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Lightbow

Experience the highest quality & quantity of stunning animated presets, plus the most powerful editor to create your own!
Category Price Seller Device
Lifestyle $4.99 Peter Rapp iPhone, iPad, iPod

(Full Editor included with purchase, Designer collections other than "Starter Pack" available as in-app purchases)

Take full advantage of Philips hue, LIFX, and Belkin WeMo, or control them all at once with presets, animations, groups, triggers, transitions, and more! Check www.lightbow.net/hardware to see which features are supported in your specific setup. From theater productions, to mood lighting in a restaurant, to everyday home living, Lightbow has something for everybody!

** Now available as a Universal Purchase! Buy Lightbow for iPhone or iPad, and download on your Apple TV for free (or vice versa). See Lightbow's description on the Apple TV App Store for more details on current functionality. **


Presets

- Combine custom multi-step animation loops, static colors, or ON/OFF/Brightness commands for any sets of lights or groups. Activate them all with a single tap.
- Light animations even run in the background (when you close the app, or hit the sleep button)
- Share presets with others in your household on your local WiFi network—no emails or passwords necessary!
- Give each preset a transition, such as crossfade, flashbulb, or fading through a specific color.
- Randomization ranges offer interesting variations on colors each time you activate a preset.
- Organize your Presets into Collections for greater flexibility and scalability.

Triggers

- Activate any preset with countdown timers, alarms, events like opening/closing Lightbow, or even a shake of your phone.
- For hue tap owners, choose the colors and fade time that each button will trigger on your Philips lights.
- Watch your Philips and LIFX lights react to the touch of your Belkin WeMo Light Switch. (Requires Lightbow running in the foreground)

Groups

- Put your Philips or LIFX hardware into groups to control sets of lights together.
- Group lights by room, function, or anything else. Lights can be in multiple groups!
- Set a color on different models of lighting hardware, and Lightbow will automatically calibrate that color to match up where possible.

Light Control

- From one simple screen, you can rename, reorder, and switch on or off any of your lights.
- Set the mood of a room with control over the hue, saturation, brightness, and color temperature of each bulb.
- Connect to a Philips bridge to control your Bloom, hue, hue lux, LightStrips, LivingColors, Iris, Aura, LivingWhites bulb, or even the LivingWhites wall plug.
- Use your Belkin WeMo Outlet, LightSwitch, or Insight hardware to turn any electrical device on or off, not just lights!
- Enjoy your LIFX bulbs using the same familiar interface. Lightbow will continue to add support for new lighting hardware as it is released.

ALL ACCESS
You have the option to purchase "ALL ACCESS" from the "Featured" tab within the app, a $24.99(USD) annual subscription unlocking the entire back-catalog of 100+ animated presets, plus new additions each month! This represents significant cost savings over individual purchases. Check store for pricing in other currencies. App Store subscriptions are subject to the following terms and conditions:
-Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
-Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
-Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
-Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase
-No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period
-Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that item
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Reviews

Great app
veggrrrl

I am so glad I got this one. The presets rock and there are new ones added all the time. I ended up subscribing. But you can also only purchase the ones you like. The rates are very reasonable and the value is great. I fully recommend this to make the most of your hue lights. Most of my lights are Gen 1, but I can only imagine that this world be so much better with Gen 2 lights.


Very Cool!
KCF046

I just bought a bunch of Hue bulbs for throughout my home and wanted something to control them that was straight forward and easy to use. I downloaded the app and set it up with no problems at all (not sure what the guy complaining about not being able to find the bridge was all about). I used it for 5 minutes tops and then purchased the subscription. $25 seems a bit pricey but its kind of like an Apple product, yup they are expensive but they work intuitively and that is worth my money every time. It is very cool and makes setting a room scene so easy.


Lightbow
Dizzy Dianna

Love it but has froze couple times


No Support
GYMTINO

I upgraded to the latest version and the app won’t let me pick specific lights, it chooses additional ones. I emailed support and have yet to hear back. This of course happens after I purchased the Halloween light theme. Last time for this guy.


Bug fix needed.
Victor_san.asap

Apple watch complication not syncing.


Worked great for the first year
Rok n rolla

Worked great for the first year now the app constantly dropped all of the connected lights when you close the app. And they all have to be reconnected every time I try and use the app. I can't get any response from their support team to try and fix the issue.


Good concept, not quite there
Murse Dad

I intended to use this app with LIFX lights. There are a few issues I have with it. 1) it disconnected from my lights within minutes of using it. 2) very confusing and difficult to use. 3) EXPENSIVE!!!! Why in the world does it cost so much? $25 should be a one-time purchase. 4) aesthetically not pleasing. While I understand functionality might still be there, I hated opening the app and looking at it.


A mommy must have
Niknak094

I am a mom of 3 and my kids are very much affected by light. I’m sure they have S.A.D...spring and summer they pop right out of bed. Come winter - they are missing the bus everyday. So what better way to wake them up than with a smart bulb and the red light features? This is not a prank. I truly use it. They get a kick out of it and I get to work on time each day. As far as the effectiveness of the products: the app works better with my LIFX bulbs than the LIFX app. The music/sounds are great too! I do have a membership and I think 25$ is pretty inexpensive for all you get and the ease of use. My only improvement would be related to organizing the presents. I would prefer to have them organized by room and/or by child.


Does not work with recent LIFX bulbs...
Shadowbottle

App can only see A19 and BR30 bulbs. Very annoying. Does not see any of the Mini varieties (Mini Color, Mini Day & Dusk, or Mini White). Very disappointing discovery.


Fast changing light
waterdog82 - Karen

Nice to have ability to make color sequences however, there is a 10sec max for each color before it goes to the next so in order to get pretty, relaxing effects similar to ambee, you would have to string tons of the same color together to make effect of a color lasting more than 10 seconds. Too time intensive for me.


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