Arctic King

I really appreciate the opportunity to control my AC: it’s used in our bedroom during the night only. I set a schedule to cool early, and another to turn it off in the morning. All well and good. My challenge with the system is that while you can set the system for Imperial (Fahrenheit) measurements, the schedule is metric only. If they are going to keep it metric, would appreciate 1/2 degree increments, as 22 is a little too cool, and 23 is too warm. Can there be a spinner to set the temperature instead of the dial? Hard to control accurately. More of a hardware request than app, but would love to see HomeKit compatibility in the future...

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I’m being generous with 2 stars here. This app is the worst one I keep on my phone. I bought this ac because of the ability to control it from my phone but it is constantly glitching. Every time I open it, it has lost the connection and I have to log back in. That not a huge deal but it’s lame and shouldn’t be a recurring problem. But the biggest problem that has me ready to replace it is that I now cannot log in at all. I keep getting an error message. What makes it worse is the physical remote doesn’t work and never really has so I have to struggle to get of the stuff blocking access to the device. That’s the exact reason I wanted WiFi access. This inability to log in and after trying everything else I had to delete the ac and set it up all over again. They must have hired the owners 15 year old nephew to design the app.

It is very convenient to make the remote for your AC unit your phone and nice that you can adjust settings anywhere you have cellular or WiFi and for that I’m happy giving 4 stars. Also the app has a very clean and well laid out look to it, not overly cluttered and nice to look at. Buuuuuut the app doesn’t always keep me logged in so make sure you save your password. The app will revert to Celsius every time I close it which isn’t the end of the world just kind of bugs me. Other than that it’s a nice addition to your AC experience.

This review would be a 5 star except the network part doesn’t allow third party control besides Alexa. We bought the 8000btu to help cool our master on suite. It does a great job and it helps us a lot on our electric bill. Installing is a snap for anyone and it’s a little loud but what window unit isn’t. We have had for over a month now with absolutely no issues. The scheduling works great and the Arctic King App is simple to use so if you are looking for a small unit this is a great option.

I have the 8000 btu and it is great. I see some have had trouble with the app being offline all the time. While mine does go offline from time to time, it’s not enough to be aggravating. I would mention so if it were a problem, because I paid an extra $40-$60 (I think... can’t remember exactly). My favorite thing is being able to turn the unit on before leaving work and having the room cool when I get home.