Good function but plus is touchy

I have enjoyed the base app since release day and appreciate the improvements made. Yesterday I finally got my hands on a Pokémon go Plus and have mixed reviews. While it stays connected it works great and has helped me hatch eggs much faster. However it disconnects quickly and seemingly arbitrarily. It requires almost as much tending as the app itself to make sure all my walking actually counts, and the alert for being disconnected is almost unnoticeable.

Nostalgia Value about Pokémon GO, v1.31.0