I like it the device but I get a lot of unclassified results, which aren't helpful. I have a major complaint about the new interface for entering my BP and pulse that just happened with the new. It used to be a simple, extremely quick process to type the numbers in. Now I have to "dial" to all 3 numbers separately, which takes a ridiculous amount of time and effort for something that was so simple before. Please allow for typing input again!
Reviews for Kardia
The device is fine, but nearly everything in the app is locked behind a subscription, including several 'types' of data reports (i.e. if you don't have a subscription, it will not tell you about PVEs even if the monitor detects them). I already paid nearly $200 for the device, I don't wanna pay an extra monthly subscription just to see the data from the device I already own. If you have the subscription, the app works okay, but you can't seem to export more than one report at a time. Tedious.
The user interface is awful. Most functions are oriented to the annual premium subscription service. Having purchased the device, there should be at least one free report for EKGs. In addition there is no way to check the connection/reconnect to the device without logging out, which causes the accumulated data to disappear. There is a warning to this effect. Simple device, but deficient app.
I subscribed, and the first time I used it after subscribing it sent a normal scan off for review without my input to do so, wasting one of the scans. The second time I sent a scan with an issue and the review was to a completely different scan. I said I will be canceling in an email. They canceled for me and kept my subscription money though it was only a few days past. Do NOT subscribe. They will rip you off.
I've been using this device and app since 2015. In the previous versions, scans could be marked as favorite with a yellow star directly from the list of scans in the history (Health Diary). Now scans can only be 'starred" if you click on the scan and open it. This isnt too bad, but you also have to open it to even determin if it was marked as a favorite where before the yellow star appeared along with time, heart rate, and classification (normal, tachacardic, atrial fib, unclassified, etc).
Great hardware, great idea but there are problems. First, they can't seem to decide whether to be a hardware company or a subscription one so they are constantly trying to upsell you the subscription service. Please stop that. Second they did have a nice feature that allows you to record other metrics such as bp and weight that were free, but they "upgraded” the software and now the app crashes when you try to use them. I am now recommending to people they just get an apple watch.
This seems good at verifying fibrillation (though, in my experience, when it's bad you know it's happening anyway). On the downside, some of its diagnostic results are hidden behind a premium subscription which the initial cost of the device does not cover, it frequently advertises upgrades, and some of its data export functions are also subscription-only. You can get around that by just showing your phone to your doctor or exporting individual reports as PDFs, but it's a pain.
A 30 second EKG is like a 1 second breathalyzer. Based on using this product, which works very well as far as I can tell, I likely have arrhythmia & haven't had it properly diagnosed. I can only tell I might have arrhythmia by how my heart feels at times & that I've been able to capture that to a small degree using this when I was aware the arrhythmia was happening. If they allowed a recording time of 3 or more minutes, I would give it more stars. As-is, it's not sufficient. Needs more work.
Needs a section to store note templates. I use Kardia to keep a daily record (by time) for my heart, diabetes and sleep apnea. Lots of different data. Templates I could set up for each type of data would be great. Oh, enlarging the note box so you could see four lines of writing without having to open the box - spectacular. THANKS FOR A GREAT APP! But you did ask.
This app has always worked quickly and correctly, but after getting a new Motorola G power 5G I have had problems. It worked normally for the first couple days until I received an automatic download of Android 15. Since then it has been unreliable. I replaced the battery, it worked once and then wouldn't connect. I finally found some connecting instruction, seemingly hidden, in the app and it worked again. Now it's not connecting again. I will continue trying but it appears that there may b