# AMBEE for Philips Hue Lights

> Dynamic light scenes & effects

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042610676](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042610676)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1042610676`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ambee, s.r.o.
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (966 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-15
- **First published:** 2015-10-30
- **Size:** 78 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ambee-for-philips-hue-lights/id1042610676)
- **Website:** [https://ambee.app](https://ambee.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/872884](https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/872884)

## Description

Turn Philips Hue lights into dynamic, hand-crafted scenes with AMBEE. Artist-sourced palettes and choreographed color transitions create mood-rich ambiances—from romantic evenings to aurora-inspired displays.

Key features include an evolving library of light animations and easy setup that coordinates Hue bulbs for harmonious scenes. Requires Philips Hue Bridge.

## Rankings

- #55,911 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Ambee for rich colors, smooth animations, and a simple UI, plus responsive support. Main drawbacks are battery/resource drain, stability problems (timeouts/freezes), dissatisfaction with the subscription model and restore issues, login/account troubles, and Hue Bridge connectivity problems.

### Pros

- Rich, vibrant colors and high-quality animations (best reds, blues, purples, and oranges).
- Extremely simple and intuitive UI with little guesswork.
- Works with Hue lights without interfering with other switches or lights.
- Responsive customer support and quick issue resolution.

### Cons

- Significant battery drain and high resource usage.
- Stability issues: timeouts, freezes, and animations stopping.
- Subscription model criticized for lack of new content and difficulties restoring purchases.
- Login/account problems, including password reset issues and temporary disablement.
- Connectivity problems with Hue Bridge, including not connecting to newer bridge versions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042610676)