Blood Pressure Log app

An app aimed at people wanting to record their blood pressure readings.

Note: This app appears to no longer be available in the New Zealand app stores.
Blood Pressure Log  Features  Clinical score

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  • Blood pressure recording
  • Reminders
  • Graphs and reports
  

What does the app do?

This app allows the user to record and store blood pressure readings. It logs blood pressure related information such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings, date and time of reading, site (arm, wrist or leg) and position (seated, upright, horizontal). It also has provision to record heart rate (pulse), weight (in kilograms or pounds) and comments.

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Pros     ✔    

 Cons     ✘    
  • You can easily graph your progress
  • You can set multiple variables with each blood pressure recording, such as arm used, body position and tags
  • You have a lot of control over the settings
  • The app incorrectly prioritises diastolic pressure over systolic pressure when determining a classification. For example 280/60 is called low, while 280/70 is called hypertension stage II. This could theoretically cause the patient to make an incorrect judgment of when to see their doctor. Both 280/60 and 280/70 are actually severe hypertension generally requiring urgent assessment.
  • Overemphasis of blood pressure classification rather than setting an individualised blood pressure target
  • User interface is clunky and ads are distracting
Date of this review: August 2016

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Related resources

This app has been reviewed by other independent websites. 

Blood Pressure Log myhealthapps.net 

References

The following references relate to articles about apps for hypertension,

  1. Green BB. BP here, there, and everywhere--mobile health applications (apps) and hypertension care. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2015 Feb;9(2):137-9. 
  2. Kumar N, Khunger M, Gupta A, Garg N. A content analysis of smartphone-based applications for hypertension management. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2015 Feb;9(2):130-6.