Firestorm for Hue vs LightMode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firestorm for Hue
Transform your Philips Hue lights into dynamic fire effects. Choose from various fire types like candlelight, lava, and fireworks, with customizable sound and light settings. Includes a sleep timer and Bluetooth/AirPlay support for an immersive experience.
- Simulate candlelight, lava, fireplace, campfire, and fireworks
- Customizable fire sound effects and volumes
- Adjustable light effects, flicker speed, and brightness
- Background ambient sounds
- Sleep timer with audio fade-out
- Bluetooth and AirPlay support
- Create custom light zones
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Set the mood using your Philips Hue lights. Watch your lights glow and flicker to the sounds of a fire.* *Hue Bridge or Hue Bridge Pro required FIRES • Candlelight — Flickering flame from a candle in the wind • Lava — Molten rock rises and oozes out of the volcano • Fireplace — Glowing fire with wood crackling as it burns • Campfire — Flames dance quickly in the campsite fire • Fireworks — Bursts of color with explosions and crackles SETTINGS Fire • Toggle fire sound effects • Change fire audio: Default, Lava, Fireplace, Campfire • Change fire volume • Toggle fire light effects • Change flicker speed: Default, Very Slow, Slow, Medium, Fast • Toggle flicker delay (Delay between flickers) • Toggle flares (Random quick, bright flames) • Change color and brightness of fire light effects Lava Eruption • Toggle eruption sound effects • Change eruption volume • Toggle eruption light effects • Change eruption interval • Change color and brightness of eruption light effects Fireworks Explosion • Toggle explosion sound effects • Change explosion volume • Toggle explosion light effects • Change brightness of explosion light effects Fireworks Crackle • Toggle crackle sound effects • Change crackle volume • Toggle crackle light effects • Change occurrence: Random, Never, Always • Change brightness of crackle light effects Background Sounds • Toggle background sounds: Birds, Cicadas, Crickets, Frogs • Change background sounds volume General • Delay Light FX (Wireless audio delay offset) • Change default end state: On, Off, Revert • Change sleep end state: On, Off, Revert • Select mode to automatically start when app opens • Choose time to automatically stop selected mode • Choose time to automatically restart selected mode when sleep timer ends, enabling recurring cycle LIGHTS / GROUPS Select one or more lights for your fire light show on the Lights/Groups tab. Choose a group that you set up using the Philips Hue app, or create a new zone in the Firestorm for Hue app. To edit a zone in the list, swipe the item to the left and tap the pencil icon. When you add, remove, or change lights, pull down the list to refresh. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Sleep Timer — Set a timer complemented with an audio fade-out feature. Choose the state of your lights after the timer ends with the Sleep End State setting. • Bluetooth and AirPlay Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers directly, or connect to speakers with AirPlay using the Control Center. Adjust the Delay Light FX setting to offset any wireless audio delay. Please contact me at support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev if you experience any issues. I'd love to hear your thoughts and appreciate you taking the time to rate and review the app. I want to continue to improve Firestorm for Hue and create a great experience for you and future users. Thank you! —Scott
LightMode
Control your smart helmet's lighting with custom colors, animations, and brightness. Enhance visibility and safety on the road while expressing your personal style. The app allows you to save presets, monitor battery, and even sync lights to music.
- Customizable colors and animations
- Bluetooth device pairing
- Preset brightness levels
- Music synchronization
- Battery life monitoring
- Save favorite settings
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Set the colors, brightness, and animations of your Night Shift via Bluetooth pairing. Customize your Night Shift in colors and animations that resonate with YOUR personality. Enjoy the epic reactions when you showcase your LightMode helmet to friends and drivers on the street. Take comfort knowing that the beacon of light on your head is keeping you safer at night by making you more visible to others on the road. - Save frequently used colors/animations as favorites. - Choose between 3 preset brightness levels. - Monitor battery life. - Make the light strips illuminate to music. - Receive new animations via app updates. - Save/Name devices. - Set device to default for faster pairing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LightMode at Free against Firestorm for Hue's $2.99. LightMode also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
LightMode is free to download; Firestorm for Hue costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Firestorm for Hue ships an update every 2 months, LightMode every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firestorm for Hue | LightMode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Dodson | LightMode Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Firestorm for Hue
LightMode
In-app purchases
Firestorm for Hue
No in-app purchases
LightMode
No in-app purchases








