Awful App
I’m returning my Bivy stick, piece of crap…the app tracking is nonexistent, crashed on startup constantly…not worth the 60 a month…get a HAM radio 📻 walky talkie or a Noah weather band radio 📻 you’re better off
Not good for people with poor vision
The fonts and color of the fonts are difficult to see for someone with anything but 20/20 vision.
The map legends and narratives can’t be zoomed and are tiny. It seems to be grey on black.
Difficult to see in daylight.
The map legends and narratives can’t be zoomed and are tiny. It seems to be grey on black.
Difficult to see in daylight.
Do not buy
Really horrible interface that glitches out when tracking (can’t back out of menus), doesn’t properly send updates or receive messages, and crashes when looking at the user guide and a few other menus. Really regret this purchase
It's better than nothing.
After buying a Bivy stick I quickly found that when searching for places the results are that of paid advertising many hundreds of miles away from the location searched for. Also discovered locations cannot be searched for in lat lon ie you cannot enter a coordinate and have it take you there on the map. The only way the places searched for were found was via topography land marks and then The location was saved so it could be found again. This app could use some improvement. It should be able to search places on topo maps and should have an option to opt out of paid search results.
Hopefully they get the message HERE.
Hopefully they get the message HERE.
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Useless
The app crashed while in the backcountry and I was unable to send messages until I had service and re-installed it. Don’t risk your safety or families peace of mind
Bad
Terrible app to navigate and nothing is explained very well, the tracking is a joke(if you can figure it out)
Disappointed
The app and the BIVY stick are less than desirable. The app and the mobile device has NOT been throughly tested. You will be very disappointed.
Constant Crashing
The app is terrible. It crashes constantly. I will give it one update but will return it and switch to Zoleo if it doesn't improve.
Return or do not buy
Garbage.
App crashes on start every time since last update on an iphone Xs Max. What a waste of money. Idk what I was thinking getting a satcom device that requires an app to hit the SOS button. Buy the inreach.
App crashes on start every time since last update on an iphone Xs Max. What a waste of money. Idk what I was thinking getting a satcom device that requires an app to hit the SOS button. Buy the inreach.
Password pain
Can’t tell you what a pain it is on iOS to get a password in. If it’s strong then you can’t paste it. Also can see the password to make sure you’ve got it right.
Please, please fix. Enable paste and enable visible text on password if desired.
Please, please fix. Enable paste and enable visible text on password if desired.
App is a problem can’t even activate Bivy
Purchased a Bivy yesterday and have been trying to activate it ever since. The app gets the user name and sets up sos info but won’t activate. Trying to “activate” results in a screen that simply tells me I am logged in. I log out and try again, same thing. I tried to send a support message from the app and that doesn’t work either.
You think for the price of a monthly plan and their revenue from the plan activating would fool proof. If they can’t get that working right, what can you expect for the features you need?
You think for the price of a monthly plan and their revenue from the plan activating would fool proof. If they can’t get that working right, what can you expect for the features you need?
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App not free, must purchase prior to download
Back in March 2022 I was able to download the bivy app from the apple store without being charged on several different devices I have. After I had an issue with one device I removed apps including this one. Then, as of the April 2022 app update for “battery optimization” I went to download the app again. However this time it required a in-app purchase be made for “Premium One Month” even though I had not even entered the app itself. Once the payment was completed then the app finished download and I could enter the app. Labeling the app as “Free” with in-app purchases is fraud since, in my experience, to simply get the app downloaded so you can open it requires a forced in-app purchase.
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Doesn’t work when you need it to
I hadn’t used my Bivy stick in over a year, the app has been updating regularly. When I opened it I had high hopes since it looked like it had been worked on. When I went to send a text it instantly crashed every single time on my IPhone 11 Pro. It used to only crash with special characters but now it crashes all the time. Absolutely useless. My wife was able to use her iPhone 12 to send the text we needed. What if she wasn’t there? I think of this device as a lifeline and it is not reliable. I will be switching to Garmin.
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This should be two apps!
The Bivy Stick features should be their own app. To much going on in one app.
Still not so good
I bought my Bivy stick a year ago and had many problems, some that were quickly resolved with the new platform. A year later though, there are still big issues. For example, lost message responses, app initiated tracking issues, Extreme phone battery usage (50% over 24 hours without even using the app), etc.
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Excellent!
Excellent product and software
Better get yourself a Inreach
Wow What a terrible device- App. Coming from using a Garmin Inreach I truly regret this purchase. Do yourself a favor and all the hassle, get yourself a easy to use and operate Garmin Inreach. This thing is light years behind the competition.
App stopped working iPhone 11 ios 14
The app stopped working but they keep charging me. You have to open the app to cancel. It’s too bad they allow this. I like the stick when the app worked during the Summer but I just feel cheated the last few months. Can’t turn off billing.
Recent Log In Trouble
I used this for the first time a couple weeks ago and had no problems! Was able to send texts and location in an area with no service. Now I can’t even get the app to work at all. Refuses to let me log in. Constantly says no connection even when I’m on wifi and good cell reception areas. On the website itself I can log in with no issues but the app is useless to me now.
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It mostly works
The BivyStick itself is a fantastic product. The app works and allows me to send messages and get weather information with no issues. The app itself is very colorful with lots of buttons…
But, as others have mentioned, the app is bloated with stuff that is completely unnecessary in the backcountry, making for a convoluted interface that can be rough on phone battery life.
Also, the only way to clear out contacts from message threads that have been deleted is to delete the app and then reinstall it.
Clean up the app, remove all but the needed stuff, and include a way to clear out messages and contacts and this thing gets 5 starts.
But, as others have mentioned, the app is bloated with stuff that is completely unnecessary in the backcountry, making for a convoluted interface that can be rough on phone battery life.
Also, the only way to clear out contacts from message threads that have been deleted is to delete the app and then reinstall it.
Clean up the app, remove all but the needed stuff, and include a way to clear out messages and contacts and this thing gets 5 starts.
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