EMAY Portable ECG/EKG Monitor (Record ECG Without Smartphone) | Standalone Personal ECG Device with Screen & Data Storage | No Subscription Required

This is a very handy little device. It's easy to use, compact and gives clear ECG readings and heart rate. It's very straightforward to connect to a phone so that makes it easy to email results if needed.

I consider myself a bit of a technophobe in that i don't want or need a smartphone so when i was looking for a gadget to check my heart this was the perfect device. I was ambulanced off to hospital with irregular hear beats and eventually given a heart monitor to wear for 24 hours. As expected, my heart settled down and nothing was evident (i'm thinking stress played a huge part in the problem) I have a family history of heart problems and this device gives me the reassurance that i need that things are okay in that moment. It saves your readings and i understand that you can transfer these to your computer to pass on the information if needed. I haven't done this yet but it looks easy enough to do. I'm really pleased with this little device and after only a week of using it i'm feeling less stressed at what my heart is up to.

After my doctor suggested I get a heart monitor to keep an eye on my arrhythmia and showed me his Apple watch's ECG app, I tried various options that turned out to be fiddly, not up to the job, or just too focused on sport applications, as well as giving me data privacy concerns. I'm glad I finally found the Emay device. It has two big advantages over the others I tried:* Speed and ease of deployment – as most of us with arrhythmias find out, recording the heart having its funny five minutes can be a challenge, even if you're wired up to a multi-lead ECG for 24 hours. It often doesn't misbehave when you need it to. But you can keep the Emay to hand and start it recording in seconds with one press when you have an episode, without needing to mess around with a phone, plug it in, or struggle to hold it in the right position.* Privacy – you can transfer results directly via the USB cable to your desktop and create a printable file. Patient data is worth money to the health industry and I don't want to be obliged to surrender mine to unknown servers or systems that rely on tech giants' assurances that it's safe in their hands. The Emay is the only suitable portable device I've found that enables me to choose. You don't have to be permanently connected to anything and you don't have to e-mail your data if you prefer not to (not all doctors use a secure mail system, alas,) so well done to the company for giving customers that option. It's more than just useful for people who find it difficult to use a smartphone for whatever reason.Other plus points:* The description says you can download PC software, but they do mean Macs as well. The desktop app is clear, simple, and easy to use.* Being able to apply the device to different areas of your body and not just rely on a two-handed grip is another useful feature I haven't seen on other devices. Great for limited dexterity.* The display is easy to see and understand, and you can change the screen/ button orientation to a position that suits you – vertical or horizontal, button on left or right, etc.* Quick to charge.* Easy to keep in your pocket and use discreetly when you're out and about.And yes, it did catch my arrhythmia. It's not designed to monitor continuously like a wearable device, so it's not going to warn me when my heart rhythm's playing up, but I don't need telling when that happens. I'm really pleased with this gadget and it's worth the money.

I already have the standard EMAY ECG monitor and was going to buy one for my father who has recently had a minor stroke due to irregular heart beat. I then came across the Bluetooth version and thought I'd give it a go instead.The items came really well packaged. On opening it's packed like a high quality phone.It can be used straight away by simply turning it on and holding it as instructed (between your palms or fingers).The old version by default gave a very short reading, you had to connect it to a computer to change it.This new one by default takes a 30 second reading which is far better.The phone app isn't required as the device gives instant analysis after the 30 seconds, but it could be useful for sharing readings with a doctor.The App can be downloading from Google Play, the one complaint I have is the permissions required by the phone app. It shouldn't need access to my contacts, location, media etc...Once installed the App is very easy to use, connecting the device to my phone via Bluetooth was straight forward, simply open the app and turn on the device and they connect, once connected the reading are transferred to the phones app automatically.Readings can then be exported to pdf's on the phone app and shared via email.Overall I'm very happy with the device, and I would recommend it over the non-Bluetooth version for it's default settings and for the ability to share reports with ease.The following is the review I wrote for the original non-Bluetooth version, all of the below applies to this one aswell.Anyone who's previously suffered with Arrhythmia should have one of these. Every muscle strain or minor chest pain makes you paranoid that it's back, you don't want to be repeatedly going to the doctor for ECGs when it's nothing but at the same time you are really paranoid that it is something. This device is so good at putting your mind at ease, it's simple to use and is really easy to operate. It gives a clear reading and can also be connected to a computer to view and print the actual trace if there is something detected.For me it always detects Bradycardia as my heart rate is always around 45bpm (I run marathons).I was a then a bit worried that because it detected Bradycardia each time that it would only display that and wouldn't display anything else. I email the company and got a very quick response to inform me it will display up to 3 issues.This is a must have for home health monitoring along with a Blood Pressure Monitor

Recently got this monitor, physically it feels well built. It is very easy to use, you simply clutch it between you hands. Difficult to judge how accurate it is without testing it alongside a medical issue ECG, the traces look quite detailed. Similarly without testing it on someone with a known heart issue it's hard to verify if the thresholds are set correctly. But generally first impressions are good. The app and software are basic but both work well. Regarding the measurements the only setting you can change is the 'Tachycardia' and 'Bradycardia' thresholds and these can only be changed via the PC software, I couldn't see how to change them via the phone app.