Good product. Worst app
Was thrilled about the app, until I tried to use. Using the app to connect to the unit takes multiple attempts. If you're lucky to get it to connect. Getting Bluetooth options for both the touch pad and the BantamX power unit. Tried the BantamX to connect with no success. They make a good product, but don't relate to the average customer on how to use. .
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Useless
I downloaded the app, it opens up and start scanning. Then it shows a “connecting to” screen and keyboard comes up to type in a pair code but it didn’t instantly disappears and then the process keeps repeating.
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know what to do.
Needs some work
Update September 2026:
Spoke to SPOD support via email. Took a bit to hear back from them. But they had me change the debug dip switch to diagnostic mode. This drastically improved performance but I feel like this app needs some work still. Some of the features are still buggy for setup but as far as operation it’s now reliable. For the premium cost of the hardware, I feel like the software should match.
The app will open connect sometimes and when you do connect the switches turn off randomly within a minute regardless if your app is connected or not. The app says I need to update my bantam x but doesn’t indicate any way of doing so. Why sell the bantam x as an app standalone when it can’t even perform as such. I don’t want to drop an extra few hundred dollars for a controller that may fix the issues
Spoke to SPOD support via email. Took a bit to hear back from them. But they had me change the debug dip switch to diagnostic mode. This drastically improved performance but I feel like this app needs some work still. Some of the features are still buggy for setup but as far as operation it’s now reliable. For the premium cost of the hardware, I feel like the software should match.
The app will open connect sometimes and when you do connect the switches turn off randomly within a minute regardless if your app is connected or not. The app says I need to update my bantam x but doesn’t indicate any way of doing so. Why sell the bantam x as an app standalone when it can’t even perform as such. I don’t want to drop an extra few hundred dollars for a controller that may fix the issues
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Horrible
This app is pretty bad. The Bluetooth takes forever to get connected to. Constantly loses connection regardless of what iPhone I use. No apple car play option. Like come on, update this app more frequently and clean up the UX.
Unreliable
Drops connection repeatedly over and over.
SwitchPros is so much better.
Fix this app. God it sucks
No reliability when you need it
The app will open connect sometimes and when you do connect the switches turn off randomly within a minute regardless if your app is connected or not. The app says I need to update my bantam x but doesn’t indicate any way of doing so. Why sell the bantam x as an app standalone when it can’t even perform as such. I don’t want to drop an extra few hundred dollars for a controller that may fix the issues
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Pairing prevents using
Never been able to get the Bantam to pair with the app. It flashes a pairing box to the screen and then before you can enter the pin the box closes. It’s 2026 and they can’t make simple steps to pair a phone to the controller. And toggling a jumper 5x instead of a pairing button, come on really?
Its ok.
I get it, the sPod is an expensive and awesome piece of equipment. I love everything about it and been installing them for years. However, the app is just garbage. Yeah it works when you’re about 6 inches away from it, if you step anything more than 7 inches away, it will disconnect and you can’t use it. Amazing how in 1969 we could have video imagery and communication to the moon, but we can’t have this app get 6 inches away from its screen without disconnecting or having a problem.
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Doesn’t Work
$1000 Bucks down the drain. Doesn’t work. Touch screen on the digital screen barely works.
The SourceL
App is junk. Took forever to get it to pair with my iPhone 14. Did work, but not great. Recently switched to iPhone 16….won’t even find the device. Seems it is like everyone else is saying; no fix in sight
Functionality steadily unimproving…
First version I was using when i first got the sPOD was not great… but it worked well enough, and i could easily control brightness with the slider on the homescreen.
Second version i was no longer able to find any way to control brightness on the app, now have to use the physical controls which is very inconvenient. Also the spacing of the buttons changed, causing me to have to re-learn muscle memory for operating the lights
Current version now interrupts my audio bluetooth when the app is activated, in addition to another position shift of the buttons, and asks me to “pair” the app each time, and takes a few moments to activate each instance. Unfortunately, the pairing does not actually work, so i just have to click through menus before i can actually use the lights. This combined with the extra steps to get my audio back adds quite a bit of time and workload when im just trying to see better. Not ideal. Please concentrate on basic functions and ease of use- this is trending in the wrong direction.
Second version i was no longer able to find any way to control brightness on the app, now have to use the physical controls which is very inconvenient. Also the spacing of the buttons changed, causing me to have to re-learn muscle memory for operating the lights
Current version now interrupts my audio bluetooth when the app is activated, in addition to another position shift of the buttons, and asks me to “pair” the app each time, and takes a few moments to activate each instance. Unfortunately, the pairing does not actually work, so i just have to click through menus before i can actually use the lights. This combined with the extra steps to get my audio back adds quite a bit of time and workload when im just trying to see better. Not ideal. Please concentrate on basic functions and ease of use- this is trending in the wrong direction.
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Small changes to enhance.
Please to whom it may concern.
Can you please integrate this app to function with car play & not mess with the music playing while using app.
Thank you & I love your app.
Can you please integrate this app to function with car play & not mess with the music playing while using app.
Thank you & I love your app.
It does work.
Been using this app for years now, through three major revisions. While initially clunky but functional, it got slightly better with the second version. This newest version as of April 2025 is a large step backwards. The UI is tougher to navigate as most things are somehow smaller, the new colors make it harder to read, and dimming now requires an extra click. It’s very frustrating. I have called in to the nice people at Spod and suggested and requested features since the beginning, to no avail. This app does a better job of selling their touchscreens than operating the system. Hopefully it gets better! Please get better!
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CarPlay
App is ok for what it is. Simple and easy to use. An update to be compatible with Apple CarPlay would be a great add - allowing the use to control connections from car screens.
New Update
The new update looks great. Easier to navigate and feels smoother throughout the app.
Updated App
The updates I’ve been waiting for and the new UI is awesome! Good work sPOD.
Car play
This would be super cool if it worked on apple car play. Still semicool. 5 stars when it is CarPlay compatible.
Works well but missing CarPlay
The app does as advertised. It’d be great to have the app CarPlay capable so I can control my lights from the console.
Does not work with current Apple devices
Tried four different current Apple devices, two circuit boards from BD/Spod. Nothing will connect via Bluetooth. BD/Spod claim this is new, forums and reviews say it’s been an issue for years.
