@matthew, I know this is an old thread, but I wonder if the Universal app capability that Apple announced back around mid-year starts to smooth the way? The iPad is a really good platform for running RoastTime, I think, that form factor really lends itself to an “industrial controls” use case, which is what it is, for the most part. I could deal with just running the roaster only with the iPad, leaving the “clerical” part to a laptop. USB should be doable, and the iPad now supports mouse and external keyboard if you wanted to go whole hog.
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@jerry - I know this is not the same thing, but I’ve been using an old Microsoft Surface tablet to run Roast Time.
It’s super handy to just have a tablet there for minimal interaction. The one I’m using is pretty inexpensive, it’s like 5-6 years old. But I hardly do anything else with it so it fits the bill perfectly.
I know, I know 
- for people in the Apple ecosystem this is usually a non-starter; it makes sense to stay in the ecosystem. But thought I’d throw the Surface out there as an alternative, inexpensive tablet to control the Bullet.
–Matt
I agree. I used to work for Apple and even if I hadn’t, iOS 14.x does handle files on a level it never had before through the Files app and does work with USB-C flash storage as well. It makes for a perfect companion, just like the form factor of a MS Surface does (albeit it runs the same OS as a desktop/laptop). Secondarily the CPU itself is far more powerful than most would suspect. Just look up it’s Geekbench score and compare that to any of the MacBook scores. It’s more powerful than most of them. I have a 2018 and it’s just much more capable than 99% of the apps can even challenge its power. My guess would be that the dev team is aware of these advancements and that Apple’s IDE makes it much easier to port Mac apps to iPad. That said, I also understand that’s development time which costs, but would most likely earn its investment. Thanks for taking the time to consider. Best! @matthew
I’m patiently and anxiously awaiting my Bullet as I ordered it earlier this month. I have been going through the forums and have learned a ton! It makes me even more excited to get my Bullet! I have an iPad Pro that I use 99% of the time and would love the ability to use it to track my roasts. Any updates on where we are with this in the backlog? Thanks!
I literally just logged in to see if there has been any news. I’m using a very old MacBook for roasting and would love to use my much faster iPad Pro!
I don’t know that there’s any advantage to having a “faster” iPad Pro option - it’s still going to be logging data at the same rate from the Bullet - I don’t think that’s overly taxing so even with an M1 chip the roast is going to take the same time it usually does 
I am not worried about the “faster” part of it. I just use my iPad Pro more than my Macbook Pro as I have given my daughter full reign of my Macbook Pro to do school work. So other than my work Macbook Pro (which I am sure my work would frown on me using for roasting purposes) I typically just use the iPad Pro!
Gotcha, with the newest M1 powered iPads, the convergence between iOS and macOS should make this easier
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I don’t mean the speed of graphing… it works ok once I get it running. My MacBook is just very slow at loading Roast Time or doing really anything.
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I also would love to be able to use my iPad pro (via USB-C) to roast with the Bullet. The desire comes from the portability of the iPad and it’s small footprint. It would be an amazing addition rather than using my iMac.
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@mcaillio any update on when this can come to fruition? I am anticipating my bullet getting here in the next month hopefully and would love to be able to utilize my iPad Pro. If there is still no ETA or estimation I might look at getting a Microsoft Surface Pro…however not excited about spending more money when the iPad Pro would be perfect for it. Thanks in advance!
I have a feeling it’s low on their priorities. You might want to repurpose an old laptop that’s lying around that can run Win10. I used my old SurfacePro (2nd gen, which is like a brick compared to the new ones) just to run RT3. If you have to buy something just go cheap if you’re going to use it as a dedicated device just for roasting.
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Hi,
Any updates on iPad development?
Got an iPad Pro 12.9 USB-C ready for beta testing hehe 
Regards,
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I guess it’s still back logged? Years later….
We have an ARM built version coming out soon so you will be able to use a Raspberry PI etc.
An iPad / Android version will not be coming out anytime soon. It is a completely new app we will have to develop, and we don’t have the resources at the moment.
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The ideal situation would be to use Bluetooth to run the bullet with a iPad
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Any updates here? Would love it on my ipad.
At our last hackathon in Dec, one of our team members did a very minimal prototype mobile app using the local network instead of bluetooth (problem is you still need something connected to the Bullet). We don’t currently have anything on the docket immediately for this, but always in mind.
Always ok with something attached to the bullet. Even thinking about a small PC (like a NUC) and vnc in or something for now. The laptop I was using for my bullet died, so that has me looking.
Somewhere I read that the V2 Bullet already had a BlueTooth module onboard. Is that true? It WOULD be a game-changer to be able to control the roaster wirelessly via an App through mobile devices!
I am personally using a Windows Surface right now to make it a bit easier, but it would be great to lose the USB cable!