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Big Problems
Every since this app came out it’s not uncommon for me get alerts from someone else’s PitBoss! Prior to June 1st, I was living in Georgia and now I’m living in North Carolina with a different internet provider , I’m still having this problem! Not only that I’m getting alerts from someone else’s smoker, I’m able to adjust their temps and even power their smoker off! I’m scared to use my smoker for anything overnight or unattended for anytime because, if I’m able to manipulate someone else’s smoker there’s no guarantee that it won’t happen to mine. I have uninstalled the app and reinstalled nothing has changed. I have powered their smoker off a couple of times and sent small messages through the name my cook to alert them of this happening. Meat cost too much take any chances like this!Show lessTgh111775
Single worst piece of technology I’ve ever owned
I’m a pretty forgiving guy. This is the single worst piece of technology I’ve ever owned in my entire life. I’m a software engineer, I work in tech, and I worked in IT before that, and then before that I was an A/V installer. This app in the smart grill is terrible. There’s no way around it I never write reviews. I wanted to give it a try and give to Pitboss the benefit of the doubt. After numerous attempts, a painful set a process and multiple calls to tech support. All I was told was just to keep re-trying to get the app to connect to Wi-Fi. There is no answer no rhyme, no reason, just keep trying. Do you want me to tell you buying something having a do that is terrible. I’m almost tempted to sue for false advertising, because this product does not work and will not work. Pit boss, if you have a solution, let me know. Otherwise, I’m returning it and never touching one again ever in my life.Show less303Matt
Works good enough to keep using
My Pit Boss doesn’t have the Bluetooth/wifi connection feature so I can’t speak on the apps ability and reliability for that function, but I use the app all the time for shopping and recipes. Shopping it seems like everything is fine. Filters stuff out and categorized nicely. The recipe section is where it gets a little glitchy. For some reason it gets more and more glitchy the longer you use the app. Closing it out completely kinda resets it. Filters start to not work, many many many many repeat recipes, some even next to each other. Some recipes are incomplete or have typos in them. Searching specific recipes that you know are there don’t end up showing in the results. But like the title says, it works good enough to keep using it. I really do like the feature of favoriting recipes so you can go right to them.Show lesshddulfixhddyxuxufudjcfhf
Works for me
I purchased the legacy wifi/Bluetooth controller for my 1100PS1 just so I could get wireless capabilities. I was nervous when I went to install the controller because of all the poor reviews regarding connectivity.. however I had no problems myself. Once the controller connected to my phone and I connected it to Wi-Fi, I received a prompt to update the controller firmware. I followed the directions and it was complete in about 10 minutes. After that, I did a quick cook using the app and it worked as expected. Only thing I noticed was the temperature was bout 50 degrees higher then what I had the grill set to using the app.. now this might be because the thermometer is due for a clean.. but more cooks are needed to confirm.
Side note, the recipe portion of this app is pretty cool.Show lessBigD5823
Worse than its predecessor
This app is a huge, frustrating disappointment. The marketing devs are much more interested in having pretty full motion ads and connecting you to their online store than functionality and connecting to the expensive thing you already paid for. The page to connect via wifi to the device won’t scroll down, presuming you have one of the newest giant screen iOS devices, so you cant select your SSID and enter the password. Half the time, 8 feet away, in the open, bluetooth fails to connect, requiring several retries. Its bloated with useless pitches. Im sure it will start interrupting my cooking and monitoring with important Google adserving in the next spin, and pushing Disney+, tooShow lessSpam spam spam spam…
Getting Better
When I first got this app, it would not connect to my grill. It looks like there were server issues or app performance issues overall. It looks to be getting more stable as the alp matures.
Enhancement ideas: change the probe set temperature from a free text field to a slider, just like the grill set temperature.
Spritz/wrap Timer- just like adding a destination on your route within maps, can we add functionality to add a spritz time? Meaning, we can set the overall cook for 10 hours, then set spritz timers at whatever time we want, like every 2 hours. Maybe we could be able to label the timer whatever we want and set it just to remind us to spritz or wrap.Show lessDustin1002
Working for me and love the graph!
It has been a rough go of it for Pit Boss apps. I had many emails and support calls regarding the SmokeIT app, and it was almost there when Pit Boss launched their own app. I was definitely skeptical, and the first release was a bit rough.
With that said, they quickly made necessary changes and the app is now doing everything I want it to do for me. I can easily see the temps of the grill and all the probes (it even let me add temp probes after start-up and then plotted the temps for these as soon as they were added, which the old app didn’t do).
The graph is really good and shows all the probe temps (the old one would only show two). My only request at this point is to add labels to the time axis along the bottom, in cook time hours with a minor tick mark at the 30 minute mark between labels.Show lessstigthevig
Yes, it really is this bad
i bought my grill a month ago. when i read the reviews on the app, i thought: these people must be doing something wrong. Boy was i ever wrong. First off, i have had 5g internet for 3 years. Why are they using 2.4 ghz? to show you how bad this is, the only way i can connect to bluetooth is to be within 6 feet of the grill. After setting up a 2.4 wifi, it loses the bluetooth trying to connect to it. i am in my kitchen, 10 feet from my modem and about 7 feet from the grill. this is a deal breaker. i have 2 more days to return the grill. Since nobody in customer support will ever call you back, i suggest everyone return them and maybe they will get the message. This is useless if you must go outside continually to check the temp. Worst app that i have seen.Show lessih8work1
Another app that does not work
I had high hopes to the “newest” Pit Boss app, but it let me down, too. The app is very unstable. Half the time, I cannot connect to my grill and when I do connect the app does not save my temp settings. As I am typing this, the app deleted my Probe 1 set temperature. I watched it before my very eyes. How can this app be trusted? This was one of the reasons I bought this grill, and so far, Pit Boss cannot keep their promise from the advertised Specs of the grill. Before I began typing this review, The display changed from displaying the grill temp and Probe temps, to displaying a bunch of nonsense. And I am within 15 feet of my grill. The last app would not connect through Wi-Fi. I know practically everyone had that problem, and when I called support, they had no fix. I sure hope something can be done about the problems with this app. As it stands, I cannot trust the app to provide me up to date info if the app keeps wigging out. I Amy have to move to another grill, which is a shame. I really like the grill, but I hate the apps Pit Boss puts out.Show lessBed685
Love the New App!
I just got my grill out for the first time after winter, and I love this new app! First of all, the graphics are so cool. I love the smoke and flames and the Pit Boss logo. I’m a huge Pit Boss fan so that made me really happy. I like how easy it is for me to set the grill temperature and the meat probe temperatures. I like that it shows me which of the grill parts are turning on, like the igniter, auger motor, or fan. I also like that it notifies me when my grill reaches its set temperature. Most of all it’s just super convenient to be able to be away from the grill and still see exactly what’s going on with it. I took the dog for a walk and could still see how my grill was doing on the app. Well done, Pit Boss!Show lessAnnie Loves to Cook
