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Firestorm for Hue 4+
Fire effects
Scott Dodson
Designed for iPad
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- $2.99
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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
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
What’s New
Version 4.2.0
Need help? Please email support@firestorm.scottdodson.dev
- added Fire Color setting: Custom, Current
- added Lava Eruption feature
- added Lava Eruption settings: Sound FX, Volume, Light FX, Interval, Color, Brightness
- added Fireworks Explosion settings: Sound FX, Volume, Light FX, Brightness
- added Fireworks Crackle settings: Sound FX, Volume, Light FX, Occurrence, Brightness
- updated UI/UX
Ratings and Reviews
Very limited
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!
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
The developer, Scott Dodson, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Scott Dodson
- Size
- 72 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.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 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.