App Profile: Fluora

strangeinterlude

Rating: 2/5

Didn’t want to have to write this review. It was frustrating enough that I got this product for it’s music reactivity, and then they kept pushing back that features’ rollout. The app has been lacking from the start, and now I’m stuck being asked to update the firmware, but in order to do so I have to update the app, when there ISN’T AN APP UPDATE AVAILABLE. So I can’t even use the plant. This is after a few days of power cycling trying to get the firmware to even initiate. All of these things should have been worked out before they started shipping these very expensive products. If you can build something that cool & beautiful, you can make a decent app.

GeeSeeThree

Rating: 4/5

Based on the comments I have read from the early adopters going back a few years, it appears this product has had a rocky start which is understandable given they are a small company launching a new product. All I can say is that as of July 14, 2024 a week after I received my Fluora mini, my experience has been good. After installing the app, the firmware was upgraded to 1.0.0 and I have been using the current version of the Fluora app which is currently 0.36.4. I had no issues connecting to my Fluora mini via Wi-Fi (just be sure you’re using 2.4 GHz instead of 5 GHz). I have also had no issues controlling the Fluora mini with the app. I am pretty pleased with the quality of the lighting and options that are currently available. I wouldn’t mind seeing some more effects in the future, and maybe ways of saving custom settings, but I am pretty pleased with what’s available.

atm0spherix

Rating: 3/5

I love my plant, it’s in my bedroom and I have it on a timer to turn on around sunset and off around when I go to bed everyday. I keep the brightness kinda low so it’s not blaring bright as I’m turning in for the evening. However, both the fade in when it turns on and the fade out when it turns off do not respect that brightness - it fades in to 100% and then snaps to my brightness level, or jarringly snaps to 100% then fades out to 0. Super annoying to be laying in bed, winding down, enjoying the calm glow when BAM I’m assaulted with full brightness. While I’m suggesting, knowing when sunset/sunrise is to trigger the timer would be a nice feature. Also smart home support would be choice - I’d love to be able to just ask Google or Siri to turn the plant on or off.