Pioneer Smart Sync Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience15.1% of reviews
Neutral8.0% of reviews
Negative experience76.9% of reviews

~ Based on 324 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Pioneer Smart Sync

Is Pioneer Smart Sync Safe?

Pioneer Smart Sync does not appear safe based on available data. AppsHunter Safety Score for Pioneer Smart Sync is 45/100.

This assessment is based on 774 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.2/5.

Safety Analysis

26.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
67.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 774 App Store ratings for Pioneer Smart Sync.

Is Pioneer Smart Sync Legit?

Pioneer Smart Sync appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pioneer Smart Sync is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Hot Garbage

This sucks. It works, it doesn’t work, they “update” and break it…now it doesn’t work, and when I search for instructions to update, it says I need an SD card.
I have preferred Pioneer for thirty years, but I will NEVER buy another one of their products.

Dumb

Absolutely no reason to have an app for this. Another scam

DOES NOT WORK

I have a DEH-s31BT head unit. I have tried everything under the sun to make this app work INCLUDING making sure my unit’s software is up to date, and it still won’t connect.

Absolute garbage.

update

Please update the app and make some cool changes. The app is very simple.

Rubbish app.

Never works.

Hard to believe how TERRIBLE this is

Astonishing that a company this size can produce something so deeply poor. Even before you’ve begun, the agony of the constantly-failing ~25 step Bluetooth pairing process has to be witnessed to be believed!

Infuriating!

This app is a nightmare to use, to the point where I will be taking my pioneer stereos out and replacing. It constantly puts warning messages up, constantly connects/ disconnects Bluetooth, seems to have no app memory so every time I get to my car I have to mess with setting to get it to connect. I just can’t understand how it’s so hard to make a reliable app. I wish my stereo worked straight off my phone Bluetooth but it won’t connect without the app installed 😤
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Thx for speedometer

Had trouble reading speedometer in dash. Pioneer saved me. Love the app

update

Please update the app and make some cool changes. The app is very simple.

Smart sync

Does not li k screen to device even when paired with with phone

You Will Own Nothing And Be Happy

Remember when things just worked? Well, not any more. Pioneer needs your email address, photos, contacts and more. Enjoy agreeing to three pages of legal gibberish. Any sort of music playback is incidental.

Using High pass filter

I used this app and my setup for 6 yesrs now SBH C10 headunit and 4x300watt pioneer TS series speakers setup on e46 using HPF in this app i don’t need a active subwoofer or amplifier in my car
Bass and audio exits from headunit was so optimized while using setup(HPF-dynamic bass-loudness-late night iPhone Eq)in this app
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Greattt

Im not sure what everyone problem is but i love it

Good for everything

It works very well

Useless

Don’t waste your time. Doesn’t connect. Wasted a good 20 minutes. Supposedly my unit is supported but neither Bluetooth or usb works. Bluetooth from the phone to the device works just fine.

Disconnects

The app has Started disconnecting after around 10 minutes when connected via Bluetooth. Not ideal when using nav. Using latest iOS.

Done with this app and stereo

Developer never fixed the problems we raised over 3 years so
I pulled the head unit out and bought a replacement from Ampire

Been using this for several years - works fine

Very hard to understand the number of negative reviews here.
I’ve used this app since it came out on my SPH-10BT head unit and its consistently been great.
Criticism here bears no reflection to my experience which has been good - and occasionally great.

this app is awful

i got my first vehicle and the radio didn’t work so my father’s friend talked him into getting this deh radio, the radio itself is really good but this app genuinely sucks i dread getting in my truck and having to delete the app and redownload it and disconnect the radio 10 times before it works and even then it’s a hit or miss on whether it will actually connect. it’s only good for actual radio, and as i’m typing this it’s literally not even working for that. this app sucks and i want to love this radio but i simply cannot until this horrible app is fixed. thanks!
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I’ll never purchase Pioneer again because of this forced app

This app is infuriating especially because it’s forced on users. Never again.