Reviews of Hue Essentials

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List of user reviews and ratings for Hue Essentials

Total ratings

3.94 (Rating count: 7,009)

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Review summary

Hue Essentials is praised for a clearer, feature-rich alternative with strong automation and scenes, and solid basic controls on older Android. However many reviews converge on four pain points: high premium costs and perceived poor value, reliability issues with crashes and bridge/remote access, compatibility problems with some devices, and onboarding/setup friction plus shifting features behind a paywall.

Pros

Better UX than the official Philips Hue app
Strong automation capabilities and scenes
Works for basic lighting control on older Android versions
Unofficial cross‑device integration (e.g., Samsung Device Control)

Cons

Premium pricing and subscription features with questionable value
Stability and reliability issues (crashes, force closes, bridge disconnects, sign-in problems)
Compatibility limitations with certain hardware/platforms (Shield Pro, Kodi, Wear OS) and Netflix/Chromecast interactions
Onboarding friction and limited support (difficulty adding devices, setup loops, perceived lack of help)
UI changes and feature removals moving to paid options

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 3.94

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41% (46)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-16	Ty*****	Did Steam buy Phillips? Features locked behind individual paywalls.. smh
Did Steam buy Phillips? Features locked behind individual paywalls.. smh
2026-08-08	Lu*****	cool
cool
2026-08-08	Us*****	not happy with it and I am writing to express my concern
not happy with it and I am writing to express my concern
2026-07-13	pa*****	waste of $8. why not enable microphone sync?
waste of $8. why not enable microphone sync?
2026-06-25	Ha*****	Great Work By Philips Hue Series Briliant Working Using Since 7 Years
Great Work By Philips Hue Series Briliant Working Using Since 7 Years
2026-05-24	Ma*****	Hard to set, with some bigs, but once you understand, then it works
Hard to set, with some bigs, but once you understand, then it works
2026-05-12	Ph*****	good working order
good working order
2026-05-04	Ry*****	Pay wall. Uninstalled!
Pay wall. Uninstalled!
2026-04-24	Je*****	these are really nice and you can get all kinds of colors and other stuff that you can download to have your lights to their crazy like lightning through your house literally have the lights flash like lightning
these are really nice and you can get all kinds of colors and other stuff that you can download to have your lights to their crazy like lightning through your house literally have the lights flash like lightning
2026-04-10	Vo*****	KISS
KISS