Kardia App Reviews

An amazing device. I actually bought this device from my sister-in-law about two years ago she has microvalve prolapses Proximately 3 1/2 months ago I wound up in the emergency room with a fib, she wasn’t using a device so I took it back and then I check my heart to her three times a day I’ve had two more events that require hospitalization, and one event that I treated at home I could feel the a fib, but have you confirmed that it started and more importantly that it stopped was most important the last time I was in the hospital I was in a fib for about 30 hours and they give me some new medication and I was eating a small light meal when all of a sudden I look at my wife and said I just converted so before calling the nurse I got my little device out put it on the table top bingo sinus rhythm. I don’t know where absolutely nowhere without that on my person, there’s also a very convenient flap that you can put a couple of what I call in the pocket pills that I can take when I go into a fib to help stop it best $89 I have ever spent in my life I’ve spent twice that thank you

Reliable and fast. Hard to believe taking an EKG by yourself that is trusted by doctors is even possible - especially being so fast and easy with a device so tiny. (Well, to be fair, it requires a smartphone, but those are ubiquitous in society nowadays anyway.) Also this is the first time I’ve ever recommended a monthly or annual ongoing fee for anything associated with an app. But I’m absolutely blown away by the completeness of the Kardia medical app - jeez they thought this through extremely well. I hate apps in general nearly all and especially paid apps but this one is so worth it if you have any interest in your cardiac health - your life! I’m not making any kickbacks from this review - nothing at all. This whole system just rocks!

Watch app is useless for Kardia 6L. The Kardia watch app (iOS) can’t be used to initiate an ECG reading from the handheld 6L Kardia. Instead, you have to be next to your iPhone, at a table or desk, with a place to sit, while holding your Kardia 6L, with the Kardia app open on your phone when symptoms strike. The problem is that symptoms of arrhythmias can be quick and fleeting - such as during or after exercise, when I’m often outside without my phone. That makes the Kardia device useless in those common scenarios. Even if I could keep the phone and Kardia on me at all times, I’d need a third hand to juggle both when I’m not near a table, desk, or similar. In fact, starting an ECG recording from the Kardia phone app has been so impractical for me that I’ve stopped using Kardia for the last year and have starting using Apple’s ECG exclusively. My Apple watch is usually on me and in 2 quick taps I’ve got an ECG (thank you Apple!). This is unfortunate though because I would prefer to be using the 6L if I could for better data! I hope the Kardia team will consider looking at ways for Apple Watch users to initiate a 6L Kardia Ecg with a tap on the Kardia watch app (instead of having to use the Kardia phone app exclusively). For those of you who experience symptoms while sitting at your desk, the phone app seems to function well overall and it might suit you. But do not plan to use the Kardia device on the go when you’re out running errands or exercising!

Early User. I enjoy getting an EKG that picks up the most frequent abnormalities early. I have a fair amount of experience in reading EKGs. I’m quiet. Frankly, it makes me feel more confident as heart disease goes back on both my mother's and father’s sides. Unfortunately, at the time when they were living, there was not the availability some of the new medical inventions and surgical procedures that were not available back then. Get rid people who can trust right now are very small o You just took what he said and took the prescriptions because he’s smarter and knows best. But now people are realizing that you have. Participate and ask your doctor questions. If something has been bothering you, ask the doctor what they think. What’s the best possible thing that I can do? Don’t be afraid to ask for a specialist, and that is why a product like this is good to have and take an EKG and your blood pressure There may be issues with your heart. The EKG may pick up an abnormality, or your blood pressure may be very high or low. And how are you feeling dizzy? Something is wrong, but you can’t put your hand on it, so this product can at least check out your heart but not Pick UP heart attacks. If you have the signs of a heart attack, your EKG may not pick up the particular problem. Still, it may show some funny things you’ve never seen. Don’t be afraid to go to the emergency room or call your doctor, and be sure that your body is so complex that it may be a problem. It all started with you taking your blood pressure, EKG, and symptoms. Don’t dismiss symptoms of a heart attack ever. Get checked out if you feel something is wrong. Remember, it might not be your heart but something related or something you never expected to show up for other tests at the hospital. I was one of the first classes of paramedics. I had to put over two years in over 2000 hours of training, and for three years, we went to medical school on Mondays and Thursdays for 5 Hours and 8 to 10 hours on Saturdays. Doctors taught us the same material that they gave to their medical students earlier in the day

App keeps locking up. Every time I go to use the app it locks up. I open up the app and as soon as you see the screen dim a little and it decreases in size and then the screen goes back to a full screen you know it will not work when I hit record EKG. Nothing happens. As a matter of fact, everything locks up I can’t access anything on the app. The only thing that works to correct this issue is turning off the phone completely off by shutting it down and turning the phone back on. This happens every time. If they work out the bugs, this is a great app. It’s a great way to check your heart rate and your heart rhythm. I paid for the full year subscription and I’ve had it less than a month. If this continues , I’ll ask for my money back. While this is a great app when it works, it is just such a hassle to turn the phone off and on, I won’t end up using it. I hope they fix the bug.

Clearly they want to sell their SUBSCRIPTION. Purposefully crappy algorithms when using the device without a subscription. And since the EKGs are automatically “read” based on their Algorithms, a HUGE FLAW exists in that if you chose to purchase a subscription after having taken a number of EKGs (especially those “read” as “unclassified”), they ARE NOT RE-READ Utilizing the newly purchased subscription! An easy task that these people neglect to do. In addition, they outsource to the Philippines most of their calls, providing an extremely poor experience. These outsourced, extremely low cost customer service providers have a typical FAKE “we care” demeanor, are seemingly incapable of any interaction that doesn’t employ reading from a script, and overall, provide little to know “user” value, at best, and are annoying and aggravating as a general rule of thumb. Overall the PRODUCT (a solid informative clinically useful “in your pocket quick and dirty EKG”) that they COULD provide is FAR FROM THE PRODUCT they do provide!! Rather than focus on an actual clinically useful (and maybe even “lifesaving”) product/service, priced accordingly, they have instead decided to create a SUBSCRIPTION BASED REVENUE STREAM “CASH COW” business (nothing wrong with this concept, except that given it’s in a very sensitive clinical setting, it can result in some pretty dangerous and even deadly results), that demonstrates GREED has outweighed INTEREST IN HELPING OTHERS, with ALIVECOR. How sad, when they could easily be making the same or more money without resulting in trickery or potential lost positive clinical outcomes. In addition, when I really needed it, it malfunctioned, stating electrical interference when there was none.

Had to turn OFF Bluetooth for Kardia to work. Spent very frustrating 1/2 hour trying to take my first Kardia reading with the Kardia app telling me “it could not connect to my (iPhone 7 iOS 12.1.2) microphone and to kill all apps that used the microphone or speakers”. After killing 5 or 6 apps one after the other, was still getting error message. I wear hearing aids connected to phone via Bluetooth so took a wild guess they might have something to do with the issue although I do not think they access the microphone. But after turning off Bluetooth, Kardia measurement went smoothly. Hopefully, this might help someone else if everything suggested by Kardia app fails. Rated 4 stars initially since Kardia app did take first reading successfully BUT should have suggested Bluetooth OFF option to enable first (& future?) readings.

Requires a subscription!!!. So I purchased the hardware heart rate monitor and the app allows you to check for atrial fib (irregular heartbeat)And this functionality works just fine. Cardia recently sent an email saying they have added three different heart disorder conditions that this device is now capable of detecting but they expect you to pay $100 a year to unlock this new feature. Well it makes sense to me to have subscriptions for things like new content that they have to continually develop, it makes absolutely zero cents to have to pay a subscription to unlock a new hardware feature that does not require any ongoing cost to the company. This particular feature should be unlocked with a one time in app purchase if anything. When I spend money on a hardware device I expect the company to stand behind their device and continually update refined the software without forcing additional cost onto me as the consumer. It’s not like this is a completely free app and I haven’t given them a good chunk of my money already. This is nothing but a money grab. No one should pay a monthly subscription to unlock a hardware feature.

My Kardia Mobile 6L sent me to the ER quickly. Thank You.. Bought this device to confirm the optical readings of my pulse-ox electrically. 18 days ago was sitting at my computer and I felt my heart. My Kardia Mobile 6L confirmed a pulse of over 170bpm, suggesting possible atrial-fibrillation. I quickly went to ER asking them to quickly take an EKG/ECG where the Kardia Mobile’s suggestion was confirmed via 12 lead EKG/ECG. I am now being treated for a-fib. Thank you AliveCor. Thank you ER. I now check my heart two or three times a day. My cardiologist is still in charge. We had previously used monitors, etc, but never caught anything. Now we have caught it, and I have a stress test scheduled to determine why. I was in hospital for two nights while the hospital treated my atrial fibrillation. A few days ago, I signed up for the extra interpretation service on a monthly basis. My initial investment was a small price to pay for the help identifying my heart problem, which was priceless.

INACCURATE READINGS. During a break in a nuclear stress test, I felt I was in Afib. Had the Kardia bar with me and it confirmed Afib 7 times in a 40 minute period when I was not attached to cardiology equipment. I showed the readings to my cardiologist and he said it was superventricular ectopy, not Afib. I complained to Kardia; it took them 4 days to get back to me after a review by “their team”. No indication that team included a cardiologist and their decision was the reading contained interference that would have skewed the results. Didn’t interfere with my cardiologist interpreting the reading! As other users, I depend on this device to confirm whether I need to take further steps to ensure I receive health care when needed or medication administered. Adding insult to injury, I am paying monthly for “advanced determinations”. I think all users need to know who comprises “the team” reviewing results. Do you only get a cardiologist review if you pay the additional fee even when there is a problem with the device’s “advanced determination”? I’ve lost confidence in the accuracy of the readings and the supposed support team.

Great device, but-. I loveee the Kardia device!! It takes beautiful recordings and if you do it right, there is minimal artifact. It’s a great tool for patients to catch episodes and abnormal rhythms for their doctor to see. However, the “clinician review” Kardia offers is NOT worth it!! I work with a Cardiac Electrophysiologist (cardiologist who specifically specializes it heart rhythms) and we tested a theory; I sent in some of my own abnormal rhythm strips (obviously my doctor and I already knew what they showed) and both times the “Clinical Analysis by a Board-Certified Cardiologist” was incorrect! And very far off from the correct diagnosis too. A cardiologist may be able to differentiate between basic/common rhythms, but they are not well versed in the arrhythmia world. If you are paying to have your EKG reviewed, it should be by an Electrophysiologist! Otherwise, it’s a waste of money IMO and you may get a wrong diagnosis back.

Helps for anyone you started getting palpitations (PVCs) because of the vaccine.. Peace of mind and life saving to get doctors and friends and family to take you seriously. Don’t need to keep going to the emergency room (out of panic, you should still go if you need to) or schedule special visits to doctors just so they can say they couldn’t pick up anything on their EKG. Great app and device. Would recommend 100%. Take control of your own health with detailed information. These are tough times. Good luck to everyone. Hope this post doesn’t sound or seem controversial. Wasn’t trying to make it that way. Just stating my experience. Find me on socials for anyone who has a similar struggle and wants to figure things out. Wishing good health for everyone.

First impressions good…. ..although setup was a bit mystifying. - I got the basic KardiaMobile device. I’m not sure why it required microphone access as it already requested Bluetooth access. I don’t like apps having access to my microphone… I’d have liked there to be one of those plastic insulating pull tabs on the battery so that I could be confident that the battery was fresh - especially because my first attempts at pairing failed consistently - leading me to suspect a flat battery. It eventually paired after I kept tapping the device, moving it around and had removed and re-inserted the battery - however, the signal has never been stronger than “weak”. Also, the battery cover was VERY difficult to get back on and required excessive force. I had to use a screwdriver to nudge it into place and I thought I was going to break it… The app is easy enough to use, but as I am using an iPad I would REALLY appreciate a “Landscape” mode… While it’s good to see your ECG results and the test for 3 conditions, I think there should be a less expensive way / one off payment to get the results for the other 3 conditions it says it can detect but won’t give results for unless you upgrade to what appears to be a $10/mth rolling subscription… There needs to be a “mid-ground”…

Grateful for Kardia. I have had episodes of atrial fibrillation for about 10 years and initially I did not have a Kardia device and I have been sent to the ER by ambulance several times by my local physicians office which my cardiologist says was unnecessary since the pooling of the blood in the heart is not typically a risk until 24-48 hours of AFib. My heart has always gone back into normal sinus rhythm within 4 to 6 hours and maybe a little as a few minutes. Since getting the Kardia device, I have had multiple events and over the course of time I’ve learned how to use this device more effectively. By placing a drop of saliva or water on the electrode on the backside where it comes in contact with your skin, has made all the difference in my ability to begin an EKG recording instantaneously and keep it from aborting and starting over again multiple times. Because I live in a rural area 60+ miles from my cardiologist, I have found the device extremely helpful because I can do the EKG and email it to my doctor and get their advice quickly. My problem has always been AFib, but I highly recommend this Kardia device for peace of mind and the assistance that it makes possible very quickly.

Diary Awkward, Data transfer better. First of all, this device correctly diagnosed AFib following a heart valve replacement. It happened on Sunday. I sent the EKG to my surgeon. He concurred with the diagnosis arranged an appointment the next day with my cardiologist. I got on blood thinners and beta blocker and had a Cardioversion two days later. I’ve had one other episode since then and we adjusted my medication. This is the latest version of the app that just came out. The data transfer with my OMRON BP monitor works much better. Transfers first time, every time. I have both the 1-Lead Kardia Mobile and I just got the 6-Lead version. Easy to switch between the two or to choose 1L or 6L on my 6L device. The diary has gotten awkward. The Meds, BP, weight, are all in a big list. You must scroll through the list to find the item you are trying to mark. I’d recommend having the diary items items back in groups, EKG, weight, BP, Meds, etc. Also, there should be a way to mark Meds taken by groups- Morning, Noon, Dinner, Bedtime. Finally, with COVID-19 going around, it would be nice to have diary entry for body temperature. Also, for diabetics, an entry for Blood Glucose level, with averaging/graphing functions. That would make this app a one-stop shop.

Why all the money?. I’m a internist and I purchased this to use during the COVID outbreak for EKGs in patients to calculate qTC intervals. I’m also a consumer and like to check my EKG. The device is great, super easy, user friendly and nice tracing to send to a doctor. BUT here is the bad side. “Premium” program. It seems every business these days is trying to what I believe rip off the consumer with monthly charges. First BP apps were free or you paid $1.99 to buy. Now you pay $1.99 or $6.99 per month for the privilege of what are limited benefits and those that do benefit, represent a tiny portion of users. It’s looks greedy and in very poor taste and occupies valuable app screen space. At the very least, keep it out of the app. Have some class. And price your product appropriately since no one really need a monthly subscription for EKGs. And please tell that to your entire industry.

Extra A fib detection. I purchased this device to give me a little piece of of mind. After heart surgery 27 days out, I was diagnosed with Afib in my doctors office. Next to be converted back to normal sinus rhythm. Next morning admitted and reverted back to normal sinus rhythm. On meds now? Never took meds before n my life time. Doc recommended apple watch but not kardia? From my own research and investigation, doc recommended this with The Apple Watch. I could get into a long conversation but the bottom line is if your symptomatic, Kardia was great to see if “I” went back and into Afib. I purchased the 6l Kardia. It gave me piece of me mind. Things have not been smooth sailing for me, but this device is an extra tool for me. If you’re feeling bad definitely call 911 or your doctor. I am super confident that I have an extra tool in n my pocket. If you’re not medically inclined, watch a ton of you tube videos. Get yourself educated. Do your exercises, take your meds and stay positive. Find that tranquil space.

Respected by Cardiologists!. I have Supra ventricular Tachycardia and when I went to the cardiologist he said I would need to wear a halter monitor to try to capture the events for him to analyze the problem. I showed him that I had captured multiple events on my Kardia App. He was thrilled as he could get ALL the info he needed about my heart tracings from my cell phone and the captured events. Saved my insurance company a lot of money not to mention saved me from wearing a halter monitor for days. I have recommended Kardia to several people since. The cardiologist described it as a professional grade EKG. I am a huge fan! I also can make decisions about ER visits with the help of my cardiologist by sending a copy of my EKG and they can advise on best course of action during an event ( ie taking meds or ER visit)

Very cool emerging technology. This device has amazing potential, but for my special circumstances it’s pretty much useless and annoying, but it could be lifesaving to someone else dealing with different circumstances. I bought it to screen for recurrence of A-Fib, that has been catheter ablated twice and surgically ablated once. In the last year and a half I’ve had multiple false positives that initially caused me unnecessary anxiety while at the same time it failed to detect three afib events that my pacemaker captured. It’s way to clunky and slow to deploy to be useful as an exercise training aid, and many cheaper and better sport specific heart monitors are readily available. The good news is that the underlying technology is sound, the customer support is rock solid, and the technology per dollar ratio is nothing short of amazing. Even though it’s no use to me I keep it on my phone for its potential diagnostic utility in a first aid situation. It’s potential as a screening device depends entirely on large numbers of people having access to the technology and I have no regrets spending a hundred bucks to help support that eventuality. But for my unique situation the device would have to be able to communicate with the PPM in real time, replacing the at home monitor while duplicating a Holter device but with a user accessible interface to be medically relevant and useful. If you want to get real value from this device in its current form then buy it before you have heart disease, not after. That is where the true value lies.

Very Good but Could be better. I really like this app, however, in the medications tab there is no way to input multiple tablets, ie take 2 pills twice a day. I also don’t have the option of a tablet that is twice the dose. So with minor change, could be better. Also in the blood pressure, it suggests an Omron monitor, which I have, but it won’t connect to it wirelessly, yet this wrist monitor will connect to another app. So I have to enter data manually, which takes away so of the benefits that wireless connection gives. I tried to purchase the premium subscription in the app and it was difficult. Instead of the subscription it purchased another device which was around the same price point. I had to cancel the order before it was shipped. Why is it so hard to order the subscription? If these issues were fixed, I would give this app five stars.

KardiaMobile 6L. I recently had some heart issues and have wanted to purchase one of these KardiaMobile devices for a while and I ended up purchasing the six lead cardio mobile device with one year of Kardiacare which unlocks three more lines of possible issues with your heart that you don’t get without a subscription. It works flawlessly and I feel so much safer just like the commercial says it’s almost like you’re in a doctors office and the ability to be able to just take an EKG of your heart anytime of day however many times of day you want to. I highly, highly recommend the KardiaMobile device and with the Kardiacare monthly or yearly subscription which unlocks the full potential of your KardioMobile 6L device.

Too complicated to send report to Doctor. I love my new Kardia mobile! One improvement I need as a customer is to make it easier to send my reports to my doctor. The Kardia system needs my cardiologist email. When I asked them for the email they said patients are not allowed to have it and can only connect through Medical group service page. The medical group said there is a way to download reports onto their system but Kardia people said that is not the way it works. This all took 45 mins of my time being on hold. I ended up just showing my phone to my doctor at my appointment. This feature needs to be made simple for older people who are overwhelmed by tech and people who do not feel well enough to have to mess around with complicated system navigations. Thank you for creating the survey, we hope u can make it easier!

Sneaky business practices. I do like the 6L and it seems a quality device, easy to use etc. I like that I can get a snapshot of myself whenever but what I don’t like are paywalls. That’s right you just bought your new $130 toy and find out all the tricks it can do but to get the extra 30% of what it can do is a subscription cost. That doesn’t sit well with me, I can understand paying for the counseling and Dr readings feedback but to lock something the device already has the ability to do behind a paywall is egregious. This is especially egregious because what if you have one of the paid for symptoms and the device could tell you that had it not been locked out. So what I think happened is when they developed this device and app and all the services it could, People around the table concluded that nobody is going to subscribe to a faceless person giving you feedback to your EKG they need to give it something else so one of them said I know let’s lock a few of the features too to make it seem worth the cost. And that is why this is a shady business practice. Shame on you Kardia.

Wow! So disappointed, do not recommend.. I was very excited to use this as a tool to help monitor my heart issues, since my symptoms are not always consistent this made me feel better about having the ability to record an EKG at the precise moment I was having symptoms. TO MY EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT I found out that my expensive band is just that! Unless I pay EXTRA for the “premium” subscription, I can’t even record an EKG to send to my cardiologist for his review. To make matters worse, the customer service I received was ridiculous. First, she wouldn’t answer a question without me giving her my contact information (I just had a question, why is my information needed to just answer a question), then after clarifying that my Kardia band will only work if I PAY EXTRA for their premium subscription. The rep attempted to “pacify” me stating, “you didn’t have to buy the watch, sorry you didn’t see this on the website prior to purchasing the band”. This is all aside from the fact that the app drains my watch battery and takes over the face of the watch making it difficult to use other features on the watch. I FEEL LIKE I WAS SCAMMED! I bought this to help my health NOT CAUSE MORE STRESS! I will definitely be telling people about this experience.

I could be a commercial for these guys!. I had experienced a couple episodes of something not feeling quite right in my chest. I am retired military, fairly athletic and fit for my age, but when I would go to the doctor to have it checked out, I would be given an EKG and proclaimed very healthy. Over the Christmas holidays I gifted myself a KardiaMobile 6L to see if it was just my imagination the next time it happened. It didn’t take long to prove a great $100 investment. In February, while doing some heavy work in my yard, I began having some “light headedness.” I went and grabbed my KardiaMobile 6L and it told I was experiencing a serious bout of AFib! I thought the device was broken as it was telling me my AFib heart rate was in the 150s!!! Needless to say, after I visited the ER I ended up admitted into the hospital for a few days, but on the bright side I am now getting the medical treatment I need to deal with this new challenge in my life.

My cardiologist’s response “EXCELLENT”. I purchased the Kardia because I have a history of tachycardia. I am on a beta-blocker to control my heart rate. Recently, in spite of the beta-blocker, my heart started racing. I ran an EKG on my Kardia and was shocked to see I was having tachycardia. I took three recordings before going to the E.R. My tachycardia was resolved by the time I reached the E.R., so they sent me home. I uploaded my Kardia EKGs to my cardiologist. He was simply amazed at the quality of the strip and called the report EXCELLENT. He was happy to be able to see “clearly” what had happened during my tachycardia episode. Based on my Kardia EKGs, he was able to diagnose Paroxysmal Afib. He adjusted my treatment based on that new diagnosis. I highly recommend Kardia. If I hadn’t captured my EKG recordings prior to going to the E.R., all I would have had was wasted time that night. You can easily upload a Kardia recording to your doctor using the MY CHART app.

The best in its category.. This is the precursor of the medical field innovations that bring into your home a quick and powerful diagnosis of your heart and it’s functions. As one of the early adopters I can only say that my faith in this Kardia working, was not mislaid. Kardia diagnosed me suddenly with a dangerous Atrial Fibrillation caused upon by the addition of an injection issued to “supposedly” keep my diabetes under better control. My specialist doctor who prescribed me the treatment for diabetes was “sceptical” because of the “Kardia” test and did nothing for 3 months during which time I had regular periodic fibrillations until I was scheduled for my cardiologist for my ongoing treatment of blood pressure checkup who took an ecg test and confirmed the fibrillation and started a medication course that possibly saved my life. I heartily recommend this to anyone over the watch band and with the new incoming introduction of the new Kardia which will be able to take 6 lead tests leading the way for a better future for people to be better aware and take care of themselves. Lastly, I paid for all devices that I gifted to friends and needy people and the one that I use myself and no inputs what so ever from the Kardia team or management and this is my own review prompted after almost 3 years of use and MUCH before its prominence thanks to Apple recognizing medical research in homes as the future.

Okay in places, buggy in places. I see where they’re trying to go with the new UI, and I like what I see in principle, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The ECG portion works well. The new UI makes sense for it, and it’s simple enough to review history; taking an ECG also basically works just like it did. On the other hand, medication reminders are an ugly mess, and I’ve stopped using them for now. On one run, I couldn’t delete first or last medication in the list. Medication names disappear randomly after editing or restarting. Medication times from the old version of the app altered from the explicit time I set in the app to their idea of the correct time for the given time of day (things I’d set for late evening were reset to 5 p.m., for example) Dosage quantity is lost if you leave the field by tapping another field when editing. Existing field values were sometimes not loaded, forcing me to start some edits over from scratch. Repeatedly. Some medication entries display “weekdays” on the overview, but “every day” when I edit the entry. There needs to be a better differentiation between “you are altering your care plan schedule” and “you are logging activities on your care plan” on the care plan page. And why is “today” shown both places? why is there a button to return to the diary when there’s a perfectly good one on the lower left corner? Deleting a medication reminder should be called deleting a medication reminder, not deleting a care plan, which, to me, refers to the whole list. I got one separate notification for every individual drug tonight, instead of one notification for everything scheduled at that time. That’s silly. They should be coalesced. I get enough chatty stuff in notifications already. I don’t need more. It occasionally crashes, generally immediately after launch.

Suddenly Electical Interface is everywhere!. When I originally got this device and used it with the app it was great. But the problem I keep having is suddenly every time I go to use it it’s always getting electrical interference. I bought this device 6 plus months ago. I used it sent information to my doctor and then my heart palpitations basically went away for a few months so I stopped using it. Then recently they started happening me again so I’ve been trying to use the device. Now every time I go to use it either get a message saying there’s electrical interference or it takes too long to calibrate or communicate with my phone or halfway into the reading it just loses my heart rate and stops the reading. I don’t know if it’s a software issue but this thing went from being great to hardly been able to get a reading. I’m very careful about where I place it when I do the six lead readingBut I’m even having issues with the single lead reading. I will place my fingers on at the same way I’ve always done and it doesn’t even register my finger pressing against the device. The battery say they’re full so unless that thing is reading incorrectly maybe I need a new battery. IDK, it’s just very frustrating.

Awesome little gadget.. I purchased my Kardia mobile years before they were “cool”. This little gadget actually diagnosed my intermittent a fib. Every time I went to the Cardiologist I was in normal sinus rhythm. My cardiologist reviewed many of my six lead Kardia mobile EKG’s to see the rates and rhythms, leading to a diagnosis and need for a cardiac ablation to assist with my heart condition. I continue to monitor my heart via Kardia Mobile and both my Internist & Cardiologist find this information helpful and legitimate. ( I think I need to upgrade to diagnose more dysrhythmias) I have done hundreds of six lead EKG’s over the years and it just signaled “low battery”. Now I need to figure out how to change out the battery……..maybe I’ll call customer service and ask about upgrading. I’m sure their technology has come along way since my original purchase in 2020. I am a Registered Nurse and a Nursing Instructor and I always use my Kardia Mobile for “show & tell”. It’s an ongoing world of comfort and valuable information for $100. Do your doctor, yourself and your family a favor. Jamie Beck, Rockford, IL

Why 5 stars is now just 3 !!. A year ago I bought the KardiaMobile 6L when I was diagnosed in A-fib. I used it twice daily to monitor that condition until 6 months later when an Ablation procedure corrected my A-fib. The device and mobile app functioned perfectly! Thus my initial 5-star rating! However, 2 weeks ago Alivecor developers put out a new mobile app version which now INCORRECTLY tells me that my reading is inverted! Instead of IMMEDIATELY putting out a new version to correct this software “bug” their solution is telling users to turn off inversion detection! IMHO (as a 40-year IT professional) that is SO NOT an acceptable solution! We are talking a HEART monitoring device here folks - not a shopping app or a game or some other non-critical software! Where is the urgency to get this fixed? In my IT world (working for a bank) this level of poor quality control and then the slowness exhibited to fix it would not be tolerated! Thus I currently rate this product just 3 stars! Let’s step up your game AliveCor!

Life Saver!. When Covid Delta put me in the ICU and I nearly died, me and Mom both got Long Covid damage from the infection. Because of the effects of L/C on the Heart, my Heart Specialist who works specifically on electrical problems of the Heart recommended we get a Kardia. We started with a Single Lead, then got the 6 Lead Kardia. The accuracy compared with my Doctors equipment and at the ER has been spot on accurate! The Kardia Unit helps me when I am not feeling good, it reassures me I am ok, and it sends the readings straight to my Heart Doctors Office. I would feel a lot more insecure without my Kardia 6L Unit. Yes I highly recommend it for anybody with any Heart issues. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟My Mama died suddenly on January 4th 2024 at 3:00PM in my Arms at her apartment as I helped her sit down in her chair. No warning, just sudden death, the trauma and grief has been crushing. If you get a Kardia Unit, USE IT EVERYDAY! Don’t say “It’s nothing” Check and let Kardia say it’s “Nothing” It may save your life! 🌹🌹”REST IN PEACE MAMA, THANK YOU FOR A LIFE OF LOVE AND GIVING, AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE…YOU WERE THE BEST MAMA EVER🥲 I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND WILL LOVE YOU INFINITELY UNTIL WE ARE REUNITED IN OUR “HEAVENLY HOME”🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️🥲🥲🥲🥲🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

A True Personal Health Tool. I was having heart palpitations and brief rapid heart rate episodes lasting any where from minutes to hours. I went through the regular cardiac tests..... stress test, blood work, EKG, echo, and 48 hour mobile heart monitoring. The palpitations and rapid heart rate did not surface during these test. How discouraging, because my symptoms were real but not solid proof. My cardiologist was concerned but not convinced there could be a problem. I mean after all doctors work with concrete facts. I remembered I had a Kardia, AliveCor Mobile EKG which I had purchased a year or so before these symptoms to help with my mother's heart tracking. I started monitoring my palpitations with the view to sharing the results with my doc. I also used the device when I started to have longer rapid heart rate episodes which were sporadic and usually occurred when the Doc's office was closed. (Who can run to the doctor at a moments notice and get in? Not me) Bingo! Proof that my symptoms were real. I printed out the EKG records I had taken with my Kardia, faxed them to my cardiologist, and received a call the same day with the diagnosis of Afib. I truly believe a correct diagnosis came about faster, without a possible emergency room visit, and in the comfort/safely at home only because of this fabulous device and easy to use app. For under a hundred dollars it's the BEST investment in my and my family's health I have made.

Literally saved my life!. I first began using the Kardia monitor in January 2019 because I was having very occasional moments of slight lightheadedness, almost unnoticeable. I was a little concerned because my mother had a stroke at about my age, and I was already on blood pressure medication. Even though I was feeling fine, I got the Kardia monitor and began using it occasionally. I was getting normal readings, so that put my mind at ease. Then one day it alerted me that I had Bradychardia (slow heart rate) and few days later “Possible Afib”. At the same time , my lightheaded spells began to occur more frequently, so I began to take my EKG on a more regular basis. I started to notice skipped heartbeats on readings labeled “unclassified “ and could also see a correlation between the skipped beats and my lightheaded moments. One day I had a long pause between beats that covered the width of my phone, so I made an appointment with my cardiologist. He put me on a heart monitor for 7 days, and the first night I wore it, I had a call in the middle of the night. My heart was pausing for as long as 8 seconds and my heart rate had dropped to 20. They told me to go to the ER immediately, because I had a very serious problem. I had to have a pacemaker implanted in my heart that same day. During those months leading up to that day and even when I walked into the ER, I felt fine. But I could have died in my sleep at any time if that little Kardia monitor had not alerted me that I had a problem. My cardiologist even said that little device saved my life because without it, I wouldn’t have known anything was wrong until it was too late. I am so grateful for this wonderful technology!

Very Clever but Room for Improvement. My wife bought me the KardiaMobile and I was impressed by her judgment when a week later my Electrophysiologist approved and showed me how to save the EKGs as PDF files. But when I first tried to collect and send a week’s PDFs to him through his practice’s portal (a University medical system portal) I spent hours and hours saving each EKG, emailing it to myself, opening it on my computer, downloading it, renaming it, moving it to the folder I had for cardiac issues. After doing that, one EKG at a time, a total of 15, I then divided the EKGs into two groups (the hospital portals allow only 2 attachments to any communications) and attached them to a message and sent them to my doctor. In retrospect I could have put them all on a single group. It took me a very long time, including a call to Kardia support, to figure out the necessary procedure. Presumably the PDFs generated on my phone are saved somewhere but I was not able to find them directly. If I knew the secret it might save a little time. Hard to imagine that AliveCor would not have designed the software on your phone to make it simple to send your doctor a pack of EKGs in a more streamlined and user-friendly way. My cardiologist and my EP are part of two different university health systems respectively, each of which uses variations of Epic. Conclusion: very good but room for improvement!

Bought this device just in time. In late December/early January. I noticed when I was laying in bed that I could hear abnormalities (I.e., skipping beats) in my heart pattern. I bought this device to see what was going on. Initially, it was saying normal sinus rhythm, and did so for a couple of weeks. But then, in mid-January, the rate began to increase and it was beginning to diagnose Atrial Fibrillation. By January 23, my heart rate was up to 156. I went to the hospital at that point, was admitted, and on February 3, had open-heart surgery where they replaced the right atrial valve, did three coronary bypasses, and performed a cardiac maze procedure. I was discharged from the hospital on February 15, and I dare say I’m doing infinitely better than before the surgery. Prior to the surgery, my ejection fraction was beteeen 10-15%. Now, it’s over 45%. No wonder I’m feeling better now, right? I’m glad this device gave me the early warning!!

Very Helpful Tool. Enabled me to send strips of ecg recordings to local cardiologist who then prescribed a medicine to hopefully reduce my afib heart rate at home. Was also able to inform cardiologist reliably when slipped into sinus rhythm with high heart rate. That’s not my norm. Start more tests and follow-ups next week. Avoided going in for ecg as the 6 lead was sufficient for now and helped determine the current symptoms to bring under control and which follow-up tests are likely necessary. At other times has provided information as to which rhythm type I was in. I was impressed that it was helpful with that new symptom. Definitely helpful for episodes that don’t always occur when someone can fit you, but probably don’t have to run to ER. For emergencies or if unsure, does not replace the ER!

Great Tool - ICU RN gives thumbs up. 30+ years in Critical Care nursing, and w/ a few health issues of my own now, I can only say “Wow!” This is a great tool for those wishing to know if they are having Atrial Fibrillation episodes so they can get prompt treatment. Treatment of A-fib is vital in preventing strokes, death, and disability. I was able to determine my skipped beats were not PVC’s from coffee consumption but PJC’s and probable culprit taking more levothyroxine than my thyroid levels warrant (plus my old pal, caffeine). Got my thyroid levels checked and Bingo! The intrinsic interpretation function will not give you that kind of diagnosis (only gives normal or not, a-fib or not options) unless you pay for an expert interpretation ($19) or get Premium package. If you can read ECG’s already, then this can help identify PSVT vs rapid A-fib, and many other dysrhythmias. No substitute for going to your provider, but the ability to share your rhythm strip is REALLY INVALUABLE. Option to carry it on your phone is brilliant because folks always have phones on their person to capture evrnts. I have added it to my first aid kit. Home health agencies should be using these and anyone doing wellness checks on older adults. I wonder how many lives this tool has saved, and how many strokes it has prevented? Amazing! Thank you!

Excellent device, but your $150 only buys access to half the data capable. It’s a great little device, still disappointed it requires $100 a year just to access all 6 of the leads in the hardware we have paid for. I have a cardiologist who can read them, so paying another $1,000 over a decade just to be able to access all the data it’s already capable of is really disappointing and a waste all around. If the $150 device purchase price can’t cover the price of maintaining the software then perhaps $10 or $20 a year for allowing all the data would be reasonable. And if someone needed a rapid cardiologist’s reading that could be ala carte? BTW my cardiologist said the data that I do get is of decent quality. This is a solid, simple, tiny and beautiful device. I like the 6L device. It’s incredibly expensive but a worthy addition to my healthcare devices. I live in America and the privatized medical/insurance juggernaut makes doctors so unreliable that people are often forced to diagnose and treat illnesses such as heart, stroke, and other cardiovascular issues by themselves, even with insurance.

Must have if A Fib. I went for three years after my initial A Fib episode without a reoccurrence. At times I would wonder if this app and device really worked. Then right before I was going to be leaving town for two weeks I felt a little different and the app told me I was having A Fib. I checked it several times over the next hour and then called my cardiologist and emailed him through the app. I then met him at the emergency room and he did a cardio Version and thanks to this device and app I was able to leave town with a clear mind instead of dealing with this in a strange city. To be able to know on my own what is going on with my heart is worth way more than the price of this incredible device and app! I also have an Apple Watch because it can synch with my elliptical when I am exercising. The Kardia app and device give a more accurate EKG than the Apple Watch. There are times that I am feeling palpitations and the Apple Watch misses it but the Kardia shows it as I am feeling it. Years ago with the Apple Watch 3, Kardia had a watchband that gave EKG capability to the Apple Watch. That is the only reason why I bought the Apple Watch 3 and probably a lot of other people only bought the Apple Watch for the same reason. Then, when Apple wanted to have the technology in a new version of the watch, they screwed Kardia and went elsewhere for the technology. Years later, the technology still is not as good, which only cheats the Apple Watch customer and not any consequence to Apple for poor business ethics.

Works mediocre. I’m clearly having PACs due to a heart blockage and it either reads as nothing is wrong or inconclusive if my hearts beating in the 40s. I’ve taken numerous readings with the same results only once did it pick up bradycardia and never picks up my episodes of bigeminy. The only way you get the real reading is to pay the $25 fee to get it read through them. On those readings that showed nothing according to the device when I’ve payed for the review I get the real results. I’ve gotten 1st degree heart block, 2nd degree 2:1 block, bigeminy, and Bradycardia, none of them were noted in the results of this application. So this is a moneymaker for this company. I’ve printed out the readings and had my cardiologist read them and he even found some more 2nd degree heart block that their cardiologist missed! So my advice if you know your having an episode print out the reports and have your own cardiologist read them or go to the ER. I’m now getting referred to an electrophysiologist for a pacemaker. I can’t stress this enough DO NOT depend on this device for an accurate assessment!!

Poor customer service. The watch band was a Christmas gift and I installed this app the day after Christmas. The very first thing I noticed was only 8 days left in my trial period, they advertised a 30 day trial. About me, my heart function due several heart attacks and ultimate quad bypass surgery. Every EKG done on my heart SHOWS AS ABNORMAL DUE TO THE DAMAGE. Every ekg done with the app shows a normal result which was very suspicious. I contacted support twice asking about the accuracy of their app, each time i was referred to my doctor. My doctor has nothing to do with your app or Apple Watch band. In my opinion if in fact this was an ekg done on my heart it should have at least show that my heart is in fact damaged but the app always says normal which leaves me to believe only normal is all the app is capable of displaying. Normal is NOT a word associated with my heart owing that my heart function is less than %30. My heart damage is caused by exposure to agent orange while is south vietnam. Now the trial period, in my opinion the trial period should start when the watch and app are installed not when the bans was purchased. As stated i had a 7 day trial, not near enough time for a fair or valid assessment of the app or watch band. If the app and band are even close to accurate it would show an abnormal EKG. THIS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS and not very well thought out. And once more 7 days not near enough time for a proper evaluation . Dewey Pollock in central Florida

Time Out. I have had atrial fibrillation for a number of years. During that time if I felt anything “off” I went to the ER. After relaxing and working with meditation all the symptoms went away every time. The doctors seemed to be as surprised as I was. There were many false alarms. At the hospital I was routinely checked-out. With 20 minutes of meditation all the systems were normal. My cardiologist was pleased with how I was being proactive. He showed me the Kardia app and I purchased it that day. The app gave me such peace of mind. I could use it to determine if I was having a heart event and needed to relax and check again to determine if I needed to go to the ER. Now, which is two years later, I have done routine daily readings and I’ve had no sign of a-fib except two times. I sent the results for an immediate reading and feedback. 20 minutes later—but using meditation and quietly coping whatever was going wrong had already resolved any concerns before my results even had been reported back to me. I keep my yearly check-ups and I’m doing great. Given my experience I recommend the Kardia app. It’s a great tool in your fight with heart disease. It’s peace of mind and no false alarm trips to the ER. It’s a huge piece of what I do to stay well and deal with my heart irregularities in a very wise way. Best of luck to anyone reading this post.

Better Kardia mobile. So far Kardia mobile has been one of the best home ekg on the market I am very pleased with it and gives me peace of mind when I see that i have a normal heart rhythm. But as always there is room for better improvement it would be nice if Kardia mobile could detect ventricular tachycardia, myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, or symptoms of a heart attack or symptoms of heart failure and ventricular fibrillation, or symptoms of early sudden cardiac death before you die it would give some time to get to the hospital and get help before it’s to late millions of people everyday suffer from these heart conditions which is important that to why I think Kardia mobile could always improve and advance and with Ai around now the technology is there I know Kardia mobile can make this happen improve and detect the heart conditions that I mentioned here in this review Kardia mobile can make it happen you can do it

Diagnosed my intermittent atrial fibrillation. Have had intermittent attacks of chest pain that I thought was due to GI problems. I was diagnosed with an ulcer. After it was healed I still had several of these attacks. I noticed my heart was beating unusually. Because it happened at night or on the weekends I decided to buy the Kardia. It was the best thing I have done because on the last attack I was able to record what was happening. I was shocked that it told me I had possible atrial fibrillation. The attack lasted several hours but was gone in the morning. I called The cardiologist and was seen that morning. The EKG was normal and has been ever since. I don’t know when it will happen again,but now I can send the recording directly to my doctor for evaluation. Because of this device I can receive the treatment to prevent future episodes. I strongly recommend this device for anyone who has issues with their heart especially if it occurs intermittently.

Afib reading. i have Cardiomyopathy so i bought this device to gain peace of mind after already having a brief run of ventricular tachycardia spotted on a two week monitor. Anyway i’m a 4 day period using Kardia i had four (4) reading that i was in Afib. This prompted me to use the clinical review option which costs $25 to have a board certified cardiologist look at your EKG. After spending $100 dollars in a panic to find out if i need to go to the emergency room on two separate occasions in that 4 day span. The doctor results came back and each rhythm was NORMAL. So Kardia mia diagnosed Afib 4 times. Warning to anyone this happens to. Seeing Afib come up on a screen will put you into a panic and will more then likely make your symptoms much worse after you being battling the gripping anxiety of decided whether to rush yourself to the ER or not. This device is not accurate in its detection on Afib.

Works great even without the subscription. Some people were complaining that the ability to save multiple readings requires a paid subscription after the first month trial period, which is true. But that can be easily overcome without the subscription expense. Specifically after each reading you are given an option to create a PDF file of your last reading which you can then save at your favorite location, whether on your phone or in your own personal cloud account. Subsequently you can create an entire library of PDF recordings for future use. You can also forward that PDF to another person via email or text. Overall I am happy with the hardware and the app. Work well, no issues with actual measurements.

Quick Heart Evidence. I was diagnosed with SVT decades ago, but nearly every time I'm hooked up to an EKG monitor at the cardiologist, or they attach a Holter or Zio Patch to record my heart arrhythmia episodes ... nada, zilch, nothing ... everything is "normal." However, a few days ago, while I was at the VA Clinic, my Apple Watch (Beat Watcher app) alerted me to an elevated heart rate of 127 ... so I pulled out my Kardia 6L EKG device, and I was able to record a tachycardia episode and give the readout to my doctor. Some of my episodes occur while I'm sleeping, in which case the Apple Watch (Beat Watcher app) wakes me up, and since the Kardia 6L is always near me, I can grab an EKG even in the dead of night. I never go anywhere without my Kardia 6L. Thanks for making this affordable portable EKG device. I regularly recommend Kardia 6L to other veterans with heart conditions. I purchased my own Kardia 6L, but I have since learned that the VA can prescribe Kardia 6L to qualified veterans. (Suggestion): (1) Please add a "Siri take EKG" Siri shortcut so that we can quickly use the Kardia 6L without having to fumble with the app, especially useful when I just woke up. (2) Please add "Dark Mode" - opening Kardia in a pitch-black room is blinding.

My Review. I am very pleased at how easy and accurate the Kardia works. When I showed it to the Doctors, they couldn’t believe how close it matched there equipment. My problem started several years ago when, for no apparent reason, my heart started beating fast to the point I had to lay down in order to slow it down. This became a random event that could come on at any time without any warning. So I bought this device to see what was going on. When I went to the Cardiologist, I new I had Tachycardia. He confirmed it in more detail saying I had paroxysmal supraventricular Tachycardia and Premature ventricular complex. In order to fix the problem for ever, I had a Cardiac Ablation procedure performed and to this day, it never came back. I still use the Kardia Mobile to check my EKG and Blood Pressure every day when possible. It saved my life.

Why is so buggy now?. When I first purchased this in August 2021 it worked quite well..When you deleted a reading it deleted the one you were trying to delete. There were very few unclassified readings. Now using the delete option is a crap shoot; almost never does it delete the reading you are trying to delete and it almost a guarantee if there is an A-fib or Wide QRS reading, that will be the one deleted even if it is up to 4 or 5 readings below the one you are trying to delete. Also the number of unclassified readings indicates that there is definitely a problem with the app. Either that or my heart beats very differently than the norm. Please fix the delete function or at a minimum the option to reverse the delete action. This app is now so screwy I am now researching similar products to replace this one. It isn’t worth the aggravation and I don’t really trust the readings anymore.

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Buggy app, update blocked access. Support is automated system that doesn’t recognise the app itself is the issue. I’d been paying for several years but now cannot use either the device or the app.

Great, but.... The technology of this thing is superb, very clever, but not being able to save your ECGs to the journal after the trial period is social injustice, unless you can pay $13AUD a month. Yeap, storing and retrieving your samples from your own phones storage is blocked. You need to reassess your pricing model guys, especially when the device costs more than $200 (whilst treating us as a data commodity). I'd prefer to pay $20 for the app and have this feature native than pay subscription rubbish charges to do something as basic a save you own ECGs. I used to recommend this until the trial period finished.

Really accurate. I’m an RN and completed coronary care qualification. It picked up I was having PAC’s. On another occasion I was experiencing a feeling of pounding fast heart rate when I did the ecg it stated AFib which is exactly what it was. My husband who has real tradies hands can’t get a good reading on it, kids get a good one. It’s given an early confirmation of something very treatable which I am obviously grateful for. 😎

Expensive. Given the initial price of the device, I don't understand why I should need a premium account to save my recordings. Most people buy this to keep recordings for their doctors so the history feature is quite necessary. Only way around this is to email recordings to self after taking them, but really you should have made this clear when purchasing. I paid $200 and now have to fork out more to save a recording. Little bit unfair... The app is great irrespective of this, but I strongly feel that since this is a product designed for people with health problems, a premium account is dumb.

Excellent. It works great, it’s reliable.

Well-being- Clive Hawes. Great product I have been using for many years it’s very accurate and keeps me updated

Recordings not available after 1 day. I recorded some data yesterday and went to review them this morning but they don't show up in the Journal. Is there a new version of the app coming soon? This feels like a buggy 1.0 release.

Instant information. Fabulous for checking for Afib, tachycardia and the like. You don’t have to think you’re imagining it - the data are there before your eyes and can be sent immediately to your cardiologist. A tiny device, great for travel. I recommend it for peace of mind.

Pricing. The pricing is ridiculous especially after the upfront cost of the device.

Needs Update. Great app when it works, just tired of redownloading it constantly since it crashes when I open it. Got newest iPhone version and phone, might need an update to stop issue

Finally found the problem!. My heart kept doing funny things that I would try to explain to my cardiologist, but by the time I got to the hospital and hooked up to an ECG, it went bashful. Flutters and squidgy things, and knock-you-off-the-sofa things. Now I’ve got some good tapes of it that match up with what I can feel it doing. Already paid for itself in reducing the anxiety associated with “what the hell is going on?”

Not so happy with this. I’m using this for my opd patients. The apps can’t diagnose anything if the heart rate is more than 100; very disappointing experience.

Great app with great potential. Great app, but has some minor flaws that could easily be fixed. The optional medications appear to be US only, so this feature can't be used internationally. Some common cardiac medications aren't an option, such as Ivabradine (known as Coralan in Australia), and even Aspirin 100mg isn't listed. Perhaps medications could be manually entered by the user? Being able to play the ECG in time with the voice recording would be beneficial. This would allow the user to identify exactly when they were experiencing certain symptoms. Another cool feature would be to log a record of your blood pressure if you have your own monitor.

For my atrial fibrillation. Impressive and helpful technology. Thank you

Needs a little fine tuning. The exit “x” fails to function on my iPhone 17 pro max. And often the reading can’t be interpreted ( which could be my fault 😭

Not connecting. Since update on my iPhone 11pro max the app will not connect to the kardia device. Sometimes it shows green connection for a split second. It’s totally useless now. Emailed support days ago a video and no response yet. To be if I am having flutters or mild attacks and not knowing it because my device no longer works!

My cardiologist recommended KardiaMobile. Kardia was recommended to me by my cardiologist just before I got my first afib episode. I had it for a couple of weeks and did not set it up. Then early one morning I felt funny so I quickly set up Kardia and tested myself. It was my first afib episode. I went straight to my GP who did an ECG and sure enough I had my first apisode of afib. With very high readings. Which was resolved buy mid afternoon. I have also used it on my family and friends just to show them how easy it was. I have detected some unusual activity on one of my friends and she ended up at a cardiologist. My husband also gave me an unusual reading. So he came along to my cardiologist. That was two years ago after a stent was put into his heart and now we have an appointment to see our cardiologist after detecting his first afib episode. Several tests later, he’s in for a quadruple bypass. So three years later we are all still alive thanks to my cardiologist who recommended Kardia. Kardia is small enough to carry in my purse and test when I need to.

Garbage. Honestly a complete waste of money. Apart from the fact that only picks up AF (one type of arrhythmia) there is constant issues with the ECG readings. Most of my readings are unreadable due to ‘electrical interference’ but that’s just rubbish as I have followed the instructions to the letter and still get the same error message over and over again.

Review. Very consistent and reliable device I am in AF presently but Cardiologist does not appear to be interested in Kardia information Would be useful if you could provide for bp etc information to be auto download from bp device to smart phone to integrate with Kardia ecg and then produce chart of data Thanks. Robert C McAllan

Useful but Limited by Lack of HealthKit Integration. I find the Kardia app to be incredibly useful for monitoring my heart health, and the EKG feature is top-notch. However, the inability to share EKG data with Apple HealthKit is a significant drawback. I hope the developers consider adding this feature in the future to improve user experience and data management. Overall, it’s a great app, but this limitation is a bit frustrating, enabling it would change my review to a 5*

Pricing model?. The app works well but the pricing model isn’t very responsible as you lose your history of ECGs if you don’t buy the premium product. Commerce trumps ethics there.

Critical real time feedback. Kardia gives me critical real-time feedback about my health and heart performance which is very reassuring given my medical history.

Lack of history.. After a month of free usage, you have to pay 12.99 a month for premium. Without it, even basic features like history of ECGs are not available. Since the device that comes with the app costs over $100, this is bad. Expected more. Look for another option.

Current version of Kardia. The current version is rubbish. Unnecessary changes to it. Email icon switched to the bottom and email title does not appear like the previous version. Just change the layout as it was. Disappointed!

ECG Review. The Kardia is easy to use and read, it gives a clear trace and with minimal education will save lives and reduce the incidence of stroke by indicating cardiac risk

Poor filtering, no better than Apple Watch. Spent a fair chunk of $ to get this on advice of cardiologist but it’s even less accurate than my Apple Watch Ultra 1. Poor DC potential filtering, too much HF noise in the signal. The only thing it really does is capture the QRS waveform so you can calculate HR. The P-wave and T-wavs are Ill-formed and almost not identifiable. Waste of money for me —especially if you already have a Apple Watch.

The device is garbage. Don’t waste your money

Useful. A very useful and helpful medical gadget, love using it🙏❣️

Love my kardia device.. This app is good but I found 1 problem. fails to be discovered as a source in my Health app.

Waiting for signals. Still searching . I don’t understand how it works ? Can any one help me

Always There. I rely on my Kardia to check on my heart. It is really helpful, especially in the middle of the night, when considering whether it is necessary to call an ambulance.

needs more. they could offer a lot more with without having to pay the high fee, lots of small profits do add up to more than a couple of big ones you know.

Helpful. It’s very helpful with my heart condition

App ceased to open after upgrade. I have been using this app for just under 2 yrs. I was impressed until it ceased to open. I suspect it has upgraded and is no longer backwards compatible. Poor when it is a medical device.

Extortion. I wasn’t aware when I downloaded the app I was on a 30 free trial for “premium”. I recorded a reading last night that was abnormal and I wanted to save for my cardiologist, as my free trial had ended the reading didn’t save, it didn’t flash up that it would not be saved. I then paid for premium hoping my last recording would then appear in my history but it seems it was not saved at all. This cost me $200 and yet I have to pay monthly to record my readings???? What a joke.

Kardia app not working. It used to work but now it jumps from no signal to great signal constantly Mary

Awesome Kardia & AliveCor. Awesome. I was an early adopter of the AliveCor ECG devices, years ago. Along with the Kardia App it is the best technology ever! I use it every day (often) and manage my extreme neurocardiogenic condition, includes extreme Vasovagals, PVC's, PAC's, Junctional, SVT etc. with the device/App. I also have a Pacemaker & the combo works just fine. 👍👍😃

Very poor service. I am unable to “upgrade” to Kardiacare for some reason, I just get an error. I have contacted customer service 3 times with no response.

A waste of money?. This was recommended by my heart specialist to try and catch my heart condition. It has been very hard to catch, and now that we finally have the document cannot be accessed. On top of already purchasing the $200 Kardia heart monitor, the app is telling me I must upgrade to premium to view my history. I made a PDF file and it made me password protect it, but now I can’t access the file even after putting in my password. This is honestly very frustrating, how do I access this PDF? This is a very serious heart condition and I need to be able to send it to my specialist. Would not recommend.

Mixed feelings. While the idea of this app is great, it doesn’t always work. Despite having a clear signal (“great signal” according to the app) there have been lots of occasions where nothing happens when I put my fingers on the pads. The screen just stays blank. This is pretty bad given you might need to record a fleeting sensation/also paid hundreds of dollars for a device that really should work every time. Also not happy about the monthly fee to save these recordings, when AliveCor are also using your data for their own purposes...what a double whammy. I’d pay a one-off fee to be able to save them but no way am I paying monthly! It feels like a money grab (and data grab!). When it works, it’s great, but overall I feel like I’ve been somewhat taken for a ride.

Review. I find it very handy to keep an eye on my heart having had an attack three years ago. I would recommend it to anyone in a similar situation. Leo

ECG does not work. This function, which should be the mean one, does not work in Apple Watch as the developer promise.

A life saver!. Essential for anyone with a cardiac issue/S.

A Clever Device!. My Cardiologist is recommended I purchase the Kardia ECG tracing device. It is well worth purchasing the Kardia device and downloading the App. I am very impressed with how easy it is to use. It is a great way of recording your heart rate and any tachycardia or abnormal rhythms. It is also helpful being able to type notes.

Kardia review. Easy to use, and while not the most accurate nor in depth analysis, plays a good role in identifying an issue and seek more advice

Device reliability. Device often struggles to connect to app. Also cites ‘electrical interference’

TY’s Ticker. Still easy to use some 20+ years since the op!

FANTASTIC PORTABLE HEART MONITOR. I am a doctor and have had several episodes palpitations myself recently. I purchased this (?$AU 200 I think???) several years ago for my daughter who was having panic attack palpitations but have found this device recently EXTREMELY USEFUL for my newly diagnosed Atrial fibrillation episodes. Definitely worth it.

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False advertising/Scam. Marking it as a 6 point EKG when you actually have to pay a monthly subscription of 8.99 or yearly of 79.99 to get all that’s advertised is absurd. Especially when it’s no better than a proper heart holter monitor! Insane greed. I received this as a gift from family while I’m figuring out heart issues. Thankfully it’ll be easy to refund. Looks like a lot of the 5 star reviews are botted/bought. Buyers beware!

Not sure how accurate it is. We had an unclassified reading with high heart rate. Cardiologist said it was AFib

Not very reliable. It does not reliably pick up AFib. Many times EKG will be “unreadable” when I am obviously in AFib. After 3-4 tries I just give up on it. Always wants me to upgrade. I am very disappointed in this and I would not purchase this item again. I rate this device as just “Fair”.

Great product. Kardiamobile is working beautifully. Love it.

App doesn’t work overseas. Bought the 6-LED version and a membership to monitor my EKG while travelling in China. The app doesn’t work in China and the device is useless without the app! It gives me anxiety for not knowing my heart condition. I have contacted support but they only cancelled my membership without a refund so far

If your reading this, just buy it. It is so easy to get good tests as often as need

Money Grab. By the device and all it asks is for more money. Go to your local pharmacy.

App. Customers are not told that the app is required to get any advanced features before purchase

App stuck. Just got me device, downloaded app. Try to setup account, then App gets STUCK!

Great at home device. Having the cardia mobile device at home relieves my worries after having a heart procedure. I know all is well. Thanks to this device.

Kardia care. I have heart failure…I check every week and record reading … I feel safe …

Wasted time. Money wasted

Kardia Mobile. Would highly recommend. I was not on blood thinners and Kardia mobile detected I was in afib (I was also waiting to have my aortic valve replaced) I went to the hospital right away and yes was advised I was in afib and could have had a stroke. After open heart surgery I also had Bradycardia which Kardia also detected. This little item saved me twice. Yes, yes, yes. Buy it💓

Envoi ECG par Hotmail. Je n’arrive plus à faire parvenir mon pdf de ecg à mon adresse hitmail, pourquoi?

Partner in Life. I use this as well as my blood pressure stats whenever I visit my doctor. This helps with his diagnostics and makes me feel so much better as I age with Diabetes type 2

Hard to turn on. My only issue is that it is at times extremely hard to turn on. Beyond that it seems to really function well and give good results.

Mauvaise connections digital extrême. Les capteurs ont une mauvaise sensibilité tellement mauvaise sa prend 10 min avant que l’appareil décide de fonctionner ! Défectueuse cochonnerie !!!

It is complicated. Received this item on doctors suggestion. It is easy to use but gets complicated after test as it tries to sell me other features, does not show results other than saying no abnormalities were detected. Then asks who’s test it was but doesn’t indicate that it got that info. Screen is gray and not highlighted to lead you to next step to completion. Overall, it is not user friendly other than taking the test. That’s when it gets difficult as to what’s next. I just shut it off. Can I actually trace past readings with some interpretations ? I am somewhat dissapointed as T V ads touted it’s ease of use.

Subscription enthusiasts. I have a kardia 6L . I find the app ( and device ) sync well and function as advertised . I do find though that the app interface to be pervasive with selections that route you to a monthly subscription. ($$) This approach to the UI has the effect ( on me) to highlight the limited functionality that comes standard since it seems almost any feature beyond basic ECG requires the monthly subscription.

Amazing!. Better than I expected. It's helping me to track heart issues. I only wish to have integration with more health care devices.

KardiaMobile® 6L & app work well. App and KardiaMobile® 6L work really well. Is great to be able to see what are the effects of treatment and dietary changes without needing special medical services or appointments. App could be improved by providing the option to export and back up recorded data, and by providing the option to reassign the baseline recording to a different recording. Currently the baseline cannot be changed, and the only data backup option is to download & save recordings as pdf documents.

Very happy.. Kardia Mobile is a great tool to monitor and manage my health.

Il y a des frais annuel. Pourquoi???

Force you to share your heart data with the. There is no need for this. They don’t allow you to proceed without clicking that you agree to this.

A little disheartened. So I bought this device because I wanted a better indication of my heart health than you can get from the Apple Watch. I am sorely disappointed that you need to buy a subscription at $90 a year to get the full report. The device is capable of displaying all results but will only give you the full detail and 3 extra arrhythmia detections if you pay. That’s a little scammy in my books. Do better Kardia.

Revised App definitely no longer user friendly!. Hate the revised App. It is no longer user friendly. Where were their UI experts? Trash interface now.

Kardia review. So simple and easy to use. Love it. Very compact and light. Also easy to carry everywhere I go, around home or traveling around the world.

Génial et très pratique. Facile a utilisé, pratique et précis, très conte d'avoir acheté Kardia pour faire le suivi sur ma tension artérielle et arythmies, j'ai été surprise et décue de découvrir que pour obtenir des fonctionnalités supplémentaires et la détections des arthmies, il faut payer un abonnement ( Kardia Care) a chaque année...

Accurate reliable device /app. This device and app is great . It helped discover the SVTs that my doctors could not figure out

Amazing Product. Finally gave my Doctor proof that I was having occasional weird heart rhythm

Great reassurance!. Precious heart

Great technology!. Love being able to do a 6 lead EKG anytime I’m concerned I might have AFIb. Very accurate.

Keeps crashing since the recent software update. The device gives less information than my apple watch, unless you subscribe to their services. After recent update the app keeps crashing. I can no longer use the device. Worst device. The ECG collected can not be used for analysis by other iphone apps. I feel ripped off. Unless you want to subscribe to their services, do not buy this device.

iPad landscape orientation support!. It only run as a small constrained portrait orientation even if you turn your iPad landscape.

Shrinkflation. Functionality that was available at a standard subscription rate now demands "premium". Premium rip-off.

Review. The microphone version is way to fussy. Nearly useless even if you follow all recommendations. I just chucking mine & taking the loss.

Ça marche !!. Ça fonctionne vraiment

Faulty electrode contacts. Only had unit for a few months and bottom electrode does not make good contact, even after cleaning. I have to wet my knee to get it to work; and the whole point of having it is being able to use it during an “episode”. If I have to run around looking for water; it defeats the whole purpose of having it.

Unit doesn’t pick up the signal anymore. Once again I’m left trying to determine why my Kardia won’t connect to my App unless I place the unit on top of my cellphone. Solid signal from home system, cell works with other apps. Takes numerous attempts to connect. No longer quick and easy. It’s like the unit has a timer that shuts it down after one year.

Do not connect Apple health. Incredibly frustrating to try to get working. I had to cold boot my iPad and iPhone to get it to do one ekg. Then the screen would turn grey and hang. Drove me nuts. I finally found out it works ok if you don’t connect Apple Health. The app could be much much better.

Easy to use. Easy to pdf and share results by email. The app provides good explanations for different arrhythmias.

Unhappy Customer. I could not believe how there was no mention of a large yearly fee to just use this device! Very misleading so I took the unit back & would not recommend this product to anyone! 🤬🤬

Review. Limited use unless upgrade which is a costly come-on.

Bad support. Pretty disappointed as you need to subscription to detect pvcs even after spending 200$ for the machine, as well as I’ve tried connecting to apple health and it will not show my ecg, messaged support and it’s dead air.

portrait mode only on iPad?. Device and App are solid and easy to use, disappointing that iPad version does not yet support device rotation and landscape mode which would be very helpful to look at results, also surprising that only .pdf export is supported and no spreadsheet option. 3.5 stars rounded up…

Works OK. The app works OK, but it’s really only there to get you to send it to their experts to review your data. The device never gives you a definitive indication. I use another device that make sure I do know that I am having an atrial fibrillation attack.

Buyer beware. No warning that you have to get a yearly subscription to access all 6 of the arrhythmias the Kardiamobile device is capable of detecting. It also DOES NOT send the tracings to the Apple Health app.

Handi instrument.. Over the years I notice substantial improvement in connectivity and its early warning feature. Sporadic testing is the key for good health for most users. It works for me especially if symptoms arises.

Test. Great test !

Account Required - Deleted and Returned. Any hardware that requires an account and requires you to log in to use hardware you own, especially with health data should be outlawed. Deleted app and returned the product to Costco. No thanks. Can only hope this company goes belly up for shady practice.

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Misleading inclusion of PVCs, SVE, and Wide QRS.. I used the first generation of Kardia for a couple of years and was satisfied. My doctor said the Apple Watch’s are just as good. When I ran across the 6L, I thought that would be different enough (includes PVCs, SVE, and Wide QRS) to make the purchase. It turns out you have to purchase a monthly or yearly subscription for this to work. In my opinion, this was not clearly stated. I feel that the company did this on purpose knowing a lot of its core base of elderly customers did not understand this. With that, I lost all trust with Kardia. If you can’t trust them on business practices, then why should you trust that the device is providing valuable data on the technical side? My cardiologist told me to “save your money”.

Strange Account Policy. Rating only 4 stars due to account policy. This device and app was recommended to us by a pediatric cardiologist for our 12 year old daughter. She is not the first patient for whom he has recommended this device. Unfortunately, I had to sign her up as a 21 year old because the policy for an account is at least 13 years old (that didn’t work either, hence the 21 yo entry). The reason age is entered is to allow positive identification by a physician (according to the registration page), so we now have to be clear with school staff to include her ACTUAL DOB in an email when submitting an EKG. This was not clearly thought through. We paid $99, I think I should be able to enter her actual age.

Dr. Recommended. I was having infrequent rhythm problems we could not diagnose because it was short-lived and always stopped before I went to the cardiologist. Even a stress echo test did not reveal anything amiss. Finally my doctor suggested a Kardia device. I was able to record an ECG right when I was having symptoms and we were finally able to determine that I was suffering atrial fibrillation events. Now, with a diagnosis in hand we are finally able to move forward with treatment. Though these devices are amazingly affordable, my insurance actually covered the purchase price!

Excellent App!. My heart had been pounding off and on monthly for over a decade. Every time I saw the doctor, "you're fine." If it wasn't for Kardia, I would not have known I had proxsysmal atrial fibrillation. I sent my doctor the ECG and his office called me to see him the next day. I've had Kardia for about 6 months and pay for the premium service for the saved history. Once I have the ablation and monitor myself for a while, I'll probably drop it. It a little spendy for my budget. But a great service. I would like it if they're Insights page could be more dynamic and allow for more date adjustment options. Next update please I'll still give AliveCor 5 stars!

Great small east machine. I have the mobile (credit card) version. It still does not fix any issue, make AFIB disappear or help me lose weight. What is does do is give me peace of mind. I found my AFIB at my regular physical - and am not sure how much earlier in the year it started as didn’t notice symptoms. This meant I may not know if/when it comes back. I use the reader each morning. It gives me my heart rate, some some crazy squiggly lines and that one sentence I want to see - no abnormal heart rate detected. Also allows me to send to my doctor if needed - great device and well worth it. Know each day the heart is still beating normal, peace of mind and a lot less worry

A product/app combination worth having. I get paroxysmal AFib rarely and my Kardia is my little sidekick when dealing with this arrhythmia. I recently went from the older two-lead device to the newer six-lead device, and both purchases I’ve been pleased. The device actually works, the app actually works. Every time. Without upselling me all the time. Yes there’s the subscription, and I may try it. But it’s not in my face every time I start up the app and device to take a reading. Again, great device good app that works every time without cheap adds or annoying salesmanship.

Life Saver. After having episodes of racing heart for over for 17 years, Kardia Mobile showed the first proof of my Arrhythmia. I had worn the Holter monitor and had stress tests in the past, but did not experience episodes of racing heart during that time. I decided to purchase Kardia Mobile. A month ago, my doctor reviewed my Kardia report summary which contained 38 EKGs recorded during my episodes. He diagnosed me with SVT on the spot. After a bit more testing, I quickly underwent a procedure to have it fixed. I am so grateful to AlivCor, to finally have received a diagnosis, so I could get the treatment I needed. Now I no longer have to live with the discomfort of SVT! Thank you!

Peace of mind. After being diagnosed with AFIB, my cardiologist suggested Kardia Mobile. I have been using it now for about 2 years, and I find that it provides a fast and reliable way to report on my heart rate. Several times, while traveling far from home, I was able to email my cardiologist an ECG for discussion. In one case, it resulted in his recommendation that I head for the emergency room, where they confirmed the need for immediate attention. I use the 6L model (though I have both models). The 6L provides more data than the base model Kardia, but both models are great. This device is very cost effective peace of mind. Highly recommended.

KARDIA MOBILE needs a low battery indicator. I’ve used my KARDIA mobile for two years now, and find it far more accurate than your wrist smart devices with FDA approved ECG/EKG sensors. Over all it’s incredibly accurate and easy to use. I’m also using advanced determinations, and recently my battery was going in the Kardia device and I didn’t know it. My Kardia APP was displaying my readings upside down and started to kick back with Wide QRS and wild jumps in readings. I also started to hear a “static” crackle from the device when held to my ear occasionally. I replaced the battery and no longer seeing these abnormal readings and more. There should be an indicator in the APP to let you know the battery is low.

Hard to use. I have the more expensive version of the Kardia. It is hard to get complete connection with your fingers and placement either on your left knee or ankle. Usually I get an error message of electrical interference or unreadable. Maybe 1 out 5 tries the unit works. When it does work you get an EKG and information as to whether you may have a problem. It has been accurate and agrees with my Cardiologist’s readings. Kardia indicated that I may have afib as did the cardiologist. After a procedure it reads normal sinus rhythm as did the cardiologist. When you are able to get a reading it does appear to be accurate. If it weren’t for the multiple tries to get a reading I would give a 5 star review.

Sleep Medicine Specialist. We have used the Kardia App on a separate iPhone for evaluation of office patients who were at risk or who had examination evidence of Atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmia. One EKG was collected on a woman sitting next to me at a soccer game, who had spontaneously discussed with family, seated around me, a syncopal episode with an MRI documented subdural hematoma, but no cardiac diagnosis after two trips to the Emergency Room. She had an abnormal Kardia rhythm strip taken while she sat at the soccer game; with a wide QRS complex that suggested Bundle Branch Block. Her husband stood up, took her to another ER evaluation with the suggested cardiology consultation; which was followed by a pacemaker implantation. Syncopal episodes disappeared.

Great way to check your sinus rhythm.. I have a friend who was told about Kardia Mobile so he ordered one. He bought one and the day he got it he was not feeling well. He used it and found out he needed to get to the hospital. He was in afib so he called 911. He stayed in the hospital for 5 Days. Kardia Mobile saved his life. I love the fact that as a fire Dept Chaplain I often am on the scene before EMS. I can have the person needing care to use it and as a guest it will still chart and give me Pulse and tell me if the guest is in a normal sinus rhythm or has a problem. This way I can let the incoming EMT the information. Great devise. Thank You Kardia Mobile.

Great app! Could use some improvements.. In general, the app is easy to use and very intuitive. However, the Care Plan function could use some improvements. As currently designed, if you take several medications at the same time, each time you tap on a medication in the Care Plan you are presented with a screen to record the administration of that particular medication. That becomes cumbersome if you take several medications. A better approach would be to allow multi-select of all the medications taken on a particular time and record the administration of all selected medications simultaneously. Developers, please consider for future upgrades.

Out of the box experience. Don’t bother. Save your money. These comments are observations and do not allege or infer fact. About the process: The app downloads and prompts the user to create an account. The user must provide personally identifiable information (PII) without any certification from the site or third party about what protections the vendor has in place. There are a number of private and unnecessary demands for more personal information. I urge users to not fill out anything more than the minimum. Don’t use your real birthdate. Keep your info private. Since they do not offer any pedigree about the security of your data you should not provide it. Anyone with the premium service may have their data at risk. They have the potential to sell your data or provide insurance companies with data. There is no audit or legal attestation to prove otherwise. Check for yourself. Now for the app review: The process is straight forward. You don’t get results immediately. There is no value with this app if you are at risk of heart anomalies since there is a 24 delay. It was a great idea on the hype they provide to get the product sold but it is a gimmick not a tool for a healthy lifestyle. They should be more up front about the lack of real-time data. Hiding this fact from the user until they buy and use the product prompted this review. They conceal the latency of the app or the process to generate sales. What else are they keeping from the consumer? What other risks are they exposing the user to and not telling them or not doing the measurements correctly. How many ways are the data inaccurate because the fingers are not placed correctly. There is no feedback. Believe at your own risk.

CARDIO CONCIOUSNESS. KARDIA is a remarkable tool that utilizes the incredible computing power of The IOS operating system. In other words, the device itself is a relatively simple Bluetooth sensor, however the software included provides algorithms that can uncover and warn against unusual heart rhythms. Upon receiving a questionable finding, the user can quickly email the findings ones physician...or call upon KARDIA reps to interpret finding for you. The price of the service runs 10 to 20 dollars per finding—or you can sign up for PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP that sends you weekly reports by mail. In my experience, the $10 clinician report is sketchy and hard to understand. For $20, I’d just assume see my own doctor. For those with diagnosed arythmia concerns, the device can be a lifesaver. While fascinating and helpful, I for one would not count on KARDIA to take the place of a cardiologist. Still, for under $100, it is a useful tool that will make the user more aware of cardiovascular health and may even prompt the user to go see a cardiologist for the first time. Highly recommended for obese, sedentary, heavy drinking smokers, etc who need to be proactive about their health. KARDIA is a great place to start.

Impossible to get an appointment with a cardiologist. I purchased the advanced diagnostic features. However, getting an appointment with a cardiologist to discuss the readings is impossible. In addition to the price of the extra features of the Kardia, it seems one has also pay for the cardiologist. Might as well go to a hospital or your GP. Additionally, one can’t tell if multiple diagnosis are showing, I always had bradycardia (according to this app (heart rate below 60 bpm), so I can’t tell if I have other issues besides it. It seems Kardia can’t tell it one may have multiple issues.

Update: Did not work on my iPad. Now it does.... No bluetooth connection feedback shown, no matter the device. Bluetooth must be ON. The Battery was NOT dead. It worked on somebody else’s iPhone, app listing says it works on this iPad Pro. The device itself has apparently not read the message... It worked on my iPad—eventually. Nothing had changed, audio was enabled (& must be for it to work), it shows no discernable bluetooth connection in the list. Trying it 2 days later, once again does not work on an iPad touching the device. Glad I’m not in distress while trying to get it to work. People need to take several readings their first few days of owning it, to completely understand its idiosyncrasies vs wait until there is a possible event. Works best w/o an iPad case, near the camera & earphone jack end. 2nd fingers need to be at the very edge of the pads for reading. It can yield an incomplete reading (interruption of the contact within the 30 second sensing period). As far as I can tell: it works well enough, though the disclaimer says it does NOT detect signs of a heart attack, which leaves me wondering a bit what it is that I am checking for in the way of irregularities. No afib here. The feedback is simplistic but reads definitively. I think a bp cuff & O2 monitor would supplement this device. Sending data to a doctor: clinics, for security sake/prevent hacking generally do not accept email & electronic data from patients. A good policy. Mounting this to one’s phone is awkward [assuming it goes on the back of the phone] because you can’t see the counter & frequent handling of the phone with it attached via the included 3M dbl-sided tape likely takes its toll on the Kardia if you are rough with your phone. Not insurmountable (heh).

DO NOT BUY-update. From Terms of Service, “You irrevocably and forever waive any rights you may have regarding your User Content being altered or manipulated in any way that may be objectionable to you. You must accept this when logging in via the internet. At first you could be somewhat anonymous. No more. They DEMAND access to microphone. They DEMAND PII personal ID information. They make every effort to collect data on you including meds. PB. And more. Just check the news on Facebook and GOOGLE privacy violations before you consider this app because I have to believe they run under radar to sell info to the likes of these companies. Follow up. Kardia responded and clearly stated they do not sell data. Neither did Facebook, until they were caught. They said microphone was for inaudible signal transmission. Funny, some time ago, I used the EKG monitor with microphone off and it worked fine. My Kardia pad did not change, so I view this as suspicious response. And now when I try to check heart rythm it let me do it once then said it is sending to pro for review - and I cannot repeat the EKG test or see the results. It is useless. I spent $99 on the Kardia Mobile and now the app does not work. So I say again, DO NOT BUY. If you buy the KadiaMobile your a fool. But that’s just my opinion based on my experience.

Learn more about this review when you upgrade to KardiaCarr. Congratulations! Learn more about why the app is annoying by subscribing to our KardiaCare. Be sure to click upgrade so you can see your EKG for this $80 item that the Apple Watch does better, but with more hassle and offers to benefit you the customer by interfering with your need to know if you are having atrial fibrillation! So many buttons and colorful text passages for you to accidentally press! Lucky you! But wait! There’s more! Subscribe and let us identify several other forms of fibrillation that you thought you paid for when buying the device but now realize aren’t provided without a subscription on top of it! Maybe during the use of the software you’ll discover a new heart condition from trying to use the app!

Excellent Tool. Was the only tool at my disposal to diagnose my Super ventricular Tachycardia. EKG’s and Echo’s at the doctors office couldn’t diagnose the problem unless I was actively having an episode, so this app and the mobile EKG let me send some data to my doctor that finally let me get a diagnosis. It was very useful and much more convenient, as episodes could happen randomly, even at school, and especially at sports practice. My only complaint is the constant advertising for premium status, and the free version made it very hard to keep and send EKG’s to my doctor. Often times I couldn’t take an EKG at all, due to poor connection, which made it very stressful to figure out while I was actively experiencing rapid heart palpitations.

I like the new ui. Cleaner and easy to use. There is a bug where if you register the single lead device and then register the 6L. You’ll be prompted to select which device you’re using to record heart rhythm. You’ll need to delete and reinstall the app so that only one device is listed. I do wish that you could just launch the app and then use the device without having to tap on the record your EKG button. The idea is that you want to use the device and record the event you’re encountering right away. If you have to fiddle with the app it’s precious time wasted thereby running the risk of not catching the heart arrhythmia. I hope the developers can figure something out.

Product manager review. I’m glad you lost the case with Apple. If you purchase the device you need to use it to full potential not by paying subscription. Ok let’s say I got the subscription, I don’t get a invoice and I need to call your customer care to get it every single time so I can use it for reimbursement at my work for wellness. And your customer care is like old people who don’t want to work at all. No wonder how you guys are unable to innovate and grow in this space. I wish Apple or Medtronic beat you to the market. If you have a mission stick to the mission not to subscription revenue. Remember people paying for you is already under pain of not sure what is happening with their heart and need some proof to navigate broken American health care. You are making them pay $9 to detect even PVCs?

Great tool. I love this app, I’ve had it for a short while and it’s proven very useful. If you’re interested in this app then you’ll need a Kardia ECG unit. The membership fee isn’t too bad at $9.99 a month and you get access to extra features such as clinical review of an ECG. It also store all of your ECG’s so that you can show them to your Dr. The app also allows for a guest as well if you want to track another person. I would gladly give this app 5 stars except once I do an ECG, I can’t close that feature by pressing the x in the upper right hand corner. I’ve got to close the app and reopen it, small nuisance so I give it an overall rating of 4.5 stars.

New Look. I am excited about the new look, but don’t own an Omron BP cuff, I no longer can manually add my BP, nor my A1C. It’s frustrating also that it won’t let me check off the boxes when I take my meds. I think a tutorial would be justified as I had to figure out how to add my meds, dosage and time to take. I was perfectly happy with the old app, but I know things change. Thank you for getting back to me on this issue. It was helpful. Although I am already in contact with a support tech about my not being able click the squares to show I took my medicine. Kardia is worth the money!

Safety and comfort. Kardia Mobile gives me the safety and comfort that I need to reassure myself of what my current condition is all about. It allows me to recognize when my heart is irregular and then I take the break that I need to bring my heart back into normal rhythm. Kardia Mobile is like having a doctors voice in my ear and telling me how I should proceed. This is my second Kardia Mobile that I have owned and rely heavily on it, day-to-day, and especially when I participate in a extremely dangerous sporting activity. I guess Kardia Mobile is just my life link and so thankful for the thoughtful people and intelligent people who have invented and designed this beautiful device.

My KardiaMobile. Having been diagnosed with arrhythmia in early 2021, in my case I have no idea when it’s occurring. I have been told I have a bundle branch block. KardiaMobile 6 lead, explains to me what that is. Which explains my congestive heart failure diagnosis. Sometimes it measures sinus rhythm with a wide QRS, indicative of my condition, other times it measures Arrhythmia, outright. Once a measurement is done you can access the information in the app and hopefully it will allay fears and worries one may have and you can respond accordingly. This is much more accurate than my Apple Watch and keeps me aware of what occurring with my irregular heartbeat, which I am unaware is happening. Thank you KardiaMobile. Regards Jimmy

Inconsistent readings. I can record a reading with Kardia and get 2 or more unclassified readings before it reads l’m inrythym or even though it appears to show I’m in sinus rythym, they’re record unclassified. Response from cardiologist did not come in a personal email or even as a notification. Finger pads are too sensitive to pressure or a slight flinch, recording stops. Compared to my 🍎 watch, I have way fewer inconsistent readings and my health app records and stores both Kardia and 🍏 watch readings! I have considerably more data from 🍎 that’s part of the health app than Kardia. The watch sync’s with other apps and shares my 💜 rates with them as well. Although, as of this writing, 🍎 doesn’t have cardiologist support as Kardia does.

No Bluetooth with new OMRON 10 Series 7465. I was pleased to see that the app was designed to Bluetooth connect with the Omron 10 Series so that you can take blood pressure readings and have those automatically update into the app. I went out and bought the high-end 10 Series for the automatic update feature and found that it would not Bluetooth connect with this app. Reason is that Omron upgraded the 10 Series 7450 model (which is supposed to connect with the app) to the newer 7465. I emailed tech-support to let them know of this, but they showed no interest in updating their app to connect with the newer 10 Series 7465. I hope they plan to make this update sometime in the future.

Kardia. The Kardia was recommended to me by the cardiologist after he did my EP Study. I had always been dx with SVT but the pathway for my arrhythmia ruled out benign SVT and I went into aFib 2x in the lab and needed to be cardioverted. The Kardia has offered me peace of mind during exercise and everyday activity and I am now controlled by meds and very grateful. This tiny cardiac diagnostic tool has determined I do not qualify or even need an ablation for aFib! My brother bought his after I told him what Dr. Joy had recommended for me. His Kardia dx his aFib episode, he went to the ER, was admitted for 2 nights and he feels Kardia saved his life... he had suffered a previous heart attack and needed bypass. Thank you Kardia.

Life saver!. I bought my 1st Kardia 5 yrs. Ago when I flew to Houston, TX from Ohio to have a new procedure called the Wolf Mini Maze done for Afib. I was able to keep track of my heart rhythm and if, for some reason, it would be out, all I had to do is call my doctor and he made adjustments to my meds. I purchased my 2nd one this year. I have no regrets. I think anyone who has had any type of heart condition, should have this. I carry one in my purse at all time, and I have one at my computer. I take it when I travel and read it every night. It gives me a very accurate reading every time. Best purchase I ever made.

Love the device, last SW update fixed the problems. I have used this for over two years now. I record both my EKG and blood pressure using an Omron monitor. Recording the BP has always been difficult but the last update has made it very difficult. I usually end up unpairing and repairing the monitor. Edit: the last update fixed the issue and now the app works better than before. The BP recording is consistent and smooth and the EKG is more solid. Great job. Just a note for hearing aid wearers, you must disconnect them to take an EKG. Not a big deal but an interesting point.

Be proactive. I've recently had some heart issues and I was advised that I need to pay attention so I decided to try this little unit and on several times it's told me I've had issues very clearly. I've been able to record them. Show them to my doctor talking intelligently and get the right medication and been on a much better track than I was. I highly rate this little device a 10 It's simple to use. I can keep track of the information and show my doctor and it lets me know when I have at least an issue and should go see my doctor don't wait don't hesitate. Don't procrastinate get one today. PS makes a great Father's Day gift.

Not for me. The device does not seem to work for me. The 6 led ekg vary rarely gets a signal from my knee or my ankle. I have some extra heart beats that I want to capture but the software is useless. It would have been perfect to allow to capture data continuously for long periods of times more than 5 mins) but only save the last 1 minute after you disengage. This would have allowed me to capture an extra heartbeat. The app is geared towards marketing and making money. Not complaining about that, it is just that it is not well thought of what someone will want to use it for. How awesome would have been to allow to save profiles for my family. I can do this with tags right now, but like I said, this is made for making someone rich.

Crash crash crash. This app has to be one of the worst apps I have ever downloaded. But unfortunately it’s the only app I can use with this device. I open the app and is just grays out I have to open it several times to get it to work. I’ve uninstalled the app twice now and still the same thing. I’m currently looking for a new device from another manufacturer, because let’s be honest if the app fails to work correctly just how good is the device? Update: today’s update seems to have fixed the issue. However as a developer you need to test app possibly issues and having an issue with the native Apple health app should not have happened as this should have been beta tested before release

Need to fix integration with Apple Health. Love the new watch app and constant heart rate monitoring with a couple of noted issues: 1) The watch app in its default exercise mode constantly shows that you are fully exercising every second you wear the watch in the Apple Health app so that your daily exercise totals show that you basically run a marathon every single day even if you do no more than walk to and from your car and around the office. 2) The Apple Health app records your heart rate every couple of seconds all day long and the data can not easily be erased and grows substantially in size on your iPhone. In a few months of daily use the data storage will grow into a size which will likely become unwieldy, slow down the Apple Health app, and occupy a great deal of space on capacity-limited iPhones. I don’t know if it’s possible but somehow the Kardia app needs to stop (or limit) communications with Apple Health - it already makes the exercise monitoring functions mostly useless and will ultimately overwhelm the storage in most iPhones by recording tens of thousands of heart rate readings each day.

Product great, support not so much!. PROS: Love the band, really easy to use and comfortable! Looks nice too. The app is great! Looks nice, easy to use, and awesome ability to get data to my cardiologist. App pairs with Omron bp monitor. CONS: Doesn’t pair or allow sync with other brands, such as Qardio (my pref) or withings. Cannot pay for service through Apple Pay. Seriously. CUSTOMER SUPPORT EXPERIENCE I’d rate it five stars if it wasn’t for the lack of actual customer service I experienced. Customer support was not responsive. Took ages to get replies... and even longer to finally get it up and available, never really understood why. ***The device does NOT actually “work” right away because it’s suspended until their cardiologist reviews your first EKG and releases it.*** I signed up for the service when I ordered the band, so two weeks of my free trial was wasted with the shipping time and then waiting longer for the review by their Cardiologist. Despite multiple inquiries, the delay was lengthy and largely without any resolution. By then my trial expired, and no response to multiple requests to amend my trial period to begin once I actually had access to use it. Buyer beware I guess.

Still waiting for Apple Pay. I don’t have medical issues now, fortunately. I shelled out the $200 for the Kardia band and I do like the product based on the 30-day free trial. I like the idea of getting notified if something develops. So, I am willing to subscribe to the premium service, but I’m a long time ago done with entering my credit card into everybody’s website, not when Apple Pay offers such better security. I contacted Alive Cor to suggest that they offer an Apple Pay option and meanwhile kept the KardiaBand just waiting for them my reasonable request to accommodate more methods of payment. That was three months ago and I’m still waiting. Customer support did reply back the next day and tell me that my request was forwarded to the developers. Two more versions later and I’m still waiting. Can’t believe it’s that hard to put an Apple Pay button and really can’t believe that Alive Cor doesn’t care about getting more subscriptions.

Easy to use (I’m not a doctor). Easy to use device and software. Provides good reporting and can track weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and medications. (Integrates with Apple Health.) Easy to record symptoms via tags and user can create his/her own symptom tags. Battery lasts a long time. Quality of analysis has been validated in independent trials. I don’t keep mine on the back of my phone because it’s a bit awkward for my hand size. Premium service is essential for history and to maximize value. I wish the notation function were more robust. Also would like to see some type of summary or recap of AFIB for periods longer than 30 days. Maybe a stacked bar graph with percents by category?

Difficult to get a reading. I received an Alivecor KardiaMobile device as part of an AFIB study I’m participating in. I’m finding the device very difficult to use to get a good ECG. My troubles are I put my fingers on the device and nothing happens. I talked to the support staff and they suggested wetting my fingers. With my fingers moistened with a couple drops of tap water, it’s better. I still have to move my fingers around to get a good contact to get the device to light up on my smart phone app. Usually it takes 2 or three tries to get a recording. The device breaks contact and restarts the ECG recording. Maybe it’s the dry Las Vegas weather that’s causing the problem, however, I have no difficulty getting a recording with my iPhone 4. That works every time.

Bait & Switch: Downgraded to useless without premium subscription. I bought the Kardia band to be able to take ECG on the Apple Watch; with the new version, all the watch app does is display a screen saying “This is a premium feature...” What a joke! The whole point of buying the band was that feature. If they want to offer subscriptions to evaluations by physicians, etc. that’s fine; changing basic functionality into premium subscription-only functionality after a purchase has been made, that’s unacceptable. Apple should have strict rules against that in its AppStore terms. Hope AppleWatch 4 kills their business, given their bait and switch tactics, that’s utterly deserved. Good riddance! Update: the developer answers this with a hollow, useless response. Answer the one question, or don’t answer at all: Why sell a KardiaBand, promising users the ability to take an ECG with the AppleWatch, just to go and castrate the software in a subsequent release? I paid for a functionality, and was then, post purchase, robbed of that functionality. It’s called “bait and switch”. I now have an AppleWatch accessory, that I can only use with my iPhone, and that unreliably. Horrendous! AppleWatch 4 pays for itself relative to what a few months of the bait-and-switch subscription service costs. Someone should file a class action suit against Kardia.

Stellar Device!. Just received mine and put it right to use. Works well. It’s simple and the guided instructions should help even the technophobes amongst us. After retiring as a Paramedic in NYC I truly appreciate how this whole system works. While there is a premium plan there’s no obligation to buy it but it seems like a decent add-on for those without medical experience. I’m ordering a few more to give as gifts. The device itself is a great looking design. I just wish it came with a carry case included. Sorry this sounds like an ad but I’ve been disappointed by medical devices bought online before and I can’t help but be overjoyed at how this exceeds my expectations. Using with an original iPad Pro.

Kardia Mobile review. I had a minor heart attack five years ago and have been using this app pretty much the whole time. It’s easy to use and my cardiologist at first was kind of skeptical but quickly realized how good a job this Kardia Mobile really is. He likes it as gives some great insight at home how things are going and matches closely to office recordings. Close enough to be useful when seeing him. Naturally it does not get as involved as office machines but he said” keep using it”. It became a huge help when I developed Atrial Fibrillation and needed a Cardio Version and ultimately Cardio Ablation. For the money and piece of mind everyone should have one Especially if heart is involved. Hope this helps.

Peace of Mind!. This app, along with the sensor, is a must have for anyone who has experienced a cardiac event. It is extremely accurate, readily accessible, and easy to use. Without this device, if you feel a cardiac event you are left with waiting for a doctors appointment or a visit to the ER to obtain an EKG reading. By the time you get there the event may not even be measurable. With this device, you can take a measurement immediately upon recognizing the event. This app allows you to show the results to your doctor via email or by printout or you can, for a small fee, elect to submit your reading electronically to a board certified cardiologist for a quick analysis! I if you are looking at this app, you should probably give it a try!

KARDIA SAVED MY LIFE. Kardia saved my life! I am 74 year old man who woke up in the middle of the night with acute dizziness after going to the bathroom. I have a history of a TIA and underwent surgery for a loop monitor placement in the left chest in August. Several years ago I purchased a Kardia EKG for medical use seeing patients. I’m a retired Physician Assistant by profession. Since I still was not feeling well and dizzy I used my Kardia EKG. The EKG indicated that I was having Atrial Fibrillation and I called my local EMS. The ER physician diagnosed that I was still having Atrial fibrillation and prescribed the proper medication treatment. Thank you KARDIA for saving my life in a medical emergency!

Kardia is very good. I recently had a stress test, and before starting was telling the cardiology crew about Kardia. They hadn’t heard of it, and asked me to give them a demonstration while hooked up to their monitors. The readings from the Kardia device matched their monitors exactly- they were astonished to say the least. If you haven’t heard from the cardiology department atMercy Fort Smith yet, I bet you will be very soon! In addition, I really like the ability to print off my readings to take with me to doctor appointments. I also like the capability of sending the readings to a cardiologist or specialist for monitoring. I have an appointment coming up soon with an electrophysiologist, and am looking forward to showing off your product to him!

Some Shortfalls. The program not only records EKG but allows for entries of blood pressure and sugar. The hbA1C portion is worthless because the keyboard to enter it has no period. Weight evaluation is questionable . At my height to be where they consider normal is 164 pounds. At 30 years old as an army ranger my weight was 272. At 80 my weight will probably not be 173 again no less 164. If the program is liked with Apple Health it may at times generate erroneous blood pressure or sugar readings for certain times that it will not delete, yet those values are not in the apple program for the date and time indicated. All of these extraneous errors raise questions on the validity of of the EKG algorithm since that is certainly more complex then these annoying errors.

My original review: Harsh and unjustified.. I just wanted a device to self - monitor my occasional heart fibrillation At first I was impressed by its “ease of use”. But overall, sadly, this appeared to be just a “method” to collect a “rent” for its occasional heart monitoring and recording. This is my update: My apologies for my old guy rant: Thank you for your previous polite reply. But I will stick with my original review. A heart monitoring device should be very easy to use. (Yours is!) and to record & keep at least one or two traces without the use of my iPhone. (Yours is not!) My cardiologist would or should be able to view and interpret those recordings on your device without the use of my iPhone. In a lab setting my cardiologist would preform additional detailed controlled tests to determine afib and other heart related data. Thanks … John

Experience. Update: 5/Stars on customer support! Company got back to me and explained iPhone X model I had was in conflict with APP and equipment and they “offered refund”. I was able to use Kardia on my wife’s iPhone X model so I Kept it. They said they would let me know when the issue was resolved and I could use the App and equipment. They emailed me today (January 30th) and told me new IOS would correct issue. They were right and now I am able to use Kardia on my iPhone X!! Kudos to AliveCor Support for keeping “my” issue on the back burner and get back to me when the issue was resolved. Upgraded support to 5-Stars!!! Called when they had phone number listed and lady had me do a bunch of steps to try and make it work with my iPhone X. No dice. She said they will look into it and get back with me. You guessed it, no one called after month. I had to email (few times) and asked for phone call, and all I got a response that basically had me do same things lady had me do. They paid NO ATTENTION to what I had written, only gave me a list of preprogrammed things to do. I wrote again asking for call/Support, no response.

Greatest Little Gadget To Save Your Life. This past Saturday night my husband said he thought he was having a heart attack. I immediately got out my Kardia pad and it showed up tachycardia was present. We called the EMS and he was taken to the hospital. He did not have the normal symptoms and his EKG was inconclusive so the paramedics gave him the choice of going to the hospital. We went on the results of Kardia and it saved his life. It’s the best life saving device and everyone should have one. It is small enough to keep in your wallet so we have 2. One for home and one for on the go. Thank you.

Plan ahead if you have heart issues, also reports incomplete. Update: app allows you to add notes for bp and ekg but THERE IS NOMEAY UOU CAN PRINT A REPORT THESE NOTES. The notes are CRITICAL for your doctor to understand symptoms and activity at the time of ekg or bp. The support department informed me notes have to be entered manually, which is irresponsible, IMHO, and all support would tell me is they can submit a request. Support would not tell me how I could submit a request, even after asking 5 times in different ways. HINT: go to website, find support and poke around enough until you stumble on how to send support email (they do it make it easy to find this and then they ask you if you have read all the articles written about in the email before you can actually send the email). Nowhere, until you buy the device and try to use it did I ever see, AND YOU WILL MOST LIKELY NOT SEE, that you cannot actually see your EKG until you submit the first EKG for Kardia to review in 24 hours or more or less. If you are buying this because you know how to read an EKG and expect to know if you should call the paramedics do not plan on being able to use this device for who knows how long. I submitted my first EKG and will update with how long it actually takes to be able to use what I paid for, expecting to use it within minutes, unless I die of a heart attack tonight because I cannot see what I paid to see. What a bunch of BS and proof that the negative reviews about how little control you have over YOUR EKG are actually TRUE. THE FDA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS COMPANY FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.