# LIGHTIFY

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id911362586](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id911362586)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id911362586`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OSRAM GmbH
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (2,423 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-24
- **First published:** 2014-09-01
- **Size:** 117 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lightify/id911362586)
- **Website:** [http://www.osram.com/osram\_com/tools-and-services/tools/lightify---smart-connected-light/index.jsp?search\_result=%2fosram\_com%2fsearch%2fadvanced\_search.jsp%3faction%3ddosearch%26inp\_searchterm\_1%3dlightify%26website\_name%3dosram\_com](http://www.osram.com/osram_com/tools-and-services/tools/lightify---smart-connected-light/index.jsp?search_result=%2fosram_com%2fsearch%2fadvanced_search.jsp%3faction%3ddosearch%26inp_searchterm_1%3dlightify%26website_name%3dosram_com)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.osram.com/cb/lightify/lightify-privacy-policy/index.jsp](https://www.osram.com/cb/lightify/lightify-privacy-policy/index.jsp)

## Description

LIGHTIFY puts the control of your home lighting in your pocket. The LIGHTIFY app serves as the mobile control center for the LIGHTIFY system, allowing you to customize lighting across your home and garden with simple swipes and taps, anywhere in the world via the Internet. Create vibrant scenes, adjust color and intensity, and enjoy lighting that adapts to your lifestyle.

Getting started is quick and easy in three steps: download the free app, connect the LIGHTIFY gateway to your WLAN router, and install your LIGHTIFY lamps. The experience is designed for flexibility, energy efficiency, and playful creativity, with access to privacy policy and terms of use at the provided links.

## Rankings

- #39,675 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews show a split experience: some users praised initial ease of use, low cost, and updates; however, most complain about instability and long-term decline as cloud support was dropped. The app frequently freezes or fails to connect to the gateway, and many cannot control lights reliably, especially from outside the local network. Alexa/Google integration removal and local-only operation frustrate voice-control users. Support is widely criticized, with little guidance for password or network changes. Overall, ongoing reliability and customer support are major negatives for Lightify’s iOS app.

### Pros

- Some reviewers note ongoing updates and added features (e.g., Zigbee diagnostics, manual firmware updates, local mode) as the cloud threat loomed.
- Several reviews mention the product's low cost and that support can be responsive when needed.
- A small number report that installation was easy and the app worked reliably when it did function.

### Cons

- Frequent app instability and connectivity problems (freezes, delays, gateway not found, lights reconnecting unexpectedly).
- Cloud deprecation leads to removal of remote access and voice assistant integrations (Alexa/Google), forcing local-only use.
- Weak customer support and poor documentation; lack of direct help, trouble updating network credentials, login issues.
- Setup and provisioning problems (gateway setup getting stuck, password transitions, serial number issues).
- Perceived product abandonment by the company with ongoing updates ending and no longer supporting the system.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id911362586)