Flic Twist: Wireless Smart Home Controller – Control Lights, Music, Blinds & Routines with Push, Twist, Double Push, Smart Home Automation, Fully Configurable, Requires Flic Hub, Long Battery Life
£72.07
Price: £32.31 - £72.07
(as of Jun 02, 2025 03:25:32 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Product Dimensions : 6.38 x 6.38 x 2.08 cm; 57 g
Manufacturer : Shortcut Labs
ASIN : B0DCBNZSGH
Item model number : 1.0
Guaranteed software updates until : unknown
Effortless Smart Home Control Without Voice or Apps – Flic Twist is the ultimate wireless smart home controller that allows hands-on control of lights, music, blinds, and routines, ideal for streamlined home automation. Enjoy simple actions like push, twist, and double push for a fully customizable setup.
Fully Configurable for Complete Customization – This customizable smart home device allows each action to be personalized for specific tasks. Whether dimming lights, blending scenes, or automating routines, Flic Twist offers endless options to tailor your smart home setup.
Accessible and User-Friendly for All Ages – The intuitive design of Flic Twist makes it easy to use for everyone in the family. Without the need for apps or voice commands, this smart home automation device offers voice-free control with intuitive, efficient dials.
Compact, Stylish, and Placeable Anywhere – With a sleek, minimalistic design measuring 64 x 21 mm, Flic Twist is designed to blend seamlessly with home decor and can be placed anywhere for easy access, enhancing your smart home environment.
Long Battery Life and Hub Compatibility – With up to 2 years of battery life from the 2 x AAA batteries included, Flic Twist provides reliable remote smart home control for all your devices. FLIC HUB or HUB MINI REQUIRED (sold Separately).
8 reviews for Flic Twist: Wireless Smart Home Controller – Control Lights, Music, Blinds & Routines with Push, Twist, Double Push, Smart Home Automation, Fully Configurable, Requires Flic Hub, Long Battery Life
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Sammie –
Wireless controller
Not so seemless connection to Alexa but we do have it working, itâs ok for simple tasks
Alfred Pennyworth –
Excellent bit of kit
Amazing multi-functional device, combines pressing and twisting or just twisting alone to change settings on different smart devices. A little tricky setting everything up and learning what does what but once youâve mastered itâs one of those things you didnât realise you needed.
Geoff –
Very tricky to connect to things
I was very excited to test this device, and as I got it out of the box I was even more excited.
It looks so cute and I imagined it would be the thing that combines all of my various smart home devices into one control… but unfortunately all I have encounter is hurdles.
After a fair amount of hassle I finally managed to connect it to Hive, but I had to do this via IFTTT, the Alexa connection was too buggy.
The Flic twist doesn’t seem to work with Apple HomeKit – so I’ve had to connect to various device services individually, rather than through something that is already active.
I think at this price point it needs to be able to connect to a wide range of things more directly, maybe even via its own app, and integrate with all the existing systems – or at least be able to see all the devices on a network and automatically give you the option to connect.
As it stands, it’s a much more hassle to get anything working, and even now I only have about 3 of my 8/9 devices working with this controller.
I was undecided between 3 and 4 stars, but decided that the user experience was more frustrating than enjoyable, so I decided to give 3.
CdeW –
Not for the faint hearted, the beginner, or the mixed household
If you think that “smart” technologies should make life easier, you might want to pause before buying this. If you have elderly relatives who visit, or friends who stay over for the rugby, or just visitors who need to turn the lights on, this probably won’t work for them. You have to be a dedicated tech nerd to get the most out of it.
The warnings come early; there’s almost no information on or in the box. This is not a starter smart home kit; it’s an add-on. You need to have everything already pretty much installed, routines added etc, via any one of a number of third party apps, up to and including Alexa; what this device/system gives you is, ironically, a slight step back into the past – a switch which you can put on the wall (or wherever you want it) so that you don’t have to go into your phone or talk to Alexa when you want something done.
These various actions/routines are done via a combination of pushes, twists, etc, which flic calls “intuitive”. Well, up to a very limited point; they are only intuitive if you know what you’ve programmed things to do, and you and your partner and your six kids can remember by heart all of the pushes and twists involved. If your 87 year old mum wants to find her way to the toilet or turn on the radio, it’s not going to work. This device is for the dedicated resident, not the confused visitor.
Even then you can run into problems. For the reasons given above mine isn’t really set up as a smart home; I just have various test rigs set up so that I can review the tech for Vine, as well as keep abreast with where technology is going. Thus I have multiple smart plugs and bulbs around the house (eg keeping an eye on my fish tank) which I hoped to use to test this device; but when I opened up the flic app, the drop down list was almost exclusively populated by brands or systems I don’t use (eg Phillips Hue, Ikea, Sonos). Hmmm, I thought… aha! There’s Matter. Open matter in the flic app. “You need to add matter devices”. Ok… yes, scan QR code on plug, that’s fine… but then I have 4 generic RGB bulbs connected on my phone via Matter (and Alexa) – and I could find absolutely no way to get flic to find them; it wouldn’t simply let me use the Matter app (in which they are all visible) to add them, and the QR code on the bulb box didn’t help. So I have no idea how to add them – except via Alexa, but for that I first have to add in “routines”, but really I’d just like to turn them on or off for now; setting up routines seems like extra work, not less, and I’m not sure whether “on/off” is worth turning into a routine.
Maybe I’m missing the point, but I really can’t see this making life easier for anyone other than singletons in love with their house and their tech, couples with few other interests and no houseguests ever, and… well, I’m not sure who else.
Maybe I’m being unfair; maybe this is just the thing people want to retro-fy their smarted-up houses, but if you’re looking for something to make your smart house easier to operate or understand, I don’t think that this is for you.
XenomorphUK –
Sadly cannot use it for my intended purpose
This item was supplied to me free of charge through Amazonâs Vine program; however, this in no way influences my review, all items I request are products that I have a use for or will use and the reviews I then submit are intended to be both impartial and informative for potential purchasers.
Dont know if its me being old but I cannot get this to work and assuming that the image from the Flic website confirms it cannot be used with the Apple HomeKit as its not supported. This should have been stated in the description as they claim it works with the main smart home platforms.
WIll keep digging and trying but at the moment, its only 1 star but i get it working i will update.
Martial1 –
Good for Simple Tasks
Iâve been using this wireless controller for home automation, and itâs decent for basic tasks. The setup was easy, and it doesnât take up much space, so itâs convenient to keep around. I use it to control things like lights and music with a simple twist or push, which is a fun and easy way to manage routines. The device works well for small tasks, but if youâre looking for something more advanced or customizable, this may not be the best fit. Itâs a simple and effective tool for those just starting to explore home automation and smart devices.
Customer Review –
Performance doesnât justify the price tag
This is a simplistic controller that consists of a hub that is used to connect devices and the twister that is used to control them. This can be programmed various ways, from turning as you would any other device to control volume for example or pushed in to turn items on and off.
This performance has been relatively mixed, where sometimes it works well (such as for controlling my Sonos products volume) and sometime doesnât work at all (such as for controlling my Hue devices brightness). It does at least offer some functionality with all of the apps I tested.
For such a high RRP this needs to work flawlessly out of the box, which makes it something I cannot recommend unless it is on a steep discount. For now, it’s more convenient for me to just use the phone app which defeats the main purpose for me being interested in it.
Alex J –
Pretty useless device. It only works with few smart home devices and canât be integrated into Apple Home ecosystem.