I didn't hear any hype until I looked it up.
Before the hype, I just noticed it was aggregating my trips from Gmail. So I started sending my work trips to Gmail to see how it handled them. This was without any app.
Then I downloaded the app.
The lack of manual input is a frustration but it learns. They're using us all as beta-testers it seems.
the pluses are that it's simple and logical, once it learns.