Espresso for Hue app for iPhone and iPad
4.8 (
3808 ratings )
Utilities
Lifestyle
Developer:
Bram Bos
0.99 USD
Current version:
2.3, last update: 8 years ago
First release : 29 Jan 2014
App size: 15.13 Mb
Important: this update makes the app compatible with the updated Philips Hue Homekit Bridge hardware again!
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Espresso for Philips Hue is the quickest way to paint your home with beautiful light that is never the same.
Using smart themes inspired by the most beautiful places on Earth, Espresso generates an infinite number of subtle light combinations - and even makes then flow and change slowly over time if you want.
Rather than going for every color of the rainbow or turning your home into Las Vegas, Espresso’s themes are based on subtle natural hues ranging from warm sunset sky inspired tones to icy fresh whites, with sometimes a whiff of color.
No tinkering, no micro-managing, just instant beautiful light for any moment of the day.
Espresso’s key features:
- 40 tasteful themes that will generate many millions of ever-changing light combinations
- based on the most beautiful places on earth to experience every color of natural light
- runs in the background while your iOS device is locked, without draining your battery
- optionally uses microphone to measure liveliness in the room
- up to 10 rooms or groups to organise every light in your home
- switch between fixed light scenes and slowly changing ‘living scenes’ with a tap of your finger
- intelligent support for every Philips Hue-compatible lamp, strip, spot and fixture
- ‘color variation’ function to quickly shuffle and re-render infinite variations of the current theme
- supports unlimited number of Smartbridges (and remembers your preferences for each of them)
Pros and cons of Espresso for Hue app for iPhone and iPad
Espresso for Hue app good for
One of the best Hue apps out there. The lighting transitions are fantastic, bathing the room in decorative, but still useable light tones.
App is great but a dimming feature would give it an easy 5 stars. Thank you. Update has feature. 5 stars now!
Comes with a ton of great color themes. You can set how quickly the theme colors change, makes for a great lighting atmosphere. Perfect!
Absolutely love this app!! Desperately needs background function though. Only thing holding it back from being absolutely perfect
Colors are beautiful. Wish they incorporated more subtle undulating color change like the Goldee app, but the palette is beautiful on Espresso.
Lots of scenes easy to use, one of the most practical hue apps out there for dynamic scenes. I have 14 lights mix of hue, bloom, lux and strips - use this app more than any others. I like how the keep adding new scenes as well.
Some bad moments
Is it just me or is blue part of each and every theme now thanks to the blue setting bar at the bottom of the screen?
Doesnt work at background, needs to be open for dynamic changes, arka planda calismiyor hikayeden bir program, paraya yazik.
How can you have a lighting app on a cell phone with the selling point being the lively light shifting and then not let it run in the background while someone actually uses their phone. Desperately needs background function!
What is the point of having this if I cant run it in the background so I can use the rest of my phone? I see a couple of posts about that here, but are some people able to use it? It appears that way, or else there would a ton of 1 star reviews. What am I doing wrong?
This looks like a great app and I just bought it but it crashes immediately after the splash screen.
I tried deleting and reinstalling & even rebooting my phone but no luck.
Im happy to change my review once the app is fixed and it can actually run.
This app does not animate my lights. The scenes initially change the lamps but nothing else. Adjusting between tranquil and lively has no effect.