This is my first tower fan and I'm (no pun intended) a fan. I love the minimal footprint and how it's not obtrusive. This fan has a sleek design which is great, and is definitely effective at cooling.Assembly was simple; it's just a matter of attaching the base. I'm not much into the whole app-run home devices thing, so to date, I've not used the app, I've only used the fan manually, and with a quick peek at the instruction manual, it's easy enough to figure out all the functions. Someday I may try it out with the app, but for now I haven't found the need to do so. In normal mode at the lowest speed, this fan is nicely quiet, but in some of the other modes, and/or at a higher fan speed, it's loud enough that you don't forget it's in the room (but not so loud that you have to yell to be heard by someone in the same room).If I could change one thing, it would be the cord length. I didn't measure it, but I think it's about 5-6'. Generally fine, but it would be nice to have the option to be further away from an outlet without having to use an extension cord. (Side note: I find some of the listing pictures where the fan is placed in the middle of the room and has no cord to be quite amusing. No, you are not going to be able to plop this smack in the middle of your living room and have it operate, not without use of an extension cord.)