Allo Pava Horiz Ultra Review

The Allo Pava Horiz Ultra is a techy vape-smartwatch hybrid packed with tons of power, apps, and customisation options. Let’s break down what you can expect from this new “smart” vape and find out whether it lives up to the hype!

I’ve never owned a smartwatch—too rich for my blood. Imagine my surprise when a vape-slash-smartwatch landed on my desk, with an RRP of just £30 and the promise of features and apps and customisation galore.

The Allo Pava Horiz Ultra is a techy new device designed to closely mimic the interface of an Apple Watch, all while delivering sublime flavour from its refillable 2ml pods.

Aside from its tech features, the specs promise an excellent vape in its own rite, with a decent 1300mAh battery, fast-charging, adjustable wattage, and pods with built-in mesh coils.

I was so thrilled to get to try this vape out for myself, so let’s dive in! 

Allo Pava Horiz Ultra Overview

Last time I visited the US, my friend showed me this awful vape that had everything from WhatsApp and Snapchat to knock-off Tetris and a literal slot machine game. It had bright rainbow lights and cutesy, infantile animations, combined with a whopping 50mg/ml nicotine strength—designed to cover all of your dopamine needs in one ridiculously expensive, convenient (and disposable) package. 

It was wasteful and childish and, frankly, irresponsible. And it was the only kind of vape available in a 20-mile radius. I saw it as a sign of vaping’s end times. I feared this monstrosity would be coming to the UK.

I’ve always been of the belief that vaping is a quit-smoking tool only—and an effective one at that. So, I’m very much against the idea of gamifying the vape experience. 

Much to my relief, the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra tactfully veers away from the sort of gross, endless dopamine machine from my nightmares and instead poises itself as a handy tool for the techy adult smoker.

With a child lock, an app that helps you track your quit smoking attempt, and a 15-day puff tracker (plus no built-in games, thank God), the Horiz Ultra gives the impression of an adult-oriented device that really wants to be your partner throughout your quitting journey.

After realising that I was wrong about the Horiz Ultra, I was really excited to get started—and that’s about as much preamble as I can muster. Let’s get into it!

Design and Appearance

The Allo Pava Horiz Ultra has a matchbox-style form factor and looks very much like the various Vaporesso XROS Nano or OXVA Xlim SQ devices on the market today. Of course, the Horiz Ultra stands out for its large touchscreen—but overall, the device feels very sturdy and premium. I received the Pearly White finish for this review.

The front of the device houses the 2.01” touchscreen in all its glory, with the rainbow-hued Pava logo offset to the side. The back of the device has a carbon fibre pattern beneath a transparent shell with the Pava logo in the middle.

The sides of the device are a zinc alloy material, and on one side, you’ll find the airflow adjustment slider beside the Horiz Ultra logo. On the other side, the USB type-C port sits next to the rotating button. The bottom of the device has a slight inward groove to it and lists the relevant legal information.

On top, you’ll find the pod alongside the lanyard attachment holes. Fair warning: you cannot attach the lanyard without immense patience and a very narrow pair of tweezers. The issue is both that the hole is too small and that inside, the opening isn’t curved enough, so when you insert the end of the lanyard, it just flounders around in there.

I contacted the manufacturer about this and they said they were aware of the issue. According to the company, there will be cases for the device coming to the UK in the near future which will make it easier to attach the lanyard.

My main issue with the device thus far is that since the front is a touch screen, I naturally prefer to hold the vape by its sides while vaping—which means that I almost always end up covering the airflow hole with my finger. I then have to adjust, holding the vape precariously like a French cigarette.

After locking the screen, I can of course just hold it differently—but that feels wrong, like holding a CD by its surface. I’d much rather hold it by the sides while vaping.

Honestly, aside from the placement of the airflow hole and the issue with attaching the lanyard (which a majority of vapers won’t care to use anyway, lest they come off looking like a modern-day Flavor Flav), the design of this device is really spot-on. It’s sturdy and strong and has a nice weight in the hand. 

The only thing that takes away from the ritziness of this vape is that when the Pava logo glows, you can see it through the back side of the vape. This isn’t so much a criticism as it is an observation. 

Before we dive in, I just want to mention that I didn’t connect my phone to the vape via Bluetooth, as I had some reservations. Maybe I’m just like those old people who hide cash in their mattresses because they’re afraid of banks; who knows if my concerns are justified. 

Also, likely because I didn’t connect my phone to the vape, I had to set the date and time manually when I first turned it on. This took me back—I haven’t had to do that in ages! Thankfully, the settings are really easy to navigate, so setting this up only took a couple of minutes.

Display

The vape has 2 main displays: the clock and the vape screen. You can swap between the displays by pressing the button.

Each display has 3 options you can choose from to customise it (so, 6 total), though there are more “watch faces” available if you download the Pava app on your phone and connect to the vape via Bluetooth. From there, you can choose from loads of different displays to further customise your vape.

There are also 2 different animations you can choose from to display while you vape. Honestly, neither of them struck me visually, but I’m being very picky here.

I love the clock—I kept the default display option, then swapped the vape screen for the “NASA” display (though I think NASA would object to the use of their organisation’s name). I love the tiny astronaut.

There is so, so much information on the vape screen: your puff count, wattage, the date, your power mode, your pod resistance, and the length of your last puff. Despite all of this, of the 3 available displays, only 1 shows any sort of battery information (and the info it displays only breaks your battery life down into 25% increments). 

To see your vape’s actual battery level, you’ll need to drag the menu down from the top. This feels like an oversight.

Navigating the menus and apps is really simple and intuitive, especially for those who’ve used a smartwatch before. Despite never having owned one myself, I found it really easy to use. And while it seems like it has a lot going on when you first start using it, you’ll quickly acclimate to the settings and menus.

Allo Pava Horiz Ultra Apps

This vape has everything. Calculator? Check. Calender? Check. Stopwatch? Check. 

Do we need all of this? No. Is it cool? Yes, of course it is.

To navigate the apps, start from the clock screen and scroll with the button. Or, if you've left the interface unlocked, you can simply drag your finger over the screen to scroll. It’ll take you through the various apps, and if you scroll to the bottom, you can see them all. 

You can customise everything from the animations to the way the apps are displayed. 

I really love the Vape Records app, which shows you trends of how you’ve vaped over the past 15 days, and it’ll break down how you’ve been vaping today on an hourly basis. This is great for people looking to monitor their usage or even cut back on puffs. It looks eerily similar to the health app on the Apple Watch.

Plus, with the Pava Quit app, this really feels like a smoker-oriented device. 

I can honestly say that my fears about the “gamification” of vaping with this device were unfounded.

Battery Life and Performance

For once, I feel like the 1300mAh battery size on this vape is understated—it lasts quite a while despite all the animations, vibrations, and rainbow colours.

Most vapers can expect to get at least a full day of use out of the Horiz Ultra. Plus, it offers USB Type-C fast charging with a speedy 2A current, so you can fully recharge the vape in about 30 minutes with a compatible wall adapter.

Overall, I have absolutely no qualms with the battery on this vape. I honestly expected all of the bells and whistles to drain the battery, but that wasn’t my experience. Of course, the lower-resistance pods use more battery, so you’ll get more battery life if you’re using the 0.8Ω pod as opposed to the 0.6Ω pod.

Allo Pava Pods

The Allo Pava Horiz Ultra comes with 2 pods included: a 0.6Ω (ohm) pod pre-installed and and a spare 0.8Ω pod in the box. Both pods have built-in mesh coils for denser, more flavourful puffs and easier maintenance. They have a bottom side-fill port with a silicone stopper to help prevent leakage.

First thing’s first: the first pod I used—the pre-installed 0.6Ω pod—was a dud. It didn’t connect to the vape no matter what I tried. I contacted the manufacturer about this to see if it was a known issue, but they said they had no other reports of this, so it was likely a one in a million sort of thing. Wrong person for it to happen to, though, eh?

So, I swapped for the 0.8Ω pod, which I wasn’t jazzed about—lower wattage, smaller clouds, and less flavour than the 0.6Ω. I’m used to using 0.4Ω pods, which give a lot more flavour and vapour overall, so it was a bit of a let down for me.

I’m really hoping that in the near future we’ll see more pod resistances available. The vape can fire up to 30W, so I don’t think a 0.4Ω resistance would be out of the question. It’d be more of a drain on the battery life, sure, but I wouldn’t mind. On the other end of the spectrum, I’m sure regular MTL vapers would appreciate a 1.0Ω or 1.2Ω option as well.

I’m told that the manufacturer is also working on a series of top-fill pods for this vape to be debuted in the UK soon, which is certainly something to look forward to. I’d much prefer a top-fill port for these pods.

At first glance, these pods look a heck of a lot like OXVA Xlim pods when seated in the device. They’re essentially the same shape and dark material throughout. However, they don’t offer the same E-Liquid visibility. A majority of the pod is seated inside the vape during use, so it’s harder to keep an eye on your E-Liquid levels.

So, overall, I’m disappointed that I didn’t get to use the 0.6Ω pod as an RDTL vaper who regularly uses lower-resistance pods. In addition, the E-Liquid visibility isn’t great, and I’m not a fan of the fill port. 

Vaping the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra

Once you’ve got your device set up and your settings where you want them, vaping the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra is smooth sailing. Simply inhale on the pod to fire the vape. 

The only caveat to this is the positioning of the airflow, which I mentioned earlier—it’s easy to accidentally cover it while vaping.

I’m more of a pen-style vape fan than a matchbox-style vape fan, but overall, the vape feels really nice in the hand and it’s a joy to vape.

Who should get the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra?

Too cheap to buy a smartwatch? This vape is for you. It’s the ideal kit for techy vapers who need an extra timepiece on hand. 

It’s also ideal for those who are in the process of quitting smoking and want a vape that holds them accountable. With its built-in Pava Quit app and vape records app, you can keep track of when you’re most likely to crave nicotine and you can celebrate every day that goes by without a cigarette.

As with all low-powered pod vapes, this kit isn’t ideal for vapers seeking big clouds of low-nic, high-VG vapour. Get yourself a nice sub-ohm mod, you cheapskate.

Allo Pava Horiz Ultra Accessibility

Since vaping’s popularity has skyrocketed, we’re seeing legions of smokers, young and old, make the transition away from cigarettes. Adult smokers—particularly those with accessibility requirements due to vision or dexterity issues—are rightfully flocking to vaping to help them quit smoking, which is why I like to include accessibility information in all of my hardware reviews. 

And while I feel this vape is an excellent tool for those making a quit attempt, I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone with accessibility requirements.

Despite her cataracts, my grandmother is perfectly capable of using her Apple Watch, so the interface itself is not the issue here. While the screens and menus might be difficult to navigate for some folks (particularly the tech-averse), the accessibility issues with this vape have more to do with the fill port and the touchscreen than anything else. 

Simply put, the fill port is quite small and requires dexterity to use, while the touchscreen and rotating button combo may also make it difficult to use for those with issues like arthritis.

My advice? If you’re looking for an accessible device for yourself or someone you know, opt for a vape with a less involved interface and top-fill pods. We have an Accessible Vapes guide (geared toward elderly smokers, but with an emphasis on accessibility) if you need recommendations.

Conclusion

All in all, I did have some reservations about the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra, but I was so thrilled to be proven wrong. I’m so glad this didn’t go down the Vape-o-Gotchi route. This truly is a techy smart-vape designed for the discerning adult smoker looking to quit.

I had an absolute blast using the Allo Pava Horiz Ultra, and I can’t wait to see the new top-fill pods and cases coming to the UK. This has the potential to be the start of a revolution in vaping.

Do vapes need to be smart? Do they need all of these features? Cigarettes sure as hell don’t. But whatever it takes to get more smokers on the vape train is swell in my book.

As always, if you have questions or need help deciding if this is the right vape for you, reach out and contact us via email or live chat. We’ve got experts on hand who can give personalised advice and recommendations.