# Mellow App

> Smart sous-vide machine with app for effortless, chef-quality home cooking. (iPhone/iPad app by Mellow Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellow-app/id1083626592 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mellow Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1083626591)
- Category: Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.39/5 from 241 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 51 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-06-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellow-app/id1083626592/reviews.md

## What is Mellow App?

Meet your new sous-chef!

Mellow is the first sous-vide machine designed around a busy home cook's day: it combines the technology to make jaw-dropping food with a 30-second setup, an in-app assistant chef, and built-in refrigeration.

It takes a lot of energy to craft a great meal, when you have to balance dinner, work, and everything else you have going on. Mellow makes it a lot easier by cooking ingredients to perfection while you're away. This way, when you want to cook dinner, you can let go of the stress and focus on enjoying yourself. Think of Mellow as your loyal helper. Tell it what to do, teach it what you like, and it'll do its best to make your life simpler.

Using the Mellow app is as simple as selecting what you're cooking, how you would like it done and when you want it ready for. Mellow will do the rest and let you know when the food is ready! Mellow will also ask for your feedback and learn your taste over time so it can suggest you the best doneness every time!

What is sous-vide, though?
Widely used by top chefs, sous-vide means cooking in food-safe bags in a water bath to precise times and temperature. The water circulates and cooks the food to perfect temperature, texture and taste. No more undercooked or overcooked, raw or dry. Sous-vide is a way to cook food with such precision that we get results we could never get otherwise. Many great restaurants rely on sous-vide to make the food we love. We’re here because we think sous-vide needs to be better designed to be perfect for home cooking.

Get to know more and order your Mellow at cookmellow.com!

## Key features

- In-app assistant chef
- 30-second setup
- Built-in refrigeration
- Precise temperature and time control
- Learns user taste preferences
- Notifications for food readiness

## Recent user reviews (10 of 51)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellow-app/id1083626592/reviews.md

### 1/5 — App hasn’t worked for months…

*2023-11-09*

… and the product doesn’t work without the app. The last time this happened, it took 3 months for the company to reply to a support email via their website.
At this point, that website appears to be abandoned (domain is available via GoDaddy), their last Instagram post was in 2017, and they no longer appear in a Facebook search. 
It appears this company has finally closed up shop. So, the good news is, if you haven’t already been hurt by their demonstrably terrible business plan, you may not be in any danger of it now.

### 1/5 — A worthless app equals a worthless product

*2022-12-16, version 2.1.0*

I was a Kickstarter supporter for Mellow, so, without people like me, the Mellow sous-vide cooker never would have happened. You can imagine how furious I was when Mello switched to a subscriber model, a change the original supporters were never informed about, and never anticipated. If I had known that I would have to pay an annual fee to use the product (and the product is virtually useless without the app), I would never have supported the product on Kickstarter in the first place I paid the subscription fee for two years, but the app has become virtually unusable, which makes the product worthless. I ended up, throwing it out! The product and the app deserve NEGATIVE stars.

### 2/5 — Sad

*2022-10-04, version 2.1.0*

Used to love this device, and still would despite the subscription. It is super useful for our busy family. Unfortunately, it has recently not been working but maybe once a week. I can start something cooking but I get an error when it asks about adding ice. After that, for the next week or so, the app just shows spinning circles when I log in. It thankfully still cooks the last item I added, but I have to wait a week or longer for it to reset and let me use it again.

Fix that issue and I would be thrilled to keep using and paying for it it. For now though, I’m starting to feel like I’m paying for something I can’t even use.

### 1/5 — Worthless unfortunately

*2022-10-03, version 2.1.0*

When we originally purchased the sous vide it worked great. A little goofy to have to use the app but it worked. Then we started having to be paying a membership fee to use the app completely. We decided to pay the membership fee and continue using the app as we had found a lot of use for the mellow. Not too long after we ran into significant issues with connectivity to the sous vide. We had to uninstall and reinstall the app Almost every time we want to use the sous vide. Now the app won’t even open, we followed conventional troubleshooting uninstalling and reinstalling, clearing app cache memory, and trying different devices. Without the app the sous vide is worthless, we can’t use it. Well customer support has been helpful in the past, and eventually the previous issues have work themselves out. The continued issues with this app especially in the face of how much money we’ve shelled out for the membership and for the device are just not worth it.

### 1/5 — Worst decision I’ve made in a long time.

*2022-09-20, version 2.1.0*

Not only did I spend so much money on this thing, waited soooooo long to get mine shipped to me as an early adopter—regardless of the crass subscription service, the app simply will not work anymore. Literally have a huge, expensive, useless cinder block in my kitchen. What a giant waste of time and money. This was all smoke and mirrors.

### 1/5 — $60 of ribeye and app is totally dead

*2022-09-17, version 2.1.0*

I loved my Mellow until today. I have all this food, company tonight and the app is totally dead!  Tried everything and all I get when I log into the app is a spinning please wait symbol. Guess I’ll just try grilling?  Maybe before the weekend is over they will respond to my email, no phone support, naturally. Shoulda known depending on an app for everything would bite me eventually.

### 1/5 — App constantly breaks no updates in 2 years

*2022-09-14, version 2.1.0*

The app and the mellow itself constantly de sync. They switched to a subscription based service after It was bought. Idk who created this but they have absolutely terrible business sense, I even tried subscribing for a bit but all it did was just return my mellow app to how it was originally. There has never been any updates to the recipes, idk what the point of having a subscription is if nothing changes. This probably was a massive scam and alot of people got and are continuing to get fooled. If you bought this return it and get something else.

### 1/5 — Does not function. No support.

*2022-09-12, version 2.1.0*

I’ve been unable to so much as launch the app for more than 2 weeks. I have rebooted *everything* on my end (modem, router, phone, Mellow) with no resolution. 
I submitted an email to support over 2 weeks ago, received an automated response that their system had received the report, but nothing further.

### 1/5 — Servers offline

*2022-09-11, version 2.1.0*

Seems like this may be the end of Mellow. Their server is offline, users can’t login to their app nor use the device in any way. 

The refrigerator feature was a game changer for busy professionals. Thankful for the years of service when I had a commitment to be in an office. Thankful to not need the mellow due to remote work.

### 1/5 — Just doesn’t work

*2022-05-10, version 2.1.0*

Adding a subscription model was frustrating enough since they were locking something you previously had access to and paid for when bought the unit but I kept using the basic functions since it could still do most of what I wanted, but now the app won’t even boot up and you just get stuck on an eternal loop… a $400 machine that can’t be used if the app can’t be bothered to work all the time.

## Frequently asked questions about Mellow App

### What is Mellow App?

Mellow App is a companion application for a smart sous-vide machine. It allows users to select cooking parameters, set desired readiness times, and receive notifications when their food is ready.

### How does Mellow App help with cooking?

Mellow App acts as an assistant chef by guiding you through the cooking process. It learns your taste preferences over time to suggest optimal doneness for your dishes.

### What is sous-vide cooking?

Sous-vide is a cooking technique where food is sealed in food-safe bags and cooked in a precisely temperature-controlled water bath. This method ensures food is cooked to perfect temperature, texture, and taste without over or undercooking.

### What devices does Mellow App support?

Mellow App is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Mellow App?

Mellow App has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### When was Mellow App last updated?

The latest version of Mellow App, 2.1.0, was last updated on July 27, 2020.

### What is the user rating for Mellow App?

Mellow App has a user rating of 1.4 stars based on 241 ratings.

### Does Mellow App have ads?

The provided data does not specify if Mellow App contains advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.0 — 2020-07-27

Thank you for all your past & continued support as we work hard to improve our product and user experience.

In this update, we have introduced our subscription model for the Mellow Recipes, My Recipes, and History features. You will continue to have free access to Manual Mode as well as our cooling feature.

Although this was not the path that we intended when we started Mellow, this is what we need to do to keep Mellow operational due to the on-going costs of maintaining an IoT product.

We sincerely thank you for all your support and understanding.

Be safe, and keep cooking!

Mellow Team

### 2.0.7 — 2020-06-24

App maintenance, update to iOS13 and fixes.

### 2.0.6 — 2019-08-14

We are thrilled to share with the world a big update to the Mellow app!

Introducing My Recipes:
Now you can experiment with your own creations! Every new recipe is saved with a custom name, category, precise temperature and cooking duration.
Whether you’re preparing wild meats, fruit, dessert or some other ingredient that we haven’t heard about, it’s all good. You can cook it right away or schedule it to be ready at a time of your liking.
The new My Recipes feature leverages the exclusive refrigeration system that Mellow is so popular for. This means your ingredients are kept safe and chilled until the right time to start cooking.

And there’s more:
We have worked hard at fixing bugs in many fronts to make your cooking experience with Mellow simple and easy, as it should be!
If you had trouble in the past please try again and let us know how it goes.

### 1.5.2 — 2018-06-14

- Pairing sdk update;
- App updates for Swift 4.2;

### 1.5.1 — 2018-03-19

• New Pre-Cooling Feature
• Bug fixes and adjustments

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