Freezes
I installed this app and it started to take the tour, then froze where it shows how to check in. There’s no way out of it or to skip the tour to avoid the problem. Restarting goes back to take the tour and freezes at the same point again. So the app has a great idea, but I can’t use it.
Did not work
I subscribed to the app so I could have friends and family get notifications without downloading the app. I was diligent about checking in daily, but somewhere along the line I stopped getting reminders and missed a couple of days. No one got the text alert. I got back on the habit of checking but again daily reminders kinda stopped and I missed a few days this time, again no one got their alert. I’m very upset to have spent money on the app thinking it was helping and it didn’t work.
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Response from developer
We’re truly sorry for this experience. This happened on an older build of Just Checking In, and the reminder and alert issues you described should not have happened. We’ve since rebuilt and relaunched the app with major improvements to reminders, check-ins, notifications, and support-circle alerts. The new version is live now and working much better. Please contact us at [support@justcheckingin.co] with the email used for your account so we can review your subscription and help make this right.
Keeps freezing
Just downloaded and can’t get thru the instructions without it locking up
Can’t even set up the app.
App won’t let you scroll during set up, leaving you unable to get past the enable push notifications screen.
Glitchiest app I’ve ever used.
Great concept and so simple that I’m baffled how it can have so many problems.
Constantly have messages sent to say I haven’t checked in when I either (a) have checked in or (b) haven’t had the reminder I’ve set. Or conversely I get reminders I haven’t set when I’ve already checked in. Details randomly disappearing, unable to contact support team and no useful help section/instructions.
To top it off, having paid £30 for a years subscription (doesn’t expire til March), today the app has deleted all my details and is telling me I need to subscribe for £30 a *month*(!!!) to have SMSs sent to my emergency contacts if I don’t check in (so what I’ve already paid for…..)
If I could contact the company I’d be asking for a refund as it’s not fit for purpose.
Constantly have messages sent to say I haven’t checked in when I either (a) have checked in or (b) haven’t had the reminder I’ve set. Or conversely I get reminders I haven’t set when I’ve already checked in. Details randomly disappearing, unable to contact support team and no useful help section/instructions.
To top it off, having paid £30 for a years subscription (doesn’t expire til March), today the app has deleted all my details and is telling me I need to subscribe for £30 a *month*(!!!) to have SMSs sent to my emergency contacts if I don’t check in (so what I’ve already paid for…..)
If I could contact the company I’d be asking for a refund as it’s not fit for purpose.
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Used less than 24h and love it !!
I used this app for literally less than 24 hours and I feel very connected, it helps definitely with progress in my goals and just getting through each day, I love it, highly recommended !
Amazing App!!
great tool for college students who are away from home!!
It’s alright
Fine app for mental health with simplicity. However, don’t like the payment subscription plans.
Great idea for those close to or in a crisis
The circle feature is a phenomenal for accomplishing accountability. The feature to let your circle know if you miss a check in is amazing for anyone experiencing a mental episode but who lives alone or physically far from loved ones. The one touch check in is great as well for welfare checks for addicts for example. The journaling feature could have helpful prompts for those new or who struggle with writing their problems. Great idea for an app and could be a great service to the community
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xwilds
I really like the ease of use of this app! I enjoy the timed reminders and being able to create a circle of trusted people. I think this would be potentially very beneficial to those needing a way with connect.
Best App ever!!
Makes check in so easy!
Good idea
The idea for the app is a good one. I can see how having a support circle and tracking each other’s moods could improve mental health. However, there are a few problems. One, the app can be difficult to navigate. Second, there aren’t that many features yet. Third, many features the app does have are locked behind a paid subscription model that is in my opinion overpriced. Overall a good idea that has room for improvements to really make it work.
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I like the concept
But I couldn’t navigate to the support circles which I think defeats the purpose. I do like the timer and being able to set alerts to check in with my own mental health because usually I’m doing better than I think and it’s important to see and reflect on that.
Good app, would like to see a bit more to it.
I like the app. I like the idea of it. I like how you can check in at certain times of the day to see how you are feeling and that you can create like a supportive group by adding your family and friends. I would like to see an education section added, so that you can learn more about mental health and have tips for dealing with certain issues that may arise for the user.
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Cool app but
A useful app for mental health awareness, but could be better. It would be cool to offer communities for different individuals struggling with varying issues. It’s nice to offer contact with people you already know, but some people don’t want to share their struggles with their closest friends.
Cool idea! Needs some work
I think that this app has very good intentions in that it is striving to make mental health a topic to share with those close in your life. This app makes it easy to touch in with close ones and check on how they are feeling and vice versa with you. I think that I would recommend an option of words to describe how they are feeling along with the scale already implemented. A list including words like "anxious, stressed, tired, excited, hopeful." I feel as though this would create topics and promote using the journal function as it would create more of a prompt for that section.
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Cool idea, can be expanded a bit
Although the app is rather user friendly, I think there are a few things that could be added. I think a dark mode would be nice. A pie chart/graph of some sort showing percentages of moods would be interesting. I also think Quick Check In should have a default emotion you could assign it.
Very innovative!
I like the app and it’s simplicity. It’s a good way to keep in check with your family, especially family
members that may worry you. The only thing I wish they had were some forums, or articles. You know, like some about moods or different mental health issues. It would give you something more to do or be interested in about the app and likely to use it more often.
members that may worry you. The only thing I wish they had were some forums, or articles. You know, like some about moods or different mental health issues. It would give you something more to do or be interested in about the app and likely to use it more often.
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Solid but basic
Decent app to be able to check in and monitor your daily mood. I like that you can manually check in multiple times a day or set a check in time. It’s simple and easy to use but I would like a few more features. Something to track activities to see how that correlates to mood would be cool. Suggestions for mood improvement would be great too.
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Needs more features
The simplicity of this app is both it’s greatest strength and greatest downfall. I could easily get tired of “just checking in” daily. I like that friends and family can do it too, but why check in virtually on an app when a phone call or a FaceTime is actually way better for your mental health? I think it lacks features that would truly make it an app specializing in the mental health realm. Maybe articles by qualified individuals about various mental well-being topics. It would be nice to have a checklist of sorts, with emphasis on just completing tasks one at a time. Alerts to breathe, relax, walk outside, etc would be nice and could positively impact mental health. Also quotes based on your responses- so something encouraging when you’re happy and a sort of “I get it” when you e had just a bleh day.
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