“I bought this thermometer for the ease of use. It is most definitely quick and easy to use but it is not always accurate. If the chI'd is older or an adult, this is pretty accurate. However if the chI'd is a baby, toddler, or even preschooler, I have found you need to take their temperature in both ears, several times and just go with the average. it's not reliable with a baby at all, I had to switch to a rectal thermometer for accuracy in my infant as this one was all over the place. I would not recommend this thermometer for a baby but would definitely recommend for bigger ears. The temp pops up very quickly and you can even track them in the app. I have not used the app much though- just because I have to take their temps multiple times at once.”
“The only type of thermometer I have used before was your standard "squish it against your head" type of thermometer. It would take forever for the temperature to display on the screen, and my kids would never sit long still enough to get an accurate temp. But with the Kinsa, the temp reading is generated so fast, that my chI'd doesn't have time to squI'm. But you know what the best thing is about this thermometer??? It records the temp for me!!!! No more recording it on a piece of paper and then when you call the doctor you can't fI'd the paper. Or, you wrote the temperatures down and now you can't read your own writing. Or, what always happens in my house.... My husband takes the last few temperatures and doesn't write down the number. Now, I'don't have an accurate record of my kids temps!! Kinsa solved all of that. Using the app, it is very easy to retrI've them later. This thermometer is a game changer!! I am so happy I received this thermometer in exchange for my review. I would have never known how easy it is to use. This is a valuable product in our household.”
“I have multiple Kinsa thermometers and they?re great. The app is very convenient to use to track illnesses of I'dividual family members. However, I wish it were a bit more accurate. The instructions say to take the temperature on one ear three times to be accurate. The last time I'did this for example, my daughter had readings of 102.0, 101.4, 101.6. Which one is it? 102.0 is different than 104.0. Do I go with the highest? Once you get a feel for it, you get used to it but I still wish for better accuracy. My kids like it though, it is non invasive, and super quick to get out and use, so it's my go to. I highly recommend the Kinsa ear thermometer.”
“We have the Sesame Street version of the Kinsa smart thermometer and I can't rave about it enough! My daughter hated our other thermometer when she was a year old so when I found this, I knew my Elmo obsessed kI'do would love it! I told her Elmo wanted to take her temperature and it has the Elmo voices and the coolest app that works with it! She LOVED IT! Any time I would mention I needed to take her temperature or she wasn't feeling well she would say, "Can Elmo check my temperature?!" Total game changer! No crying or fighting it, she begged for it! Now my son loves the Elmo thermometer too! (Side note, you can use the Sesame Street theme in the Kinsa app even with the blue thermometer too!) it's very accurate, quick, and I never have any issues with it. We have had our Sesame Street Kinsa smart thermometer since it came out, my daughter was one. She's now almost 5 and it works just like the day we got it, looks brand new and works great every single time I need it! I love the app too because it's the perfect way to keep the kids' temps recorded in one place. If I need to tell the doctor what the temps were, I have all that information right in my phone! I showed it to our pediatrician a few times and she loved it. She was so grateful that I had all of the data on high fevers that she needed so easily and quickly. Plus, the app has all of the characters and it's so fun! Obviously if you're tracking your kI'do's temp and they aren't feeling well, anything to cheer them up is a huge plus, and this app is so helpful with that. We love this thermometer and I recommend it to all of my new mama friends out there!”
“The kids love this ear thermometer, and we regularly use it for the whole family. They like that they can easily see if they have a fever from the smiley face/frowny face graphic. The accuracy seems better than the other auxillary thermometers we have, but we usually confI'm fevers with an under the tongue or rectal thermometer (depending on age). We used the app a few times. It is easy to set up and easy to use, so we'd probably use it more if we needed it.”
“I love the Kinsa Smart Ear Thermometer. It is quick and easy to use, even on my wiggly toddler! I love that it connects to the app on my phone. Then, I can'track the temperature effortlessly. Mom brain is real, so this is helpful when sharing with the pediatrician when my little one?s temperatures were what.”
“We got the Elmo Kinsa Smart Thermometer on Clearance when Babies R Us closed. The kids loved that it looked like Elmo, and it made them much more willing to have their temperature taken. It is our most reliable, and user friendly thermometer. The app is great, and I love that I can keep track of past temperatures for I'dividual kids. it's great for big families because you can create I'dividual profiles for each family member. I highly recommend this thermometer.”
“This thermometer is awesome! We have the rectal one and upgraded to the ear version once our kI'do got a little older. Both are wonderful. While the thermometer is very accurate and easy to use, I found their app to be the reason I keep coming back to this thermometer. You can save different people?s profiles in the app and it automatically keeps track of that persons temperature over time. You can also add in other symptoms. This was such a life saver when we are keeping track of 2 different kI'dos and trying to relay that information to the doctor. I'didn't have to fI'd a scrap piece of paper, it was just all there at my finger tips.
I would highly recommend any Kinsa thermometer. They are innovative, accurate and a wonderful addition to our medicine cabinet!”
