SaunaLogic

I pretty much use this app to exclusively to control my Finnleo infrared sauna. I customized a few “Tap to Run” buttons that make it very convenient to use. One that I use often is the button that turns all the heaters on but keeps the lights and Bluetooth off. I use this button from anywhere to start heating my sauna, it will be hot and ready in about 30 minutes. I programmed another button to turn the light and Bluetooth on while resetting the timer when I start my sauna session. Also, I sometimes use the schedule feature when I know when I plan to use it. Very happy with the level of control of the app.

The app works well enough. I’m withholding two stars because there are several obvious features that it lacks 1. Temperature notification: beep or make some type of audible alert when the sauna has reached the target temp. How many times have users turned on the sauna, waited the requisite 40-50 minutes for it to warm up, gotten distracted with a task, only to find the hour has lapsed and its cooling down 2. Duration: since sauna’s take awhile to heat up, setting the duration to X minutes isn’t helpful when that time includes the warm up time. Would be better to have a warm-up period of whatever time is needed, and then the duration is the actual time in sauna

So if you have a modern router that broadcasts on both 5 GHz and 2.4GHz but for convenience you’ve left it on mixed mode because every other device in your house can pick the proper band, then trying to add a sauna controlled by SaunaLogic is a fool’s errand. You’ll have to change your entire network to have a dedicated 2.4GHz wifi network, then re-pair all of your other devices to your new network choosing between 2.4 and 5GHz for each one. I’m sure this product was great in 2006 but today it subtracts any sauna that incorporates it.

I’ve never used an app with such a complicated setup. Doesn’t pair via Bluetooth. Only uses a specific WiFi setting that requires changing router settings. I have never seen something like this. After an hour I gave up. Will just use the unit control manually.

Need to create an account to use the app. After I did that, none of my previously created automations are available and I have to set up everything as if it was a new sauna.

Will not connect by device to my phone despite trying both automatically and manually GARBAGE APP!!

This app doesn’t work with Google nest. Don’t bother.

Connecting device with iOS is an absolute headache.

The app is pretty good, and does most of the things you would want it to do. One thing that is quite puzzling, you can control the lights and turn them on and off, and change colors by using the app. However, the lights have the capability of going at half power, three-quarter power, or full power, all of which must be implemented from the wall unit. You can’t make those changes from the app. Quite inconvenient, and certainly a disincentive to ever use that feature!

I have been unable to connect this to my sauna and there’s very little tech help via the Finnleo site. I wanted this feature specifically, so very disappointed. Im not in IT, but consider myself capable.