Woods® WiOn™ User Reviews

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It’s perfect and it stays that way

I am so sick of apps that feel the need to change the user interface every 60 days. This app has remained the same for years since I’ve used it and it’s never changed and I love that. It’s a simple app it does what you need to do and it’s not complicated. That’s how all apps should be.

Junk service and product

I needed to change the wifi in a wion plug. This should be a simple process which it is with most people. This is not the case with wion app. I spent 30 min talking and texting with two different peoples about this issue and at the end I was told I have to pay for a service to update the app in order to reconnect to my wifi.
I refused to pay for a service to upgrade their junk software. I will buy another smart plug which will automatically will connect to my wifi.
This rating should be -5 if it was an option.
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It just stopped showing your devices

It used to work decently. But last year it would just randomly stop showing by devices. They are just gone. I have to either redo everything or sometimes it fixes itself after a few days. Very frustrating when you have the patio light attached to it and you have visitors. Or I have a reading light on the couch that turns itself in and off automatically. But how frustrating when you want to read and the light disappears from the app. Just annoying. They should be able to invest and fix the app. It’s 2024!
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Back to up rank the app

Now that iOS15+ is supported, I’m back to give this app its good rating once again. Easy to set up. Reasonably priced devices. Eco-plugs and WiOn devices work with both apps. If your app still fails, delete it and reinstall. I did this and it worked as it used to. And I didn’t lose the devices already saved. Not sure if it pulled the data from the WiOn device memory area of the phone or the eco plugs. But it had the devices and timers still present. I only needed to tinker with a few facets of each device’s settings to be back to the old days. Now to dig more devices out of the garage and find stuff to set onto timers. Good times.
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It works again!

I had given this app a very low rating as it stopped working when IOS 16 came out. It was a nightmare as I relied on the app to turn on important items. Here’s what I love about the app 1. Aside from the recent IOS issue, it it VERY reliable, if you look at many competitors’ apps, that is definitely not the case. 2. The app is very simple - easy on/off and easy to program with a few clicks. 3. No constant and definitely unnecessary updates like the competitors - very annoying. 4. It doesn’t constantly prompt me to enter my user name and password like competing apps - every other time I try to use those I end up wasting 5 minutes looking for and entering credentials. Kudos development team, keep it up!
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App doesn’t work with iOS 16 - needs updating

This app was rather marginal to begin with - a rather poor user interface, but now it doesn’t work at all, with the new iOS update.

UPDATE: The vendor has updated the app to work with iOS 16. They were kind enough to call and leave me a phone message to inform me. The app is still a bit clunky, but it works and the outlets are great.
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Wow A Lot Too Late

Update is way too late. Already replaced with ones that use HomeKit. But I’m glad you finally updated for those that still wanted to use your devices. I would still not recommend since you basically said $&@! You to all your customers by your responses and lack of fixing the issue. Blaming Apple for the issue was not smart either, if other similar devices can still update their software to work than you can too.
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Needs update to iOS16

Long-term user of Wion stakes for many years. Bought a new one in December 2022 and cannot control it with the app which seems incompatible with iOS 16 (iPhone and iPad) to add a new device. App needs to be updated for compatibility with the latest version of iOS

App Breaks with iOS 16

App does not work to connect outlets after updating phone to iOS 16. Outlets no longer pair with 5Ghz network either. It appears devices are also phone specific. Logged in on an older phone to connect outdoor plugs but will not sync to newer phone. Used to work decently but now it’s lost all the smart features.
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App Needs Update

I have used Wion for 5-6 years now. I recently just bought three new dual plugs for new exterior lights. But then recently the plugs have not been working. It appears to have stopped working when I updated my iPhone to IOS 16. The app is also dated and could an update to its look and functionality. The timers always worked great for me and never had to worry that it wouldn’t turn on. The app used to have five stars in my mind, but now it is a one star.
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Old, poorly designed

The UI here is old, but the worst part is that it's just a poorly written app. The countdown timers often do not work, either not starting or stopping the device. It always asks for Location Services (not going to give that) on every startup. Wish there were something else to control these devices.

Not compatible with OS16 or higher at moment

Luckily, I have an old iPad that has not updated yet. Running IOS15.7.
Spent hours trying to make work on phone or iPad Pro.

I hope these guys make an update soon as this is a great product.
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Currently not compatible with iOS 16

I’ve been using for several years and the app and devices are pretty good but it’s not yet compatible with iOS 16. Prior to this issue the only complaints I have is sometimes adding new devices is a bit finicky and if there’s a power interruption the devices default to off so they won’t automatically come back on when power is restored until the next “on” signal comes from the schedule or you have to manually turn them on.
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Doesn't work

Literally doesn't work in my version of iOS. It worked at one point, but never well. No longer able to find any wifi networks to connect to and no other way to control the device.

Can’t add devices to app on iPhone iOS 16

Can’t add new devices on iPhone with iOS 16. Existing devices still work with app. WiOn support says it’s Apple’s problem. The hardware works fine, but the app is dated. You can’t organize devices on the app. They stay in the order the devices were added to the app. You’d have to delete devices, then add them in the order desired.
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Not working with iOS 16

Only the primary phone (the one used for setup) is able to see any of my WiOn outlets since updating to iOS 16. Hundreds of dollars in WiOn products are currently useless as others on my network cannot use them. This app needs fixing immediately!

No longer works

I bring up the app and it crashes. I see it still ‘there’ but doesn’t stay up. iPhone 11 with 15.7.1

Old 8 with 15.6.1 stays up, but only sees two of my plugs. Supposedly it should see the other plugs if brought up on the same wifi network. Still only see two plugs.

Alexa still has control of them on the 11, but no ability to change settings that I see.

Please create an update. I really like these plugs and would hate to have to abandon the ecosystem.
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disappears!

power blip and maybe two plugs show up. I need to crawl around on floor to unplug, plug back for each fixture. Sometimes for no reason at all a couple wont show up.
I do like the ease of setting these up initially, just wish company would work on issues. when they show up, they are great.

Did ios16 kill this app?

No longer works after updating iPhone 11 to 16. Still functions on my other devices. Otherwise it’s a great basic app.

Could be nice but…

…developers ruined a good thing by pathetic user interface: to know whether switch is on or off, one has to try to detect a faint color change in the icon! In certain lighting conditions that’s next to impossible. How hard would it be to make it clearer? I’d say rather trivial. I’d be ready to give it 5 stars if this was fixed.
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