Signals for HomeKit

Dhjk

I find this is a very useful app, as I’m diabetic and I can be signalled when it’s time to take my insulin.

I paid for the full version on the assumption that I’d be able to link signals to shortcuts which I could then trigger via HomeKit, I.e., flash a light when motion is detected, which the app’s instructions suggest is possible. Whilst I can trigger this in the signals app itself I am unable to trigger signals via a link to homekit, this means that whilst the idea is pretty good it does not really serve a purpose. If this functionality could be enabled I’d buy again and use it, but as it stands this is a bit gimmicky. Apple luckily refunded me for my purchase.

I’ve set up two signals - one to flash green and then turn the lights off. Another to flash orange and turn off. When either of these run, the colours randomly change to something else (like one light goes blue) and then the end state turns one of them green and the others off - even though all should be off. As it stands, it’s not fit for purpose as it’s just causing a mess with the lights!

I’ve downloaded Signals and purchased the Plus edition to be able to flash my smart lights and then restore the state back to the original. Well, the app is unable to do that, leaving the lights in a “flashing” state

Awesome app, works really well! The shortcuts integration can get bogged down if you try too many lights in one signal, but otherwise it’s great. I love that it’s a simple way to perform actions with the lights and have them revert back to their prior state afterwords. My reason for the lower rating is the lack of family sharing. This app would be super useful for us in our household, but since it’s an in-app purchase rather than full blown separate version of the app, this doesn’t translate across to my family members. So instead of £4.99 (which is well worth it), this would cost us £19.96 for all 4 of us (even more if I want my partner to have access when she’s over). This is a huge hole in the functionality of an app that’s heavily focussed towards being useful in a household environment.

Implemented really well

This app has always had loads of potential and this latest update is just superb. I’m enjoying using it and the app support is excellent too, very prompt and informative.

I really want to like this app, but I’ve bounced off it for a somewhat fussy reason. Imagine I have my lights at 25% white, and a strobe effect set for 80% blue. On most lights, colored light is much dimmer than white light. The way this app works, when the strobe kicks in, it will bring the lights up to 80% white first, then switch them to blue. This always creates a huge and startling flash in my house. I want to use the lights kind of like the visual equivalent of a chime, not a fire alarm. The app is a neat idea, but there’s no use case I can think of that is worth the panic/stress it induces.

Signal claims to work with automations, but it doesn’t. I have no use for this application. I tried to get refund but was denied twice. I basically gave the developer a free 5 bucks.