue
  • 🚀Drives bulbs fast
  • 💯Exactly what you need
  • 👍Works well
  • ✨Nice companion app
  • 🌈Good ish
  • 👍Works as designed
  • ✨Relax mode is good

Negative things

  • 🐛Does not respond to music
  • 🐛Cycles colors endlessly
  • 🐛No longer shows connected lights
  • 🐛Doesn't work at all
  • 🐛Complex setup and UI
  • 🐛Disco effect does nothing
  • 🐛Requires a URL
  • 🐛Not intuitive
  • 🐛Bridge connection shows yellow
  • 🐛Doesn't work with v2 bridge
  • 🐛Rubbish
  • 🐛Junk
  • 🐛Horrible laggy UI
  • 🐛Graphics from 1980s
  • 🐛Visual aids don't match lights
  • 🐛Doesn't find all bulbs
  • 🐛Horrible laggy user interface
  • 🐛Incompatible with Hue Bridge 2.0
  • 🐛Cannot find bridge
  • 🐛Bad app
  • 🐛Complex and sometimes doesn't work
  • 🐛Rubbish doesn't work
  • 🐛Annoyed and frustrating
  • 🐛Disappointed
  • 🐛Poor support
  • 🐛Only finds few bulbs
  • 🐛Junk
  • 🐛Doesn't work
  • 🐛Ya no me conecta
  • 🐛Not so great
  • 🐛Can't start with scene
  • 🐛Can't use iTunes directly
  • 🐛Can't quit app
  • 🐛Color changes only brightness
  • 🐛Useless without music
  • 🐛Amateur
  • 🐛User interface far from 1st rate
  • 🐛Crashes after 2 mins
  • 🐛Constantly crashes
  • 🐛Crashes after running for minutes
  • 🐛Baffling
  • 🐛Newer version is worse
  • 🐛Freezes iPad
  • 🐛Bad audio feedback on iPad
  • 🐛Won't pair
  • 🐛Looks Awful
  • 🐛Poorly written
  • 🐛Documentation stinks
  • 🐛Embarrassing layout
  • 🐛No manual turn off
  • 🐛Not what you are looking for
  • 🐛Can't get light to work
  • 🐛Constant crashing
  • 🐛Crashes after about 2 minutes
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What's New in MagicHue

1.8

December 14, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. - iPhone X Support - Bugfixes Please rate the App if you like it!

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User reviews

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Seems good

Haven’t tried it for long but it works pretty well!
War10ck_91War10ck_91

Komisches Teil

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Malweisen Mist23Malweisen Mist23

Fab disco sync with amazon music

Fantastic app, really easy to set up, took me two minutes and now have disco lights in my kitchen and dining room. Using Amazon to stream music around the house and the mic on the iPad pics up the sound to sync perfectly.
wennies4wennies4

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BeatRocker76BeatRocker76

Just cycles colors regardless of music?

Maybe I just haven’t figured out how this app works, but it doesn’t seem to respond to music in any way. It just seems to rotate through colors endlessly, even when music isn’t playing. Confused. Will look elsewhere for a Hue music app.
F150SUPACRUSEANF150SUPACRUSEAN

Response from developer

Hi, yes, colors cycle in the speed you select. But the brightness level is controlled live per light. The brightness is controlled per frequency spectrum you select for the light (bass, mids or highs)! Best regards, Peter

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

53 issues

Only shows 0 connected lights

Bug

No longer works

Bug

Doesn't work at all

Bug

App crashes

Bug

Disco effect does nothing

Bug

Requires a URL

Bug

Found bridge but no lights

Bug

Bridge connection shows yellow

Bug

Doesn't appear to work with a v2 bridge

Bug

Doesn't find all bulbs

Bug

Only found bulbs originally paired to bridge

Bug

App just does not work at all

Bug

Cannot find the bridge

Bug

Doesn't find any of my lights

Bug

Complex and sometimes it doesn't work

Bug

Rubbish doesn't work useless

Bug

App doesn't work

Bug

Only finds 2 of my 23 bulbs

Bug

Doesn't connect to Bridge hue

Bug

Can't get past first page of 'select bridge'

Bug

Can't just start with a scene from the main Hue app

Bug

Can't use feed from iTunes directly

Bug

Can't seem to quit the app

Bug

Color changes only brightness

Bug

Doesn't allow you to play music while running

Bug

Amateur

Bug

Only got this app to work once

Bug

New version constantly crashes

Bug

Crashes after 2 mins

Bug

Constantly crashes

Bug

Crashes after running for a few minutes or with several lights

Bug

App quickly freezes

Bug

iPad becomes completely disabled and a reboot is necessary

Bug

App goes berserk if more than 8 bulbs are activated

Bug

Causes really bad audio feedback on iPad2

Bug

Won't pair

Bug

Poorly written

Bug

Documentation stinks

Bug

Layout buttons and interface is embarrassing

Bug

Can't seem to find a good way to turn off completely

Bug

When I think I have done it and then open my Philips Hue it goe right back to Disco

Bug

Not what you are looking for

Bug

Can't get light to work

Bug

Constant crashing

Bug

Crashes after about 2 minutes running in disco mode

Bug

Baffling

Bug

No noticeable improvements

Bug

Freezes iPad less with update

Bug

Still goes berserk if more than 8 bulbs are activated

Bug

Equalizer bar issue (corrected)

Bug

Bad audio feedback on iPad2

Bug

Won't pair

Bug

Looks Awful

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Requested Features

17 requests

Pickup music from the same phone

Feature

Strobe like features

Feature

Ability to select a range of colors to cycle through

Feature

More control of which colors it cycles through

Feature

Update for Hue Bridge 2.0 with HomeKit support

Feature

Ability to play music while running

Feature

More user inputs in color selections

Feature

Strobe button with presets and custom options

Feature

Wave feature moving colors from bulb to bulb

Feature

Interface overhaul for general usability

Feature

Timers added

Feature

More flexibility and control over lights

Feature

Less crashes

Feature

Ability to select specific colors

Feature

Recurring timers

Feature

Sync to turn on lights based on sunset times

Feature

Timed fade to work

Feature

FAQ

What does MagicHue do?

MagicHue transforms your Philips Hue lights into dynamic, colorful art. It offers features ranging from relaxing smooth fading to highly dynamic visual music experiences, allowing you to set the mood for any occasion.

What are the key features of MagicHue?

Key features include a disco effect for your Hue lights, individual light control, brightness and saturation adjustments, customizable color fading speed and light position, microphone sensitivity control, and multiple bridge support. It also offers predefined and user-defined light presets.

Is MagicHue free to use?

Yes, the app is currently free for a limited time. The developers also state that many more cool features will be included in future updates for free.

What are the requirements to use MagicHue?

MagicHue requires iOS 8.1 or higher and the Philips Hue kit. The app uses the microphone to convert music or voice input into light effects.

How does the music-reactive feature work?

The app uses your device's microphone to listen to music or voice input and translates it into light effects. You can adjust the microphone sensitivity to fine-tune the responsiveness of your lights to the audio.