SAD Light Box for Winter Blues User Reviews

Name: SAD Light Box for Winter Blues
Rating: 1.8 (16 reviews)

SAD Light Box for Winter Blues

Aaditya Garg

🔧 Utilities

🏥 Medical

Customer Experience

Positive experience29.2% of reviews

Neutral0.0% of reviews

Negative experience70.8% of reviews

~ Based on 24 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is SAD Light Box for Winter Blues Safe?

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SAD Light Box for Winter Blues appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SAD Light Box for Winter Blues is 80/100.

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Waste of money for sure

I read through the reviews thinking the app was fixed. All I get is a blue light. False advertising. There should be a way to get your money back with apps like this. If they don’t work they should be removed!

m.voy

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi m.voy, Thanks for reaching out. The app was fixed. You can get to other color options by clicking on Dawn Simulator => Alarm (Alarm Time E.g. 09:00 AM) => Color. Please email on smappfeedback@gmail.com in case you need anything else/ to request a refund. Best Wishes, Addy

Don’t bother

Go to apple pages and create a blank white document, turn screen to full brightness and sit beside it for 30 minutes!
…can I have my money back please?

Wanjomanjo

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Wanjomanjo, thanks for reaching out. The app includes⁠ ⁠a test to check if the person has seasonal affective disroder, a timer to set the duration of the light exposure session, ⁠⁠the ability to set an alarm and wake up to your chosen color of light (dawn simulator) + sound of birds. A phone or ipad is also more portable than a computer. If you would like a refund, please email me at smappfeedback@gmail.com. Best Wishes, Addy

Do not buy

It’s not an app. Like the other reviewer said, it’s only a blue screen

Nick654654654

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Nick, Thanks for reaching out. The app includes: 1. A test to check if the person has seasonal affective disroder 2. ⁠A timer to set the duration of the light exposure session 3. ⁠The ability to set an alarm and wake up to your chosen color of light (dawn simulator) + sound of birds. If you would like a refund, please email me at smappfeedback@gmail.com. Best Wishes, Addy

Misleading

The photograph is misleading. The photograph shows a white light, but I’m reality it is just a blue screen and not particularly bright. If their claim that blue light is as effective as white light is accurate, then there would be no need to misrepresent the color of the light in the photograph.

review whisperer

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi review whisperer, thanks for reaching out. The photograph shows a white light because you have the choice of choosing the color of your screen by clicking on Dawn Simulator => Alarm (Alarm time) => Color. You can choose white/ blue/ any other color. The ability to choose color was included based on feedback from customers who wanted to experiment with multiple colors. Here is the link to the research paper (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758137/) that confirms that low intensity blue light (100 Lux) can have the same effects as high intensity white light (10,000 Lux). Most iphones can go well above 500 Lux. If you would like a refund, please email me at smappfeedback@gmail.com. Best Wishes, Addy

Don’t Waste Your Money

While it would have been great to have a functional light therapy box in your phone, unfortunately most phones (and tablets) are only 5-10% as bright as the top-selling light therapy boxes available online.

Buhkabuh

5 years ago

False advertising!

Screen shot and description show you can change to whatever color light you prefer... however there is only a blue screen - not even a white option. Certainly no other colors. No functionality other than a blue screen. Waste of $4.99!

Hmay911

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Hmay911, Apologies for the inconvenience. A bug caused the functionality within the app to regress, limiting the colour selection previously. This has now been fixed and you should be able to select the colour of your choice. Please get in touch with us at smappfeedback@gmail.com in case there is anything else we can help with. Thank you, Regards, Addy

False Advertising

Before purchasing, it shows that you can adjust to your favorite color and a white light. Completely not the case. I’d really like my $4.99 back. Shame on you guys.

TD1412

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi TD1412, I apologise for the inconvenience. A bug caused the functionality within the app to regress, limiting the colour selection previously. This has now been fixed and you should be able to select the colour of your choice. Please get in touch with us at smappfeedback@gmail.com in case there is anything else we can help with or if you would like a refund. Thank you, Kind Regards, Addy

Lie right in the description

It says I can change the color to blue or white or the color of my choice. Well I purchased it and it is only blue. So deceptive practices and I would like my money back.

du92979

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi du92979, I apologise for your inconvenience. A bug caused the functionality within the app to regress, limiting the colour selection previously. This has now been fixed and you should be able to select the colour of your choice. Please get in touch with us at smappfeedback@gmail.com in case there is anything else we can help with or if you would like a refund. Thank you, Kind Regards, Addy

Waste of money...

It suppose to be practical, but the intensity of light should be emitted is not effective at all. Really waste of 7 dollars.

Cyrus Hei

7 years ago

Massive fail

Didn’t wake me up app open don’t waste money on this app

Mimi mooch

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Mimi mooch, I apologise for your inconvenience. A bug was causing the alarm in the app to not ring at correct time. This has now been fixed. Please get in touch with us at smappfeedback@gmail.com in case there is anything else we can help with or if you would like a refund. Thank you, Kind Regards, Addy

Waste of money

It’s just a blue screen, that’s it.

fix bnb kdbdk rmd

7 years ago

Response from developer

We have added functionality so that you can use the App as a light box or dawn simulator. These include the ability to choose the colour of your choice, set an alarm using light and/ or sound, set a timer etc. If there is anything we can do to make this app more useful for you, please get in touch at smappfeedback@gmail.com. Thanks, Kind Regards, Addy

Misleading

I bought the app thinking I could change the color of the screen - the option is not available anywhere in the app, in spite of a advertising screenshot that clearly shows different colors being available. I will be escalating to Apple for a refund on this.

Crapsody

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, This issue was being caused due to a bug and has now been fixed. Please write to us on smappfeedback@gmail.com in case there is anything else we can help with. Thanks, Best wishes, Addy

Good but needs improvement

I’ve been having problems with the dawn simulator timer... first I set my alarm to 7.30am and didn’t go off, I contacted customer service and they tried to help. In the meantime it started to go off but at really random times. Once it went off at 5.30am so I compensated for the two hour gap and set it to 8.30am thinking it would go off at 6.30am but it went off at 4.55am?!
Not heard anything back from customer service... Not happy at all, it a shame as it’s got loads of potential. The SAD light is really good so I will keep using it for that purpose.

DCFlulu

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi DCFlulu, Thank you for reaching out. We would love to do this for you, but unfortunately Apple does not let us control your screen to that level i.e. turn it ON from an OFF state and keep it ON :(. One way to reduce the light from the black screen is to reduce the phone brightness to zero when you set the alarm at night. Please get in touch with us at smappfeedback@gmail.com in case you have any further suggestions/ feedback. Best Wishes, Addy Revised Response for the new issue: Thanks DCFlulu for highlighting this issue to us. We are working with the development team to resolve this issue. Thanks for your patience, Take Care, Addy App updated to fix the bug, thank you for your patience. Best Wishes, Addy

Not getting full app

Not able to change colour anymore, just blue.

lisawisabisa

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Lisawisabisa, Thanks for reaching out. A no. of our customers requested us to limit the functionality of the app to the only color backed by research, hence we removed the ability to choose between different colors in a recent update. We would love to understand your usage of the App and would be happy to grant you access to a version which still lets you change color if you write to us at smappfeedback@gmail.com Best Wishes, Addy

Waste of money

It’s “simple” because there’s just a blue screen. That’s it. The “support page” is a Facebook page that was created a couple weeks ago & there’s no way to actually turn the screen white, like it implies. Buggy & extremely difficult to find any real FAQs or ways to contact anyone for a refund. I’ve been messing with it for an hour & still nothing. Another wasted $5 for a useless app.

skippy05

7 years ago

Response from developer

Hi skippy05, Thanks for reaching out. We apologise for your unfavourable experience in using the app. Research from US National Library of Medicine confirming how low intensity blue light (100 Lux) and can have the same effect as high intensity white light (10,000 Lux) in sub-syndromal SAD can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758137/ Hence, although simple, some people find this useful. Please contact us at smappfeedback@gmail.com so that we can address your concerns/ provide steps re obtaining a refund. Best Wishes, Addy

Love the Dawn Simulator ❤️🌞❤️

I use this app as a light and sound based alarm. I put my phone in my docking/ charging station overnight and it wakes me up to a beautiful and gradually increasing source of light with sounds of birds chirping 😇

bluex57

8 years ago

Really simple and useful for the dark winter months 🌅

Finally a single app that I can use as a timer based light box and an alarm based dawn simulator!!
Initially it took some patience as just staring at a blue screen can be boring (and frustrating!) - but the new upgrade enables me to play the radio in the background 📻 🎵. The trick is to stay with for a few days before you start feeling the difference. All the best 🤘🏻🌞

FedericaTn

8 years ago

Don’t waste your money!

Not bright. Not helpful. Nothing but a lit up screen... waste of $4.99......

addeusdarkness

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi addeusdarkness, thanks for reaching out. We are currently working on enriching functionality for the app to include a light based alarm timer, and ability to play radio in the background. Please bear with us while we get this completed and submit it to the store for approval. Re the brightness: Research from US National Library of Medicine confirming how low intensity blue light (100 Lux) and can have the same effect as high intensity white light (10,000 Lux) in sub-syndromal SAD can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4758137/ Hence, although simple, some people find this useful. Please don't hesitate in contacting us at smappfeedback@gmail.com if you have any further suggestions. Take care :) Update: Version 1.3 with added functionality is now live. We hope it makes your life easier, Best Wishes, your developer friends :)

Not a sad light

Simply don’t bother. It’s just a screen colour changer not an awaken to light app.

PR07HET

8 years ago

Response from developer

Hi PR07HET, thanks for reaching out. We have taken your feedback into account and are incorporating this into our next version by building awaken to light, timer and alarm functionality (in addition to the light box and SAD Test functionality). Please bear with us while we complete this and submit it to the store. In the meanwhile feel free to reach out to us at smappfeedback@gmail.com if you have any further feedback. Best Wishes :) Update: Version 1.3 with added functionality is now live. We hope it makes your life easier, Best Wishes, your developer friends :)