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Soundstorm for Hue
Scott Dodson · 148 ratings · ★ 3.9
3.9
★★★★★
148 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 19 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"music"
7 negative reviews mention this · 37% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I p…" - J M
2
"work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 32% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I was really excited about purchasing this but it was an let down at the end. The Light function with music doesnt flash in sync to the music. I'm still trying to understand how it work. At the end, I dont use as I once intended" - Patrick
3
"light"
5 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I p…" - J M
4
"refund"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I p…" - J M
5
"does"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I p…" - J M
6
"phone"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I guess I'll just wait to get the hue bridge....stupid the Bluetooth doesn't connect to the app on your phone instead you need to get it hooked up manually with wires everywhere" - predator 11010
7
"lights"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does successfully control my lights. Two main issues though. First, didn't detect the Hue Bridge on my network without manually entering the IP; I haven't had this problem with any other app. Second, I don't think the music visualizer is ac…" - A Google user
8
"visualizer"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does successfully control my lights. Two main issues though. First, didn't detect the Hue Bridge on my network without manually entering the IP; I haven't had this problem with any other app. Second, I don't think the music visualizer is ac…" - A Google user
9
"trying"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I was really excited about purchasing this but it was an let down at the end. The Light function with music doesnt flash in sync to the music. I'm still trying to understand how it work. At the end, I dont use as I once intended" - Patrick
10
"been"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible I loved it when I first used it. Then it can time to make it stop I've been trying this for 3 days now. I must be a complete idiot. I cleared app,nothing forsed stopped,that was a joke now I'm gonna uninstall it." - Sam Buck
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"stopped"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible I loved it when I first used it. Then it can time to make it stop I've been trying this for 3 days now. I must be a complete idiot. I cleared app,nothing forsed stopped,that was a joke now I'm gonna uninstall it." - Sam Buck
12
"didn"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does successfully control my lights. Two main issues though. First, didn't detect the Hue Bridge on my network without manually entering the IP; I haven't had this problem with any other app. Second, I don't think the music visualizer is ac…" - A Google user
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I took a year off and then came back. This app is more disappointing than before. Reaction time is terrible, themes do not match up to music not sure why I thought this would be the real time light show that it was advertised as and why I paid for it Edit: not seeking a refund. Seeking an app that does what I was expecting. A light show to the music
I was really excited about purchasing this but it was an let down at the end. The Light function with music doesnt flash in sync to the music. I'm still trying to understand how it work. At the end, I dont use as I once intended
I guess I'll just wait to get the hue bridge....stupid the Bluetooth doesn't connect to the app on your phone instead you need to get it hooked up manually with wires everywhere
Want to refund and can't. No controls for mic sensitivity, no peak indicator,
Horrible I loved it when I first used it. Then it can time to make it stop I've been trying this for 3 days now. I must be a complete idiot. I cleared app,nothing forsed stopped,that was a joke now I'm gonna uninstall it.
Completely useless..... app freezes the light sequence when phone goes to sleep
Doesnt work as an actual visualizer. Just kinda pulses but not to the music.
Wont work after you leave the app, so i cannot do anything on my phone if i want disco, also it uses mic not sync with Spotify etc, can i get A refund please
Stopped working
Gets stuck says loading. Sucks
Bought, didn't respond well to music, refunded, hue can no longer communicate with all 20+ lights, have to hard reset everything including every bulb and lights trip individually (full reset of even bulbs). Try again yesterday, same thing happens, now have to spend another couple of hours resetting up hue, resetting all bulbs, force linking them, then all normal app settings and integrations. How can I like an app that functions poorly, then costs me several hours of time and effort? After use, all bulbs unreachable. Frustrated, don't have time for this. Regretting trying twice.
Worked the first day I downloaded it. A week later it stopped. Emailed the developer, got the generic 'look for up, clock the magnifying glass'. It didn't work. Been emailing for help for 2 weeks now. No response. Very disappointed.
Does successfully control my lights. Two main issues though. First, didn't detect the Hue Bridge on my network without manually entering the IP; I haven't had this problem with any other app. Second, I don't think the music visualizer is actually listening to the music. The lights change rhythmically but not in time with the music, it seems like it a constant tempo. I compared this to the Hue Disco app and the latter does vary the lights based on the temp.
can i get a refund?
It was working just fine at first. This morning I was playing with the visualizer and it crashed 4 out of 5 of my BULBS! They just went out and won't turn on even when I toggle the switch on the wall. I had one light on another room not connected to the program and it still works. Something has to be done... that's $200 worth of lights that your app just crashed. Help, please!
Cant figure out how to add new lights or new bridges. Havent been able to do anything with it. 😏
Light just seem to. Change completely at random with no rhyme or Reason. Android 7.0 Moto Z Force
App looks nice. Unfortunately the most important feature, the music visualiser, does not work. I am on Android 4.3 and yes, the app has record audio privileges.
Music visualizer does not work with either my phone or tablet. Both are android kitcat. Firestorm and thunderstorm both work, but not this. Hope an update fixes it since I paid for this app.
Sentiment summary
68%
Positive (4-5★)
11%
Neutral (3★)
21%
Negative (1-2★)