Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This has several benefits and drawbacks. Pros: - I was hatching eggs WAY faster as it was always counting my distance walked even when I had Pokémon go minimized and was using another app which is nice. - plus seems to make my character in the app walk back and forth a bit more.not sure why, but the extra walking motions in game result in some km progress on eggs while I'm sitting still which is appreciated. - You can set it to only go off for pokestops so you dont have to pull your phone out at all if just your goal is to walk (to hatch eggs) and hit up pokestops along the way only. (Not looking to hunt Pokémon) - the range for pokestops seems further than when using the app alone, meaning you can be further away from a pokestop and still hit it with the watch most of the time which is nice. - you can hit up pokestops when traveling a faster speed than with the app alone. While using just the app it will tell you "try again" if you're going more than 15MPH or so. With plus you can go about 35-40MPH and still hit up the stop which is nice if you're a passenger in a car and driving past lots of stops. Cons: - the strap that comes with it doesnt stay clamped very well. The little tab is constantly flipping open for me. - if you decide you want to try to catch Pokémon with plus you'll notice it only throws regular poke balls and there's no way of choosing to throw a better ball. - you throw only 1 ball and either it captures the Pokémon or it fails and the Pokémon flees and the capture rate is AWFUL. While using the app I have a 90% capture rate using 1 throw of a regular pokeball, but I have a 75% FAILURE rate throwing 1 regular pokeball using plus. - related to the above... plus seems to register a Pokémon before it even appears in the app. With the app open I hit the button on plus as soon as it lit up to say a Pokémon was nearby and in the app it just showed a pink arrow but no Pokémon physically there. This resulted in a failed FLEEing Pokémon. I believe this is the reason for the high failure rate. Pokémon don't appear in the app for another 10 or so seconds AFTER plus goes off to say a Pokémon is near, so in order to successfully capture the Pokémon you need to wait a bit and THEN try hitting the button, which kind of eliminates the convenience of using the plus. - it disconnects... A LOT and it doesn't always tell you. Sometimes it'll blink red and vibrate to tell you, but sometimes the app will just crash because of plus and there's no notification. The app seems to crash at least 3 or 4 times per 1 hour session using the plus. (Yes, I've used the plus through 3 updates so far and it's still an issue unfortunately) - The battery it comes with lasts only about 2 weeks with occasional use. (Luckily Amazon sells a 10 pack of the battery for about $5 and they last way longer, so it's just the battery that comes with it that isn't too great) Overall it's great if you're someone who walks or bikes a lot and your goal is just to hatch eggs and hit up pokestops. It's not very good for catching Pokémon though. I'd pay $15/$20 max for this, however I personally don't feel it's worth the price for all the issues it has currently.