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Lightbow app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 432 ratings )
Utilities Lifestyle
Developer: Peter Rapp
4.99 USD
Current version: 3.3.3, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 14 Sep 2013
App size: 170.18 Mb

Imagine the App Store or Music Store, but for LIGHT. After five years and many great updates, Lightbow continues to provide the highest quality & quantity of stunning light shows, plus the most powerful editor to create your own! Put hundreds of lighting and sound environments at your fingertips...

(Full Editor included with your purchase, many 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! From theater productions, to mood lighting in a restaurant, to everyday home living, Lightbow has something for everybody!

** Buy Lightbow for iPhone or iPad, then download on your Apple TV for free (or vice versa). See Lightbows description on the Apple TV App Store for more details on current functionality. Check www.lightbow.net/hardware to see which features are supported in your specific setup. **

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 Siri, 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.

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.
- 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
Privacy Policy: http://www.lightbow.net/privacy
Terms of Service: http://www.lightbow.net/tos

Pros and cons of Lightbow app for iPhone and iPad

Lightbow app good for

Lots of options with this app. Its usually my go to app for setting up scenes. I cant review on the price or in app purchases because I cant remember the prices. Overall, its a good, versatile app. Thumbs up.
Dont bother with any others. This one has its quirks, granted, but its the only app that allows this much control over my Hue (and Hue compatible) lights. Worth the couple of bucks, IMO.
I use both the Phillips Hue App and this one. Combined, they let me control my simple setup easily.
Fact. Worth every penny and works fantastic!!! Thanks for this great piece of software!
This app does everything the Philips app doesnt. For normal day to day use of my lights Lightbow is where its at.
Totally eliminates the need for multiple apps to control Hue and Wemo products. Easy to setup, and it works great. Very happy with the purchase.

Some bad moments

Great potential, but latest update didnt address the weird bugs. Lots of crashes. Lots of lost connections to the Hue bridge (while the basic Hue app remains connected without problem). Lights of "no lights assigned" messages that require a hard phone restart. Particularly aggravating since the potential is really there with this app.
The version 2.0.2 doesnt work right with Wemo gadgets. I dont recommend!!! (A versão 2.0.1 não funciona corretamente com dispositivos Wemo. Não recomendo!!!)
.. Wemo dont work anymore. Used to, but now they dont appear, tried scanning with the app and rebooting plugs several time.
I gave this an initial look over and thought “this is going to require some work.” So I played with Huedini and OnSwitch. Nice products, but allowing for minimal creativity on my part, and Huedini only works in the foreground. So I gave Lightbow a try. Explored the given presets, learned how they do what they do, and have since gone hog wild. I’ve set up once-static TV-show backgrounds to slowly and softly vacillate hues. I’ve set up celebratory “confetti” streams of color. I now emulate candlelight, soft pastel animations, even a Carnivale setup of flowing bright colors to turn any party into an instant Mardi Gras. I feel like I am now a Light Alchemist!
I bought this app based on what appeared to be sounds reviews, its crashed 100% of the time on my iPhone 6! Incredible time waster!
Lightbow is the best app for the Hue lights and can also control my WeMo switches! Newest update has a glitch that caused WeMo not to be discovered. Developer has already responded to my email! I have never experienced such quick response. Read some negative comments about in app purchased presets, I treat them as not only a purchase of some good presets, also as support to the developer.

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