MagicHue vs Flash Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicHue
Transform your Philips Hue lights into dynamic, colorful art. Enjoy relaxing fades or a vibrant music-reactive visual experience for parties or romantic dinners. Control individual lights and customize effects.
- Disco effect for Philips Hue lights
- Music and voice-reactive light effects
- Individual light control
- Brightness and saturation control
- Adjustable fading speed and light position
- Multiple bridge support
- Predefined and custom light presets
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Free for a limited time! You are looking for a new way to experience your philips hue lights? Then meet the hue app that transforms your rooms into living color art: From relaxing smooth fading to a highly dynamic visual music experience. Use it for a romantic dinner setup or your next party at home! This version features: Common functions: ◆ Switch disco bulbs on/off quick button ◆ Each light can be controlled individually ◆ Disable Auto-Lock to keep the app running ◆ Multiple Bridge Support Disco effect functions: ◆ Control any subset of lights for the disco effect ◆ Brightness and saturation control ◆ Free selectable hue (color) fading speed ◆ Selectable light position along the hue fading ◆ Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted ◆ 6 Predefined light presets plus one user defined ◆ Multiple devices can control different rooms according to local acoustic and we are working on a lot of more cool features that will be included with future updates for free! NOTES This app uses the microphone to convert music or voice input to light effects. It does not (yet) listen to music that is played on the iPhone itself. REQUIREMENTS - Requires iOS 8.1 or higher and the Philips hue kit
Flash Sync
Transform any space into a vibrant party atmosphere. This app synchronizes your device's flashlight with the beats of any audio file, creating a dynamic light show. It also offers screen blinking for devices without a flashlight and advanced features through a premium subscription.
- Flashlight sync with audio beats
- Screen blinking for non-flashlight devices
- Play any audio file
- Microphone input
- Five different visual modes
- Sync multiple devices
- External speaker support
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Welcome to the world of ultimate party vibes! Get ready to ignite your events with Disco Light - the app that bring dazzling visual spectacles to your fingertips. Just select an audio file from the import menu and let the app to flash your flashlight with the audio beats. Transforms your living room's environment a real disco. ************************ **** HOW TO USE? ************************ 1. Allow microphone access to this app 2. Take phone to concert or party (where music is playing) 3. The flash will turn on/off automatically. Giving a cool vibe. 4. Select from different modes how you want the flash to turn on/off 5. You can also select from stored audio files to blink flashlight ************************ **** FEATURES: ************************ * Play any audio file * Input from microphone * Turn On/Off Flash * Blinks screen with beats so works in non flashlight devices * Mute audio keeping flashlight to blink * Five Different Modes * Sync multiple devices * Use External Speakers * Audio waveform and realtime power meter Our App can be used for free with Ads and limited features, however, you can purchase a Disco FlashLight Premium subscription for the additional advanced features, and remove Ads. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS: When you download our App you can opt in to a 3 days free trial for monthly and 7 days free trial for yearly subscription. Our App offers auto-renewing monthly/yearly subscription options for access to the app's features and content. Your Disco FlashLight Premium subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and payment will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. To avoid renewal, you must cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription or trial ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING: Premium Monthly: $0.99 / Month (3 days free trial) Premium Yearly: $5.99 / Year (7 days free trial) Read more about our terms, conditions, and privacy here: • Privacy Policy: https://www.racersoft.in • Terms of Use: https://racersoft.in/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flash Sync at 4.5 against MagicHue's 3.4. Flash Sync also leads on ratings volume (161 vs 25). MagicHue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Flash Sync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MagicHue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flash Sync holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Sync has 161 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
MagicHue ships an update every 2 months, Flash Sync every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicHue | Flash Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (25 ratings) | 4.5 (161 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 161 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Breitling | Sounak Sarkar |
Customer experience
MagicHue
Flash Sync
Bugs and requests
MagicHue
Reported bugs
53 issues- Only shows 0 connected lights
- No longer works
- Doesn't work at all
- App crashes
- Disco effect does nothing
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- Requires a URL
- Found bridge but no lights
- Bridge connection shows yellow
- Doesn't appear to work with a v2 bridge
- Doesn't find all bulbs
- Only found bulbs originally paired to bridge
- App just does not work at all
- Cannot find the bridge
- Doesn't find any of my lights
- Complex and sometimes it doesn't work
- Rubbish doesn't work useless
- App doesn't work
- Only finds 2 of my 23 bulbs
- Doesn't connect to Bridge hue
- Can't get past first page of 'select bridge'
- Can't just start with a scene from the main Hue app
- Can't use feed from iTunes directly
- Can't seem to quit the app
- Color changes only brightness
- Doesn't allow you to play music while running
- Amateur
- Only got this app to work once
- New version constantly crashes
- Crashes after 2 mins
- Constantly crashes
- Crashes after running for a few minutes or with several lights
- App quickly freezes
- iPad becomes completely disabled and a reboot is necessary
- App goes berserk if more than 8 bulbs are activated
- Causes really bad audio feedback on iPad2
- Won't pair
- Poorly written
- Documentation stinks
- Layout buttons and interface is embarrassing
- Can't seem to find a good way to turn off completely
- When I think I have done it and then open my Philips Hue it goe right back to Disco
- Not what you are looking for
- Can't get light to work
- Constant crashing
- Crashes after about 2 minutes running in disco mode
- Baffling
- No noticeable improvements
- Freezes iPad less with update
- Still goes berserk if more than 8 bulbs are activated
- Equalizer bar issue (corrected)
- Bad audio feedback on iPad2
- Won't pair
- Looks Awful
Requested features
17 requests- Pickup music from the same phone
- Strobe like features
- Ability to select a range of colors to cycle through
- More control of which colors it cycles through
- Update for Hue Bridge 2.0 with HomeKit support
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- Ability to play music while running
- More user inputs in color selections
- Strobe button with presets and custom options
- Wave feature moving colors from bulb to bulb
- Interface overhaul for general usability
- Timers added
- More flexibility and control over lights
- Less crashes
- Ability to select specific colors
- Recurring timers
- Sync to turn on lights based on sunset times
- Timed fade to work
Flash Sync
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MagicHue
No in-app purchases
Flash Sync
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Remove advertisements$0.99
Questions
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