# Sport Lights for Philips Hue — Like you're at the game. > Philips Hue light shows for live sports team scoring and colors. (iPhone/iPad app by Joe Rivelli.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sport-lights-for-philips-hue/id1476987136 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Joe Rivelli](https://appshunter.io/developer/307638243) - Category: Entertainment, Sports - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.40/5 from 146 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.1 · 251 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2019-08-26 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sport-lights-for-philips-hue/id1476987136/reviews.md ## What is Sport Lights for Philips Hue? Sport Lights uses Philips Hue Lights to create an immersive experience when your favorite team scores, just like it would be if you were at the game. - Football Choose from all NFL teams. - Baseball Choose from all MLB teams. - Hockey Choose from all NHL teams - Soccer Choose from the following leagues Super League-Switzerland Champions League-Europe Europa League-Europe Premier League-England Championship-England Bundesliga-Germany 2. Bundesliga-Germany Belgium Playoffs-Belgium Major League Soccer-USA Portugal Primeira Liga Belgium Pro League Mexico Liga MX - Each team has a light show using their main colors - Live scoring updates where lights will trigger automatically when one of your favorite teams scores. Note: Scoring play triggers will occur around 15 seconds after scoring event. App must be running in the background for scoring plays to trigger. - Team colors will be shown after the light show completes with the option to set your own hue scene. - Great for notifications for other teams you follow. - Trigger the lights and sound in the app, or the on the Apple Watch. - Turn off lights and / or sound by team. - You can send the sound throughout the house with Airplay 2 and bluetooth support - Apple Watch app - Now you can trigger a scoring play right from the watch. - Rich Notifications - When team scores that exists in myTeams a notification will be sent with the team that scored, who scored, and current score. ## Key features - Team-specific light shows - Live scoring updates - Automatic scoring triggers - Customizable hue scenes - Apple Watch integration - AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth audio - Rich notifications ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Soccer Lights Yearly | $0.29 | one-time | | Soccer Lights | $4.99 | one-time | | Baseball Lights Yearly | $4.99 | one-time | | Football Lights Yearly | $9.99 | one-time | | Hockey Lights Yearly | $9.99 | one-time | | Hockey Lights | $4.99 | one-time | | Football Lights | $9.99 | one-time | | Baseball Lights | $2.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Sport Lights for Philips Hue? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Innovative concept for sports celebration with lights and sounds - 🎨 Authentic team colors and goal songs - 👍 Easy to use interface and setup - 🔌 Good integration with Philips Hue lights - ⭐ Responsive developer support (historically) - 🎵 Creative light shows and animations **Cons** - 🐛 App no longer functional or maintained - ⏱️ Significant delay between goal and light activation (30 seconds to 2+ minutes) - 📅 Game schedules not updating or loading - ❌ Automatic triggering fails frequently - 📧 Developer support email no longer active - 🌐 Developer website offline - 💰 Expensive subscription model per sport - 🔄 Inconsistent performance and reliability - 🎵 Goal songs cut off abruptly mid-song - 🔌 Connection issues with Hue Bridge - ⚠️ Incorrect team information and outdated content **Commonly reported bugs** - App fails to load game schedules despite games being played - Automatic goal detection not triggering - Excessive delay between actual goal and light/sound activation - Lights disconnecting from Hue Bridge - In-app purchases showing wrong products - Incorrect team colors and theme songs - Goal songs cutting off mid-playback - Lights staying on wrong color instead of resetting - Notifications arriving without sounds or lights triggering - App crashes or becomes unresponsive - Restore purchase not working after reinstalling on new device - Email support returning as invalid - College football support removed but teams still listed **Most requested features** - Reduce or eliminate delay between goal and light activation - Add ability to manually adjust delay settings - Include complete goal songs without cutting off - Add 'off' mode to reset lights after celebration - Support for more teams (Seattle Kraken, updated team colors) - Extend to other sports (NBA, XFL, NASCAR) - Ability to assign individual lights instead of just rooms - Turn lights to team colors at game start - Correct team theme songs and goal horns - Support for streaming apps (Bally Sports, Sportsnet Plus) - Ability to link to external Bluetooth switches - Restore purchase functionality across devices - Add playoff schedule support ## Recent user reviews (10 of 88) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sport-lights-for-philips-hue/id1476987136/reviews.md ### 1/5 — App used to work great… no longer working though! *2025-01-25, version 1.19* App used to work great, but it seems the developer gave up on the app! Tried to contact them but everything has been taken down ### 1/5 — Not updating… *2025-01-04, version 1.19* I’m disgusted. The app isn’t working isn’t updating latest games… I just purchased another subscription hoping the problem would correct itself. Boy what a dumb decision that was. Remove this failing app and refund my money please. ### 3/5 — Works all right *2024-11-08, version 1.19* For the Canucks, they could change it to holiday or something like the original and the light should flash like green and blue like the New York Rangers goal horn ### 1/5 — Don’t Waste Your Time *2024-10-11, version 1.19* I recently just purchased the hockey 1 year subscription and might I say… the delay between the goal and the time the animation happens is utterly disappointing. I had it set for both teams and I was watching on both cable tv and Sportsnet plus. The animation didn’t go off for a full minute after the goal. I thought maybe the cable tv was just faster than the app but even on sportsnet it was 45 seconds delayed. The puck was dropped for the next play before the lights went off. Highly disappointed. I want my money back for this waste of time. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work - no game shown *2024-04-26, version 1.19* Downloaded and paid - but shows no game for the oilers even tho playoff game is in 4 hours. Said update in the afternoon, but hasn’t. So sad literally just paid for this for playoffs. ### 2/5 — Great concept *2024-04-26* So in the description this app does exactly what I was looking for. It’s supposed to start a light show and play the goal song of my favorite team automatically. Once I opened the app and paid for the subscription (about $3 for the year) I was able to select my team. I pressed the play button and voila, a light show with my teams colors, a goal horn and my teams goal song. I couldn’t wait for my teams next game so see how the automated part of it worked. Be here is is, 4 hours before the game is to begin and the app says there is no game scheduled. I tried to email the developer of the app and the email address is not valid. This app could be perfect if the light show would start on its own after my team scores, or even if I was able to link the show to an external Bluetooth switch that I have that I used to use with some of my smart bulbs but is not collecting dust. So all in all, cool concept, and idea but a few tweaks could make it great. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-03-15, version 1.19* Paid for the year. Games never load no support available. ### 1/5 — No longer functional *2024-03-02* The app is no longer functional. In app purchases on the initial menu bring up the wrong products, and even when you do purchase, the app does not even show any games listed, when there are in fact games. This app used to be great, but it’s obvious that the developer is no longer maintaining it and their website is offline. ### 1/5 — Works Once, Then Only Manually *2024-02-11* Can’t honestly recommend anyone purchase this app. I tried it last year for Super Bowl and it was a total failure. Never worked for regular season NFL games. Is not working for regular season NHL games either. Never displays correct game times and is an overall broken app. Will be requesting a refund as app does not work as intended. Would give zero stars if possible. Have also reported to Apple requesting a refund and to pull the app unless it gets support again. Developer website is shut down so app shouldn’t be available. ### 4/5 — Great, but needs help *2024-01-12* The app works great and I love using it on game night. I’ve been activating it manually when a goal is scored, and the schedule hasn’t been updated in a while. I know life is different for everyone. I’d love to help if the developer extended hands. Let’s make it happen! ## Frequently asked questions about Sport Lights for Philips Hue ### What does Sport Lights for Philips Hue do? This app uses your Philips Hue smart lights to create dynamic lighting effects that sync with your favorite sports teams. It provides team-specific light shows and automatically triggers lighting events when your team scores during live games, mimicking the excitement of being at the stadium. ### What sports and leagues are supported? The app supports major North American professional sports leagues including NFL (Football), MLB (Baseball), and NHL (Hockey). It also offers extensive support for various international soccer leagues such as the Premier League, Bundesliga, Champions League, and Major League Soccer (USA). ### How does the scoring update feature work? When your favorite team scores, the app will trigger a lighting effect automatically. These scoring play triggers occur approximately 15 seconds after the event. For this feature to work, the app must be running in the background on your device. ### Can I control the lights and sound from my Apple Watch? Yes, there is a dedicated Apple Watch app that allows you to trigger scoring plays directly from your wrist. You can also control the lights and sound through the Apple Watch app, providing convenient access to the immersive experience. ### Is this app free to use? The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. These purchases likely unlock additional features, team options, or customization capabilities beyond the basic functionality. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.19 — 2023-02-07 - Update Eagles song ### 1.18 — 2022-10-14 - Added Seattle Kraken to NHL ### 1.17 — 2022-10-11 - Fix issue where incorrect in app products were being purchased. ### 1.16 — 2022-10-10 - Fix issue where incorrect in app products were being purchased. ### 1.15 — 2022-04-24 - Fix issue where automatic lights were not triggering. ## Apps similar to Sport Lights for Philips Hue | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Aura for Philips Hue & LIFX](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aura-for-philips-hue-and-lifx/id1236886427) | 3.9 (356) | Free | Entertainment | | [Hue Music Disco Party](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hue-music-disco-party/id1480154361) | 3.9 (13) | Free | Entertainment | | [Thunderstorm Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thunderstorm-simulator/id1200949907) | 4.5 (2) | $1.99 | Entertainment | | [Soundstorm for Hue](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soundstorm-for-hue/id1230217709) | 5.0 (2) | $2.99 | Entertainment | | [Firestorm for Hue](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firestorm-for-hue/id1156347961) | — | $2.99 | Entertainment | | [Hue Thunder for Philips Hue](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hue-thunder-for-philips-hue/id1191462987) | 3.9 (75) | $3.99 | Entertainment | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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