UbiBot WS1 WiFi Environmental Sensor: Temp, Humidity, Light Monitoring | External Probe | Alerts, Schedule Reports & Device Sharing | Local Deployment| IFTTT & Alexa | 2.4GHz WiFi, No Hub Needed

I purchased this to help automate a few smart-home features. The main reason I got this unit was to monitor the temperature and humidity in a room. If the humidity increased behind 50%, it would trigger an event via IFTTT and turn on a room fan via GE-ZWave, wireless smart light switch through a wink hub. Then once the humidity dropped below 50% it would turn off the fan. And as a precaution, I have IFTTT monitor the switched on fan, if it happens to run for more than 60 minutes, it would automatically turn it off. Then, if the humidity is still above 50%, the process will start over again.Also, another use I have for it, is to monitor water temperature in a water tank. I installed a deicer heating element in the tank, and when submerged optional DS18B20 sensor reports to the unit, it uses IFTTT to control a wemo insight switch. When the temperature drops below 30 deg F, it will turn on the wemo insight switch and start the deicer element. When the temperature is above 33 deg F, the insight switch turns off the deicer element. There is a backup protocol I setup with IFTTT just to be sure the deicer does not stay on all the time.PROSNow couple that with all the additional features (Air Temperature, Humidity, Ambient Light Intensity, Vibration Index Sensor, On board memory storage of data, and free 200MB cloud service account to get started, connect to house Wi-Fi, battery or DC powered, add external sensors (two microusb inputs), and connectivity to RS485 devices), I would have to say this is a nice little compact package that could be installed almost anywhere. Granted you will have longer performance if you can power this from an outlet instead of relying on batteries.Very straight forward setup process. With an app that walks you through the setup process.Has an entry level free tier to get you started. If you pay for a subscription and higher tier you can send alerts as SMS and voice call as well as increase the amount of data storage.Able to display history of data in graph view, and select a data-point to view the data (sorta, it is a bit clunky though).Battery or External Power supply.Adjustable data reporting / reading frequency (pre-programmed options 10, 30, 60 minutes. Custom has a minimum 1 minute and higher value in whole number increments).Power saving options.Reports battery voltage and Wi-Fi signal strength.Setup Alerts rules to report as a notification on a mobile device or email (free tier subscription).View data channels on mobile device (personally tested on iPhone X, and other iOS devices) as well as a web interface through their management console portal.Generates API keys automatically and setups your device for your account. For IoT developers, you can obtain your devices API keys for building your management system.Works with IFTTT and integrates into smart-home setups (tested with Wink Hub 2, Wemo devices).CONS (To be honest, not really cons, just things to be aware of. This really is a great product.)I did find the picture of the external temperature sensor (DS18B20) with the product a little misleading. And yes, you have to read below the picture to realize it was an option. If you are a picture shopper like me, then you may miss that. I was expecting an external sensor to come with the device, but was mistaken.(More of a disclaimer, not a con) For people that us English system of measurements, the Ubibot alert rule values are in metric only. However, if you use IFTTT to monitor readings, then you can use that to adjust your threshold values in English units.If you are a developer and need faster data frequency readings, then you are limited to 1 minute device recording, and then the speed of you network to get the data to external data servers. Fastest data frequency is 1 minute.

I have Norton Security (NS) installed on my android (pixel 3) and after I installed the Ubibot App got three warnings. That it was sharing my personal information, That it may try to install another app, and it places an add icon on the home screen. I did not see the latter, but didn't wait around to find out and uninstalled the app and returned the product. I have a lot of apps on my phone and NS has never warned me about any other apps, let alone 3 issues. The product info also reads like SMS is free but It is not. It also requires location to be enabled in order to "fetch wifi information". Why?The instructions aren't all that clear but once you get it set up it is pretty straight forward and appears to be accurate and the push notification work as advertised. During setup I had to check the "skip ssid" box to get it to finish the connect to the Ubibot. The app setup takes you to the wifi setup screen to connect to the Ubibot network but I could not find a way back that allowed me to continue. telling it to ignore the SSID check allowed it to continue without going to the wifi setup screen, I did shut down the wifi that it was using and started it back up and it took about 3 hours to come back on line.

I placed the UbiBot WS1 in my living room. Its small, inconspicuous design blends right in but packs a useful punch. Setup was super easy: plug it in, connect to WiFi via the app, and I was monitoring conditions in minutes. The connection stays solid even if my router cycles occasionally. I set multiple temperature and humidity alerts, and the instant push notifications warned me when levels crept toward risk. The app is clean and intuitive for checking history or tweaking thresholds. When I had a quick calibration question, support responded promptly and guided me step by step. Love how hassle-free and handy this little device is!

I gave this to my dad for Christmas to monitor temperature in his second home while he's elsewhere. It was a little tricky to set up -- he could not have done it himself but it's not too bad for anyone who understands networks at all. We used the USB power so he wouldn't have to worry about battery. It keeps the data on the UbiBot server and we access it from a webpage that is easy to get to. Works perfect.

With no previous reviews to consider, I took a chance on this relatively new product and am glad I did. As a consumer, I needed to monitor humidity and temperature levels in my basement. I'm frequently away from home, and the possibility of the dehumidifier failing for any period of time can have dire consequences for mold in the South.This UK company is clearly geared towards manufacturing and agricultural applications, but for my limited consumer purpose it has turn out exceptionally well. Set-up was a bit of a challenge, but changing to a different home SSID solved that issue. The device capably joins my IoT (Internet of Things) collection of smoke alarms, thermostats and light switches, and I'm now able to monitor the basement levels from anywhere.The computer-based application works well with easy-to-read charts and customizable reports. "Rules" can be set up to send alerts via email such as humidity levels reaching a certain level or the device shutting down. I tested that feature out, and it worked perfectly. The phone app is cluttered and not well-customizable (for example, Cº instead of Fº which is reported out on the computer app), but a responsive support team tells me improvements in that app are due shortly.I can see a great future for this company and its devices for large-scale industry, and for my consumer home-based need of simply monitoring remote humidity/temperature readings, this does the trick. I recommend it to anyone looking for cost-effective and efficient remote monitoring.