Crashes when video capture button is pressed.
A key step for calibration of a BP monitor is the video capture that the user is supposed wtrigger when the BP monitor begins the depressurization stage. Each time I attempt to trigger the video capture, the application crashes. Given that the application hasn’t been updated since the pandemic, I suspect it never will be.
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Does not read the barcode from the box.
Useless. Can only read QR code. My box has the old barcode and the app can not read it. Stupid...
iPhone X
App crashes before and after update . it worked on iPad using headphone jack but continues to ask me to register. I’m lucky I still have the box that has the code-
Things are working now
Things are working now
Minus 5 stars - it sucks now
This update sucks now. I explain why below.
The app crashing the moment the button to stop recording is pushed.
The old version of the app didn't crash.
Secondly, it doesn't work with Omron Evolve. The device will not pick up any sound no matter where I position to stetho.
It works fine with Omron BP786N no problem.
I could be because Evolv uses different technique, the air is inflated gradually and the monitor measures the blood pressure continuously from deflated state to fully inflated. This is the other way around that most monitors today measure.
Personally I find it more comfortable - you don't get the numbing pain of something strangling your arm.
So I prefer Evolv and it measures quite accurately compared to BP786N.
Thirdly, and this is the biggest sucker of all. I'm pretty much sick of it. The app forces now the user to register the stetho after 3 tests. It won't continue to work. The only option is to go ahead with registration or delete and reinstall the app.
Now the registration process sucks as well because it asks me to scan a QR barcode on the user manual or box. Don't have the manual anymore (threw away) and the box has no QR barcode. So I can't register and therefore the only option the application giving me is to re-purchase the stetho (again).
Now if that's the way you want it, you know what it sucks and I'm going to pass on it. Not interested. Good bye.
I would rate minus 5 stars if I could.
The app crashing the moment the button to stop recording is pushed.
The old version of the app didn't crash.
Secondly, it doesn't work with Omron Evolve. The device will not pick up any sound no matter where I position to stetho.
It works fine with Omron BP786N no problem.
I could be because Evolv uses different technique, the air is inflated gradually and the monitor measures the blood pressure continuously from deflated state to fully inflated. This is the other way around that most monitors today measure.
Personally I find it more comfortable - you don't get the numbing pain of something strangling your arm.
So I prefer Evolv and it measures quite accurately compared to BP786N.
Thirdly, and this is the biggest sucker of all. I'm pretty much sick of it. The app forces now the user to register the stetho after 3 tests. It won't continue to work. The only option is to go ahead with registration or delete and reinstall the app.
Now the registration process sucks as well because it asks me to scan a QR barcode on the user manual or box. Don't have the manual anymore (threw away) and the box has no QR barcode. So I can't register and therefore the only option the application giving me is to re-purchase the stetho (again).
Now if that's the way you want it, you know what it sucks and I'm going to pass on it. Not interested. Good bye.
I would rate minus 5 stars if I could.
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Response from developer
Sorry to see you missed your QR code. Please email us and we will send you a new one. Evolv measures during inflation and you may try to record during inflation. For inflation based technology, the first sound is diastolic BP and last sound systolic BP.
Not working
I was pretty excited when I received my device tonight, but alas, it’s currently a no-go.
Every time that I start to record, the app crashes. I used both the “wizard” and “calibrate” modes. Crashes in both.
I’m using an iPhone X and iOS 11.2.5.
Anxiously awaiting a fix.
Gave it three stars as a neutral rating.
Every time that I start to record, the app crashes. I used both the “wizard” and “calibrate” modes. Crashes in both.
I’m using an iPhone X and iOS 11.2.5.
Anxiously awaiting a fix.
Gave it three stars as a neutral rating.
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Hear the beating pulse
Good, purchased at amazon too. After downloading the app, I started to check my ReliOn machine. The bp readings determined by the sound is close to the readings of my machine. I would use both every day and track one month to see what I would have.
Works great
This app wroks just fine with my Omron 10 series, model BP653, and iPhone 7. Purchased the devices on amazon and then use them together. I downloaded the app and went through the process of calibration following the manual in the box. That wasn’t hard to do like somebody else said.
Awesome and useful device
This app helps check the automatic blood pressure monitor’s accuracy. Put the stethoscope over the arm and run the app to start the calibration. It tracks blood pressure readings and allows me to record the deviation between the monitor and the Stetho. Awesomely useful to me. I like the videoing function which can help me track my blood pressure readings from using both the sound method and the automatic pressure monitor’s method.
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A reliable app
The device is accurate and easy to use with the app. My only problem is how to video my blood pressure measurement with one hand. Probably after several practices, I could be skilled.
Simply excellent!
As an American consumer my limited experience with completely China-based products has mostly been a disappointment. My guess is most of it stems from cultural and language barriers. Their instructions are often inscrutable and products are of questionable quality.
But Accutension Stetho and its associated app are surprisingly wonderful exception. Both the app and the product work well. The app did crash on me the first time I tried to use it on my iPad Air 2 but worked stably after reopening it. One must bear in mind that the app is compatible but isn't optimized for the iPad's larger screen. I had to use the iPad Air 2 in order to record the blood pressure monitor readings for the Withings app on my iPhone 6 that was wirelessly connected via Bluetooth to the Withings Blood pressure monitor as I couldn't use both the Withings app and the Accutension Stetho app on the iPhone 6 at the same time.
The written instructions in the app do have a few spelling errors (ignorable) and the writing style seems to be a little too technical for the average American consumer with short attention span. However, the instruction video in How to section makes most things fairly clear. Despite seeing the instruction video I had to google to find out what Korotkoff sound meant. Once I knew what those sounds were I could easily identify them in the graph. The graph of the Korotkoff sounds are very distinctive; hence, one can have both visual and auditory confirmation of blood pressure monitor readings.
Overall, the app is off to a great start and with a little more polish, it should deliver on its full potential. The bottomline is the app is stable and the product works--you can buy it without fear of getting a lemon.
But Accutension Stetho and its associated app are surprisingly wonderful exception. Both the app and the product work well. The app did crash on me the first time I tried to use it on my iPad Air 2 but worked stably after reopening it. One must bear in mind that the app is compatible but isn't optimized for the iPad's larger screen. I had to use the iPad Air 2 in order to record the blood pressure monitor readings for the Withings app on my iPhone 6 that was wirelessly connected via Bluetooth to the Withings Blood pressure monitor as I couldn't use both the Withings app and the Accutension Stetho app on the iPhone 6 at the same time.
The written instructions in the app do have a few spelling errors (ignorable) and the writing style seems to be a little too technical for the average American consumer with short attention span. However, the instruction video in How to section makes most things fairly clear. Despite seeing the instruction video I had to google to find out what Korotkoff sound meant. Once I knew what those sounds were I could easily identify them in the graph. The graph of the Korotkoff sounds are very distinctive; hence, one can have both visual and auditory confirmation of blood pressure monitor readings.
Overall, the app is off to a great start and with a little more polish, it should deliver on its full potential. The bottomline is the app is stable and the product works--you can buy it without fear of getting a lemon.
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