Yoho Sports

This is actually one of the better fitness bands I have had, pretty accurate, the calls and message alerts work like it should. The app is pretty simple and straight forward. The weather push does not function at all, even after the latest update that states it fixed it, sorry guys but its still not working. The background settings does not function as well. Those 2 things ate rather minor to me, but it is annoying that they have a function in the app but they do not work. If you can not figure out how to write the program to make it work, just take it out all together. I am sure it would make the functionality of the app work better. The battery is not the best I have had. It needs to be charged at least every 3 days, but the 2 stars I give is for the complete set up. The watch was less than 6 bucks and it actually works for the most part. You really cant complain because it doesn’t break the bank. Keep trying to get the rest of the functions to work guys, I will be looking forward to it.

12/24 hour time format: Press and hold button on main device screen for 3-5 seconds. Format will change. Figured this out for myself. Firmware version 2.39 Bought the device for $11 US with free shipping. Wanted a cheap pedometer and thought what the heck. I really can’t complain since I have a low investment. My comments are directed to the developer in hopes they can improve device functionality with regards to an iPhone. Step count is questionable. Logged 3000 steps for about an hour worth of yard work. Doesn’t seem right. Blood pressure might be inconsistent but I think it’s relatively close. I take BP meds and being able to “quick check “ my BP is handy. It seems within range but has occasionally reported a systolic of 100 which is very low for me. Heart rate seems fairly accurate. Sleep monitoring is non existent. I’ve read the device only monitors sleep from 9pm to 9am. Wondering if it’s off by 12 hours (maybe Asia specific vs North America?). Going to try the sleep monitor on my iPhone tonight & see if that works. Syncing to Health App on iPhone: Does sync steps which is good. Would be great if the app could sync Blood pressure and heart rate data to the health app on iOS. Waterproof is a plus! Showered wearing device with no problems. Notifications work for incoming phone calls and texts. Overall, for 11 bucks I got a really cool device that works pretty good.

UPDATE: I had to knock off 1 star because although I still very much like this app (and watch) I found a fairly significant limitation: The sleep monitoring ASSUMES you sleep between 9pm and 9am and does NOT allow you to configure this timeline at all... Since I bought this primarily for sleep monitoring, this a major issue to me. Hopefully, the developer can fix this via an app or firmware update... If so, I will update my rating to be 5 stars again. ORIGINAL REVIEW: This app is one of the best designed apps I've seen in a long time… It's got all the features you need and it syncs up very well with the watch. No annoying ads or nag screens or anything like that. A very refreshing change. It helps you keep track of your exercising, sleep monitoring, Heart rate, blood pressure… And even relays your text messages to your watch… Time and date etc. are all automatically sent from your phone. A really outstanding app.

Considering the price I paid, $10 it’s not bad at all. Both readings, heart rate and blood pressure both are pretty accurate. Though I would like if that data would also send to my AppleHealth App. It tracks sleep patterns as well as your steps and does send to AppleHealth. Now for the reason of the 4 start review and not 5. The App keeps telling me the device needs an update. I have literally sat here and “updated” it 4 times back to back. Either there is a glitch or something but it doesn’t let you see the “version” of your upgrade like say apple does with its phone updates. I’m all for keeping up with updates, but this is ridiculous for it to keep showing it needs to be updated. So if there could be a “version” number so you see if your that far behind or what. Other than that pretty good for a cheapie smart watch.

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This review is based on my personal experience and I'm not saying everyone has the same issues I do. I bought the 4 pack, thinking I'd give some to my kids. On the positive side, the clock works, although not sure how to change date/time. (Instructions are almost non-existent throughout) Also, not an obvious way to contact support for help. It counts steps but is not very accurate, especially if you're not swinging arms, and doesn't take into account a persons stride length. The heart monitor is fairly accurate but the blood pressure monitor is useless. All four bracelets I received are off by anywhere from 30-40 points on the systolic and 10-15 on the Diastolic when compared side-by-side to a real BP monitor. I honestly can't give this to someone who would need to rely on BP measurements as it could be deadly when receiving very faulty information. They're cheap so I guess you get what you pay for, but I'll gladly pay much more for something I can rely on. By-the-way the App has very basic info and marginal setup ability.