Blood Pressure App SmartBP Reviews

by CTesoro57

This is to hopefully get the attention of support/devs as I put in 2 requests for support.

I am writing this review as I purchased the ad-free version in-app for $5.99. I like the additional features, however I never got to try them. After purchasing, BloodPressureAppSmartBP would hang on the “loading” prompt. To add salt to the wound, an ad played while I waited for nothing. I reinstalled several times to see if it would fix the issue, but it did not. Luckily, iTunes recognized that the premium version was already purchased every time I installed BloodPressureAppSmartBP . Unfortunately BloodPressureAppSmartBP never enabled the premium features. I would love to use BloodPressureAppSmartBP so that I may be able to send my blood pressure data to my doctor ASAP. 1 star until this is fixed.

by Mojukwu

Update 2: I see where to click but it takes me outside of BloodPressureAppSmartBP (instead of staying “within BloodPressureAppSmartBP ”) to set the reminder. Is this a malfunction then? I’ve sent messages to all email contacts you provided here and to my email account).

Update: Reduced star rating from 3 stars to 1. Received two developer responses that clearly showed my concern wasn’t properly read. After the first response, I emailed back reiterating my concern. This time, it took over a month for me to get a response.. the same irrelevant response as before! Each time, asking me to re-rate to 5 stars...

This is a wonderful app for tracking BP, it’s user-friendly and easy to understand. The only thing that I find missing is the ability to setup reminders, within BloodPressureAppSmartBP . Please fix or and I will rerate to the 5 stars BloodPressureAppSmartBP would otherwise deserve. Thanks.

by Roseyd123

BloodPressureAppSmartBP allows you to manually “record” blood pressure. This means that if you have a BP monitor you can add the results into BloodPressureAppSmartBP and then it keeps the data and analyzes it along with other data from apple health. The language in the description is misleading and I do take personal responsibility for purchasing the premium version with out reading down to the disclaimer but I don’t want other people to be mislead. It’s a great app for data storing and analysis, however the descriptions disclaimer should definitely be structured so that it is at the top of the apps description in order to provide a more accurate description of the functionality of BloodPressureAppSmartBP .

by Waitingforguacamole

Spiffy interface but for collecting additional values. There’s no button to clear the entry area for a new value, so you have to know to click on the systolic or diastolic value to get it to clear and set up for a new value.

Beyond that, I can’t get a minute through BloodPressureAppSmartBP before a Facebook ad overlays the screen with an open button and a close button on a 5 second timer - problem is the timer doesn’t count down and so you never get to dismiss the ad - the only solution is to force quit BloodPressureAppSmartBP and relaunch it - at which point we get YOUR overlay asking me to upgrade.

Bottom line is BloodPressureAppSmartBP has to be usable if you want to sell an upgrade.

by Aliceandtj

Ok, so this is a very user friendly app for recording BP and weight, but forget syncing your iPad/iPhone. I wrote for help, and she responded she "believed" it should work. Well, it doesn't.

I liked the premium version on my iPhone, so I installed it on my iPad, expecting to be able to sync my data. First of all, it didn't recogniz that I had already bought the premium version and installed the freebie on th iPad. I went ahead and entered in alk the profile stuff, hoping that might make it recognize me. It didn't, so I contacted Support. After a few emails back and forth, she suggested I reinstall on my iPad. I did, and same thing: it wanted all my profile info again.

I give up on the syncing idea. I'll just use it on my iPhone.

by BinLoadin

BloodPressureAppSmartBP works great. I love the charting and statistical features. The tagging is great for keeping track of internal and external factors affecting my BP. The only reason I rated it lower than a five is because it doesn’t sync well between my iPad and iPhone. I have many other apps where I enter data on either device and it shows up on both. BloodPressureAppSmartBP will do it, but the sharing process is a real pain, so I rarely use it.
Other than that, it’s great.

by Skyhawk8113

I paid the upgrade fee $5.99 plus sales tax. The ads kept coming. I sent a message to the developer and was told to reload BloodPressureAppSmartBP . I did as told. I have an iPhone 6s. After the download completed the program said it was updated. I restarted phone, opened BloodPressureAppSmartBP and was greeted with an ad. Google ads run at the top of the page and are always there. Other ads cover the entire screen blocking the entry page. I’ve reloaded BloodPressureAppSmartBP 2 more times with the same results. It works ok otherwise so don’t pay anything they just take your money with.

by Nkwillever

Excellent BP tracker. Interface is easy to use and intuitive, plus offers tracking of variables such as timing of BP reading, body site, and body position which are important in considering inconsistencies in the readings. One of the best features for someone like me (erratic BP due to meds that can cause dangerous BP spikes) is the easy to intetpret color coding of the measurements to show where you are as to HBP severity. App provides links to health education which most Apps dont bother with. Sharing/ export options are great both for data back-up and providing BP logs to doctors. The features on the free version are very generous and ads are inconspicuous - I bought the premium version mainly to support development of a superior health tool.

by KittyBeth

I’ve been having high BP readings at the clinic the last few months. Doctor is ready to put me on meds. I asked for a few weeks to check readings and improve lifestyle. BloodPressureAppSmartBP is showing me so many things! Like what the average reading is and what percentage it’s on each category. Turns okay systolic the majority’s of the time but it looks like I have diastolic hypertension which is supposed to be rare. I wouldn’t have known this without the insights and stats screens.

by Teaiiano

BloodPressureAppSmartBP was working great for me until the syncs across devices feature stopped working. Then the synch to Dropbox stopped working. Now the best I can do is send an email to myself with back up data in hopes that BloodPressureAppSmartBP will be updated in the near future. I have paid for BloodPressureAppSmartBP to work, now it won’t. As an active person trying to make lifestyle changes to better my health I hoped BloodPressureAppSmartBP would stick with me for the long haul, but I may have to move on if I don’t see these functions improve in the next few days. And from my research, deleting my app and reinstalling is not the answer.

by Phendyl

The SmartBP app is a clear winner! It had to be developed by medical professionals because of its intuitive, straightforward design to log vitals. BloodPressureAppSmartBP seamlessly syncs with Apple HeathKit and many brands of blood pressure monitors. The graphical tracking screens are prefect for trending, BUT the “Stats” screens really give you important information on your blood pressure recordings in a meaningful way. SmartBP has excellent sharing ability, and can export a colorful, detailed PDF report that you can bring to your doctor! BloodPressureAppSmartBP also allows every entry to be custom tagged, which is extremely useful for tracking medication adjustments and results. Overall a 5-Star app with a ton of great features and definitely worth the price!

by Snyderman16

I’ve had BloodPressureAppSmartBP for 3-4 years using the free version. My doctor told me that I need to start checking my blood pressure every day. For me it was a no brainer purchasing the upgrade. I researched BP apps back then and I had not found anything better, more easier to use, apple health sync compatible, as well as the ability to export is a .csv and send my doctor.
So I decided to go ahead and purchase the full version. Minimizing my effort to sync with Apple health as well as eliminating advertisements.

by Sunnybrud

I love BloodPressureAppSmartBP. I just purchased the upgrade so i could track my wife’s data as well. A couple of things:
1. would like to be able to easily transfer data from one user to another as i forgot to go back to my user area and instead entered my data for several measurements into my wife’s data.
2. would prefer the weight data to remain the same once entered so i would not have to go back to the pinwheel each time to enter progressive data. Weight does not vary but by small amounts if at all so keeping it at the previous measurement until i enter the new data would also keep the charts more accurate if i do not weigh every day.
3. would like to see some of the tags on the main screen for my user data or maybe be able to show data for all users with tags delineating whose data is whose as comparison without having to use the filters.
Overall i like this user friendly functionality. Terrific job !!!

by Rainbow722

SmartBP is being a great help to me tracking my blood pressure while I’m battling high pressure. Having the graphs and stats is encouraging when I see the downward trend. Being able to send a report to the doctor instantly is great for getting feedback from the doctor easily. I like that the limits can be modified and have changed mine (with help of my doctor) to reflect the parameters that apply for me.
Great response from the developer to my questions and suggestions. You know you have a good app when the developer is working to make it better and responsive to input. I see from other posts that this developer is engaged with users and working on making BloodPressureAppSmartBP even better!

by Gnome8889

Put a flashing cursor where the systolic is so I will know where to start. Slow the your your doing it wrong messages down so that I can read them before they disappear, or give Apple a message for me. I shouldn’t have to figure out how to make the device leave the messages on long enough to read them. If it is to save battery bragging rights, how much battery do they think I use trying to read a message that keeps disappearing before I can read more than a few words. Yes, I finally figured out that if I time the screen capture just right I can read it that way, but I’m an old man how coordinated am I supposed to be?

by MOrlc

I love having the Bluetooth interface with my blood pressure monitor to greatly facilitate record keeping and graphing of results over time. I selected my Omron monitor specifically to enable this. Only downside (very minor) is that It would be nice to import via Bluetooth directly to BloodPressureAppSmartBP. I have to transfer the data from the Omron device to the Omron app. Then I open the history function in BloodPressureAppSmartBP and it's set to automatically update. So an extra step that would be nice to avoid, but not a real problem at all. Been very happy with BloodPressureAppSmartBP.

by JaniceLaF

I installed BloodPressureAppSmartBP and started looking around. Before I could even figure out how to add a value, my phone was blown up with ads and “rate BloodPressureAppSmartBP”. I tried for a while then deleted BloodPressureAppSmartBP . I came back after a few minutes and re-installed, thinking “surely it isn’t actually that bad”. It was. I still haven’t entered a single bit of data, but I’ve closed about a dozen ads (or more). I fully understand that developers need to sale ads to make money but there’s little purpose to an app that can’t be used (due to the ads).

by RedRobinRegular

Unfortunately I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and need to monitor twice daily at least and review with my doctor every three months. She and I both love BloodPressureAppSmartBP because you can track a lot more than just BP and you can share your findings. I love that I can SEE it clearly too as some other apps I tried were very small and very light text. Even though I could track in Apple health kit I prefer this for many reasons and you can pull the data from here to there anyway AND then other apps if you do desire like LoseIt!

by Gtrtroger

I wrote the following review for SmartBP v6.6.1:

“….and STILL NO Landscape Mode! Some of us use more than just our “Phone” …. It’s WAY past time for BloodPressureAppSmartBP to recognize both Portrait and Landscape modes - a feature that’s been in mobile devices for years now.” At that time I was told this was a recognized change and would be in the next software release.

A year later and now SmartBP 6.9.1 and STILL NO Landscape Mode for iPad devices. I’m beginning to wonder if my previous reviews and conversations and this software were worth the effort. It’s aggravating to have to twist and turn my device every time I want to use the software. Please get this fixed!

by NastyGreedy

BloodPressureAppSmartBP is extremely easy to use with beautiful display and easy to read numbers. All entry is made super easy and you can make detailed notes. Time is entered automatically. By far the best customer/ technical support ever. We decided to install BloodPressureAppSmartBP on my wife’s phone on Sunday, for some reason we couldn’t share BloodPressureAppSmartBP with family sharing . So I reached out to customer service not expecting an answer till Monday. I was so surprised when I checked my emails a couple of hours later. Customer service responded to my question that fast. Button line is
the problem was fixed. I wish every developer was that good.
Thank you.

by Bblbrx

I download measurements from my BP monitor using European version of Omron Connect app on iPod Touch, which has by the way very basic visualization capabilities in comparison to SmartBP. Omron Connect upload to Apple Health. SmartBP gets data from Apple Health. Despite of complexity it is working.

Occasionally I push SmartPB data from my iPod to my iPad via Google drive. It is also working, but tags like "before breakfast" seems to be lost. Thus I give SmartBP one star less.

I show data to doctors on iPad.

BTW: An another tiny bug iPod Touch version cut off string showing data and time of measurement when you touch graph and vertical line is displayed under the finger.

Also, it would be nice to have ability to filter morning (or evening) measurements by giving hours range.

In summary this is a good app and 2 bucks for ads removal is more than okay.

by Judahguitarplayer

I needed to start tracking my BP and BloodPressureAppSmartBP has made it very easy to do. The user interface looks like my monitor's readings screen. Synthesizing and sharing the data with my doctor has been very easy. I highly recommend BloodPressureAppSmartBP for those who need to track their BP and provide info to their health care provider.

by Urbanlogic

BloodPressureAppSmartBP has been great to record and track my blood pressure and other vitals over time. The one flaw of BloodPressureAppSmartBP is that it only allows for one profile! I have an elderly father for whom I track his blood pressure, and I would love to be able to do it all in one place. Thanks for your hard work.

Update: glad to hear from the developer! Thank you for providing that update, I will continue to use and support your app. Much love!

by Einsteinboricua

After I started having panic attacks my blood pressure would shoot up. The only problem was that I’d have no way of recording the numbers for a doctor to look at. I’ve learned my lesson and record the readings on BloodPressureAppSmartBP. I also love the Export function so I can email a full history of all the readings I’ve made.

Would definitely recommend to folks needing to record your BP readings. The interface is simple for use.

by Kahunastudio

I love BloodPressureAppSmartBP and the way it syncs to Apple’s health kit and Microsoft. It is so handy to enter my blood pressure readings that are coming from multiple devices. My Doctor likes it because it is simple to look at, shows averages, past history and much easier than dragging in blood pressure machines and trying to decipher that information. There is also a lot of information within BloodPressureAppSmartBP to help with blood pressure management. Thank you!