Customer Ratings & Reviews

The bulbs (and color changing ability) themselves are great when everything comes together! The app, even after updating to the newest version, still has some work to do. It's a bit frustrating to have to move around the house, even with a mesh WiFi (and yes, the Direct Connect version of the bulbs), to get within range of the bulbs to communicate with Bluetooth still. I can't adjust the bulbs in the front of the house when I'm working on the ones in back without moving. Also, some of the bulbs tend to drop of the WiFi and have to be power cycled to reconnect. But overall, still pretty happy with them.

A step up from the previous model! These are brighter and just snappier than the old c by ge color changing smart bulbs. I also noticed it was quicker and easier to setup. Unlike the previous model these haven't had disconnect problems yet. And to top it off these are at a discounted price more often.

These have great color options and very easy to set up. Definitely an affordable option.

LED bulbs. Not a new thing. There are a lot of different manufacturers out there. These... ok, popped up on sale so I picked some up to try them out. Setup wasn't particularly difficult. I've got Echo devices (Amazon Alexa,) and once I set up the app, it connected fairly painlessly - other than losing one bulb somehow and having to just ignore that group. Not sure what happened there. (My Echo Studio behaves as a hub. Earlier devices sound like they may need one.) They're not hard to use - obviously leave the light switch on if you're putting them, say, in a bathroom or somewhere switched, since they won't react without power (do I *really* need to point that out?) if you want to voice control them with Alexa, Google, Apple or whoever, or the app. The color range is ... ok. Five or six white variations from cool blue "day white" to just "white" to an orangey "warm." And several preset colors, crimson, orange, gold, yellow, purple and more. There isn't a way to select/blend your *own* color (that I could find, at least - I'll own up to missing it if there is,) which should be doable, honestly. They've got a good range of bright/dim, too. So am I still using them? Well... no. But not from any fault of the bulbs. I tested them using a bathroom over mirror fixture (I don't really have or need *that* many lamps right now.) Part of the idea was - well, yes, just to play with and test them and get some ideas on what I want to do with them. But part of it was to perhaps have lights I could just turn off when I forget to by voice (versus... ok, I want to be lazy and not get back up out of bed. :) ) Or have them dim at certain times (be a night light, essentially.) With where I *had* them, though - yes, they worked for that, but I couldn't break the habit of just turning them off. Makes it hard to turn on at 3 AM by voice that way. How would I use them? I could very easily see these being used in ceiling fixtures/lights, for instance, and just being tied to routines, from a simple "lights on/off," to having your smarthome turn them on in the evenings, or even doing what I'd wanted to do, but on a larger scale ("*device name,* night lights on" turning on a dimly lit path to the door or kitchen or what have you, on devices you don't have a smart switch on.) And yes... the colors can be fun to play with, too. For most things, a simple LED light - or smart white LED, which is a bit cheaper than these typically - would probably work, honestly. But these do open up a few more options. (You know, while I'm thinking about it, I almost could have used these in a smart system back when I was taking care of a sick parent. Can't hear them across the house? Have a set up where they can say some keyword and have it light up red in another room where I was working...that would've been nice. But expensive 7-8 years ago.)

The app lacks in customization options when compared to Phillips Vue but at the same time is far more affordable. It gets the basic done but if you’re trying to have a dance party with the bulbs syncing up to your spotify playlist, then go with Phillips Vue. You can still change colors, adjust brightness and setup routines with the cync app which is more than enough for most users including me.

Only bought these because they were the only smart bulbs in stock at my local Best Buy. Nice bulbs, a little finicky when controlled through Alexa’s voice control. I love GE’s Cync app, from which you can control these light directly, create routines and change the bulb’s color. I use this bulb, dimmed to 20%, in a table lamp set to the same blue tone my TV throws off

I love the light bulbs. Cheaper than the Philips ones but these can be hard to integrate into the Google system even out of the box. I've had several GE Lighbulbs in the past and at that time I used the CbyGE app (now Cync). You add it on the app and then sync your account on the Google Home app. Well, that has since changed. You can directly add the bulbs from the Home app now. Excited won't have to troubleshoot issues on 2 seperate apps, I chose to add directly from the Home app. PITA if I must say. It sees the bulbs quite alright but it will not blink when selected. I did this for all 4 bulbs and got the same results then I had to factory reset it (remember these are new bulbs and haven't been used before). After doing so, I was able to start the addition only to get to the "add to a room" part and then get an error on the final lap. All to say I eventually had to go the old route for these bulbs which was to add it first on the Cync app then move in to the google app. Not as seamless as one would think. What I dislike the most about the Cync app is the scenes setup. Even after setting a schedule, time after time, these bulbs decide to have a mind of their own. Either come on 2PM in the morning or randomly go off 7:15PM in the evening. When it works, it's great, when it starts to play the light switch game with you, can be frustrating. (I think my Kasa light bulbs have held up better - not had to do any work on them since installing way back 2020)

Lots of features and very user friendly app. My customer was very pleased with them.

Bulbs have been great annd Easy to install. Connect to my iPhone with ease. Highly recommend item.

They are quick and easy to set up. Look amazing and work really well with my dimmers. Im very happy overall.

I haven’t experienced any of the setup / connection issues as other recent reviewers. Have 4 light strips and 8 A19 bulbs, zero issues connecting through the C by GE app. Note that while you do connect the bulbs to your WiFi during setup, the app on your phone connects through Bluetooth. I personally find the app easy to use and rather functional. You can group lights together, create “scenes” having various lighting configurations, put lights on a schedule. The lights themselves have full RGB and color temp adjustments in addition to brightness. They emit a pleasant light across the color spectrum and brightness level (daylight at 100% brightness is rather intense though). Not sure what more you could want from smart lighting. For the current price ($10 per light compared to $30 per light for Hue) you can’t go wrong

Had to trick my Google Home Assistant to group them for voice use. Not too difficult but Google Home doesn't have a way to group bulbs, just speakers. The colors are vibrant and white options are great. LOVE the dimming features for all colors. I hope this info is helpful. Tip for grouping issue: give a unique name to a "room" and link then there. Use that unique name when speaking to google and it will work them together.

The lights work just as advertised. Set up is a breeze. the lights themselves are a good value for the cost. Love the fact that you can change their color.

The price for the lights are a deal. Easy to install the app to your phone. You csn connect to alex which was perfect for me. I have had a few issues with the lights turning on by them self or disconnecting once in a while but its not hard to reconnect or turn tge liggts back off.

Bought these lights to show our support during the pandemic. The colors are really beautiful. It does a lot more colors than I expected. You can time them out when you want them to turn off and on and the app was easy to set up everything on a timer. I am looking forward to changing the colors for different events in the future, but for the moment, we are keeping them green until the pandemic is over. Hopefully it is soon. Just doing my part. Carry on.

Easy to hook up and very bright. I like the functionality and appreciate the value compared to Hue bulbs. Honestly the -1 comes from the app, which is simultaneously both clunky and not very detailed... really limited on what you can do, and many useful features cannot be activated automatically. Also no widget, which blows my mind.

Works pretty good with the sync app. Bought to complete my lamp requirements with couple of backup. App allows automatically turning on/off lights on a schedule. After making schedule changes, it usually takes couple of days to register and work properly. The reason for 4-star.

They work well using the well deigned and easy to use app. You can dial in different colors and save as a ‘favorite’ which makes it easy to match color across bulbs. Supports on/off, dimming, and naming each bulb. However it does not integrate directly with Apple’s HomeKit to add them as accessories for automated functions, it requires a separate hub. Hopefully a future update will add compatibility.

THE LIGHT WORKS GREAT. LIKE THE MANY COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM. SET UP WAS FAST, AND UNCOMPLICATED. GOOD VALUE FOR THE COST. RECOMMENDED.

Love these light bulbs. I have them in all my rooms. Colors are bright and vibrant. I love the range from warm light to cool. Super easy to use and connects well with both Alexa and Google mini.