The media could not be loaded. No cons to this purchase. I ordered the Kardia Mobile because my husband was getting ready to start chemo and I wanted to be able to check on his heart any time quickly. We have used this to check his symptoms about 10 times in the past 3 weeks since he began his chemo. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has heart disease and is also going in for chemo. It’s a scary process and this plus a good thermometer are a must! It’s accurate, easy to operate, portable and light weight. It’s stainless steel and black are easy to see and it connects instantly to any smart device. It seems durable and seems to be widely compatible to different brands of smart phones. I can’t recommend this device enough. A smart watch is great but can be shaken, this device is unshakable and consistently reliable. Worth every penny!! Read more
Item: KardiaMobile 1-Lead EKG Monitor, Medical-Grade FDA-Cleared Personal Heart Monitor I purchased this device in 2021. It is now 2026 and it still works great. It provides great peace of mind due to my palpitations and history of AF. I can feel abnormalities and check that my heart is ok and continue on with my day. I love the convenience of the device being small and can slip into my wallet or on the go access. It works great with my cell phone providing instant results. I can send of the EKG or interpretation by a physician if I need to and results return within 24 hours. All in all, well worth peace of mind! Read more
Got this for my elderly mom, who has A Fib. It's very easy to set up and use. It took her a few times to get the 1st reading to work (washed & dried hands and then it worked). Testing on me, it worked the 1st time. Although it does not replace formal medical care, it makes her feel lots less panicky that she is in A fib or has an outta control HR going on. It gives the reading and then says if it's "normal", keeps a baseline, and records the data. This is a great help for us. Read more
Overall this product works quite well. It's small and easy to use. The instructions are clear. You have to turn off the NFC (think Apple Pay) connection on your phone, which is a bit of a hassle. It's quite fussy on where you hold it relative to your phone. Their app is WAY too aggressive on pushing subscription upsells. But still overall a good product. Read more
I bought this for my elderly mother to monitor her heart condition. She has no problem using it. Interface is intuitive and results are immediately available on screen. She is able to save her readings to show the doctor. Overall, operation is incredibly simple. Setup was also easy, and I LOVE that the app doesn't require ridiculous permissions that amount to no more than data mining. I had no qualms about using the app because of that. The monitor itself is very small, so you have to be careful not to lose it more than anything else. It's also light, so easy to take with you. It's about the size of a large bandaid. I would say that if you or a loved one has a heart condition that would benefit from regular monitoring, this is an essential part of your healthcare routine. Read more
This a great unit and worth the investment for piece of mind. After the set up was complete it was not hard to use and I trust the results. Kardia did a follow up and prompted me to check heart frequently. Doctor spoke well of unit as well. Read more
--- originally purchased April 2018 and when I first got it the device would note arythmia or tachycardia. Now it does not do that. Now it simply says that my heart is behaving in a non-normal manner (or words to that effect) and to either submit to them ( you must pay them 100 bucks a year for that service) or submit to your doctor. Well seriously? what good does it do me to submit to my Dr when what I need to know ASAP is how fast my heart is beating so I can figure out if I need to go to emergency asap or not. These people are not trying to help us. they are trying to get subscriptions and make a buck. I'm sticking with my other device which does tell me when Im in arrhythmia and DOES tell my my heart rate. And all with no hassle, no login, no subscription, and no readings held hostage. Skip this device. there are two other cheaper (small palm size devices) on the amazon market that do not require use of your phone and can be plugged to your computer (or smart phone) to easily send readings to a doctor. they are small enough to fit in your pocket, require no subscription and give accurate readings on the spot. Without the ability to show ME what my heart is doing this Kardia device has become useless. I can only hope they put it back the way it used to be. What I like about it: -- Made in USA. -- small and compact. Feels well made -- WHEN the app works I can easily email my readings to myself or my doctor -- Can tell you when your heart rate is abnormal (but not what your heart is doing) -- device can be stickied to the back of your phone which would make it more like a standalone device, (However, if you stick device to your phone you will not be able to use a wireless battery charger with your phone). —They make an iphone case that holds the device to your phone (but only for those with horizontal camera not vertical camera. ie not for the newest iphone like XS). What I really do not like about it: -- Not a standalone device. Requires smart phone so you are juggling two devices not one. -- the app no longer tells you if you have arrythmia or tachycardia. Simply says to send your reading to a doctor. totally inconvenient! -- app wont work if it cant connect to kardia servers even when you do not have a subscription. no access to app means no reading can be taken. at one point I could not use the device for nearly a week because the app could not connect to kardia. unacceptable! -- you have to have a paid subscription (another 99 bucks for a year) to get your pulse or any other basic reading that you can get free from a $20 dollar oximeter. -- First time use the app requires one to OPT IN in order to use it. Right out of the box your first reading is held hostage for TWENTY FOUR HOURS while they claim it has to be viewed by a real cardiologist. They claim its the law. its not. Its them taking time to set up your account and verify your email address. All things they need for that OPT IN. And for that reason Im giving it 4 stars instead of 5. -- Its too wide to stick to the back of my iPhone. I have an iPhone XS MAX. I could put it on horizontal instead of vertical but I like using the kind of battery charger that I just set my phone on when I go to bed. And if the Kardia device is on the phone then I can’t lay the phone on the charger. This would not be a problem if I only used the plug in kind of device but I had a problem once with a different brand phone—the plug in socket on the phone became unusable which is how I got started with a charging pad. What I do now / Comparison to other device I purchased an Emay Handheld Portable ECG Monitor -- which I use at work. I use the Kardia device to confirm the reading if the Emay device registers a problem. May device does not require a subscription. I have to connect Emay to the computer to email a reading which is more of a hassle than saving the Kardia reading to my phone and then using my own email account to send to my Dr. I DO prefer the Kardia for use at home. I prefer the Emay device at work only because with the kind of job I have its difficult for me to be pulling things out of my bag and getting set up and then restored quickly. In addition my company forbids the use of a phone during work hours. Which is asinine INMHO but that’s not Kardias fault. What I wish If I could figure out how to apply the Kardia to the back of my phone without interfering with the phone charging pad I would give it 5 stars and keep the Emay device for backup. As long as the app remains stable, and as long as I can email my readings or save to my phone Ill keep using this. Rant INMHO: A subscription should only be required if you wanted to store your readings on their servers. I do not. If it were not for the companies greed in requiring a subscription for what other devices/apps give for free Id probably give it 5 stars. WARNING BE AWARE, while signing up you are informed that you can opt out at any time. This is NOT true. You can only opt out of third party companies via the gov opt out and by setting your own internet PHONE services up to block spam. Im hoping someone with a lawyers degree comes along and calls them on this business of forcing you to opt in. You really cant use the app unless you do. No medical device should hold you hostage to a paid subscription service. Especially not one as expensive as this. My thermometer and my blood pressure devices don't require a subscription to save my readings to my phone. they also dont require me to OPT IN to third party marketing. Neither should this. Read more
This item works extremely well. I am very happy that my cardiologist suggested this. It helps keep track of my heart rhythm BPM and keep her up to date without wearing twenty four heart monitor. It's compact and I can attach it to my purse and keep it with me at all times. The quality is excellent. It's very lightweight and not heavy at all. The instructions to install it on your smartphone are exact and precise and very clear. It connected to my phone fast and very easily. It's compatible to my phone, and that is what I needed. The case I did buy separately, and it works well. Read more
