Comparison

hueDynamic for Philips Hue vs Daniel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

hueDynamic for Philips Hue

Enhance your Philips Hue lighting system with dynamic scenes, sound synchronization, and advanced control. Create custom ambiences from photos, program smart buttons, and enjoy immersive experiences for movies and parties. Features include power outage detection and compatibility with various Hue light types.

Highlights
  • Dynamic lighting scenes with sound
  • Advanced smart button programming
  • Real-time camera-to-light synchronization
  • Custom photo ambiences
  • Multiple bridge support
  • Power outage detection and recovery
  • Sound-to-light disco modes
Features
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Your lights. Your music. Your moment — hueDynamic brings your Philips Hue lights to life with AI-powered Auto DJ, immersive experiences that combine light and sound, advanced Disco, a full Party light sequencer, live DJ pads, Camera Sync and Siri Shortcuts. From a quiet night in to one more song with friends, make the whole room part of the moment. NEW: AUTO DJ — LIGHTS THAT FEEL YOUR MUSIC Press play and let hueDynamic take the decks. Auto DJ listens to your music, recognizes the genre right on your device and switches Disco to the matching light show as your playlist moves from house to rock to reggae. 19 genre presets, live detection with genre artwork and a Chill knob to soften the lights whenever you like. Try it free for 10 minutes of music. FEEL EVERY BEAT WITH ADVANCED DISCO Prefer to take the controls? Explore Peak, Spectrum and Neural modes or shape your own sound-to-light response. Tune bass, midrange and treble bands, assign lights to each, and adjust color, sensitivity, smoothing and strobe. Save your own version of any genre and your favorite setups. YOUR LIGHTS. YOUR SHOW. Create something only you could make with the Party light sequencer. Arrange color washes, chases, waves, pulses and twinkles on a visual timeline with individual light tracks, then loop your creation. Shape brightness and color with custom ADSR curves, including independent red, green and blue channels. Set the BPM, tap a tempo or detect it through your microphone, and save shows, patterns and effect presets for your next big night. PLAY THE ROOM WITH DJ PADS Put the light show at your fingertips with 16 performance pads across two banks. Tap for an accent, hold an effect or launch a loop, right on the beat. Record your performance as editable timeline clips and save pad layouts for every set. ESCAPE INTO LIGHT AND SOUND Unwind beside a glowing fireplace, lose yourself in a rainforest or fill the room with fireworks. Explore over 100 mixable ambiences and dynamic experiences with music and stereo sound effects, build playlists and browse themed Experience Packs. HALLOWEEN LIGHTING & SPOOKY SURPRISES With hueDynamic running, your Hue Motion Sensor or the MotionAware areas on a Hue Bridge Pro can trigger random light and sound effects from your selection. Perfect for haunted-house displays. MAKE YOUR HOME YOUR OWN ● Use Siri Shortcuts to start experiences, Disco or Auto DJ, adjust your lights and set the mood with your voice. ● Point your camera at the TV and Camera Sync brings on-screen colors into your room. ● Create photo ambiences from your favorite pictures and refine them with Tweaks! OmniScene lets you reuse them in different rooms. ● Control lights across multiple Hue bridges without switching between bridges. ● Give Hue Dimmer, Tap, Tap Dial, Smart Button, Lutron Aurora, Niko and RunLessWire Click more possibilities with advanced programming. ● Set multiple button actions, cycle ambiences and brightness levels, and customize motion sensor behavior. ● Use Child Lock to restrict rooms and bridge programming. ● Check Hue Motion Sensor temperatures, set timers and control compatible third-party bulbs connected to your Hue bridge. ● Back up favorites, Disco presets, Party creations and saved device-programming profiles. Ready to make your lights come alive? A Philips Hue bridge is required. Party and Neural Disco require a Hue Entertainment area with compatible lights. Free access includes limited feature previews; most dynamic effects have a 2-minute limit. Pro 2.0 unlocks Auto DJ and the new advanced features through a one-time purchase or subscription. Existing Pro owners keep their original Pro features. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daniel

Create your own personalized application with this tool. Design and build a unique app experience tailored to your needs and preferences. Share your creation with others.

Highlights
  • App creation tool
  • Personalized app design
  • User-driven development
  • App sharing functionality
Features
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I'm building YouApp to give everyone an app of their own. This is mine! Join me! EULA: https://youapp.vip/end-user-license-agreement

Screenshots

hueDynamic for Philips Hue4 screens
Daniel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hueDynamic for Philips Hue at every 8 days against Daniel's every 3 months. hueDynamic for Philips Hue also leads on ratings volume (846 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Daniel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. hueDynamic for Philips Hue sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Daniel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daniel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hueDynamic for Philips Hue has 846 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hueDynamic for Philips Hue ships an update every 8 days, Daniel every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
hueDynamic for Philips Hue versus Daniel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhueDynamic for Philips HueDaniel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (846 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings846 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDarrell RoseYouApp LLC

Customer experience

hueDynamic for Philips Hue

All ratings847 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative37.1%

Daniel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

hueDynamic for Philips Hue

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lights remain unresponsive after using app
  • Disco mode stops working during use
  • Unable to find or connect to Hue bridge
  • Continued charging despite cancellation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to control ambient sounds
  • Integration with Siri Shortcuts
  • Sync lighting with music from other apps
  • More sleep/relaxation lighting options
  • Landscape mode for camera feature

Daniel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

hueDynamic for Philips Hue

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annually$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • hueDynamic Pro 2.x Loyalty Upgrade$9.99
  • hueDynamic Pro Upgrade$24.99
3 purchases

Daniel

Subscriptions3
  • Daniel - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Daniel - 6 Months$27.496 Months
  • Daniel - 12 Months$49.991 Year

Questions

Is hueDynamic for Philips Hue free?
hueDynamic for Philips Hue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daniel free?
Daniel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hueDynamic for Philips Hue or Daniel?
Daniel is rated higher. hueDynamic for Philips Hue averages 4.6 out of 5 from 846 ratings, while Daniel averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do hueDynamic for Philips Hue or Daniel have ads?
Neither hueDynamic for Philips Hue nor Daniel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hueDynamic for Philips Hue or Daniel?
hueDynamic for Philips Hue ships an update every 8 days, and Daniel every 3 months. Most recently, hueDynamic for Philips Hue was updated on November 2, 2026 and Daniel on November 3, 2026.

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