PleurX App User Reviews

PleurX App
PleurX App
Becton, Dickinson, and Company

Customer Experience

Positive experience17.4% of reviews
Neutral17.4% of reviews
Negative experience65.2% of reviews

~ Based on 23 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is PleurX App Safe?

PleurX App appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for PleurX App is 81/100.

This assessment is based on 159 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.1/5.

Safety Analysis

76.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.7% of ratings suggest some concerns
18.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 159 App Store ratings for PleurX App.

Is PleurX App Legit?

PleurX App appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PleurX App is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Can’t log in

I love this app however it no longer lets me log in. It says there is an update but there does not seem to be one. Please advise .,,

Nice teaching and tracking app

This app is great for learning how to use the equipment to drain and track the volume removed

Response from developer

Dear Smitheng1, Thanks for the kind words and review. We work hard to try to make the PleurX app a positive experience for training and recording data. Thank you! Traci and team

More accurate drainage amount

The app doesn’t allow you to put the proper drainage amount. My drainage could be 325 and it doesn’t allow to chart that amount . We need to be able to chart accurate amounts. Other than this issue the app works good.

Response from developer

Hello kjnnurse, Thank you for taking time to leave a rating and feedback on the PleurX app. I will take you suggestion to my team to see if we can increase the increments of drainage to help give a more precise measurement. Thank you for the suggestion, we are always open for ways to make the app more useful for the actual users. All my best, Traci and team

Login is cumbersome

I’m not crazy about the login from my iPhone. Username is remembered which is good, but filling in the saved password takes 2-3 tries and sometimes redirects to things I don’t even understand. Would love to open and authenticate with Face ID to speed up login.

Updates

Would be a 5 star but left me high and dry trying to update the app. Had to delete and reinstall. Let’s see if this takes.

Response from developer

Dear Defilus65, Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you taking time to let us know how we can make the app better. The recent update may have been the culprit. I am checking in with the rest of the app team to try to resolve the issue for other users and future updates. Again thanks for the comments! Traci and team

Inop

Doesn’t work on my iPad can’t enter quantity have to use my phone. And it won’t save the password have to enter there high security password every time I go into it.

Response from developer

Thanks for the comment. We value your feedback and based on this review we believe you may have toggled on multi-factor authentication (MFA) which does require a secondary step for login (for security purposes). From the hamburger menu you could elect to toggle this off to eliminate the secondary (enhanced security) step during login. Furthermore, biometric login has been made available on the application and if you choose to enable it, you can login with FaceID vs. password entry. Regarding the functionality of the iPad, we need some help to identify what iPad and iOS versions you are running so we can test them appropriately. Please reach out to us at GMB-PLEURXPTNAV-US@bd.com with your contact information. Thank you for helping us improve the app!

Inop

Was working fine now won’t let me enter the quantity drained

Scared to use

All the other negative reviews - I was going to still give it a shot then I tried to have 2 entries for the same day because the doctor asked me to drain twice a day for the first couple of days. Such a simple thing and the app blocked me from more than one entry per day. I’m going to just use the notepad on my phone and delete this app.
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Response from developer

Jazminebt, Thank you for your input. We have forwarded your request to our development team to consider adding to future releases. BD PleurX Team

Pleurx cath abdominal option needed, right or left.

Please include an option for Pleurx abdominal catheter to track drainage.

Response from developer

Adamv58, Thank you for your suggestion. We are working on an update that will likely fulfill your needs. We appreciate suggestions and feedback. BD PleurX Team

Painful to use

No face or save password for login. Doesn’t appear to synch across multiple devices for family to assist with reminders. :(

Response from developer

Hello RickP2099. Thanks for your comment. We will work on these issues. All three concerns should be functional.

Doesn’t always update your input

Works sometimes. 50% fail. I recommend always taking the photo with phone camera outside of this app. I’ve had to delete and re-install this app several times and try to enter data from days where it failed to hold the inputs. Tried to show the pulmonary team the records and all we saw was the filling PLEURX bottle animation for 5 min. Big bust. Luckily, I also recorded the drainage stats on paper.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the comment, Rocking in the tree tops. We are looking into your concern now—stay tuned.

MLeonard, caregiver

I should have known not to trust an app when it comes to storing medical data. This app stopped working. It wouldn’t allow me to log in. Paper and pen is still the best.

Response from developer

Hi, Meeko's Mom. Our goal is to provide a tool to help people manage their health. Our development team is working on your issue. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Can you reach out to the PleurX team at GMB-PLEURXPTNAV-US@bd.com with the email address that you use for the app? We want to restore your info and also help determine why this happened. Thank you!

Stopped working

After two months of logging daily drainage, the app stopped working. All that data! Gone? This is a by-product of a monopoly.

Response from developer

Hi Technobeam808. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We take these matters seriously and have forwarded your comments to our Development Team. Can you reach out to the PleurX team at GMB-PLEURXPTNAV-US@bd.com with the email address that you use for the app? We want to restore your info and also help determine why this happened. Thank you!

Do NOT use this app

I thought I could successfully store all my mom’s pleural effusion drain info on the app. On the 6th day it stopped working. We lost the previous 5 days of data. We were not wise enough to write it down on a paper log so we have only 1 day of data to provide her Pulmonologist. Shame on PleurX for taking advantage of us. No second chances with my mom’s health.
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Response from developer

HI TessBode. Thank you for your feedback. We are always interested in ways to make the app better and more useful. Our Development Team is working on this issue. Thank you for letting us know. Can you reach out to the PleurX team at GMB-PLEURXPTNAV-US@bd.com with the email address that you use for the app? We want to restore your info and also help determine why this happened. Thank you!

Unreliable and frustrating

Doesn’t always work. Won’t save info. Can’t always log in. Unhappy with it.

Response from developer

Hello Cathleenerr, Thank you for your feedback. We are always interested in ways to make the app better and more useful.

Update

The crashing I experienced appears to be related to a glitch in the app - if you don't update every item, save the data, and then LOG OUT there is a high risk of a subsequent crash that requires deletion and reinstalling. If you log out every single time it appears to be far more reliable.

Terrible app for vulnerable users.

Application works long enough to waste time and effort then crashes repeatedly. I have had to delete and reinstall every single time PleurX is used.

Response from developer

Hi Quicksnail, thanks for your feedback.

App stopped working abruptly

Like every other PleurX review writer here, the app abruptly stopped working on us. Username / password are rejected despite being correct, even after uninstall / reinstall of app. This is squarely for the developers to fix. Please upgrade the app accordingly, patients’ ease, health records, and record-keeping are in the balance here!!
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App stopped working

I had the exact same problem logging in. It won’t accept my password or let me continue. I’ve tried forgot password and create an account. There is no response on the password and create an account wouldn’t let me past accepting terms. Please fix the issue. I rely on this app for information for my doctor. Thank you.
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Wonky

Doesn’t “remember” my password so I have to enter every time. As above, will not allow me to log in when I gave the correct password. Very frustrating,