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Blurry photos :(
Overall HiMama is great. However, recently photos have been very blurry with zooming in. I talked to my child’s teacher and on her end the photos she posts are crystal clear. I noticed this about the time that it was announced that the upgraded photo service was available for $3/month for “highest quality” photos. Looking back at photos that were uploaded months ago, they are all now blurry as well when they were sharp before. This is upsetting. :(Show lesstiredmom3608
Photo Access Permissions
Why is there no option to “add only” for photo permissions? iOS settings > Security & Settings > Photos. I have no desire to give HiMama access to any of my photos. If I select “selected photos only” there is a bug, where it automatically gives permission (access to HiMama) to any photo I take after I select, “selected photos only”. (Even if I deselect all photos) Brightwheel has the option to “add only” and IMO is essential for an app like this. Thank you.Show lesspeeeeg
Easy to use
Very understandable, multi use( can pay daycare). I have had no issue talking with my daughters teachers. Love getting photos through here just to see how my kid is doing. If I’m being honest one time my payment didn’t go through ( not my fault but the apps) but that might even be the daycare. Recommend this a lot if your daycare is on top of it. It all depends if the daycare is highly active on it.Show lessSaTnEdPyH
Wonderful Resource
My husband and I love this communication resource. At pickup, our conversation with the Early Childhood Educators that were with our day is now more anecdotes about what he did during the day instead of a rundown of custodial care. We can look back and get the answers we need about toileting and naps once we get home. Also, asking our child about the specific activities that are posted helps him engage in a real conversation and memory recall, where asking ‘what did you do today’ doesn’t bring much feedback.Show lessKendra Ferree
Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing review, it made our day!Love this program
Our center recently joined the HiMama family and we love it. Our parents feel so involved in the everyday activities our center does. Our staff post pictures regularly of the class crafts, we interact with parents and we can know what children will be absent for the day. As a Director, I can see what children are there and class ratios even when I’m not at my center. It has become a crucial part of our center in a short amount of time! We love HiMamaShow lessCsh1985
Ryan Wilson
Love seeing all the photos of our grandson
Ryan WilsonNan Pop Elford
Hi-who?
I use this app daily. It mostly works fine even if it’s often laggy or logs me out.
Its name is terrible — how have they not rebranded? Do they know fathers use the app? Do they know not all children have a mother? Do they not understand the social impact of the expectation that mothers should do the bulk of the parenting and communication?Show lessMatt___\
Developer Response
Hi Matt, we are sorry to hear you've been experiencing authentication issues. We have implemented a fix for this, please update your app to the latest version available on the App Store and feel free to contact us at support@himama.com if the issue persists. We chose to call ourselves HiMama because we originally wanted to pay homage to and were inspired by working mothers. However, we were naive not to consider how this could lead to other equally important and vital groups feeling excluded (fathers, grandparents, etc.). We are sorry for our impact with our company name. Our name triggering any feelings of exclusion was never our intention as we recognize everyone’s important role in our young children’s lives, regardless of racial, ethnic, religious, gender or sexual orientation.Name Change?
I love the app but can’t help but be discouraged by the name of singling out mamas as the point of contact. My husband can’t stand it and I can only imagine how many other parents/caretakers who do not go by “mama” must feel. It’s a cute name just not inclusive.JM304678
Developer Response
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We chose to call ourselves HiMama because we originally wanted to pay homage to and were inspired by working mothers. However, we were naive not to consider how this could lead to other equally important and vital groups feeling excluded (fathers, grandparents, etc.). We are sorry for our impact with our company name. Our name triggering any feelings of exclusion was never our intention as we recognize everyone’s important role in our young children’s lives, regardless of racial, ethnic, religious, gender or sexual orientation.Great! Only one flaw
I love to stay up to date with how my baby’s day is going while I’m at work. My one and only complaint and the only reason I took away 1 star is that I don’t like that I have to wait until the end of the day (after I pick her up) for the full report of when and how long she napped or what time and how much she drank. Because if so sometimes I’d adjust the time I pick her up to not interrupt one of those things. Other than that the app is great.Show lessPinteressssst!
I love it!
This app helps me feel so connected to my child while they are there. Before, during and after. I receive notifications and I never feel like I am out of the loop. This gives me a great ease and comfort that they care and it shows through this app. It’s a great selling point for me when I decided on my child care facility.Show lessPaytonBrody
