Just works!
Fired it up after a year dormant. Doing a 12 hour pork butt. Connected and up and running in 30 seconds. Can’t help but think it’s cheating. No one needs to know :)
Select what you’re cooking and it suggests pit temps and internal temps. I’m now 20 miles from my BJ II monitoring the temps. Amazing.
Select what you’re cooking and it suggests pit temps and internal temps. I’m now 20 miles from my BJ II monitoring the temps. Amazing.
Planned Obsolescence???
Purchased SmartFire in 2019 then told no longer supported in 2022. Was working until most recent App update (late January to Early February 2024) now it cannot be seen in App even though it is connected WiFi (I have a managed system so can see what is connected). Decided to reset WiFi on unit and now I cannot register device at all in App. Seems like a good way to get someone to upgrade so I have…to another brand that looks after their customers.
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Doesn’t want to work
I can’t even login to the app. It wants me to use social but Facebook doesn’t support it.
I tried Apple login - never left the login screen. Tried to make a profile with my email address. Wouldn’t let me create it.
It used to work, but stopped today mid cook. And now there is now way for me to get it to work. I’ll have to manually control the fire and use my instant read to check temps.
The device costs hundred and without the app is useless.
I tried Apple login - never left the login screen. Tried to make a profile with my email address. Wouldn’t let me create it.
It used to work, but stopped today mid cook. And now there is now way for me to get it to work. I’ll have to manually control the fire and use my instant read to check temps.
The device costs hundred and without the app is useless.
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Frustrating
App always freezes if I leave it and the return to it. Need to always shut down app then restart to get accurate reading. Also often reads there is something on the food probes when there isn’t.
Smartfire is only 1-2 years old and very well cared for.
Smartfire is only 1-2 years old and very well cared for.
Smartfire 5
Non existent support, their help is worse than useless. They don’t reply to emails for help. A nightmare of a product to set up. Is the product good, who knows, can’t get it going. No support at all. The manual is useless.
Extremely worthwhile controller!
As a newbie when it comes to smoking meat, it has been very helpful having the Smartfire controller on the smoker. After some initial struggles to get it to connect to wifi, I got the app updated and it has worked like a dream ever since and has made smoking meat the easiest thing ever. Totally worth the money.
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Email login not working
Love my Smartfire, but email login on the iOS app no longer working
Brilliant
Brilliant App, some versions have had bugs but these have always been fixed. The online and Facebook community are fantastic for any issues and advice with the developer probably the most active in assistance of any app or software I’ve used.
My old V4 is still going strong, but when that finally dies I will get the new version Smartfire without even considering any other temp controller
My old V4 is still going strong, but when that finally dies I will get the new version Smartfire without even considering any other temp controller
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Indispensable
Great product. Love it! Initial issue pairing but developer provided great support.
Good, but can be better
Overall it works as designed: the temperatures are good and I can follow the progress nicely on my phone.
A couple of things would be nice:
1) put the time on the x-axis of the combined graph.
2) add a stopwatch/timer which I can start and stop manually
3) add a algorithm which tells me what time the food is ready. You have the progress of the temperature, so you can calculate when it reaches the selected temperature.
But overall I’m pretty satisfied with it.
A couple of things would be nice:
1) put the time on the x-axis of the combined graph.
2) add a stopwatch/timer which I can start and stop manually
3) add a algorithm which tells me what time the food is ready. You have the progress of the temperature, so you can calculate when it reaches the selected temperature.
But overall I’m pretty satisfied with it.
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Old app was more stable
New app might look better but is difficult to use and not very reliable.
Smart fire
This app is clunky and difficult to use. Invest in an upgrade to make connections/setup and general use easier. Only reason I persist is I have forked out $350 for a fan.
Old App was better
Used the new app first time today and cannot select the probes to set the temperature and food type etc. It works for pit but not for probes. Please fix.
Didn’t need to reinvent the wheel
The old app was so much better. Felt like it never went through a UX sign off. Menu aren’t intuitive and felt like it was written by a high school kid. Wished there was an option to roll back. The controller felt more stable with the old app
Started great - now terrible
App constantly fails to load and requires re-pairing with device. Worse than that, mid-cook the device fails to connect with the app, resulting in temp failures. This happens even when the app and device are only a complete of meters away and still connected via Bluetooth.
Love this!
Love this app/product! I’m always impressed at how flat it can keep the temps on my Kamado, even in the winter when snowing! Love that I can use the WiFi and go anywhere in my house and not worry about it disconnecting, and I can use the wireless probes!
The app just had a UI update which took me a minute to figure out , but it looks great and is pretty intuitive after playing around a bit.
The app just had a UI update which took me a minute to figure out , but it looks great and is pretty intuitive after playing around a bit.
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App is terrible
Phone did the update to the new app. Won’t connect to the old smartfire. Guess I’ll buy a BBQ Genius instead of the “upgrade”.
Update Fail
Used to be a great app. The update made it so that the target temp resets when I switch to another app. And the fan doesn’t stop when it reaches target temp. So it’s basically less than useless now.
New app is terrible
I am doing my first cook with the new app. Bring back the old app now. I was aiming for a temp of 290 my grill is at 360 and the fan is still at 100%!!!
I have had to disconnect my Smartfire and go manual. How do I go back to the old app, it worked perfectly.
I have had to disconnect my Smartfire and go manual. How do I go back to the old app, it worked perfectly.
CrApp App
The latest version of this app is useless. Can’t save settings, temps are reading wrong (tested against a MEATER that’s been calibrated against an instrument thermometer), is using last cook before upgrade which has a pit temp of 200C vs the current required pit temp of 110C…
I was about to upgrade to V5 hardware but have now binned and looking at other options.
Really poor upgrade. FB page says it has been tested for 6 months - needed another 3…
I was about to upgrade to V5 hardware but have now binned and looking at other options.
Really poor upgrade. FB page says it has been tested for 6 months - needed another 3…
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