This is exactly it. If you don't connect it, it's a dumb stove like any other.

I was extremely dubious about connecting it, but I decided to do it anyway and see whether it's worth it. So far I've noticed two things:

* It sets the clock with NTP and follows daylight savings time. This actually might be worth it, I'm one of those people who otherwise just lives with clocks set an hour wrong for half the year. The odd thing though is that this isn't default behavior, I had to install an add-on in the mobile app.

* It gives me a mobile notification when the oven gets to temp. Not really compelling.

So depending on how you feel about clocks, feel free to skip the wifi setup.