# airHeaterByBLE — user reviews

> 96 indexed App Store user reviews of airHeaterByBLE by 向洋 周, rated 2.30/5 from 76 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airheaterbyble/id1618452682/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airheaterbyble/id1618452682.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 32

## What do users think of airHeaterByBLE?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- ✅ Basic heater control functionality works
- 👍 Clean layout and easy navigation (when working)
- 🔗 Bluetooth connectivity established successfully
- 📱 Remote control from inside house convenient
- ⚙️ Temperature and mode adjustment available

**Cons**

- 🐛 App shuts down heater when closed or minimized
- 🔒 Excessive permission requests (location, camera, photos, microphone)
- 🚫 Requires location services and cell service to function
- ⚠️ Privacy concerns and suspected data collection/selling
- 🔄 Frequent connection failures and disconnections
- 📵 Cannot function offline or without cell service
- 🎨 Recent update made UI ugly and less functional
- 🔐 Unclear privacy policy in foreign language (Mandarin)
- 📍 Requires location sharing even when off-grid
- 🔔 Relentless push notifications cannot be disabled
- 🚫 App locks heater to single device after update
- ⚡ Inconsistent performance and reliability issues
- 🔌 Thermostat mode doesn't reach set temperature
- 📊 Displays incorrect temperature and elevation data

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App shuts heater off when user switches apps or closes app
- Power button placement causes accidental activation when closing app
- Cannot reconnect after initial connection on iPhone
- Location authorization error preventing app use
- Heater randomly starts/stops without user input
- Settings changes not saved permanently
- Thermostat mode fails to reach set temperature
- Incorrect temperature and elevation readings
- App crashes when adjusting temperature up/down
- Heater appears multiple times in device list
- Connection fails in areas without cell service
- App won't work unless kept open continuously
- Buttons too close together causing accidental presses
- Scan button typo and non-functional QR code
- App freezes and requires reinstall to reconnect
- Multi-device binding prevents second device connection
- Thermostat mode doesn't properly regulate fan speed
- App displays different data than heater controller
- Frequent connectivity loss
- Glow plug failure triggered by app shutdown sequence

**Most requested features**

- Multiple on/off timers (8+ total) for scheduling
- Fahrenheit temperature display option
- Access to all controller settings via app
- Altitude/elevation adjustment capability
- Fuel level indicator
- Glow plug status display
- Pump control functionality
- Historical data and consumption tracking
- Walk-away timer function
- Temperature sensor calibration option
- Animation and visual improvements
- English language support
- Multi-device simultaneous control
- Background operation without app being open
- Ambient temperature calibration

## Newest reviews (13 of 96)

### 2/5 — English

*2026-03-06, version 2.0.4*

An English version would be nice

### 3/5 — Vevor diesel heater

*2025-12-02, version 2.0.2*

It works well for what’s it’s intended to do outside of the fact that the regulation of fan speed isn’t great. What I mean by that is that let’s say you set it to thermostat mode and set the temp to 60 F. If it’s 40 F when the unit turns on it will automatically set the fan/blower speed to raise the temp but the closer it gets to your set temp the lower the blower speed goes so it never reaches the set temp. Right now I have it set at 60 F and it’s currently 40 F. The unit has been on for hours and the temp did climb but the blower speed is at “3” and that’s not enough to break past the temp difference barrier. So in conclusion like I said it works pretty well but it slows down the blower too much so it can’t reach the set temp. They have to update the apps logic for this.

### 1/5 — Works 10% of the time

*2025-11-23, version 2.0.2*

If you manage to get connected, don’t close the app when trying to use the heater. Otherwise you will likely not be able to reconnect and make adjustments via the app.

### 1/5 — Don’t download if you value your privacy

*2025-11-23, version 2.0.2*

I rarely read the user agreements for things, but I looked at this one. It’s in mandarin! And part of it is cut off, so you can’t view the whole thing. How is that legal? Anyway, I translated the part that was available. There’s a line in there that says, and I paraphrase, “You don’t have to accept our cookies, but the app won’t work without them.” It goes on to describe what those cookies do, which includes collecting and selling your data.

### 1/5 — Will only work 2/10 times I try

*2025-11-19, version 2.0.2*

Tells me location is not authorized when I go to start my heater . I have to install the app fresh every morning to get it to work and now even that’s not working sometimes . VERY frustrating bc I have my location services on for the app and I’ve been traveling all over so now way all of Idaho and NV are un approved locations . Seems like a bug hopefully they can fix it soon

### 1/5 — 2.0.2 BROKEN

*2025-11-18, version 2.0.2*

Since the update, on iPhone15, permission demands access to Camera and photo album, before use. There are zero controls in settings to configure. So have now lost timer and remote control functions.

### 1/5 — Another data mining app

*2025-11-15, version 2.0.2*

Not thrilled.  As soon as my profile was made and I had to accept location access just to use my heater the spam calls started flowing like an untamed wildfire.  DO NOT use this app.  While functions work as far as starting and stopping the unit that is where the convenience ends.  No access to altitude settings, no access to prime function, no access to a timer function.  It is as worthless as an umbrella in a hurricane.

### 1/5 — New push does not work

*2025-11-09, version 2.0.1*

Original app worked fine, as expected. New app update push about a month ago no longer connects to my heater. Not sure why the app needs permission to access my audio recorder, camera or photos to control my heater. Heater works great, app doesn’t.  
Removing from phone

### 2/5 — Poorest performance yet

*2025-11-08, version 2.0.1*

The app used to be basic but functional however the latest iterations seem to be getting worse. If you have two devices operating the same heater it just locks to one and you can’t cut in with the other to start/stop or change heat levels. It needs to change.

### 3/5 — Relentless Push Notifications

*2025-10-20, version 2.0.0*

The app controls the heater just fine but every single time I close the app it gives me constant push notifications that the heater disconnected. When I went into settings to try and turn off the notifications the app wasn’t even listed so it’s impossible to disable.

### 3/5 — Feature Request

*2025-10-09, version 2.0.0*

App seems to work fine for me, the one thing I don’t like is that the app can’t be set to F for temp. The display on the heater itself can be, but not the app.

### 1/5 — Can I go back a version?

*2025-10-07, version 2.0.0*

The previous version was great , clear , colourful, works . 
This new update, although it works , it’s just black and boring, and not the best layout of buttons compared to the previous version

### 2/5 — Still Buggy

*2025-09-20, version 2.0.0*

It’s better, but still buggy. Seems to add my heaters multiple times so that it looks like I have more than two.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Requires tracking your location

*2026-02-27, version 2.0.4*

There is no reason this app should need your location besides selling data

### 1/5 — Basic but works

*2026-01-31, version 2.0.4*

Replaced a previous app for diesel heater - it works but the writing is far too small and functions very limited

### 1/5 — Cannot connect

*2026-01-25, version 2.0.4*

Cannot connect, waste of time with this app

### 1/5 — Crazy phone access

*2026-01-23, version 2.0.4*

A heater app wants access to your photo library, voice recording, location and camera access. 
Why would a heater app need access on your phone for any of that? Delete this garbage

### 1/5 — Svp revenir à l’ancienne version

*2026-01-06, version 2.0.4*

Je viens de télécharger la nouvelle version et plus rien ne fonctionne,

### 1/5 — App steals pictures and tracks you

*2025-12-07, version 2.0.2*

If anyone at Apple sees this the app claims it doesn’t collect data but the app requires location services to be on along with access to camera/microphone and access to your photo library. I have found 2 pictures from my photo library on a Chinese website.

### 1/5 — Unable to connect without cell service

*2025-12-05, version 2.0.2*

When I am in an area with no cell service this app will not connect to the heater which happens quite often for me. Totally useless. Bluetooth should be local, no reason it should require cell service.

### 1/5 — Requires location sharing

*2025-12-04, version 2.0.2*

Requires location sharing, so if you’re off grid, it won’t work at all.

### 1/5 — Used to be alright until latest update

*2025-11-30, version 2.0.2*

Latest update requires internet / cell service to function. If no cell service, you get an error about location not authorized. Basically makes this app useless when using camping in the mountains.

### 1/5 — Lame data mining

*2025-11-24, version 2.0.2*

This app seems to be data mining. It won’t work without location enabled and if you try to use the heater up camping and you have no cell service it won’t work because the data is trying to go through LTE for some reason.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Heating in horse float.

*2026-06-03, version 2.0.4*

App and unit work well. Pump is a little noisey but for the money it’s definitely worth it. Very happy with the whole setup.

### 5/5 — Add more on/off timers

*2025-12-14, version 2.0.4*

It would be very helpful if you could add more on/off timers. Maybe 8 total. That way you could cycle the heater on and off throughout the day and night. You wouldn’t have to run it continuously. Thank you.

### 5/5 — This is fantastic

*2025-12-12, version 2.0.4*

You can do a lot of control through this app and track. It functionality a very clean layout easy to navigating use

### 5/5 — Working well!

*2025-10-04, version 2.0.0*

Just downloaded the app and despite all the negative comments, it is working really well for me so far, connected easily to my Sunster 2KW diesel heater and I can now control the heater from inside my house with ease, I will update further if I find any issues

### 5/5 — Why the bad reviews?

*2024-09-05, version 1.1.5*

Simple app. Unit needs to be setup first. Then app connects easily. You can switch on and off. Increase or decrease temp. If anything else needs to be set up then you need to go to the machine anyway.

### 5/5 — Great Diesel Heater App

*2023-11-11, version 1.0.2*

I love this app for my diesel heater, works very good, it would be nice if it had an option to display Fahrenheit and not just Celsius.

### 4/5 — Better

*2026-08-02, version 2.1.0*

I had to update my heater because it died after two years.  After installing the new heater and starting the app I was very pleased to see the app has a lot more functionality and is much better to use.  I still don’t like having to turn on location!  Shouldn’t be required.

### 4/5 — App works as described

*2025-12-29, version 2.0.4*

I think a good addition to the app would be to allow for multiple scheduled times to turn on the heater and turn it off after a set time. Right now there is only one option.

### 4/5 — Heater use

*2025-10-26, version 2.0.0*

It’s not a bad app. Set up and works for what you need. Could do with more timers so you can have a few more heating times. Morning and night And a walk away timer. Say you have had it on but want to leave run for 30min to hour then switch off.

### 4/5 — New App

*2025-08-27, version 2.0.0*

Hi love the New App but is it possible to control or add the timer Function as this would be a Great Addition. Thank You.

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