Prowler 930 – Kreepy Krauly 4+

Absolutely terrible and pointless app. An app for this type of device should provide basic functionality and reliable connectivity. The user should be able to define the cleaning schedule (days of week, time of day, cleaning mode). The manual drive is a waste of coding - it would be much more beneficial to know the cycle length and how much time is left.

I’d say 3.5 out of 5 stars is proper. That rounds up to 4.

I’ve had my robot for three years now. Makes keeping our 38,000 gal pool clean so much easier and less time consuming. Worth every penny.

As for the app, yes, it does seem you have to be within 10 or so feet to the base to connect. But it’s Bluetooth, not Wi-Fi, so that’s expected. I’ve never had issue with connecting.

Unfortunately, the only thing the app is good for is if your base is located in a hard to reach place (I have to bend to the ground to get to mine) and to be able to go over an especially dirty spot/area by using the “manual” function and drive the robot there. But it’s tedious. (First world problems?)

There could be so much more functionality in the app, but obviously someone didn’t want to put the time or effort into doing the programming for it.

E for an excellent toy!
D- for functionality.
F for effort.

Never connects to the unit. I have had the pool robot for 2 years. The robot itself operates fantastic. The ap which was a nice selling point is Abysmal. It has never connected despite multiple attempts. Worthless and frustrating.