Confused by new Grainfather App (IOS)

[artichoke]

Hi Grainfather users,

I very recently switched from an Android Phone to an iPhone. After several happy brews using the old Android app which was very intuitive and easy to use, I was shocked to find that the new Grainfather app for IOS is completely different and not straight forward to figure out (for me, at least).

Confusing the matter, there are 2 apps available for download, the Grainfather App and the Grainfather Community App. I avoided downloading the Community version as it has terrible reviews online. Is the regular Grainfather App even supported, or has it been deprecated?

If the regular non-community IOS version of the Grainfather App is supported, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to use it to log into my account and sync it to my recipes. All I see are two icons on the bottom, a beer mug and a sheet of paper / pen but when I click on these I don't see an option to log in and sync with my recipes. I am able to log into the Grainfather website and access my recipes so I know they are there.

How do I log into my account and sync my recipes to my iPhone using this app?

I'm sure the answer will be embarassingly simple, thanks in advance.

- Artichoke

 

[artichoke]

Ok, it looks like only the Grainfather Community app is supported. I downloaded it and so far the interface seems fairly intuitive and I'm able to log in to my account.

I'll be using this tomorrow, if there are known problems with the latest version of this app (4.0.16) and anyone has any tips or workarounds, I'd like to hear them. Thanks again,

- Artichoke

 

[Jag75]

I think your 1st mistake was going from Andriod to an iPhone lol

Happy brewing !

 

[artichoke]

Brew day went fine, no Grainfather Community App glitches. Not sure what all the hubbub was about. Maybe they've got most of the bugs out by now.

- Artichoke.

 

[Beeru]

I don't know about you, but the last time my Grainfather Community App updated it became totally useless. it stores recipes, but otherwise is just another timer. It's no longer timing the recipes for hop additions and so forth. Pretty disappointing seeing as it used to be so easy and useful.

Edit: I deleted and re-installed the app, and that actually solved the problem, for now. So if anyone else is having trouble, like usual, the answer is "Have you tried turning it off and on again?".