Firestorm for Hue

Name: Firestorm for Hue
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Scott Dodson

Fire effects

$2.99

Ages

4+
Years
Category

Entertainment
Developer

Scott Dodson
Language

EN
English
Size

64.4
MB

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Lightstorm Bundle for Philips Hue

Entertainment

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 Fire • Toggle fire sound effects • Change fire audio: Default, Lava, Fireplace, Campfire • Change fire volume • Toggle fire light effects • Change flicker speed: Default, Very Slow, Slow, Medium, Fast • Toggle flicker delay (Delay between flickers) • Toggle flares (Random quick, bright flames) • Change color and brightness of fire light effects Lava Eruption • Toggle eruption sound effects • Change eruption volume • Toggle eruption light effects • Change eruption interval • Change color and brightness of eruption light effects Fireworks Explosion • Toggle explosion sound effects • Change explosion volume • Toggle explosion light effects • Change brightness of explosion light effects Fireworks Crackle • Toggle crackle sound effects • Change crackle volume • Toggle crackle light effects • Change occurrence: Random, Never, Always • Change brightness of crackle light effects Background Sounds • Toggle background sounds: Birds, Cicadas, Crickets, Frogs • Change background sounds volume General • Delay Light FX (Wireless audio delay offset) • Change default end state: On, Off, Revert • Change sleep end state: On, Off, Revert • Select mode to automatically start when app opens • Choose time to automatically stop selected mode • Choose time to automatically restart selected mode when sleep timer ends, enabling recurring cycle 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 — Set a timer complemented with an audio fade-out feature. Choose the state of your lights after the timer ends with the Sleep End State setting. • Bluetooth and AirPlay Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers directly, or connect to speakers with AirPlay using the Control Center. Adjust the Delay Light FX setting to offset any wireless audio delay. 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

Ratings & Reviews

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Very limited
09/27/2023

Dcdeland
Why does it always feel like no one uses their own products?? You can only set one light or group of lights at a time. So if you want different colors to flicker at the same time don’t use this app. All I want to do is set up dark purple and dark orange to flicker for Halloween. Why is this so hard to accomplish??

Developer Response
[UPDATE] Great news! "Current" is now an option for Fire Color in Settings, letting the flicker effect utilize your lights' existing colors.[ORIGINAL] Thank you for your feedback! Navigating through the complexities of managing light colors individually can be challenging, but I'm actively exploring ways to enhance the experience. One idea is to add an option to use the existing colors of the lights for the flicker effect. Does this sound like a solution that would work for your needs? Please share any additional thoughts or suggestions at support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev. I appreciate your input and am here to make your experience with Firestorm for Hue better!
Very limited
09/27/2023

Dcdeland

Why does it always feel like no one uses their own products?? You can only set one light or group of lights at a time. So if you want different colors to flicker at the same time don’t use this app. All I want to do is set up dark purple and dark orange to flicker for Halloween. Why is this so hard to accomplish??
Developer Response 10/05/2023
[UPDATE] Great news! "Current" is now an option for Fire Color in Settings, letting the flicker effect utilize your lights' existing colors.[ORIGINAL] Thank you for your feedback! Navigating through the complexities of managing light colors individually can be challenging, but I'm actively exploring ways to enhance the experience. One idea is to add an option to use the existing colors of the lights for the flicker effect. Does this sound like a solution that would work for your needs? Please share any additional thoughts or suggestions at support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev. I appreciate your input and am here to make your experience with Firestorm for Hue better!
Good Hue app, but audio needs work
01/28/2018

Bartleby-the-Scrivener
This is one of the better Hue applications I’ve tried. The app design is very clean and the interface is intuitive and easy to use. The three light modes: candle, fireplace, and campfire are nice relaxing light modes that I use when taking a nap or just relaxing. That said, I only gave this app 3 stars because I believe there are some things that could be improved. The first is with the light speeds for the fireplace and campfire modes. The slow, medium, and fast settings are like a notch too fast. I would expect the slow setting to be more like a fire when it is dying down and and is mostly red coals, so the light would be primary at the red end of the color with only occasional yellow and pulsing very slowly. As it is, slow is more like a regular fire speed. Fast is way too fast. I think the designer may have been imagining a roaring bonfire, but to me if feels more like being in a house that is on fire. My second issue with this app is my biggest complaint, the audio needs some work. The first problem with the audio is that it is that the audio is the same no matter what speed the fireplace or campfire are set to. Yes, the audio is different for the fireplace and campfire, but when you can the fire speed the audio is the exact same whether it is slow, medium, or fast. My second complain is that their is a “tape hiss” type sound in the audio background. It sounds like the developer used a fairly cheap audio for the fireplace and campfire recordings. I use the app on my iPad Pro which has good speakers and I notice the hiss sound. I also connect the audio to my Bose Wave bookshelf audio system and there the hiss sound is really noticeable. All-in-all I like the Firestorm app and with some improvements to the speed modes and audio I think this could be a 5-star app.

Developer Response
Thank you for the feedback! The latest release (1.6.1) added a new Lava mode that glows at a much slower rate than the other fire modes. You can also now choose Glow from the Flicker Rate menu under Settings. The flicker rates for the other fire modes have been slowed down a bit as well. As for the "tape hiss" type sound, I'm not able to detect it on an iPad Pro or while using headphones. Please try redownloading the app to see if the problem persists. The sound you hear may be the fire itself or the crickets chirping in the background. Please contact support@firestorm.scottdodson.io if you have any questions. Thanks!
Good Hue app, but audio needs work
01/28/2018

Bartleby-the-Scrivener

This is one of the better Hue applications I’ve tried. The app design is very clean and the interface is intuitive and easy to use. The three light modes: candle, fireplace, and campfire are nice relaxing light modes that I use when taking a nap or just relaxing. That said, I only gave this app 3 stars because I believe there are some things that could be improved. The first is with the light speeds for the fireplace and campfire modes. The slow, medium, and fast settings are like a notch too fast. I would expect the slow setting to be more like a fire when it is dying down and and is mostly red coals, so the light would be primary at the red end of the color with only occasional yellow and pulsing very slowly. As it is, slow is more like a regular fire speed. Fast is way too fast. I think the designer may have been imagining a roaring bonfire, but to me if feels more like being in a house that is on fire. My second issue with this app is my biggest complaint, the audio needs some work. The first problem with the audio is that it is that the audio is the same no matter what speed the fireplace or campfire are set to. Yes, the audio is different for the fireplace and campfire, but when you can the fire speed the audio is the exact same whether it is slow, medium, or fast. My second complain is that their is a “tape hiss” type sound in the audio background. It sounds like the developer used a fairly cheap audio for the fireplace and campfire recordings. I use the app on my iPad Pro which has good speakers and I notice the hiss sound. I also connect the audio to my Bose Wave bookshelf audio system and there the hiss sound is really noticeable. All-in-all I like the Firestorm app and with some improvements to the speed modes and audio I think this could be a 5-star app.
Developer Response 04/03/2018
Thank you for the feedback! The latest release (1.6.1) added a new Lava mode that glows at a much slower rate than the other fire modes. You can also now choose Glow from the Flicker Rate menu under Settings. The flicker rates for the other fire modes have been slowed down a bit as well. As for the "tape hiss" type sound, I'm not able to detect it on an iPad Pro or while using headphones. Please try redownloading the app to see if the problem persists. The sound you hear may be the fire itself or the crickets chirping in the background. Please contact support@firestorm.scottdodson.io if you have any questions. Thanks!
Initial issue, but works great now
05/07/2018

davidsours
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.
Initial issue, but works great now
05/07/2018

davidsours

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 04/30/2018
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
10/12/2020

Corgi Knight
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.
Chronic Disconnetion
10/12/2020

Corgi Knight

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 10/14/2020
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.

Need help? Please email support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev - added notification when selected lights are unreachable/powered off - fixed compatibility issue

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Seller: Scott Dodson
Size: 64.4 MB
Category: Entertainment
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 13.0.0 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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