App Profile: RUN-CHICKEN

SnowLadyD

Rating: 3/5

As much as I like the automatic door, the app is not worth the space it takes on my phone. The app will not tell you whether the door is open or closed…or stuck. You cannot manually open or close the door with the app if it is currently set to specific time or light sensitivity. I set up a wifi camera in our coop to be able to check on the chickens without physically disturbing them. Thankfully I’ve never had an emergency situation where I needed to override the door program to let the chickens out - but that really should be a feature of the app. About the only useful thing in the app (besides being able to easily change the program) is checking the level on the battery charge. For now I’ve deleted the app. If the developers decide to include those features I’d be willing to download it again.

GetCustomized.com

Rating: 5/5

OK after reading these reviews everyone is so concerned with themself……. The ONLY WAY to program the door so it opens at a certain time and closes at a certain time you have to flash a light sequence to the sensor via this app! It uses the phone to flash light at it. It’s pretty ingenious if you ask me. And then next week to change it, you need to walk up to it again and flash a different light sequence to reprogram it using the only method, this app! I’ve been using the run chicken door for two years now I have four of them and I won’t buy anything else! I am in Michigan. I would love to reprogram the chicken door from a far but I’m sure that chicken door would cost more like five or $600 not the 120 that you pay for this one it doesn’t have that technology available. If you find one available like that let me know.

Amanda New Hampshire

Rating: 1/5

I do not recommend. The new app functionality does not match the old app functionality so now I am stuck. I have 2 doors from run chicken that have been great. I tried to reprogram my doors and found that with the new app I cannot delay closing when using GPS mode. My chickens don’t come in until after the sun sets and the light sensor doesn’t work for my set up. And our day length is changing quickly so I don’t want to set it for a specific time as in a few weeks it might be closing too early again and if I schedule it to close later, I worry about predators. I contacted the company who essentially told me they’d pass my “suggestion” along to the developers. If I was buying a new door now, I’d worry about future functionality if they update their app again