Ecowitt

Although it’s not very efficient in using limited phone screen space, the app does a nice job providing current conditions and charting weather history. I also can’t get alerts to show as notifications, or summarized in badges in IOS. That Integration is long overdue. You shouldn’t have to check for alerts within the app or log into email to find out you have a system alarm that’s hours or days old.

Like many other reviewers, I’m using this app for the GW1100 gateway and soil moisture sensors. Whatever issues people were having seem to have been fixed, because I was able to get the gateway installed on my WiFi network using the app on my phone with no issues. I’ve heard great things about this brand and I’m excited to start expanding my collection of Ecowitt sensors.

First things first - the product works great. So does the app - but there's a twist. I'm using the GW1100 gateway with moisture sensors. However, it seems that a lot of people myself included aren't able to pair the gateway with the app directly. You have to go the longer route and manually add it via embedded webpage. This is fine, it works, BUT, a huge part of having a good product is having a user friendly onboarding process. The app is just as important as the product in order for it to function. I feel like people who aren't as technically inclined might have trouble manually adding the gateway vs if the app were able to add it directly. There must be some sort of fix that can solve this. I would love to give the app a 5 star review, but this 1 flaw leaves a bad first impression. Anyway - looking forward to collecting valuable data! Again, great product and solid quality. The app needs TLC regarding first time setup. I really hope to see developers crank down on the bugs and UX.