ThermoWorks 1.68.2

Reviews

3 ★, on 2021-07-11
The app is OK. It was fairly easy to setup and get working, however in order to continue to get readings from the BlueDOT I have to keep my screen on; leaving the app or turning it off disconnects my phone from the BlueDOT. Also, I turned on the constant notification, however my phone has yet to give me any notifications. I think the app needs some work, however, when connected, it give me the temperature and tracks the history/rate, which is great!

2 ★, on 2021-06-19
Good hardware, but the app — not so much. This company's thermometers are top-notch. The app is another story, though. I couldn't get it to work with the BlueDOT thermometer until I realized I had to do four things on the mobile phone: Turn on Bluetooth and wifi and Location services—and log in to a Thermoworks account. If all four criteria aren't met, the thing just won't work. Aw, c'mon. It's a Bluetooth device that should be able to work with the mobile phone's Bluetooth alone. But, having to switch on that+wifi+Location and also log into an account—just to get a temperature reading? Kind of absurd. Wish I'd known it at the get-go. I'd have bought the less expensive DOT rather than the BlueDOT. At first I couldn't even close the app. Finally I realized—by trial and error—that it won't close until you've logged out of the account you had to log in to use the app in the first place. If this is documented explicitly, beats me where to find the info. The final (un-)frosting on the cake is finding that the range over which the connection is maintained isn't anything like what it should be. [Edit: Regarding developer's reply. Location services might be required for your app, but they are NOT required for connection to Bluetooth devices, generally. I've never had to use Location in connecting to other Bluetooth devices—confirmed by other participants in a tech forum where I've asked about this. Other app developers have confirmed it for me as well—including a developer who makes apps that connect to users' medical devices. Next: Whether logging in anonymously is possible is not the issue. Even with anonymous login the app cannot be closed without going to the user profile page and explicitly logging out. This just isn't right—at the very least because the how-to-quit-the-app procedure is not easily "discoverable" (a problem all by itself). It should be possible to log out via repeatedly pressing the "Back" button, at which point the app queries: Closing the app will log you out—proceed(Y/N)?]

4 ★, on 2021-06-21
Haven't been using the app long; however, I've been mostly satisfied so far. I haven't been able to find how to have others view, or view others, live streams and I wish there were settings you could tweak on the graph. Upgrades to the graphing would be extremely useful to view certain times during your cook or other data constraints without having to export the data to an Excel file

4 ★, on 2021-06-28
The only glitch is you have to refresh every once in awhile to get the most current temp.

3 ★, on 2021-06-14
Great concept, well designed app, the only problem is it is very very glitchy. It took me almost 2 hrs to get my signals paired to my home wifi after a firmware update. The app glitches out all the time and has a hard time staying connected to my Signals. You have to kill the app and restart frequently to get current temp readings. Fix the bugs and this rating will change to 5 stars.

4 ★, on 2021-06-24
Took a little work to setup first time, but works great. I can now put the meat on smoker know how it's doing even away from home!