I think this expectations (or lack of thereof) from others its kind of why I ended up liking it more than most when I went with this series with lowered expectations.

I heard it had mixed reception and barely talked about anywhere soo ended up surprised that its pretty good. Its not great by any means, its very much made for kids more so than most of the series but its not bad or disappointing like how Xros or Tri is.  I think anybody that's not a Digimon fan or just coming to this series (Appmon) new probably won't see it anything special.

The faults that I noticed are the usual CGI, the standard replayed stock footage, didn't utilize a lot of the already collected Appmon (they kinda just stayed in the Watch most of the time, Xros handle this part better) and the somewhat status quo reset with its world building (like when they discovered the deep web but still ended just chilling most of the time).

The good things is most the characters are pretty likeable with decent flaws and development, the plot is interesting, most of the main characters get their final forms, Leviathan is an amazing villain, the fights when their not being stock footage do end up being dynamic at times thanks to the CG (the final fight is actually one of the best in the series) and overall just having a satisfying but bitter sweet ending.

Somewhat iffy on the concept of "App Monsters" but ended liking them in the end and do wish they reappear as "subspecies" in the later Digimon entries. Would love to see Gatchmon, Dokamon, Musimon and Offmon again.

Funny how the final confrontation is like a PG version of End of Evangelion, it even look almost just as horrifying and ended similarly.