# Satechi LED Spectrum — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of Satechi LED Spectrum by Satechi, rated 2.46/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/satechi-led-spectrum/id962662192/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/satechi-led-spectrum/id962662192.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (18 of 61) ### 2/5 — iOS13 *2019-09-19, version 1.1* IOS13対応お願いします。 ### 2/5 — アップデートをお願いします *2018-02-20, version 1.1* アップデートお願いします。 Googleホームやアレクサの対応をお願いします。 ### 3/5 — Rainbow *2018-01-12, version 1.1* Please add rainbow effect ### 3/5 — Let us use the Disco function in the background!! *2017-01-16, version 1.1* The app is smooth, but the disco function is practically useless. I can't use it in the background when listening to music from my speakers, and requires me to stay on the app, open, for it to work. Please change this! ### 3/5 — Here Is How To Make It Work: *2016-12-03, version 1.1* A little experimenting and the phone and Watch app will work: iPhone App (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️): A. "All on" will only display the right color setting for ALL bulbs if you program the colors under "scenes" this way: 1 - select "+" to add a scene 2 - select your color choice (either from the spectrum or by uploading a picture of a color you want - perhaps the color of a picture on your wall - then go to the bulb icon at the top right and select only the bulbs this scene applies to. 3 - name the scene 4 - press "back" 5 - repeat for other bulbs B. Apple Watch App (⭐️): No Bluetooth pairing with the bulbs required. The Watch app will draw info from the iPhone. If you see no buttons on the Watch app, pressing the center of the screen for the three options "all on," "all off," and "lighting" will do just that and it will do it for the color scenes you set up using the steps above. ⚠️ Using the third option, "lighting," will turn the bulbs on and reset the color options. You might only want to use this option if you need bright white light for all lights. Other than that, as long as you ignore the absence of buttons displayed for the first two options on the Watch app, it will work just fine. ‼️ Your iPhone app has to be running in order to be able to use the Watch app. That's nonsense, but perhaps they'll fix this with the next release. It's not ideal, but remember, you didn't pay the premium fee for Hue and got very affordable bulbs. I've used by bulbs for over two years now and my friends have marveled at them and I enjoy being woken up gently with light before the alarm goes off. ### 3/5 — Honest review *2016-11-28, version 1.1* This light bulbs are good, the app is not. The scenes feature changes everything when you edit the scenes individually, they all change and get messed up, never correctly saving any color combination you set multiple bulbs to. That being said, the app does a bunch of features for dimness color change, a color wheel and pictures to choose from. My only issue is the fact I cannot save preset light settings for three bulbs is annoying especially considering the money spent on three. Please please updated this app and fix these issues so they can be enjoyed to their true potential by your customers and supporters. ### 2/5 — Often disconnects under iOS 10 *2016-11-06, version 1.1* Satechi must clearly release an update for that :-( ### 2/5 — Clunky app *2016-10-31, version 1.1* We are using the LED bulbs. The learning curve on the app is high. The app is not intuitive and lacks features offered in similar apps ### 3/5 — Good... but needs features *2016-10-11, version 1.1* I love the strip, and how you can control it to your phone... BUT it needs better lighting affects like fading colors, or rainbow affects/ animation. It would earn my last two stars! ### 2/5 — Lampada eccellente ma..... *2016-07-15, version 1.1* Su Apple Watch da migliorare e implementare nuove funzioni (cambio colore, intensità ecc). ### 2/5 — Was excited for Apple Watch integration *2016-04-15, version 1.1* However the app does install, after installing onto the watch the icon loses its picture and it remains a black target icon. Also when you open the app it does shows the three options shown in the app profile on the iTunes Store, however the icon to turn the "all on" "all off" or "lighting" is non existent. So the app is useless as of now. I'll keep on playing with it a bit more to see if it's operator error or not. ### 3/5 — BUG *2016-04-04, version 1.1* Non funziona con Apple watch. Correggere ### 2/5 — Add Music Support *2016-03-21, version 1.1* Good app, I wish they would add music support. Example - With Philips Hue, you can have it strobe the lights or specific lights along with the music that you're playing off of your phone. I was really hoping this app / package would do this as well, but it does not ### 3/5 — Good job! *2016-03-12, version 1.0.2* 1分以内でのプログラムができないのがBAD。明滅する機能や点滅機能などがあればいいなとおもいます。さらに点滅パターンや明暗パターンなど作れればさらにもっとおもしろくてGOOD。よろしくおねがいします。 ### 3/5 — Random cycling thru colors *2016-01-29, version 1.0.2* I really enjoy the bulb, and the app is useful, but for some reason the ability to cycle through all the different color hues randomly has been removed as an option. This happened sometime in mid-2015. I've checked periodically to see if an update has brought it back but no such luck. Why remove such a great feature? I don't get to play music in my little office loud enough for disco mode to respond. Seems like an app should get BETTER with time & adjustments to the programming - it's almost as if Satechi has abandoned this product/app. ### 3/5 — I wanna use reset mode at scene tab. *2016-01-15, version 1.0.2* It is difficult to set Reset status(max light and white) in seane mode. Please add new button, Reset button in the seane mode. I wanna use full white light sometimes. and(I know it is difficult), I wanna control the LED from my app which created by me. Cound you open API for control this LED like Hue(Philips?) ### 2/5 — Rarely works *2015-12-19, version 1.0.2* When the app works, it's great. Love the different lighting colors, the timers, etc. However, shortly after I installed it and set all the bulbs up, when I opened the app, all the options were greyed out which meant I couldn't even turn the bulbs on manually. So I deleted it and reinstalled it only to have the same thing happen again after just a couple of times. I'll try it one more time and if it happens again I'll have to reinstall it so I can delete all the automatic settings and just use the bulbs manually. At this time I can't recommend the bulbs. ### 2/5 — Nice led strip- But... *2015-11-27, version 1.0.2* Functionality of app to control lighting does not seem to be as advertised. Minimal control and features. Advertised with strobe function but is possible through app. Need to borrow functions as present in magic bulb app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — iOS 13にしたらタイマーが作動しない *2019-10-02, version 1.1* アップデートお願いします。 ### 1/5 — Got worse, needs Apple Watch Support *2018-10-04, version 1.1* At the beginning, I was excited about this product. Timer function worked accurate. A Couple of weeks in, the proximity feature wouldn’t work properly as the light will stay on when I left or wouldn’t automatically turn on when I arrived. They claim their app works with Apple Watch but half of the time it doesn’t, it just keeps loading. And if you updated to watchOS 5, an error message pops up saying the developer needs to update the app. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-08-26, version 1.1* It never finds the light bulb even when Bluetooth is on.. Piece of junk ### 1/5 — Bad bulb or network? *2016-02-03, version 1.0.2* I can't figure out which is the problem, but I've replaced the lightbulb, and even moved and got on a new network. But... The bulb is only sensed by the app about 20% of the time, if I'm lucky. I have had to keep resetting the bulb and downloading the app to try and get things to sync. Not satisfied. Wouldn't recommend. Too bad, because the idea is so cool. ### 1/5 — Instabile *2016-01-13, version 1.0.2* Con ios 9.2 risulta essere quasi inservibile Aggiornate!!! ### 1/5 — Still does not work with iOS 9 *2015-10-01, version 1.0.2* Update did not work,still does not work with IOS 9, please fix ASAP, I have 10 of these and can't turn them on anymore! ### 1/5 — iOS 9 leaves all my bulbs useless! *2015-09-23, version 1.0.1* App will not open with iOS 9. I own 10 bulbs in my home. Fix ASAP!.Or refund! ### 1/5 — iOS 9 broke it *2015-09-23, version 1.0.1* iOS 9 broke this app ### 1/5 — iOS update *2015-09-23, version 1.0.1* My bulb will not work now that I got the new update it is stuck on purple :/ this was an expensive bulb for it to not work now ### 1/5 — Doesn't work on iOS 9 *2015-09-23, version 1.0.1* Please fix ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please fix for iOS 9. App won't open *2015-09-28, version 1.0.2* Please update comparability for iOS9 ### 5/5 — Ottimo *2015-09-27, version 1.0.2* Con l'aggiornamento finalmente è tornata a funzionare perfettamente. ### 4/5 — Update to cycle through colors *2016-11-19, version 1.1* I love this product and the app. I personally own the led strip and smart bulb. I really wish there was an option to cycle through colors on the lights. I believe that this would help the app and product drastically. ### 4/5 — Satechi IQ led strip & spectrum app review *2016-06-11, version 1.1* I bought the Satechi IQ led strip with intentions of mounting them behind my office desk. This led strip is bright and can change to any color you can imagine. The fact that you can control these LEDs through your iOS device is amazing and convenient, the setup works without hiccups. Open the app and press the on button and vuala the lights come on. You can set proximity sensitivity which means if you leave the place where you placed them they will automatically turn off and vice versa. You can also set a weekly schedule with time and day of the week you want them to turn on also awesome in my opinion. You can set it once and never have to worry about turning on and off if you know what you're schedule will be like. The only misleading thing about these leds is that they will chance color syncing with the rhythm of music and sound although in the quick instructions guide it says that it does. I'm sure that can be a quick fix with an update to the app. Other than that these LED strips are a must buy, very vibrant and unified leds ### 4/5 — Just needs to be able to fade through colors *2015-12-25, version 1.0.2* Great app so far everything works great. I would really like the ability to fade through colors or scenes. If you could add that it'd be a five star app for sure! ### 4/5 — Want to make this app truly awesome? *2015-12-20, version 1.0.2* Ok, here is what you should do to make this app even better. 1. Allow for music to play simultaneously from the same device as the app is located on while disco mode is on. 2. Allow for multiple steps in a scene. This is to change between colors and have the the choice to modify the fade and rate at which the changes take effect. 3. Choose the disco mode microphone sensitivity. 4. include a bank of pre programmed effects (strobe, fade and jump between colors). Hope this helps to potentially improve this already wonderful product. ### 4/5 — Good app, basic but works *2015-09-21, version 1.0.1* The app works, does what is basic in iq bulbs control. STOPPED WORKING WITH IOS 9 please fix ### 4/5 — Been happy with these bulbs until ios9.. *2015-09-20, version 1.0.1* I don't mean to be repeating what many other customers are obviously saying- but it is frustrating that my light bulbs and led strips both at home and at my office no longer work since ios9 came out. And I can't seem to get any information from customer support. Please let your loyal customers know if an update is coming soon - or if we should just throw away our now useless purchases.... if we can find the trash can in the dark. Lol ### 4/5 — Good app but *2015-09-18, version 1.0.1* currently crashes in iOS9 ... please fix ### 4/5 — Very Good *2015-06-30, version 1.0.1* Lots of fun and programmable features on the Satechi spectrum bulb, using the app. I withhold one star because you have to exit the program on one device to be able to operate it on another device. That's not convenient when you have multiple users, or you simply like to switch devices. If they fix that, it's 5 stars fair and square. --- *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 2026-06-10.*