iHealth Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor

• Great product - bad manual!!

  3.0 out of 5 stars

  I am a doctor and have used and recommended the iHealth BP cuff to patients. I loved the iHealth BP cuff, and eagerly bought this as a more portable way for my patients to monitor their BP and communicate it to me. Unfortunately, the manual does not specify that you need to download a different app (iHealth Vitals) than the iHealth for the BP cuff to work with this for those that have that product. Also, it does not make clear that you must make a successful connection first with the iHealth Vitals app for the offline readings to be successful. I actually returned one unit thinking it was defective because these things where not made clear in the manual. Hopefully this will save you a trip back to the Apple Store and not give up on what I think will be a great product. I would give it more stars, but great documentation is part of a great product, and I am afraid other customers will have the same frustrating and needless experience I had. Being forewarned, buy away! … More (Read full review)

  • Written by JOHN L from Orange
  • Nov 16, 2012

  117 of 126 people found this useful

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• Great product, just need to use it correctly

  5.0 out of 5 stars

  Great product, so convenient to use once you get it set up. For those of you who have an iPhone 5, it definitely works for it (ev en though it's not shown on the box) and I'm running the latest iOS6. The instructions are a bit confusing since they don't tell you that you need the specific app (iHealth MyVitals) but I deduced it based on the developer info (iHealth Lab Inc.). The instructions are also poorly written about how to sync (but again, if you use bluetooth before, it's somewhat intuitive) but it would have been nice if they gave step by step instructions. Furthermore, since it doesn't support multiple users, you can get around the system if you have 2 devices and pair the bluetooth separately with individual accounts. But note that once you pair with one device, you need to turn off the bluetooth for that device or disconnect the pairing in order for the second device to discover it. Anyhow, as far as the accuracy of the blood pressure monitor, it is pretty accurate. I obsessively monitor my blood pressure on those free booth at the pharmacy and the iHealth BPM is very similar. I have also been trained to use a sphygmomanometer (the cuffs doctors use) and know that people shouldn't compare any easy-to-use devices to the gold standard tool because it's just not going to be that accurate. That said, the iHealth BPM works well for routine daily usage but you have to put it on correctly! For those that reported it is not accurate, I suspect they may have put the cuff on with the monitor away from the wrist (I did that for fun and it did not give the same reading). The monitor needs to be reading on the inside of the wrist (again, something the instruction could have better point out). My parting note: I purchased the iHealth BPM fro the Apple Store and they stated that I can return the item without any stocking fees, if I didn't feel like it was accurate. I'm happy with my purchase, so this is worth giving a try! … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Eddie C from Chicago
  • Dec 11, 2012

  62 of 72 people found this useful

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• Poor manual instructions-what a shame...

  3.0 out of 5 stars

  My husband bought me the Apple iHealth Wireless Blood Pressure Wrist Monitor as a Christmas present. I was so excited I opened th e box and read the instructions carefully, however, we were both very disappointed with this part. We took a long time figuring out how to make the device work properly. I had the right internet connection, bluetooth, the identified device but nothing worked. I downloaded the App iHealth and was beginning to get even more frustrated as I had followed all intructionsin the manual with no luck. I went on internet and found this review page and thanks to one customer who had written his review I was able to target what I was missing; the apps iHealth Vitals!!! Without this app you can try until you´re blue and nothing will happen. Thank you!!! It was thanks to this customer that I persevered and I am glad I did!
  After that, things began to look brighter. I am no tech savvy so it took a while before I figure out how to make this device work even with the right app. It is a real shame that the instructions are so poor. This is not an automatic device that you connect to you computer and it is set to go although they make it seem so easy. First you have to charge your device, this is on page 11 of the manual.
  Once I figured out everything (it took about 2 hours- I was almost ready to take it back to the store and claim our money back) I was really happy with the product. I am glad I didn´t return it. I really like it and truly serves its purpose. The readings are fairly accurate, visually attractive, and easy to track and see the history of readings.
  A few glitches-The case - it is not very practical as it is too small and a bit difficult to store the device in it. No space to keep the cable together. Very pretty design but Not very practical to open and close.
  In summary- once I passed the hurdle of figuring out how to make it work-I became very happy with the product. My advice: don´t give up- it is just a shame that the instructions do not accomplish its purpose. I would give more stars but I felt a big part of the product really frustrated me greatly. If this had been taken care of I would easily had given it a 4. I highly recommend it. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Alexandra O from Esplugues de llobregat
  • Dec 25, 2012

  45 of 51 people found this useful

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• Will not work with iPhone 5

  3.0 out of 5 stars

  Received this today and after trying this device twenty five times, it only worked with my iPhone 5 twice, the other times is stop ped in the middle and said it had a communication error and the device needed to be restarted. After all this I tried this with my iPad mini and so far it is working fine. I tested the readings against another blood pressure cuff from Walgreens and the readings are very similar, enough that I say it is pretty accurate. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Tyler R from Cave Creek
  • Apr 23, 2013

  3 of 4 people found this useful

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• improved instructions

  4.0 out of 5 stars

  I just bought my iHealth. I think they've improved the instructions because I found it realatively simple to set up. One thing tha t is different from other BP monitors is that it takes readings as the cuff inflates (i.e. it takes the diastolic reading first) so you just need to make sure you're relaxed before you press start. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by Jennifer K from Toronto
  • Apr 15, 2013

  8 of 9 people found this useful

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• A GREAT APP AND PRODUCT. 5 STAR

  5.0 out of 5 stars

  This App works extremely well. You must have the wireless blood pressure wrist cuff to work with the app. it is extremely easy t o use. get the cuff attached to your arm, make sure you have the app up on your device you are using. follow the online messages and bam. its tracks all the information you want. it is even possible to transfer the information to your doctor or post on facebook. the app and the product are real nifty. IHealth has made it easy for all of us to use during our busy schedules. Thank you. … More (Read full review)

  • Written by William R. W from SPRINGFIELD
  • Apr 1, 2013

  11 of 11 people found this useful

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