Reviews for hipKey Proximity and Movement Alarm

One review has mentioned false alarms. I don't get any false alarms on my hipkey. The connection is very reliable once established and the reach is quite good. Outdoor I get 450 feet between my iPhone and hipkey when they are in line of sight. Indoor the range is less but still acceptable. It depends on the rooms, doors, construction materials etc.

The trick not to get unwanted alarms is to use the excellent safezone feature. I have set up safezone's in my home, office, parents place and a few other places. My iPhone registers every time I enter and exit a safezone. hipkey does not alarm when being inside a safezone. Its a great feature.

I noticed that hipkey sometimes makes 2-3 beeps when I pick it up inside a safezoe. First I thought this was an alarm. I contacted the vendor and they told me it is not an alarm but a "safezone notification". Here is how it works:

When hipkey has entered a safezone it will not sound the normal distance alarms. If hipkey looses its connection to its iPhone it will start monitoring if it is moved (it uses the build in movement sensor). When moved hipkey will make 3 notification beeps to inform me that it is not connected to my iPhone. The vendor told me this feature is meant to warn you, that you are about to leave your safezone without your iPhone. Very handy feature to prevent you from leaving behind your iPhone when you go to work in the morning.

I have come to like the feature very much but also recommended to the vendor that they make this feature optional in the hipkey App. Not all might like this feature. They promised to look into it.

13 of 13 people found this useful

I have used it for a couple of weeks and it delivers !

24 of 25 people found this useful

I have used hipkey for 8 weeks every day since I got it. I have hipkey connected to my iPhone 5 and use the Alarm mode to protect my iPhone. The initial pairing was very easy. Hereafter it took me a few days to get to know the technology behind hipkey (e.g. Bluetooth), which made me find out about the safe zone and set a handful of them up. Now hipkey is connected to my keys and just follows me around together with my phone.

Using hipkey has made me more aware about where and how I use my phone and made me more careful not to leave it behind by mistake somewhere (has happened before).

Battery performance is very good. Only one re-charge so far and still two bars to go. The battery effect on my iPhone is minimal. I still have one day on a full charge on the phone as before.

I have used the other modes a few times. E.g. child-mode on my 4 year old son when being in a crowded supermarket. The experience was quite okay. hipKey helped me not to be concerned about if he was too far away, if I didn't see him for a moment. It felt like a quite reliable experience. Motion mode has also been used to monitor my bag while being in a restaurant. No one touched my bag but when I went to get it I right way got an alarm :)

Overall I am very satisfied with my hipkey. It is a very reliable and high quality device, which I find easy to use and securing to carry. To all of you in doubt of buying hipkey I can only give it my warmest recommendations. Real value for money !!!!

21 of 24 people found this useful

I came across hipkey in the Apple store in NYC when asking the staff about something new and cool for my iPhone 5.

Now after using hipkey for 5 weeks I can say I love it. It helps me keep track of my keys and iPhone everywhere I go. I have it on all the time and never had any false alarms. I set the alarm distance to Long and have set up several safe zone's. I will recommend this setting for other hipkey users as well.

This is the best accessory I have come accross this year. Keep them coming guys.

8 of 8 people found this useful

I got hipkey for my son who never can find his keys before leaving the house. We all had to get involved finding his keys with delays and frustrations as a consequence. Then hipKey came along and that has been a great solution for him.

hipKey is not turned off and neither is the App. Find Me works instantly when the two devices are connected. Also after a long time in between an established connection. A quick walk through the house will find hipKey - guaranteed.

Now my son also started to use Alarm mode and Motion mode. Both works very well. He likes hipKey a lot.

15 of 15 people found this useful

Ready, set, go in less than 1 minutes. Great App to make it happen so smoothly.

I love the design and the features. I use motion mode to watch my computer bag with Apple products when visiting clients and alarm mode when I am moving around.

Usage is better than expected. Much longer alarm distance than all other similar devices I have come across.

The team behind hipkey is very supportive. I submitted my question on their web and next day was called up by someone from the organisation. Problem was resolved within 5 minutes and I could move on. I encourage others to do the same.

9 of 9 people found this useful

I got hipkey to make it find my keys for me. I can never find them and get confused if I have them with me after closing and auto-locking the door. It has happened more times I have had to spend 100$ to have my front door opened by a locksmith. This is more than what I spent on one hipKey !

Hipkey does not have to have other features enabled at the same time as Find-Me. This is exactly what I wanted.

The battery is great. So far after three weeks I still haven't had to charge it.

8 of 8 people found this useful

Just bought the hipKey. Love the sleek design and it just works. Awesome !!

8 of 8 people found this useful

My first experience with hipKey is very good. I like it's look, the materials used and the quality feel it has. The product is easily unpacked and the quick-guide tell's you everything required to pair and get started. All done in less than 2 minutes, very seamless and intuitive.

The App works like a charm. It has an Apple feel to it. Is very easy to operate, even without a manual in front of you. I did have problems with moving the pairing from iPhone to my iPad but with assistance of the HipKey team, who responded very quickly after contacting them, I used the hipKey demo video on youtube to make it happen.

I like the safe zone feature a lot. What a great concept. Unwanted alarms are normally unavoidable with these short-range wireless Bluetooth devices, but safe zone prevents them in a very intuitive way. One extra Star for that.

So far I only have deeper experience with Alarm Mode. The max. distance is quite okay. I find the short distance a bit too short so I use medium or long distance. Alerts on Hipkey is quite high.

Overall I recommend my friends to get one, and I got one more for my girlfriend, who looses her key's a lot ;-) I'll ask her to report her findings here as well.

17 of 17 people found this useful