MiniMed Connect App Reviews

The app works great so far for me. I have no complaints about how its working. The features included work well and reliably. I hope that in the future we can get some added features and Apple Watch support. The transmitter has good distance between it and the phone. The transmitter only works relatively close to the pump, however. Id imagine thats more of a limitation with the pumps communication than the transmitter. I enjoy being able to quickly check my current ISIG without pulling out my pump. It works great in meetings and when busy with other tasks. Being able to quickly see active insulin and reservoir status is also a huge plus. The wireless uploading to CareLink once a day (or manually on demand) is great. Makes it so much easier to get data into CareLink on a timely basis.

This thing is a waste of money. I just switched to the Dexcom G5 Mobile and its so much better. I now have all my data on my Apple Watch, I have alerts on phone and watch, and the Dexcom sensor is 100 times more accurate.

I was told this was easy and would show my readings. Obviously not. Id like the convenience as a type 1 mom on the go of being able to send reports to my doctor and review it on my phone. Guess not!

It is very easy to tell that improvements to the MiniMed Connect system have been abandoned within Medtronic, if they ever existed. Just open the app for the first time, as I did a few weeks after they started to sell the connect device in November 2015. iOS 9 had recently been released and when I first opened the app I was warned that the app wasnt supporting iOS 9 - but I could use it anyway. As of the end of May 2016, I get the same warning. Medtronic has only released one software update, which was a few weeks after the the app was launched. So there was originally v. 1.0 and now there is v. 2.0. Absolutely no bug fixes, enhancements, new features - nothing. And it badly needs them. The Connect device is constantly disconnecting from the iPhone and often simply will not reconnect. It is supposed to upload its data to CareLink, which I have never gotten to work. I was initially excited about this system. It was a way to read data from my pump rather than using the reto black and white LCD screen on my pump - which hasnt been updated in 20 years! Now that I am 50 reading it is quite a chore. (The pumps have been updated of course, but they continue to use the 1990 screen technology in the newer pumps.) But ailas it proved so difficult to use the Connect device that after two weeks I stuck it in a drawer. This week while struggling to read my pump screen, I became hopeful that I had been too harsh in my initial assessment and tried it again. But no, it is the exact same version of the software, the bad connections, and it still doesnt support iOS 9. Well done Medtronic!!

Mini med connect is great and the software does what it shows it will do. I have had my share of challenges getting the mini med connect to talk to the various devices at times but generally speaking it works most of the time without any issue at all. I like the software a lot, and it is very helpful to use and you could pick up more information quicker from using the app then you can going to the various screens of your pump to get the same information. My only complaint, I wish that they would keep up with the software rollouts so that you dont have to keep acknowledging that the software is not ready for this version of the iOS software, and more importantly Im extremely anxious for the I watch to be available. When and if the I watch app becomes available, then I feel like this will be a five star set up as I could see myself using that I watch app most frequently.

When the connection is good, it seems to work about 60% of the time every time. Sometimes at night it times out, then I do not get the critical page to my phone to alert of low BG. The app has needed an update for at least 3 iOS revisions. Adding a watch partner app would also be great for those that would like to see data while exercising. Medtronic has made a good step in technology, but there is a responsibility to keep it updated. It works, but has been "non OS compliant" for some time now.

The app is ok, wish there were a few more extra features like being able to alert another person through text if you go low. Also would be great to have an Apple Watch feature that would display my Blood sugar on my watch at a glance. Instead of having to pull out my phone. Also alerts would be nice! Say for predicting lows or highs or if the battery or pump is low on insulin. Maybe make this like a remote app for the pump so I dont have to take the pump out in public to bolus. If these features were added, and work well, I would rate 5 stars and be super happy. Living with diabetes is sometimes frustrating and anything that can make day to day life easier is so much better. This is 2016. We should have stuff like this already.

I like it and it is progress. However, one mayor issue I have with this app, is that I use it for my child and the warnings come in from a different number every time. If I put my phone on silent and want to get sound alerts from favorites it wont work because it is likely the next message will arrive from a new number. Also, caretakers should be able to use an app as well. The web page is cumbersome and slow. And gives you even less info than the app does. Please update!

Please update the app to support iOS 9.2. Update: 6/27/16 This app still does not support the latest iOS! Come on now, this is ridiculous!

A little bit of background... I work in an application development group for my career, so I am pretty savvy when it comes to technology. I bought the MiniMed Connect Uploader piece a few days ago and it arrived in the mail today. I was so excited to use it and set it up. I followed the directions on setting it up, but right as I downloaded the app it said that the app hasnt been tested with my iOS version. I get that you may be an iOS version behind, but this app is awful. The app hasnt had a release since September of 2015. The app has also only had one release since the initial release in August 2015. Now, I have an iPhone and an Apple Watch. My iOS is 9.2, and the details of this app clearly state that iPhones are supported with iOS 8.3 or higher. But, I get an exception every time I open the application about how it hasnt been tested and data may not be visible like it should be. I thought nothing much of it until I found that I couldnt setup notifications for the application in Notification Center. This is after I restarted my phone and reinstalled the application. I havent gotten anything to work. I have been able to get the app to show up on the notifications menu (the one that you slide your finger down from the top of your phone to see), but even with that, the app still doesnt show up under Notification Center in Settings. I then decided to call support to see if they had an idea for me to get this fixed. No ideas, but a suggestion to use a different device that has an older iOS version on it... I was very peeved at this point and mentioned that suggestion is not an option. I am not going to buy a new device (which will have the same iOS version on it) just so the app wont work on that either. I then asked when the next update for the app is expected. I was told that they update the app all of the time and it is just really hard to keep up to Apples updates. I would have believed this, but if you look at the "Releases" section, theres only two releases listed with the last one being in September 2015. I will be calling them tomorrow to ask for a refund due to the fact that I paid $99 for this technology and it doesnt even function as it states it should on the website (notifications of predicted high or predicted low blood sugars) and it also doesnt support iOS versions that it states it should support (iOS versions 8.3 or higher - my iOS is 9.2).

I like the app. I monitor my trends and I like the freedom to check my glucose whenever I want by looking at my phone. As others have said, I want more data on my phone. Ultimately, Id like to be able to see everything on my care link reports on the app. For now, I would like to be able to scroll my trends back more than 24 hours and see my last bolus amount. Apple Watch support would be phenomenal as well. Keep up the good work. This is a great product with lots of potential on both the hardware and software side.

This app is a good first effort. Annoyingly, it just quits for no apparent reason every 10 hours or so. This is a drag if youre counting on it to transmit missed alerts to the Carelink site. Id be very pleased if it just kept working.

Feels like a step backwards in a lot of ways. Dexcom looked outdated to me and limited but at least I have alarms and can input some things like carbs and insulin. I feel like this is just a pretty screen, but your pump is right there with the same information and you have to use it in most cases anyways. Carrying an extra tiny piece of plastic around is pretty annoying too. Btw, its been about a year since theyve updated this software according to the upgrade history.

I was excited when they dropped the price from 199 to 99. Should have been a red flag. Was not what I expected. Charging life is not long, the connect has to be attached to you the APP says iOS devise not supported (iPhone 5s current iOS) PLEASE UPDATE. This is something I have always wanted. VERY DISAPPOINTED

Any progress on making this app adaptable to Apple Watch. It would be great if my watch shows BG and maybe trending

I really like the app when its working, but there needs to be an update to make it compatible with the most current version of iOS.

I like the discreetness of being able to check my blood sugar but wish it gave more info. What I would really like is an Apple Watch app so I really could be discreet. Too bad we cant bolus from the app. It also would be nice if family members could get the info on their app instead of having to log on through the Internet.

...they finally released an update. I hope they support iOS 10 quicker than the supported 9.3.5. Overall, its not a bad app, but it could use many more features starting with its own alarms without having to send a text message. Its bad enough that the alarms on the pump itself are so soft.

Absolutely wonderful! With one tap I can open my days reality. I can see how my blood sugars are trending, how well my sensor is keeping up, upload to Carelink and so much more!!

I have been a Minimed user for 14 years. My loyalty has never faltered. Today that changed. Apple just released an iOS update- you could of at least sent a mass email to all the pre-purchased buyers and told them to not do the update. Or you could just be with the times and update the software accordingly. Your not compatible with the iwatch. I have to carry around a dongle and my phone My family cant view my info in real time like promised they have to log into care link, why cant they access data directly from this app? Cant bolus suspend or do any treatment from phone/app. I get where this part is FDA stuff but the rest is a lack of tech savvy experts. How is dexcom years ahead of you guys Im so heart broken literally have been looking forward to this all summer and now I cant even use it. Not worth $199 I feel lied to an scammed this isnt what you promised us.