OMRON Evolv Bluetooth Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor - Clinically Validated Blood Pressure Arm Cuff - One-Piece Portable Monitor

I upgraded to this device because my old BP cuff was bulky and took too long. I use this to wireless sync the data to the companion app which then syncs to my Apple Health app. This makes checking my BP multiple times a day a breeze.

Great product, I can't really think of any complaints either. But here are a few highlights1. The apple/google app is designed well - easy to use, great tracking features, lets you make notes, no extra SAS fees I'm aware of, stable and responsive.2. Cuff is easy to use in it's own right, just one push button and go!

Unique blood pressure cuff in that performs its measurement during INFLATION, rather than during deflation.Compact and self contained. Ideal for travel or titration of anti hypertensive therapy during the day.Multiple 3rd party zipper cases available.Cuff is not user replaceable to my knowledge.Best to use this as a personal device and work to set the Velcro so adjustments and wear and tear is limited.Bluetooth connection is optional. Works fine without it.Highly accurate. Results comparable to larger Omron top of line models as well as manual using stethoscope and sphygmomanometer.I use a piece of clear packing tape to secure the battery door so dropping it won’t eject batteries.I use Panasonic rechargeable AAA to avoid leaks. Lithium AAA are fine, too. Alkaline not so leak resistant.

Love this machine, easy to put on your arm, quiet compared to others I’ve used in the past, the reason for 4 stars is that the batteries that came with the unit were dead. I’m assuming that this product either doesn’t move too well or the batteries were just bad to begin with. Had use fresh ones. The OMRON app is also user friendly, able check my past readings with ease. I’m really impressed with this machine.

So EASY to slip on and secure! Exactly the type of cuff I was looking for because I have issues with my hands due to osteoarthritis and have had hand surgery. The display is very easy to read. Downloaded the app to my phone. Glad I kept searching.

Easy to set up, easy to use. LOVE how the app works and shows a graph of you data. You can set a reminder to take your BP on certain days/times

I reluctantly returned this product after trying to give it every chance before the 30 day return window closed. I wanted to like it, the convenience of not having to deal with tubes and bulbs and having to manually write down my blood pressure readings were certainly attractive features. But the bottom line is that blood pressure reading are critically important, inaccurate readings can result in serious health issues, even death. I returned it because I couldn’t trust it.THE 3 TYPES OF MONITORSBefore getting into the details of why this unit is a bad idea, just a little background on the three most popular types of monitors for measuring your blood pressure at home. The least user friendly is the type you have to put on a cuff and squeeze a bulb to inflate it. Doctors can do that in their sleep but I never know how much to pump before hurting myself. The second type is a cuff you wrap around your upper arm connected by a rubber tubing to a small box with a display on it. These are by far the most popular in the world, all you have to do is press one button and it automatically inflates the cuff properly and if it doesn’t get it right the first time it knows to try again. The reading is displayed, usually in huge easy to read numbers and almost all of them keep a history for you and several other family members. Many of them can also transmit the results to an app on a computer, smartphone or tablet. Then there’s the Evolv. It offers you two things – having everything built into one bulky unit that wraps around your arm, and second, an astronomical price. It doesn’t do anything better, it’s not more accurate, it’s not easier to use (in fact as you will read here it can be extremely difficult to use). Omron isn’t the first with one of these, I had the first Qardio way back in 2014 that was essentially the same thing and my doctor told me to throw it away. Withings, Wellue, Greater Goods, Panacare and several other companies sell almost identical units. None of them are as trustworthy as the popular style with the cuff and rubber tube.THE CODE 4 ERRORPerhaps the most commonly reported flaw of this unit is the Code 4 error, which chastises you that you must not move nor talk during a reading session. This error even seems to confound the technical support people at Omron, the manufacturer. I am capable of sitting perfectly still and there is no one in the room with me to talk to. The defect is that the machine itself doesn’t stay still, it vibrates while in use, and I see no way that it is smart enough to differentiate between a person moving and the unit itself vibrating. From the day I bought it the device would not give me a blood pressure reading on the first try, it would instead display the Code 4 error telling me not to move or talk. So many people have reported this design flaw I am unable to understand why Omron lets it continue. The error code happens not once, not twice but as many as ten times, or even more before it will finally take a reading, and sometimes it never does. That is unacceptable and gives me serious concern that when (if) it finally takes a reading that the result is accurate.TECHNICAL SUPPORTOmron encourages customers to call them on the telephone for customer support, which is insensitive to all those who are non-verbal, speechless or unable to communicate in a supported language. To their credit they do have a way of filling out an online support request, I mention this because many if not most of the largest companies no longer offer online forms or email support, they demand that the customer call them, which is impossible for some people. When I brought this to Omron’s attention they did not take my suggestion seriously, in fact they were offended. But I did reach a person who responded by email the same day. She asked me a scripted series of questions, some of which did not even apply to the Evolv product, which indicates this company needs to put more attention into their training budget. None of the questions specifically addressed the Code 4 error but they gave me the opportunity to respond with detailed answers and an offer to help them have a better understanding of what is right and what is wrong with this product, which evidently was designed more for a crowdfunding wow factor rather than as a practical medical grade piece of equipment. After I took the time to answer their list of questions guess what they did? They ignored me, that’s right, faced with design flaw that so many people have reported they chose to stick their heads in the sand and hope I would go away, maybe no one would read my review. They were wrong, this information is too important to bury or ignore, people don’t buy blood pressure monitors for kicks or to play games. Ignoring the issue forced me to return this gadget to Amazon and post my honest review. Ignoring my request for support lost them the entire five points for this review.WHAT ELSE IS WRONGSince I consider the product unacceptable I won’t detail all that is wrong with it but I will touch on some of the obvious ones. Omron’s tech support seems to put a lot of emphasis of ordering the product with the correct cuff size for it to work properly but the Evolv is only sold in one cuff size which cannot be removed and changed, despite them insisting on knowing my arm size their own literature says the cuff fits pretty much every arm. But it seems to them their product can only really work if your body fits their ideal of what a body should be shaped like – but human bodies are not all shaped the same. As mentioned, they seem to have put form over function in many ways to make the design attractive to investors but not practical for users. There are many things wrong with the design – the status window is shiny black plastic which is difficult to position so the display can be read without glare. But even if it was not shiny the digits are unnecessarily small, dim and use a very thin font. Making the assumption that blood pressure devices are used more by older individuals than teens it doesn’t make sense that they would design a display that is so difficult to read, especially for their target customer base. The buttons are also of poor design. I appreciate that they are tactile, which means that at least they are not touch sensitive, but they are flush with the surface of the display and only have a microscopic range of movement, making them difficult for anyone to use and perhaps impossible for those with older, less agile fingers. These are just some of the more glaring design issues, there are more.THE APPI’ve read many reviews bemoaning the app starting out fine then turning into a heavy-handed pitch to upgrade to a subscription service. I did not get any such ad promotions pitched at me and I found the app to be acceptable, if not the best. I will say that if this or any app turned into something that required a subscription after I bought and paid for the hardware I would return it and not buy from that company again. I believe that especially when it comes to a health-related product that requiring a subscription to use it is unacceptable.YES OR NOOther than being a nice toy to show off and having a sleek shiny plastic case to impress your friends if you are in the habit of taking your blood pressure readings in front of them I see no reason to pay over seventy bucks for a device that consistently gives me error messages that the people who make it can’t fix which results in readings I can’t trust. I really wanted to like the convenience of this item but for me it is a no. I would advise reading any glowingly positive reviews carefully and deciding for yourself if they actually addressed any of the important issues I’ve detailed above or just rubber stamped a positive rating. Knowing all this I hope this information has been useful and helpful to as you compare prod

I'm a physical therapist and I've struggled to find a BP monitor that was consistently accurate, especially for my personal readings. A coworker recommended this. This one was a little pricey for me, but worth every penny. I'm finally getting consistently accurate readings, it transmits them to my phone, and I can show the readout to my cardiologist (rather than writing them down, then forgetting to take the list to my appointment). I'm extremely happy with this product, glad I bought it. Spend the money, it's a waste of the numbers aren't correct.