# Wake-ups for Philips Hue

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id979433229](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id979433229)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id979433229`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jean-Francois Hamel
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-06
- **First published:** 2015-05-03
- **Size:** 3.77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wake-ups-for-philips-hue/id979433229)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://jeaham1.wixsite.com/jfhamel/hue-wake-ups-privacy-policy](http://jeaham1.wixsite.com/jfhamel/hue-wake-ups-privacy-policy)

## Description

This application allows you to easily program your Philips Hue bridge in order to simulate sunrises in your house. Lights turn on when desired at low intensity and evolve towards higher intensity and daylight colours.

For each wake-up that you program, you can:
 - Set the time at which  the lights will turn on at low intensity.
 - Select the days of the week for which the wake-up must be repeated.
 - Choose between different colours when the lights turn on (natural, red, orange and blue).
 - Select the duration of the transition towards high intensity (30, 10 and 5 minutes)
 - Select the lights to use, this allows you to do sunrises at different times in different rooms of the house.
 - Set when the lights must turn off so that you do not have to do so manually.

Each wake-up can be easily enabled or disable with a switch.

Wake-ups are programmed in the Hue bridge. This make their execution totally independent from the app.

Take note of the following limitations:
 - This app only works with Extended Color Lights and Color Temperature Lights. It will NOT work with Color Lights, Dimmable Lights and On/Off Lights.
 - The app uses five schedules and one light group per wake-up. Since the bridge is limited to 100 schedules and 16 groups, the number of wake-ups that can be created depends on the available space on the bridge.

## Rankings

- #234,545 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Wake-ups for Philips Hue for its reliable sunrise/sunset wake-ups with smooth color transitions, the ability to run multiple sunrises for different bulbs, and alarms stored on the Hue Bridge for cross-device use. It benefits from Bridge Pro support, is free, and is easy to set up. However, discussions mention occasional crashes and bridge-discovery issues, plus a desire for more sunrise duration options beyond the 10- and 30-minute presets.

### Pros

- Sunrise/sunset wake-ups with smooth color transitions and gradual brightness
- Can schedule multiple sunrises for different bulbs, great for family members
- Alarms are stored on the Hue Bridge, so they work even when the phone is off and are shareable across devices
- Supports Hue Bridge Pro and ongoing updates, strong Hue ecosystem integration
- Free, easy to use, and intuitive

### Cons

- Crashes and difficulty finding/connecting to the Hue Bridge or adding alarms (reported by multiple users)
- Limited sunrise duration presets (10 and 30 minutes); users want more options

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