# Meeting Owl — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Meeting Owl by Owl Labs Inc, rated 2.87/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meeting-owl/id1219076447/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meeting-owl/id1219076447.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (12 of 44) ### 2/5 — Cannot fix video *2026-03-04, version 4.8.1 (166)* Cannot set and lock a specific location/view for the camera. Every time I open that setting, the app freezes. ### 2/5 — App hangs when trying to fix on a specific spot *2025-05-06, version 4.7.1* The setting to fix the camera n a specific spot or zoom causes the app to hang. ### 2/5 — Not Functional *2025-04-22, version 4.7.0* Device worked once. Proceeded to setup for a corporate meeting after initial test. Device won’t sync with bar. Everything just spinning. Was not outputting to tv. ### 2/5 — Schade *2025-03-29, version 4.7.0* Ärgerlich, dass die Owl an einem IPad nicht einsetzbar ist. Der Rest ist spielerei. ### 2/5 — Needs More Functionality, Please! *2023-07-21, version 4.1.2* Beyond functioning as the only tool for connecting the meeting owl to net work, the app itself is fairly useless. There are three or four options you can manage inside the app, but what’s missing is the ability to run the meeting owl from a tablet. Now that USB-C is the standard there must be a quick way to build a remote camera functionality into any USB-C enabled tablet. The bandwidth is there, but the app isn’t. As someone who uses this device in remote locations all over the world, the less I have to carry and the more free I am to move around and interact with my constituents during a presentation the better. This is no longer a “ luxury product,” it is essential to community building and communications around the globe. If meeting owl wants to stay on top of this game, they need to improve the user experience along with their hardware. ### 1/5 — did not work *2023-04-27, version 2.0.3* this may be a good product but the unit I got did not connect desipte multiple efforts to plug and unplug and following the instructions multiple times. disppointing to say the least, so I returned the owl and am looking for something thazt might actually work built by someone else. ### 1/5 — Useless garbage application *2023-03-20, version 4.0.4* This is one of my very few reviews I have left in my life because I was fascinated by how impressively terrible this app is. I can’t connect my owl to a network and errors out every time, telling me to power cycle it. After doing so, the result is the same. Can’t update it even using the offline updater because just like last time, it gives me an error. If you even breathe with the app open, you get an error. I am disappointed in this app and I know a company of your caliber can do better. ### 1/5 — My Owl is a Brick *2023-03-03, version 4.0.3* This device is massively buggy. I could not software update so tried a factory reset but now it is bricked. Total junk avoid like the plague. ### 1/5 — Can’t Pair Owls After Update *2023-02-23, version 4.0.3* We have big conference rooms in our building and have a few of these after the latest updates our owls can’t pair. Support is nice but isn’t helpful with this issue ### 1/5 — Why did you take controls out of the app? *2023-02-07, version 4.0.2* This new app version is worse than a steaming pile of garbage. Why can’t I control my owl through the app? Why can’t I do anything or even connect to all my owls to check for upgrades of turn off the pano 365? Why does this app make such a decent product almost unusable? Why? Please restore functionality to this app so I can actually use and control the owls and pair them when I need to. ### 1/5 — Won’t update, no support *2022-08-24, version 3.2.6* I’ve made multiple attempts to update the firmware (both “online” and via the direct Wi-Fi transfer) and it never works. Contacted support and they don’t respond. Because of this horrible experience I will ensure my organization never purchases any MeetingOwl products ever again. ### 1/5 — Low quality product, poorly functioning app *2022-07-18, version 3.2.4* The owl is a tool with few competitors, and that is clearly a bad thing. I’ve been using owls as an IT pro for about a year and a half. The quality of these camera is terrible, and the fact that you have to connect to this app to set it up, turn off the 360, manage controls is inconvenient. Pairing owls together is no treat in the app, and the functionality is poor at that. We’ve been trying it use with the whiteboard camera from owl labs and highly recommend just going with Logitech— a trusted name in the space with quality to match. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-12-02, version 4.7.1* Clicking to set a static location just brings up a gray screen. Broken app when I needed it the most thanks for messing up something really important for me. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2025-04-06, version 4.7.0* The lock and zoom feature now longer works. It just displays a non reactive grey screen. ### 1/5 — Great normally, but now there’s a problem *2025-04-01, version 4.7.0* Can no longer take control of the camera. Used to work. ### 1/5 — Do not use if you don’t have to *2024-10-26, version 4.6.0* Does not work, can’t get past the blue tooth pairing screen. Did everything that site suggested. Useless ### 1/5 — So confusing to set up *2024-08-13, version 4.5.0* All of the instructions on their webpage wasn’t up to date. It was impossible to follow along with the step by step instructions. ### 1/5 — Only connects thirty percent of the time *2024-07-02, version 4.4.5* So frustrated with this app. Very unreliable. ### 1/5 — Use the iPhone App *2024-04-17, version 4.4.1* I don't know if this is an owl or mac issue, but you need to download the stupid iphone app to connect to the owl to update it so it will work with the mac. Poor design. ### 1/5 — Poor setup process *2023-09-20, version 2.1.4* let me get this straight, in order to setup the Owl Bar to work without internet, I first need to connect it to the internet? Genius ### 1/5 — Just don’t. *2023-08-31, version 4.1.4* The fact that this device could have easily been made to be more user friendly as a plug and play device, rather than having to rely on a completely separate app AND needing Wi-Fi to download simple firmware, which also means that in a corporate environment I need to involve my network security team to whitelist this kind of device, I cannot justify the price on something like this. There are far better all in one camera, mic, and speaker systems. It’s a very unnecessary ancillary device. ### 1/5 — Toujours pas d’accès en réseau sécuritaire wifi donc ne sert à rien *2023-06-01, version 4.0.4* J’utilise ma owl en entreprise, mais l’appli ne permet pas l’accès au réseau, donc, il n’y a pas de configuration possible et pas de mise à jour. Il serait temps de remédier à ce problème pour que l’appli prenne enfin en charge des réseaux entreprise sécurisés. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-04-28, version 4.7.1* The app is clean and easy to navigate. Connecting to a Meeting Owl is straightforward — the app detects nearby devices over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and guides you through setup with minimal friction. Features are organized logically, making it easy even for non-technical users to adjust settings without needing IT support. ### 5/5 — The app is supported in Japan *2025-03-31, version 4.7.0* Everything works perfectly fine as it should. ### 5/5 — Feature request *2023-11-22, version 4.2.1* Can we add the possibility to spin the 360 pano virtually, so we can choose which part of the pano is in the middle of the screen? ### 5/5 — Great product for online collab meetings *2023-06-15, version 2.1.0* Really happy with the performance. Does what it says, and does it well. And regular updates as OS and performance needs change/improve. Really happy with the product ### 5/5 — The future of meetings *2022-02-28, version 3.2.1* Brilliant piece of kit - App works like a charm ### 5/5 — facial recognition needs more work! *2021-02-11, version 2.8.4* This camera works wonderfully it makes meetings easier for me. the only problem is that sometimes the camera focuses on the window or a square on the wall and not on the person who is talking. owl teem please fix that problem this camera is worth over a thousand dollars. ### 4/5 — Excellent *2025-02-11, version 4.6.2* En utilisation depuis plus de un an, pas d’appels des utilisateurs de salles, fonctionne extrêmement bien… intégration Teams sans problème … ### 4/5 — Very helpful to operate the Owl *2023-09-04, version 4.1.4* I used the app to upgrade the software on our original Owl camera, and that provided some very helpful additional functionality! Be sure to upgrade the software! ### 3/5 — Glitching now *2025-12-07, version 4.7.1* In general the owl is awesome. New updates cause glitches especially in the app. The focus aspect are great when the work. Today has been a challenge during our church service. Please fix. ### 3/5 — Use the iPhone app *2025-06-12* I have to second what the other commenter contributed — seems silly that a device people are obviously using for work would require your personal phone to operate, and none of the Owl-created troubleshooting ever suggested or indicated I’d need it on my phone rather than computer. Spent a very annoying 45 minutes Googling, reinstalling the app, unplugging my Owl, etc. before I found this person’s rating of the app! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-17.*