The one huge advantage of Govee is their Home app which works with almost all of their products and is amazing. Let me just talk about the app!! Let's say you have 4 different led strips that you currently are using. A couple have remote controls and a couple have apps. And the ones with apps are different brands. So to control those 4 strips you would many times have to control them 4 different ways, go into the apps separately and find your remotes and tell each Individual strip to do what you want. Kind of alot. Just to turn on your lights.
But the Govee home app like I said which is available on almost all of their products. Changes this completely. When setting up most of the Govee products you set them up through the home app which makes life easy. You download the home app one time. So say you buy 30 different products or more (it's a hypothetical lol) don't judge me lol. Anyway the home app you already downloaded will be the app you use to set up any new light strips or products from Govee. Including the lamps and all the other products they sell. So now set is really easy and your done. Not so fast. Remember the 4 strips earlier you were controlling 4 different ways. Well with Govee you can control all of those strips all from the same app. No more closing out of one app to going into another. They are all right here in the same place. You can name them, rename them, Put them in order, put your lights in groups, and tons more. Many of the newer versions. Have this sync ability, that allows you to connect all 4 sets of lights through the app and make them kind of work as one unit. Syncing all the colors and everything together. Let's say you have 2 sets in the living room and 2 sets in the bedroom. You can use the app to sync them all and then turn on music, and the lights will respond all together. Even the ones in the bedroom. It's really cool.
Sure the app makes it really easy to control the lights no matter how many you have. But there is a world of other things you can do as well. Create your own DIY sequences, there are "scenes" which are sequences already created for you for different occasions like christmas, halloween, valentines day and so many more. You can join the Govee community and put your sequences on your profile for others to see what you've created. You can look at other creative sequences from all over and even download someone elses sequence if you like what they've done. You can chat with Govee reps and ambassadors, who will give advice and help with any problems you might come across. . You can actually download a picture from your phone and have the lights scan the picture and set the scene according to the colors of the pictures. I could talk all night about the app alone, but until you actually see it. You won't believe the things you can do. I love it!! All my lights are in one place in the order I choose and can be all controlled by one app. That is unbelievably super convient!! And that's just the app. These lights have changed the game in LEDs, and no matter what lights you choose or what company you go with. You should expect the same quality service and features you get with Govee for free.. You pay good money for your lights. They should do everything they can to make your lights safe, convient, and fun!!.
Trust me I'm a huge fan Of all Led products basically, but especially strip lights. I've tried tons of products from all over the world and all types of strip lights. There are some really good ones, and some really really bad and dangerous ones out there. The same can be said about the so called apps that others say can run their lights. They are confusing, don't flow well, and many times written in A language you don't understand. Not to mention you have to deal with shady apps and websites to get them up and running. That is not the case here!! Look at their fan base, look at the numbers they sell, they wouldn't sell those numbers or have such a good following if their product was garbage.
So I hope this helped with understanding a little more about the home app. It's a powerful tool. That is absolutely free with your lights. Enjoy!!
And just a disclaimer. I was not paid 4 this by Govee. Check out some of my other reviews I can be harsh if the product warrants it. I also don't work for Govee, have family that work for them, and I'm not affiliated with Govee in any sense of the word.
I just think they have an amazing product and you will think that too once you purchase. They have great customer service reps and replace things really quick if something was not to work. They are a solid company and I feel they deserve some props for the work they do to give us affordable led strips that can do sooooo much.