Eko: Digital Stethoscope, ECG 17+

I switched form a rappaport sprague stethoscope to littmann cardiology IV CORE digital stethoscope. And I’m stunned by their work. And the app Eko is also good ( simple and promising). The firm ware update can be done through the app wirelessly.

The app is very frustrating to use. I bought it to use for myself , not for patients, so the login id is my own so I know what ID and password I’m entering.
- Password rejected 75%. I only get one successful login out of every four tries.
- If password is accepted, the app still keeps you on login screen but has the word patients at the bottom. By keeping me on login I thought the app needed me to re-enter the password. But you have to click on patients to see your recording. The app should automatically take you to patients recordings once I entered a good password but instead keeps me at login.
- The most visible button is Menu but that is only for user account settings which one does not need to access everytime.
- Cannot export recordings outside of Litmsnn’s control. If you send to another person then they too must have a Littman account. Be nicer to email to someone who can view the recording right away.
- If I try to use a third party screen capture app to capture my data then the app log you out every time when I switch apps. When I start recording and switch back to Littmann app then I must re-enter my password. However when I choose not to show my password (because I don’t want it shown during screen capture recording) each key I enter is briefly shown then turns into an asterisk. During that brief moment people can see my password making the ‘do not show’ password feature defeats its purpose.
I’m too frustrated with the multiple problems with logging in everytime, so I plan to request a full refund.
May consider in future after they fix these serious issues. Wish Littman the best but app needs a lot more work.

I downloaded this app onto a second device to use with my Core digital stethoscope. Somehow it downloaded v 3.14 released in 2022; my regular, non-updated device is showing 4.9.2.

The older version currently being downloaded from App Store does not seem to have ability to share th PDF waveforms.

I’ve emailed the company but if you are presently using a higher version (go to menu, settings, then hit “regulatory”) DO NOT DOWNLOAD