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Lighter for Philips Hue Lights — Addictive Philips Hue lighting app with cool effects

Android House And Home A Better Home, LLC
3.9 GP
110,161+
Google Play

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Description

Been using Lighter for Philips Hue Lights for a couple months now. It’s basically an app that lets you control your Philips Hue smart lights and create all kinds of cool lighting effects. Pretty solid if you’re into home automation and smart lighting.

Here’s what you can do: you can choose from tons of built-in scenes like sunrise, thunder, or fireworks. There’s also a cool feature where you get a new free scene added every week. And you can create your own custom lighting setups – took me a while to figure that out but it’s pretty useful.

Look, if you’ve got Philips Hue bulbs and you want to go beyond the basic stuff, you’ll probably like this app. It’s not perfect – the interface can be a little clunky at times – but overall it does the job. Worth checking out if you’re into that kind of thing.

Editor Opinion

So here's my take on Lighter for Philips Hue Lights. I've tried a bunch of Philips Hue apps and this one's one of the better ones in my opinion. The lighting effects are really cool and it's got a ton of customization options. Definitely more robust than the basic Hue app. That said, the UI can be a little confusing at first and some of the advanced features take a while to figure out. But overall, it's a pretty solid option if you want to take your Philips Hue setup to the next level.

Manya Lyalya
Author Manya Lyalya Editor, Grand Screen

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Tons of cool lighting effects to choose from
  • Get a new free scene added every week
  • Lets you create your own custom lighting setups
  • Works well with Philips Hue ecosystem

Cons

  • Interface can be a bit clunky and confusing
  • Some advanced features take a while to figure out
  • Occasional bugs and crashes

Specifications

Updated 28.08.2025
Category House And Home
Age Rating Everyone
Developer A Better Home, LLC
Android Android 5.0++
Package Name co.abetterhome.lighter

Ratings

77
Google Play
3.9/5
678 reviews
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User Reviews

blaydemastah Oct 18, 2025

The app is nice and it used to work for a while but then it crashed my phone and I had to take it to get it fixed and since...

Kevin King Oct 18, 2025

App only holds one mode when you switch to a different scene it plays for a couple seconds then reverts back to the original. Wanted to use the Halloween ones...

Enchanted Fit Oct 18, 2025

Best app for Philips Hue lights. The scenes bring out the true richness of the colors, with options to control the dimness. Sound features (opt) are amazing. This app should...

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