Libre by Abbott User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience39.4% of reviews
Neutral16.3% of reviews
Negative experience44.3% of reviews

~ Based on 2,469 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Libre by Abbott Safe?

Libre by Abbott appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Libre by Abbott is 91/100.

This assessment is based on 109,676 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

82.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
7.5% of ratings suggest some concerns
10.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,267 App Store ratings for Libre by Abbott.

Is Libre by Abbott Legit?

Libre by Abbott appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Libre by Abbott is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Sluggish and full of bugs

This is probably the worst app I have on my iPhone but unfortunately I don’t have a choice. It permanently disconnects and then I have to restart it (or turn Bluetooth off and back on) and it is super sluggish when I want to record my insulin intake. Absolutely awful.

Quality

Better than previous versions. More integration with phone apps.

Awesome Tracking Glucose.

The monitor lets me know when I am in range. Alarms work well! Keeps me on track! I know what happens when I eat certain foods.

Signal loss

Works well if my phone is at my side all the time but as soon as I get about ten feet away I lose signal then I might get it back in a couple of hours or maybe five hours that is not good at all

UNRELIABLE

Reads low. Alarms all the time. Garbage

Update the app

Whenever iOS is updated, the app needs to be updated. I can see all kinds of potential medical problems if it is not. Update your app! Keep it updated! We have to keep our phones updated for security reasons.

Not accurate

It's not comfortable to wear for 15 days. I used other devices and forgot I had it on. It was giving me false low readings

8th Wonder of the World

Just found out about this after many years of being diabetic. I was never one to prick finger and smear blood…just wasn’t me! Love this invention!

Really poor app

The product team needs to do a better job. First time using the Libre app and it’s a 2/10. Super unclear…

A) when the latest reading was taken
B) what the value was (chart on first reading is not clear…is it really a round number like 350…has to be incorrect
C) there is no obvious “take a new reading button”
D) there is no obvious “connected to sensor” status info
E) there is no built in timers/reminders to take a reading
FI can’t use 2 phones for the same account (makes no sense)

Really poor
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Sad

I have been so grateful for Libre letting me know what my blood is without having to prick my finger. But lately it has been inaccurate and very disappointing. I hope I don’t have to go with another brand.

Not reading according

Not reading my sugars right

Not enjoying so far

I like the earlier Libre app better. This one doesn’t seem to have a logbook where you can look at your various entries such as insulin or carbs or exercise or see if you’ve had any alerts - all in one screen. We’ll probably go back to the earlier version as soon as I finish this sensor.

Fabulous advancement

Highly recommended!

Sensor

Sensor constantly loses connection, so can never keep accurate readings

Don’t like it

The older version had a log button so you could see the daily patterns. I liked that feature why was it left off.

Muy buen aparato

Ahora sí que no puedo engañar a mi hijo cuando me pregunta: Cómo tienes el azúcar papi? Es que él lo ve desde su teléfono. Jajaja Muy buen artefacto!Felicitaciones!

Life

This is a life saver! Saves my fingers and my life!

Power hungry unresponsive, frustrating app.

Hate, hate, hate this app. It is far and above the worst app on my phone.

It is incredibly frustrating to use because it is so unresponsive.

When I press the + button on the upper right to enter data, it takes at least 30 seconds for the user data input menu to appear, if at all. And if it does appear, the app rarely responds to button presses to select carbs or insulin type. Terrible app coding.

The previous version worked well and had a great user friendly interface. This latest version requires loads of clicks to enter the daily carb and meal carbs data.

Worst of all, it sucks my iPhone 15 pro max battery down to 10 percent and below in about 7 hours. I’ve never had to charge my phone so much before I started using this app. With an on-screen time of 5 minutes and a background time of 2 hours and 43 minutes iPhone battery usage indicates that this app accounts for 62% of the phone’s battery usage.

If y’all can’t make your code more power efficient and not get stuck in endless loops in the next update, I want my old Freestyle app back!!!! This one has far more negatives than it should.
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New app

Just starting the new Libre 3 can you please leave it the way it is for a while I just started using a CGM last month and I had started getting used to that app and now this new app has nice features but I did like daily notes that I could click on not all together on the new app it’ll take sone getting used to but the app is helpful so far I had issues with sensors and they just stopped working so we will see if the new app helps Thanks Libre 3 !
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The boy who cried Wolf

Too many low false positives. It is woken up me and my family every day between midnight and 4 AM. With false positives. Then when it resets, it shows that the blood sugar is above the minimum that was alerted. So it wakes my family up in the middle of the night for nothing. I am looking for an alternative. I’ve been using Libre for many years, but this is intolerable.
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