My Chihiros

I’ve been using this app for a few years, now, with the same email. I couldn’t access the app about 20 times over an hour, so I decided to try rebooting the software. Now it keeps saying that my email address is wrong when I even double checked before logging out what it was! I even tried creating a new account and it STILL is telling me the email is wrong!! I really needed to keep my tank light on so I could finish trimming. Now I’m stressed, wondering if the lights will go on at all in the morning. Like another reviewer said, Chihiros, why do you want to risk your reputation with a disastrous software that doesn’t hold up to the rest of the quality of your products?!? Your competition would stay nervous if you got your act together and majorly revamped your software for the better. Instead, you’ve kept your prices expensive and done nothing about this. There are now other companies with same (arguably better) quality lights for much cheaper. WAKE UP YOUR IT DEPARTMENT or risk losing business!!!!!

Would be really great if there was widget/shortcut support

Connection consistently drops off when you’re using it, like other reviewers have mentioned, customized curves are very difficult, because it’s drag based instead of being able to point, and type to create smooth curves. Overnight light settings seem to glitch out in the morning I frequently walk in and don’t see my lights on for the morning cycle. I love the light itself quality surprising that the app is so poorly designed and marginally functional. It would be great to be able to connect via Bluetooth on a computer and log into a device webpage somehow.

Chihiros really needs to read these reviews and make changes to the app. Almost every time I open the app it forgets my lights and I have to re-set them up. At the very least put buttons on your lights so the app can be bypassed if the app refuses to work

Automation does NOT operate unless light is within Bluetooth range of phone and phone has not put app to sleep. Completely useless app/Bluetooth receiver. Negative 5 stars if I could. Absolutely garbage. Light is beautiful and illuminates my tank nicely. Would have gone with manual dimmer switch if I knew this piece of crap needed my phone to be in range to work. My schedule is set to be on when I’m not even home. Didn’t realize my plants were getting zero light!!!! Luckily I can set it to manual 100% and use a smart plug to control it being on/off.

Not worth it

Need to be fixed

Connects… Sometimes… Works, sometimes. Interface is confusing and over engineered. There’s even typo’s on the app. Can someone please fix this app? My fish are sitting in a dark aquarium.

The Bluetooth version of the algae inhibitor is very poorly designed. There is absolutely no way to control the inhibitor and cannot setup a schedule for it to run. All you can do is create a “profile” of your aquarium…that’s it.

The Bluetooth connectivity is ultra short range and super annoying. The app does not connect to the light consistently and will cause you to force quit the app and restart it to get the Bluetooth to connect. There’s no real instructions on how to set your light up. for whatever reason sometimes the schedule doesn’t come on at the designated time until you go back into the app“ wake it up.“ The developers really need to work on updating both the firmware on the light to increase Bluetooth range and connectivity, and overhaul this app. The most frustrating part is that you can’t even turn on the light with a switch physically and you’re forced to use this crappy app. Such a shame given that the light itself is pretty good. i’ve written to the company to share my feedback and I’m waiting on a response.