Inconsistent, which is bad when protecting your flock.
Door good….app total garbage. I have two smart doors and smart feeders. App is horribly inconsistent. Set up worked but first time we lost power at our property nothing in the app worked correctly again. Not connected notifications but WiFi signal shows connected. Doors and feeder are actually connected and are working perfectly per their programmed schedule. App says all offline!!! But I can close and open doors. Can’t even begin to imagine why the smart feeder can’t be opened and closed remotely just like the doors! Seems like a poor decision and defeats some of the point of being able to add it to the app? Wish the app was better but it’s garbage (looks nice though!!!!)
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Mediocre, missing basic functionality
App is kinda wonky, odd UX.
Missing super obvious feature:
Let me set my auto door to open/close X minutes before/after local sunrise/sunset. Annoying to have to change it constantly, especially around daylight savings.
Missing super obvious feature:
Let me set my auto door to open/close X minutes before/after local sunrise/sunset. Annoying to have to change it constantly, especially around daylight savings.
Good, but room for improvement
It’s a great app and I’m grateful for it making my life easier, but it could be even better. Hopefully the next logical development step is to incorporate it into Apple HomeKit/Shortcuts. This would allow for more bespoke automations. As an example, I want to open the door at sunrise, but can’t use the integrated light meter because we have a powerful outdoor light which could open the door in the middle of the night. Using Apple Shortcuts, I could use an automation based on the rolling *time* of sunrise, rather than the light meter.
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Usually works
I wish I could do half stars because much as I love how useful this app is, it can be wonky at times. However it’s been so helpful for us that I left 5 stars.
We use this in our catio and when our cat gets out, I can leave the door open till he comes in. It’s been a huge help.
We use this in our catio and when our cat gets out, I can leave the door open till he comes in. It’s been a huge help.
Removed feature
You can no longer open or close the door remotely from the app as the button because it’s gone in the latest update. The app often doesn’t connect correctly to the coop door. The door works fine without it - but it’s sure lame
I don’t have all the features I paid for.
I don’t have all the features I paid for.
No issues with the App here
This app has worked great for me. I have yet to have issues with it. It is easy to understand and use. It is very well designed for use with my iPhone. Setup was easy as well.
Doesn’t work as advertised
System locks up and will not cancel a request to turn off light, open door always takes 7-15 minutes, always says the system is sleeping and will run the command when system wakes up.
Light sensor doesn’t function as it should. Closing works, but takes way longer and had to reduce the light number dramatically to get it to close when it isn’t pitch black.
Light sensor to open NEVER works. I have to manually open the coop door every day which defeats the purpose of the door and its programmed/advertised features.
Constantly tells me the wrong notification. “Door Closed” when it wasn’t opened followed by “Door Open”
I see comments in threads about changing to timed open and close, again, defeating the purpose of the features and it’ll have to be adjusted every few weeks for the difference of sunrise or sunset.
Again, manually opening from the actual block defeats the purpose of having an automatic door.
If I’m being honest, it’s nowhere near worth the price for the “features” that do not function as they should right out of the box. Quality is great, user manual is top notch, but the whole system needs better coding for things to work as intended.
For 3x the cost of a typical door, you’d expect more functionality that works. I was planning on getting a second door for the other side of the shed/coop, but not if this is what I have to look forward to again. I bought the power adapter and the light option which increased the cost another $60.
If they can fix these issues, it would be 5 star, easily, but given the functionality issues, it’s definitely a two due to the cost and expectations are not being met.
Light sensor doesn’t function as it should. Closing works, but takes way longer and had to reduce the light number dramatically to get it to close when it isn’t pitch black.
Light sensor to open NEVER works. I have to manually open the coop door every day which defeats the purpose of the door and its programmed/advertised features.
Constantly tells me the wrong notification. “Door Closed” when it wasn’t opened followed by “Door Open”
I see comments in threads about changing to timed open and close, again, defeating the purpose of the features and it’ll have to be adjusted every few weeks for the difference of sunrise or sunset.
Again, manually opening from the actual block defeats the purpose of having an automatic door.
If I’m being honest, it’s nowhere near worth the price for the “features” that do not function as they should right out of the box. Quality is great, user manual is top notch, but the whole system needs better coding for things to work as intended.
For 3x the cost of a typical door, you’d expect more functionality that works. I was planning on getting a second door for the other side of the shed/coop, but not if this is what I have to look forward to again. I bought the power adapter and the light option which increased the cost another $60.
If they can fix these issues, it would be 5 star, easily, but given the functionality issues, it’s definitely a two due to the cost and expectations are not being met.
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When it works it’s great
I’ve not found a way to open and close the door from the app. Sometimes the door won’t open and I have to go outside and manually open it from the electronic switch panel.
Anytime I adjust the time for door to open or close it seems to take 24 hours for the new time cycle to register ( and hopefully work)
Frustrating, especially when I’m traveling and need the door to work.
Anytime I adjust the time for door to open or close it seems to take 24 hours for the new time cycle to register ( and hopefully work)
Frustrating, especially when I’m traveling and need the door to work.
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When it works it’s great
I’ve not found a way to open and close the door from the app. Sometimes the door won’t open and I have to go outside and manually open it from the electronic switch panel.
Anytime I adjust the time for door to open or close it seems to take 24 hours for the new time cycle to register ( and hopefully work)
Frustrating, especially when I’m traveling and need the door to work.
Anytime I adjust the time for door to open or close it seems to take 24 hours for the new time cycle to register ( and hopefully work)
Frustrating, especially when I’m traveling and need the door to work.
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Doesn’t work consistently
I love the idea of this app but it doesn’t always work :/
Close/Open Door Button is Gone!
The main feature is gone
Great when it works
This app is great when it works. I love being able to change the time the coop door opens and closes and I LOVE the notifications saying the door is open or closed. But more times than not- the notifications stop working and when I open the app to check on the door status it isn’t updated. What good is the app??? I cannot get the app to update. It’s worthless.
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Don’t waste your money!
The auto door is good in theory however the app is very ordinary. We spend more time deleting the app and then resetting the door than it has worked over the 3 months we have owned it!
Unreliable app
The auto door is amazing, 5/5 stars. The app gets 0/5. Can’t rely on the app to work anymore. Have had multiple issues the past few weeks with the coop coming “offline” and also with the app stuck on the loading screen…meanwhile, it’s dusk and my chickens are exposed to predators unless I can get to the coop and manually press the button. Defeats the purpose of the autodoor when the app won’t connect.
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Please make this one change!
My WiFi enabled door is brilliant, but one omission in the app is infuriating. Please can you create an option where you can set an open time, without having to set a close time? I want to manually close the door to avoid locking my cats out but want it to open at 6am. I’m currently doing this using Alexa but it’s really flaky and doesn’t always open. It would such a quick fix to enable this in the app. Please developers. Pretty please? :)
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Great Coop Door …. Terrible App
Heaven forbid you’re out of town when power goes down on the control. Control powers up and connect to your WiFi but the app doesn’t app does not reconnect to your router from remote WiFi locations or your on site router
Please do a Watch app
Sometimes I don’t have my iPhone on me so have to manually open via the control panel. If you could do an Apple Watch app, this would go from Great to Amazing!
Latest Update is Buggy
The most recent update (08/10/25) leaves the app saying my door is offline when it is clearly not. The door opens and closes at the scheduled time but keeps disconnecting from the app as “offline”. The door shows connected through my wifi app. I’ve had the upgraded Omlet wifi controller since its release and never had issues until now. Needs another release to correct this bug.
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Excellent, easy, never fails
I love this app. I have 2 auto doors and I have them both on timers. It’s seamless and works, the doors have never failed. The user experience on the app is clear and it responds well. I have both my doors plugged into outlets and even when away I have confidence in the coop door and the run door opening and closing when they should.
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Love my doors!
I now have 7 doors across all my breeder pens. They work amazingly, especially when we’re away I can still let a pen out.
Would love more scheduling options like being able to set them to open on different days to let a different pen out each day.
Would love more scheduling options like being able to set them to open on different days to let a different pen out each day.
