3 points
Size and easy to clean (and waterproof) is one, I have a ChefSteps Joule which is app control only, but it is much easier to clean, and much smaller than my old Anova (fits in a drawer with other crap)
Granted it is more annoying to use the app than the controls, but the trade off for us was worth it, if not for everyone.
1 point
They could just use capacitive touch for controls, inferior to buttons but just as cleanable. There’s little reason to not have both options
1 point
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