# Omlet — user reviews > 55 indexed App Store user reviews of Omlet by Omlet Ltd, rated 2.90/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/omlet/id6450906514/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/omlet/id6450906514.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 28 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of Omlet? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Door works well - 👍 App is useful - 👍 Convenient for remote control - 👍 Protects flock - 👍 Notifications are helpful (when working) - 👍 Easy to install and set up - 👍 Good quality door - 👍 Works as intended sometimes - 👍 Clear user experience - 👍 Reliable operation (sometimes) - 👍 Good for catio use - 👍 Great when it works - 👍 Makes life easier - 👍 Good design - 👍 Works with iPhone - 👍 Customer service helpful (sometimes) **Cons** - 🐛 App is garbage - 🐛 Horribly inconsistent app - 🐛 App says offline when connected - 🐛 Remote control missing for feeder - 🐛 Wonky UX - 🐛 Missing basic functionality - 🐛 App can be wonky at times - 🐛 Latest update removed features - 🐛 App often doesn't connect - 🐛 System locks up - 🐛 Slow to respond - 🐛 Light sensor doesn't function - 🐛 Light sensor to open never works - 🐛 Constantly wrong notifications - 🐛 Manual opening defeats purpose - 🐛 Not worth the price - 🐛 Frustrating when traveling - 🐛 Doesn't always work - 🐛 Main feature is gone - 🐛 Notifications stop working - 🐛 App is worthless - 🐛 Very ordinary app - 🐛 Unreliable app - 🐛 Coop coming offline - 🐛 App stuck on loading screen - 🐛 Defeats purpose of autodoor - 🐛 Terrible app - 🐛 App doesn't reconnect remotely - 🐛 Latest update is buggy - 🐛 App says door is offline - 🐛 Disconnecting from app - 🐛 Slow to open/close - 🐛 Delay is frustrating - 🐛 App is buggy - 🐛 App is very ordinary - 🐛 WiFi enabled door drops connection - 🐛 Battery drains quickly - 🐛 Not dependable - 🐛 Poor execution - 🐛 Drops connection easily - 🐛 Does not wake from sleep mode - 🐛 Times out when trying to control - 🐛 Notifications are hit or miss - 🐛 App shows door status as pending - 🐛 App gets stuck in pending status - 🐛 No control of door - 🐛 Unreliable - 🐛 Buggy app - 🐛 Light sensor history limited - 🐛 Inconsistent readings - 🐛 Light sensor value too high - 🐛 App loses sync - 🐛 System does not behave as settings indicate - 🐛 Needs improvement - 🐛 Horrible and unreliable - 🐛 Buggy and bad - 🐛 Smart panel is stupid - 🐛 New smart panel issues - 🐛 Controller not connecting to WiFi - 🐛 Not ready for release - 🐛 Update caused more issues - 🐛 Dangerous for chickens **Commonly reported bugs** - App is horribly inconsistent - App says offline when connected - Remote control missing for feeder - App is wonky - Latest update removed remote open/close button - App often doesn't connect correctly - System locks up - Takes 7-15 minutes to open door - Light sensor doesn't function - Light sensor to open never works - Constantly tells wrong notification - Takes 24 hours for new time cycle to register - Notifications stop working - App is worthless - App gets stuck on loading screen - Coop coming offline - App doesn't reconnect remotely after power outage - Latest update leaves app saying door is offline - App says door is offline when it is not - Door keeps disconnecting from app - Delay in opening/closing door - App is buggy - App is very ordinary - WiFi enabled door drops connection - Batteries drain quickly - Not dependable - Drops connection easily - App shows door status as pending - App gets stuck in pending status - No control of door - Unreliable - Buggy app - Light sensor history limited - Inconsistent readings - Light sensor value too high - App loses sync with control panel - System does not behave as settings indicate - Needs improvement - Does not wake from sleep mode - Times out when trying to control - Notifications are hit or miss - Horrible and unreliable - Buggy and bad - Smart panel is stupid - New smart panel issues - Controller not connecting to WiFi - Not ready for release - Update caused more issues - Dangerous for chickens - App is very buggy - Cannot see light levels - Very buggy app - App bugs out with (pending) - Smartdoor without more code bug checks - Remote part of app only works occasionally - Coop light won't work at all when using the app - App gets stuck as pending - UI code had bugs - Smart panel would not connect to app - Lost connection and would never connect again - Disconnect from WiFi occasionally - Do not reconnect automatically - Controller not so well - Won't connect to WiFi at all - Restarts when trying to connect - Factory reset doesn't work - Drops wifi for no reason - Often says in sleep mode when plugged in - Door opening automatically after closing - App is horribly buggy - Goes into pending mode - Door opens/closes and status update is hours later - App is unreliable - App remains incredibly buggy - Light sensor history only shows two hours - Light sensor readings inconsistent - Light sensor never outputs value below 14 - App sometimes loses sync - Device must be removed and readded - Does not resync on its own - System does not behave as settings indicate - App informed light on at wrong time - Cannot form coherent mental model of app **Most requested features** - Incorporate into Apple HomeKit/Shortcuts - Set open/close X minutes before/after sunrise/sunset - Set an open time without a close time - Apple Watch app - More scheduling options (different days) - Set coop light automatically independent of door - Allow user to adjust auto-stop resistance - Enhance technical details view with more granular data - Separate page for reports with adjustable time frames - Allow zooming in on time by the minute for light levels ## Newest reviews (12 of 55) ### 2/5 — Save your money *2026-07-12* Reviewing the smart feeder. It's not so smart. And it's expensive! I give it two stars for the only fact that it's shape design is the only feeder that my hens can't manage to spill the feed out of, so I do love that. But the control options on the app are severely lacking. You have no control whatsoever. I have one set to time mode- it never opens and closes on the times I've set. And there is not an option on the app to click "open" or "close". I also have the door, which does have that option- and works great. Why can't that option be available for the feeders? Doesn't make sense. The other one I have set to light mode. So it should open and close at dawn and dusk. One would think. But no. Most of the time I have to go out and physically push the button on the feeder to open or close. Y'all need to get it together for the price you're getting. It's honestly, well, dishonest. ### 2/5 — Why can’t I open the feeder or close the feeder with a button push? *2026-06-05* I don’t understand how the maker of this app thought people would only ever want to schedule their feeder. Let’s say it’s raining really hard at an angle and the chickens are in the coop and I wanna close the feeder to protect the food. I can’t close the door without going out there and pressing the button. Only for it to open back up because, I think, the app refreshes the schedule and just opens it back up. you gotta fix that. You you can’t ask me to pay top dollar and then phone in the app. ### 2/5 — Mediocre, missing basic functionality *2026-03-09, version 2.1.30* 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. ### 4/5 — Good, but room for improvement *2026-02-19, version 2.1.30* 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. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work as advertised *2025-12-12* 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. ### 2/5 — When it works it’s great *2025-11-30* 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. ### 2/5 — When it works it’s great *2025-11-04* 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. ### 3/5 — Please make this one change! *2025-09-03, version 2.1.5* 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? :) ### 3/5 — Latest Update is Buggy *2025-08-10, version 2.1.4* 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. ### 4/5 — Good but slow *2025-06-06, version 2.0.50* The door works great and is reliable. It’s reliable unless you need it open/close immediately. There is a delay and it can be very frustrating. Overall the app works good. ### 5/5 — Perfect for what I need *2025-05-31, version 2.0.47* The door is easy to install and the app is easy to set up. Can operate from my phone with no worries, check the battery and all the other important things that come with chicken keeping ### 5/5 — The Easy Life *2025-05-30, version 2.0.47* We love having the Omlet. It’s made life with chickens easy. App seems to work well. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Inconsistent, which is bad when protecting your flock. *2026-04-09* 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!!!!) ### 1/5 — Removed feature *2026-01-21, version 2.1.30* 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. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work consistently *2025-10-21, version 2.1.14* I love the idea of this app but it doesn’t always work :/ ### 1/5 — Close/Open Door Button is Gone! *2025-09-23, version 2.1.14* The main feature is gone ### 1/5 — Great when it works *2025-09-16, version 2.1.5* 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. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money! *2025-09-09, version 2.1.5* 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! ### 1/5 — Unreliable app *2025-09-08, version 2.1.5* 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. ### 1/5 — Great Coop Door …. Terrible App *2025-08-19, version 2.1.5* 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 ### 1/5 — Bring back the older panel *2025-04-16, version 2.0.37* The new auto door control panel is the worst. I need to keep it in power saving mode or the batteries die in a month. If I need to open the door manually it takes forever while in power saving mode. I'm ready to trash this setup and by an entirely new coop. This app and auto door have been nothing more than a complete nightmare. ### 1/5 — Drops WiFi Leaving Chickens Trapped or Exposed *2024-09-02* This new “improved” model that uses WiFi is not conducive to the doors operating and failing often. •The unit is constantly looking for a signal, draining my batteries in days even in the sleepiest of modes. (Even very expensive lithium-ion AA’s don’t last more than 10 days…the old model last MONTHS!) •I also bought a range extender for my signal to be plugged in outside. So far the extras have totaled $80 and it still is NOT DEPENDABLE. I got this to replace the old model (manual operation and automated at the unit, no app needed) that started to fail after a year. IMO, this is not a good fix to the old model’s wiring issues and has left me not trusting it to do what it says it will do. Open and close. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Terrible app never works right *2026-05-16* This is a cool concept but the app never works. Takes like a day if lucky to update its info like open, closed, or how much food is in the feeder. Light sensor never works and basically the only way to open it is by pressing the button on the feeder. Payed tons of money just for this all to be garbage ### 5/5 — Usually works *2026-01-21* 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. ### 5/5 — No issues with the App here *2026-01-20, version 2.1.30* 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. ### 5/5 — Please do a Watch app *2025-08-17, version 2.1.5* 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! ### 5/5 — Excellent, easy, never fails *2025-07-22* 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. ### 5/5 — Love my doors! *2025-07-22, version 2.0.54* 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. ### 5/5 — Auto door *2025-07-11* Extremely pleased with this autodoor. Notifications are sometimes hit or miss but the door has been on schedule this last month of use. We have a tiny coop with 6 birds and other than the green door danger the first night, our birds are protected reliably especially when we are away on weekends. ### 5/5 — Very convenient *2025-06-06, version 2.0.50* I think this app and my automatic chicken door is amazing. The app lets me control the door function and we are very happy with it. ### 5/5 — This section is for the app *2025-06-03, version 2.0.48* People on here reviewing their coop, or their door, or their individual chickens, or their spouses, or whatever else. This is about the app. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-06-03, version 2.0.48* With a fox in the neighborhood, this has been a lifesaver. Love the light sensor and the ability to override when one of the girls doesn’t make it inside before dark. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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