Poplight reviews and discussion

For the idea and the enthusiasm of the makers I would give this 5 stars/top marks, but the execution feels cheap. Turning the power on manually usually takes a few tries before it clicks on. The bluetooth option is faster but pairing it takes time and also takes being able to power the light on in the first place. Plus personally, I don't always want to use a phone to turn on a light. The battery in the casing has a lot of play when you press the power button. Charge should last for several hours but I got maybe 4-5. You can leave the battery charging in the unit *if* you are close to an outlet. If I wanted to leave the light plugged in I probably would have bought a less expensive one that I could mount on the wall. The light comes with temperature and brightness settings you can only access via the phone app. But, if you don't find the "warm" option warm or "cool" option cool enough, there's no way you can change out the bulb to one that suits you better. And overall even the warm option is not warm and is quite clinical looking (and cooler than advertised). There's also a tiny magnet in the casing and if for any reason it gets dislodged you cannot turn the light back on. I had to get the entire light unit replaced because the magnet had fallen out of its nook and gotten stuck around the charging port internally. Price is high when you consider it's all plastic and held up by command strips. And, command strips can still pull up paint when you remove them. There is an option to mount it to the wall without the strips but at that point I'd rather buy a quality light. The pros are the color choices and from afar it looks like a beautiful wall lamp. For me, I'd rather have to spackle a hole to have the ability to turn on my light easily and have choice when it comes to the color of the lightbulb especially when the price point is so high.