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I’m over the Covid bullying
This was given to me by a relative, otherwise I would either never have chosen it or taken it right back. I get today’s desire to upload and share every kernel of information to the world, but I just want an accurate temp reading. Why do I need an app to see my temperature? And the intrusion on my privacy? No, you cannot know my location and no, you may not share my info to the world. And the Covid garbage, you can eff right off for asking my vaxx status, and for offering shots and boosters in every frame of the app. I just need to know my temperature. 🙄 Gonna have to get an old fashioned mercury type thermometer that won’t divulge my health secrets to the gov’t and sell me on big pharma.Show lessMarisaDB
Requires app, won’t display results unless
This product is a piece of garbage. They would not display the results on the screen of the thermometer and instead require you sign up for an app and give an email address so that they can send you ads. .It’s one of the easiest to use scientific developments of all time to just display a temperature on a screen, but they won’t let you see it unless you sign up for their ads and have them harass you. And have to go get a phone to look at the screen and clog your phone with an unnecessary app instead of seeing the result on the thermometer.Show lessCmack456345
App goes bad
I’ve been using the Kinsa for over two years . Typically the app opened as soon as the thermometer had my temperature. Recently I’ve had to log in every time in order to record my temperature. Today I can’t even log in. The app fails to remember my logins. Very annoying!!!
The aforementioned bug was fixed. Now the app won’t respond to my temperature being taken and most of the time has to be manually opened. When opened it takes time to connect and has to be closed and reopened before the temperature can be recorded…still annoying!Show lessbyk_ryder
It works but it’s just not any good
Look, I just want to log my temperature, which sometimes I have to do several times per day. I just want to open the app and have it get the data from the thermometer. But no it always wants me to answer questions about Covid vaccines or other symptoms. I have a doctor, I don’t need to tell Kinsa if I have a cough.
It’s no good at logging symptoms, either. It’s a set list of symptoms and you can’t change the options or the ones that pop up. Let me choose which symptoms to log, jeez.
But, the core feature, working with the Bluetooth thermometer works well now.Show lessMikeCMike
Useless. Glad it was free
I hate this thermometer. You can’t use it unless you have the app. The app takes forever to load and the temp it gives you is inaccurate. I compared it to my other thermometer and this one reads higher.
It’s a quick read thermometer which is nice when you’re doing rectal temps on unhappy babies but I question how accurate it is if it reads in only 2seconds.
Are you expecting the temp to automatically upload? Well, too bad because it won’t. You’re better off using a basic ol’ thermometer and tracking it on paper or in the notes app on your phone or taking a picture instead. It’ll also tell you to contact your dr or go to the ER when it isn’t necessary.
Avoid this crap if you can and just use a regular thermometer. It shouldn’t have to be this complicated to take a temperature.
I’m done entertaining the app now and will be deleting it and throwing away the thermometer. I’ll buy a different one for the diaper bag.Show lessNameIsPissingMeOff
Developer Response
Hello - We wanted to let you know all Kinsa thermometers can be used right out of the box without the app. 1. Turn on the thermometer and wait for APP to appear. 2. Quickly Double-click the button. This will bypass the app setup. But now that you've connected the thermometer, you don't need to open the app to take a reading. After taking a reading without the app, when your phone is within range the reading will be automatically transmitted to the app as long as the thermometer and app are connected. I know you also reported getting high readings from your Kinsa thermometer and I want you to know we take the accuracy of our thermometers very seriously. Please reach out to our team at https://Kinsa.help/ContactUs, share a detailed description of the high readings you're seeing, and one of our agents will get right back to you to help. - Kinsa Customer Happiness TeamWhy did we need to change the app?
I am frustrated at all the information I have to navigate through in the new app. The old app won’t sync with my thermometer anymore. The old app tells me to open the new app so it can transfer information across. It doesn’t do that. I can’t upload a picture instead of the avatars, which annoy me. I just want to organize my family members in the order that I’d like them to be across the top. One would think adding them in order I’d like would put them in that order. Nope. It’s backwards. I’d like to add the profile pictures I could add in the old app. The pictures allowed for me to see which family member I needed quicker. I don’t think I should have to memorize which avatar is my family member. A picture was faster. I’d like to not have all the suggestions on where to find a mask, etc. It is 2022. We know this information at this point. Move on from everything being all about COVID. Not every temperature is COVID related.Show lesssooners315
Developer Response
Hello - I'm so sorry to hear that you are unhappy with some of the changes in our newer Kinsa app. I'm taking your feedback directly to our Product Team so that they better understand the growing demand for these changes in our app. If you have any other feedback or questions please reach out to our team at Kinsa.Help/ContactUs. - Kinsa Customer Happiness TeamUpdate: Keeps logging me Out!
Update: the latest patch has fixed this error. The App works great now!!
Every time I use the app and then leave the app and come back to it, it tells me it does not have the correct token. So I have to quit out of the app, re-launch it and login again every time which is super inconvenient. Please fix this bug!Show lesskklavans
The Best Tracking App when sick!
I love this app! I use this every time my 4 year old is sick. It doesn’t just keep track of body temperature, you can also add medications given and at what time they were given. You can add notes and track their symptoms and even set reminders for next time they need to take their medicine or set a reminder for anything honestly. The app also gives you advice/tips and home remedies. You can also create a profile for all members of your family! Tracking everything when you or your children are sick is a must especially if you can be forgetful or have more than 1 child sick at a time. It’s so helpful to have everything in the app especially when it comes to talking to the doctor. When I speak to the doctor and the doctor asks me questions I can easily look back at the app and tell the doctor every detail which helps a lot! I highly recommend this app to everyone especially parents of little ones!Show lessJaimedep
Love it but have a suggestion
I love the thermostat and the app I would like to say it would be nice to have the option to add health issues that require frequent temp checks. I am currently on Chemotherapy and have to check my temp often and it would be nice to be able to have that set on my profile along with other immune issues besides the common cold, flu and COVIDShow lessKitKat Neko
Best thermometer ever invented!
I have been having a hard time keeping track of my two daughter’s fevers over the past few days. I was using an ear thermometer that always requires checking both ears because of its inconsistent readings. My kids were having higher temps, 103 and 104 and I wanted something oral to be more accurate. I found this thermometer at Walmart and was able to get it within a few hours. I downloaded the app and paired it with my phone and gave it a try and wow, so easy to use!! I absolutely love how it saves the temps with the time under each profile. It also allows you to enter when and what meds were given and you can set notifications to recheck temps. When I entered additional symptoms that my daughter was having, it gave really good recommendations of what to do. I also received an email with further recommendations. I am a nurse, so I was impressed at the relevance and accuracy of the advice given. I wish I would have known about this sooner! Best $25 spent!!Show lessSrod0412
