Ernie1 - I’m somewhat the same. But are you sure those “analog” controls are not simply interfaces to digital inputs? Most likely they are :-)
For me, I don’t mind digital controls. But I would much prefer if the machine had its own interface, even if it was tucked away.
Saying all of that, technology has moved on quite a bit, and, in the grand scheme of things, it is simpler to have a mobile app. The UI is more polished, can be updated, and the controller inside the machine can also be patched significantly easily, through the app, if needs be. Worse case scenario, you just buy an el cheapo phone/tablet and keep next to the machine. I would even go a step further and think that those temp. selectors might as well be inside the app. How often do we really change temperature?
