# Roav VIVA — user reviews > 120 indexed App Store user reviews of Roav VIVA by Power Mobile Life LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 1,971 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roav-viva/id1289145239/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roav-viva/id1289145239.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,599 · 4★ 235 · 3★ 63 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 58 ## What do users think of Roav VIVA? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great when it works - 👍 Nice - 👍 Simple to set up - 👍 Awesome to have Alexa in the car - 👍 Excellent concept - 👍 Alexa in the car is a great idea **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues - 🐛 Crashes after updates - 🐛 Unreliable connection - 🐛 Constantly disconnects and unlinks Amazon account - 🐛 Crashes on iOS 13 update - 🐛 Constant Bluetooth connection popup notifications - 🐛 Doesn't work with iPad - 🐛 App constantly opens unexpectedly **Commonly reported bugs** - Bluetooth connection issues after iOS 13 update - Amazon account unlinks frequently - App crashes on connection - Welcome message setting keeps resetting - Chat screen brightness dims when entering text **Most requested features** - Add Spotify support - Add Apple Music support - Add landscape mode - Improve audio integration with navigation apps - Add persistent state to remember last playback ## Newest reviews (13 of 120) ### 4/5 — Great when it Works *2024-03-03* iPhoneX user using fm radio connection method. Works great most of the time but I have to periodically uninstall and reinstall app when it stops auto connect. Sometimes it dies to roav or Alexa update issue but others it’s just totally random. ### 3/5 — Is This App Still Supported by Developer ? *2024-02-06, version 3.4.3* Will there be any new updates for this app ? I occasionally use the ROAV VIVA Charger in my car. Is there newer hardware & software ? ### 2/5 — Needs an update *2022-11-23, version 3.4.0* The app needs an update. Crashes as soon as it connects. It’s unusable until an app update. Please update this app ### 3/5 — Problem with Roav Viva iOS update 3.4.0 *2022-11-10* The app crashes and closes a few seconds after it connects. I checked the Roav VIVA for updates to see if that could be the problem, and no updates were available. It received an update when I first purchased it in August 2022, but nothing since then. FYI: I have a iPhone 12 using iOS 16.1 PS Your email address didn’t work, and live chat isn’t live and a very unhelpful way to report problems ### 2/5 — Sort of works- I would not recommend this. *2022-02-12* Bought this item with the hopes of adding Bluetooth to the car. I use my iPhone 13 pro. The app and the device are problematic at best. Connects when it wants to and almost never plays music over th car stereo. Whe it does work if you receive a call it is loud and clear but when it switches back to the music the volume is at a quarter and does not get back to a normal level of volume. Pairing unpairing and forefront the device does not help the problem. I would not recommend this product. It’s a great idea but fails miserably for $100 dollars. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2021-02-09, version 3.1.2* The roav device is not showing up in the accessories list to pair it and no help for this issue is offered on the website other than “use another phone” like I have so many cell phones to switch between. Wouldn’t recommend buying unless you don’t mind if it decides not to work. ### 3/5 — Latest version needs help *2020-11-08* The latest version of Roav Viva iOs app has a problem with near continuous Bluetooth connection popup notifications. Every 10 to 30 seconds while my iPhone is awake and I’m away from the car, I get a pop up saying the Roav is connected. The Roav has no power when the car isn’t running and I’m quite sure it isn’t actually connecting when it claims to be. Very annoying. Seems ok if I’m in the car and actually connected. Please fix this. ### 1/5 — Just don’t. *2020-10-07* I hope someone reads this before purchasing the equipment. It is 100% not worth it. There are connection issues everyday. They supposedly sent an update out awhile ago to help with it staying connected, it did nothing. Even after you spend 10 mins getting it connected it’ll play a song then disconnect. I will spend most of the car ride just trying to get it connect and it’ll continue to say connection failure. It is not worth the money or the frustration. ### 2/5 — Keine automatische Verbindung *2020-09-28* Seid dem letzten Update ist keine automatische Verbindung mehr möglich. Selbst die manuelle Verbindung klappt oft nicht. Bitte mit einem Update beheben. Ansonsten ist die App top und hat auch mehr Sterne verdient Gruß ### 1/5 — Non-functional app *2020-05-26, version 3.1.1* Cannot finish setup process on iOS 13 / iPhone 11. Avoid. ### 4/5 — Alexa in the car is a great idea *2020-05-17, version 3.1.1* I was an early adopter of this app and its associated plug-in charger/Alexa controller. For me it works pretty well with some caveats. It would work better if it were actually integrated with CarPlay and would allow me to both invoke its use and speak to it through that same audio link as my iPhone. As it is the unit has its own microphone which in my Chevy Bolt is located down by my right shin. So if I’m listening to CarPlay I must pause CarPlay so the environment is quiet enough for the Viva to hear me. I’m sure this is a political issue between Amazon and Apple and ROAV is simply doing the best they can in that environment. But if one is willing to do the “political workaround” the Viva itself does exactly what it claims to do...and it does it better now than it did when I started in 2018. ### 2/5 — PLEASE ADD SPOTIFY SUPPORT *2020-04-19, version 3.1.1* This app and the VIVA Pro could’ve been great! Without Spotify support for Alexa, I still need to use my phone to pick and change music. Please, please, please add Spotify support! ### 2/5 — Déçu !!! *2020-02-22* Même si le produit et une très bonne idée avec une connexion simple. Je pensais pouvoir contrôler Spotify à la voie dans ma voiture !!! Et là sur un petit papier dans la boîte, j’apprends que ce n’est pas disponible pour le moment ??? Comme la version Google Assistant d’ailleurs ??? Pour la France ??? Bref un beau produit qui ne prend pas mon Spotify et encore moins mon iTunes Match Donc si la musique est votre priorité (normal en voiture ) sur ce produit et que vous avez juste c’est deux services passer votre chemin ou payer vous encore un abonnement amazon ou Apple Music histoire de vider votre porte feuille un peut plus !!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not useful *2024-12-29* Not supported for iPhone 14 ### 1/5 — Keine Verbindung *2023-02-15* Leider muss die Verbindung bei jedem Start manuell ausgeführt werden. Die Einstellungen für Amazon sind auch jedes mal gelöscht und müssen wieder von vorn eingegeben werden. ### 1/5 — Last update completely broke the app *2022-11-28* Connectivity was unreliable before the last update but, since then, the app crashes as soon as the Roav VIVA connects via Bluetooth. It’s now completely broken. ### 1/5 — Absturz *2022-11-21* Danke an die Entwickler für das letzte Update seit dem stürzt die App beim verbinden immer ab seit dem kann ich das Gerät nicht mehr benutzen ### 1/5 — Nach Update dauernd Abstürze nicht mehr nutzbar! *2022-11-17* Dauernd Abstürze ### 1/5 — Totally Unusable *2022-11-17, version 3.4.0* The app crashes as soon as you connect the charger. Alexa functions do not work without the app running. ### 1/5 — 3.4.0 causes app to crash *2022-11-11, version 3.4.0* Please fix the new update from 11/9/22. It has broken all functionality. Apple, can you post the last version of this app? Many people are going to need it. ### 1/5 — Seems to be abandoned *2022-06-09* Used to work fairly well, then started dropping Bluetooth connection after most major iOS updates. After a while, it developed a habit of unlinking the Amazon account, requiring multiple re-enrolments, manual removal from Alexa devices list, etc. Developer hasn’t posted any updates for the app in over a year now. I put up with it as long as I could, now using the hardware in my car as basic phone charger only. Pity, it was such a great concept. ### 1/5 — Junk *2021-07-25, version 3.1.2* Piece of junk. Don’t buy it. All it really serves as is a charger. Other than that don’t bother. You won’t be able to get it to connect to your phone ### 1/5 — Einfach unterirdisch *2021-06-09* Das Gerät lässt sich erst nach mehrmaliger manueller Betätigung erst koppeln. Firmware bricht bei 99% ab. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Nice *2024-02-07, version 3.4.3* Nice ### 5/5 — Läuft wieder *2022-12-12* Danke für das Update. Mit V3.4.2 stürzt die App nicht mehr ab! Super! ### 5/5 — My music *2021-05-03, version 3.1.2* So much fun to hear music I enjoy in my car. Sometimes I just want to keep driving. ### 5/5 — Better than echo auto *2020-05-26, version 3.1.1* Connecting to the radio is a plus ### 5/5 — Good stuff *2020-04-19, version 3.1.1* Eh, you know, it’s good stuff. ### 5/5 — Avis *2020-03-14* Excellente application...!!! Jean-Claude ### 5/5 — Great!! *2020-02-14, version 3.1.1* 5***** ### 5/5 — viva *2019-11-19* Very easy to set up ### 5/5 — Best Device Ever *2019-08-13, version 3.0.5* Best device ever for using Alexa in the car! Make sure you do the firmware update. ### 5/5 — Great app and device *2019-08-05, version 3.0.5* Great app and very user-friendly. Almost knows what you’re thinking. --- *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 2026-09-01.*