Stress Check by Azumio - Lite App Reviews

But after measurment I can see two results: one being showed on display and enother one being shared and written on timeline. Cant figure it out yet.

2 stars for interesting facts during test, but as it always says i am stressed - zero stars to the app. I know myself better :)

I highly doubt I am extremely stressed out. Every time I use this app it tells me my stress level is 85% or higher. Its only that high when I use this app because its giving false readings.

Using the app to check stress while exercising and sometimes hit 70% level.

I used this app with my phone case which has a covering surrounding the camera. The heat from the light made it extremely hard to keep my finger stable. And after all that it told me that my stress level is 70%. Well thanks for burning my hand.

How can it really measure my stress just by heart rate? I was at total relaxation and it said my stress level was 80% and everybody I have done the test to have had a 50% or higher. I cant call this app reliable at all.

Rating came up as Extreme at a 19% stress level. This app doesnt seem very accurate.

I used my iPhone 5. I averaged 25. My wife is on high blood pressure medicine averaged 50. She felt it was because she had coffee with 50 percent caffeine. We tested it ten times each. This is great and its measurement is comparable to our medical exams. My camera light did not even cause my finger to get warm. I did not give it a 5 rating because it does not have a method to tell you that your finished without watching it.

Keep getting over 50% every time even when relaxed. Unreliable.

20% extreme! does this mean 120%?? please respond at your app description.

Heart rate changes dont tell the while story, but this app does a decent job of telling you if you are elevated or not. Cool tech, at least until they move the flash away from the camera lens.

The technology looks good but the interpretation seems flaky. A 45% stress rating seems correctly reported. A subsequent 37% reading is recorded as 45% again and the reading gives the same advice. More accuracy would be appreciated before I would upgrade to the paid version.

Disappointed. The screenshots shown on the sale page are not accurate. All you get to see on your Timeline is your stress percentage, not your Heart Rate as advertised. Boo!

Good idea and the measurements seem to track my experienced / somatic stress level - so its probably capturing something. But it doesnt record the measurement properly - most often grabbing an old value and repeating it rather than recording the latest measurement. This is a major flaw if youre trying to systematically learn to manage stress. Until this is fixed this isnt the app it promises to be.

Said I had medium stress a sign that my mind was alert and focused. Meanwhile I had just woken up and was groggy.

Ok. After holding my finger on the camera until the light was burning my skin, the readings wont finish. I realized that this app is causing me stress. Not only would that create a inaccurate reading, but also is a hilarious concept for a stress reading application. So am I more stressed now? What just happened?

Everyone in my life and myself would classify me as "stressed." Yet this app always reports my levels at 1-2% (very low). Not convinced of its accuracy.

Its a fun app but DO NOT RELY ON IT!! Its says Im stressed after workouts, sleeping and even other people who use it like family and friends. It checks your pulse just like heart rate monitor so how can it tell if youre stressed? IT CANT. We even tried it with my 2 year old grand son and its says his stress level is high too! Maybe everyone I know is stressed, yeah thats it! Everyone I know is stressed!...OMG WERE ALL GONNA DIE !!! Aaaaah, aaaahhhh! WERE ALL GONNA DIE!!

For the most part, CarDiac Traffic is really popular, but occasionally you’ll get a rather vocal individual who complains about it. I think this is mainly because people don’t really understand how you use CarDiac Traffic. They think it’ll tell you some secret, overlooked route that will allow you to get to work a half-hour early. It doesn’t do that. It’s job is to get you to where you want to go with the least amount of traffic and stress; it does not guarantee no traffic. Setting up CarDiac Traffic for you daily routine is easy. Actually, its simplicity is one of the perks. You don’t have to go through a lot of hoops to get it started. Basically, all you have to do is turn your smart phone on, and position it on the dashboard (or your mount if you have one) with the camera directed towards your heart. Of course, you do have to have pre-recorded your default route, and your HRV baseline, but once that’s saved, all you really do need to do is activate the app (though the app does recommend one record a new baseline every month to remain accurate) and drive. A drawback is having to sit through the obligatory ad that precedes the app booting up, but without those ads we wouldn’t get our rewards (more on those later). Even for new users, some of the app is familiar. You drive along with a little dot indicating your location on your pre-selected route, like Google Maps. When you come across traffic, the severity of the traffic is indicated by it either being green, orange, or red. What makes the app different is the fact that these traffic areas will have a highlight ranging from light gray to pitch black. The shade of the highlight indicates the amount of stress people in that traffic are feeling. Some people wonder why the severity of traffic as measured by stress is indicated separately then the severity of traffic measured by normal means. I’ve heard some say that its a gimmick to make CarDiac Traffic unique, and maybe there’s some truth to that. But the thing is, I like having stress as a distinct barometer of traffic. It doesn’t just give me the facts of what the traffic is physically like, but also is warning me how I’m probably going to feel, and if I’m probably going to feel stressed, I don’t want any part of what’s up ahead. It also tells what me other people are feeling, it brings a human element to traffic. Plus, stressed people aren’t good drivers, so when I see black coming up, I know I don’t want to be there. Even if traffic doesn’t get worse, there’s quality of life to think about. I don’t want to be surrounded by a bunch of honking, glaring, obscene-gesturing people. Another thing CarDiac Traffic solves is where to go next. Being told that there’s traffic and stress up ahead is great, but ultimately useless if you can’t do anything about it. Before CarDiac Traffic, taking an alternate route to bypass traffic has always been a gamble for me. Sometimes, as alternate route has just as much traffic. Worse is, if you’re like me, you’re utterly clueless about any route but the one you take routinely to get to a frequent destination. Turning off of your ordinary route could very well mean getting lost. I once ended up driving in the completely opposite direction because I couldn’t orient myself after having left my routine route. But CarDiac Traffic assigns you an alternate route that bypasses the congest area. This is probably where CarDiac Traffic attracts the most criticism. People expect to find a secret, rarely used route that will allow them to zip along to their end point. Instead, CarDiac Traffic’s alternate route shaves only a few minutes off one’s commute. That’s because CarDiac Traffic’s overarching goal is to equally distribute traffic for everyone. Its assigning alternate routes means that traffic on those routes goes slower thanks to the influx of CarDiac Traffic users, while the congested area loosens up due to drivers being redirected away from it. In a way, one can say that CarDiac Traffic is “socializing slowness.” More people are going slow, but the maximum “slowness” any one driver can possibly experience is greatly reduced. But people are thinking in terms of “everyone’s benefit.” They’re concerned about personal, immediate benefits, especially when it comes to traffic. It’s about you getting somewhere on time, not about fairness to everybody. While the time spent commuting may be reduced for a few minutes, many of aren’t willing to take a detour for such a marginal return. I’m the same way. I would have turned my nose up at CarDiac Traffic if it wasn’t for the rewards. Ah, the rewards. You see, if you follow CarDiac Traffic’s instructions and take an alternate route, the app will register that. Upon completing one’s journey, and deactivating the app, a message will pop up informing you that you have received a certain amount of credits or reward points redeemable at certain businesses, including gas stations like Chevron, Costco, etc. Take a closer look at the ad that plays when start up CarDiac Traffic. Chances are, whichever business is being advertised is the business for which you’ll receive credits. Continued use of alternate routes can lead to deductions on your auto insurance if you are a State Farm member. If you choose to register your policy number in CarDiac Traffic, the app will record the number of times a month you use an alternate route when one is made available, and automatically send a report to CarDiac Traffic (I here there’. It makes sense that insurance agencies would want you to use CarDiac Traffic. The less stress you are under, and the less people who are stressed around you, the less chance there is that there will be an accident. This was what ultimately sold me on CarDiac Traffic. I get less stress and a slightly faster commute, and I’m the one being rewarded for it. CarDiac Traffic can’t make traffic disappear, but it can lessen its impact and make it more bearable.

Climbing a stairs, moving from sitting to standing position, doing cardiovascular activity will all raise your "stress level". This app does not measure stress, only your heart rate. Everyone has a different resting HR and that doesnt mean they are more stressed than another individual. This App stinks. Just take your stress level sitting and then stand up and take it again. Your stress level should significantly increase!