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24 alternatives to Aurora

Conversational Philips Hue light control.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Aurora launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hue Widget▲93

   Control Philips Hue lights from notification center (iOS)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hue Sentiment▲65

   Control lights with your mood

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Brilliance▲260

   f.lux for Philips Hue bulbs

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sweet Hue▲68

   Manage Philips Hue in style

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5CI
   Control IKEA Lights Using Google Home and IFTTT▲71

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chroma for Hue 3.0▲168

   The best way to control your Philips Hue lights on macOS.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hue Brain Games▲68

   Play interactive games with your Philips Hue lights

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hue Lights▲99

   Program your lights to be any color

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Yeelight Aurora▲75

   16M Color LED Light Strip with AI 🌈

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hue Widgets▲73

    Control your lights from your Home Screen

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SwiftHue for iOS▲82

    Easily control your Hue lights, widget included

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Philips Bridge 2.0▲127

    Philips brings Siri & HomeKit to Hue

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Volum▲71

    Home lights and sounds at your fingertips

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14CF
    Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X▲16

    2015 · chromaforhue.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    f.lux for iOS▲590

    Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hue Log▲162

    Philips Hue logging, monitoring and analytics for macOS

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LightItApp▲75

    A yoga and meditation app for Philips Hue 💡

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AURORA▲84

    A smart home speaker with style and class.

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    hello aurora▲108

    Northern Lights forecast application

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Webdash Hue plugin▲6

    Control your philips hue straight from the dashboard

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Waylight▲112

    ChatGPT, but with context from your tabs, meetings, and docs

    Nov 2025 · waylight.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22MI
    My in-network Node app for controlling my kids' nightlights▲46

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lightsync▲67

    Sync your philips hue to your music

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HueLink▲8

    The friendship app for Phillips Hue owner

    2025 · huelink.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →