It's been a while since I bought my Hue bulbs, but they support Zigbee and you can make homeassistant talk to them over zigbee2mqtt and a usb to zigbee dongle. I haven't used the Hue app in years.
WiFi connected IoT is a total no go to me, besides a hub that is as open and customizable as a PC, which handles any interaction the devices might need with the internet.