Firestorm for Hue 4+
Fire effects
Scott Dodson
Designed for iPad
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- $2.99
Screenshots
Description
Set the mood using your Philips Hue lights. Watch your lights glow and flicker to the sounds of a fire.*
*Hue Bridge 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
• Toggle fire sound effects
• Toggle fireworks crackle sound effects
• Change fire audio (default, lava, fireplace, campfire)
• Set fire volume
• Toggle fire light effects
• Change fireworks light effects delay
• Change speed (default, very slow, slow, medium, fast)
• Change flicker delay (default, off)
• Change the color of the fire light effects
• Change the brightness of the fire light effects
• Toggle background sounds (birds, cicadas, crickets, frogs)
• Set background volume
• Change default end state (on, off, revert)
• Change sleep end state (on, off, revert)
• Auto-start, Auto-stop, and Auto-restart fire (auto-restart activates auto-start and auto-stop)
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 with audio fade out. Sleep End State setting lets you choose what happens to the state of the lights when the sleep timer ends.
• Bluetooth and AirPlay supported via Control Center.
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
What’s New
Version 4.0.0
Need help? Please email support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev
- fixed compatibility issue
Ratings and Reviews
It’s a good App. But addition of Siri Shortcuts would take it to the next level
The only app that simulates Candles/Fireplace/Campfires properly. But it can’t be used with HomeKit automations because of lack of Siri Shortcuts support. Reserving 5 stars to the perfect app.
Also, the contact email within the app doesn’t work. My question to the developer bounced back.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the review! The app does have an auto-start feature that allows you to choose a fire effect to automatically start when the app opens. You can then use Siri to open the app. Just say, "Hey Siri, open Firestorm for Hue." Please contact support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev if you have any questions.
Initial issue, but works great now
Original: I access the app from my iPhone 10 and control Philips Hue lights. It works until the auto lock on the phone comes on after two minutes than the flickering stops. I can’t find a setting in the app to prevent it from stopping after the phone’s auto lock activates. I guess I could change the auto lock setting from two minutes to never, but it seems odd that I need to have my phone on for this to work.
Update: We use this app nearly every day with our Hue lights and per the developer recommendation, it works fine after I cycled my phone off and on. Five Stars.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the feedback! You should be able to run the app in the background. Please try restarting your iPhone and/or closing all other apps running in the background. Contact me at support@firestorm.scottdodson.io for further assistance.
Chronic Disconnetion
The features are more or less what I wanted. Which is an app that makes your Hue lights flicker with many customization options such as color, brightness, speed and even has a sleep timer.
I would have been very satisfied with the app if not for it constantly getting disconnected which requires you to walk to your Hue Bridge and press the button to reconnect. Not something you want when you're trying to relax which is what I cheifly use this app for. I don't understand why the app can't save the "pairing" (to the bridge) information when there are connection issues.
It's also annoying when the crackling fire sounds stop music, podcasts or videos that you are playing in other apps.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the feedback. Sorry to hear you're getting disconnected. The Hue Bridge IP address might be changing on your network. Is your Hue Bridge or router losing power/restarting frequently? Please try logging into your router and reserving the DHCP address of your Hue Bridge. I'm happy to help you set this up if you contact me at support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev.
App Privacy
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Data Not Collected
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Information
- Seller
- Scott Dodson
- Size
- 71.6 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Scott Dodson
- Price
- $2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.