# Hot Spring® Spas Legacy

> Health & Fitness

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1527213460](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1527213460)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1527213460`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 1.40 / 5 (59 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-24
- **First published:** 2022-10-12
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hot-spring-spas-legacy/id1527213460)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hotspring.com/privacy-policy](https://www.hotspring.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Control and monitor your Hot Spring Spas Legacy from home or on the go with the Connected Spa Kit. With a tap, set water temperature, adjust jets and lighting, and remotely manage the FreshWater Salt System.

Easily share access with service professionals, manage spas at a second home or rental, and receive quick alerts when attention is needed. Note: The app was renamed from Hot Springs Spas to Hot Spring Spas Legacy and may not be compatible with certain Hot Spot models; functionality remains unchanged.

## Rankings

- #260,512 — Overall

## Review summary

The Hot Spring Spas Legacy iOS app shows chronic reliability and data issues, with frequent disconnects, incorrect readings, and login/format errors. Users report limited functionality, missing integrations (API/HomeKit), and slow, buggy performance. While it aims to enable remote temperature control, salt testing, and lighting, these features are inconsistently functional. The consensus is that, at its current state, the app delivers poor value for a premium spa kit. The most mentionable points are connectivity problems, data inaccuracies, feature gaps, and instability.

### Pros

- The app provides remote temperature control when a stable connection is present.
- The app includes salt testing capability (as part of the IQ system).
- Lighting control is available through the app (basic on/off lighting functionality).

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity issues: the app disconnects, goes offline, and often cannot stay connected.
- Data accuracy problems and login/format errors: temperature readings and salt data are often wrong; many report login problems and data format errors.
- Limited functionality and missing features: no API access, no HomeKit integration, no comprehensive water chemistry monitoring, and limited lighting color control.
- Persistent bugs and instability: buggy, slow, requires resets, and long-standing reliability issues.
- High cost with poor value: expensive kit with an app that many feel does not meet expectations.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1527213460)