Ditto Vibrating Notification Device for People with Hearing Loss, Waterproof, iOS & Android Compatible, Black

I have been wearing this thing it ever since I got it last week (sans showers and hand washing, because lets be real, it's a electronic device and only water resistant). My ditto been a life saver because I am a single mom, work in a loud industrial factory, and I am mildly hard of hearing to boot. I have missed so many important calls from my kid's school, texts from my bosses or co-workers because I couldn't hear my phone at work. Or ~laugh~ being a lady it was in my purse, so I didn't hear it go off OR feel it vibrate. It's also nice that I don't have to carry my phone around the house since my PJs don't have pockets and being hard of hearing I don't generally hear my ringer unless i am less than 4 feet from it.I'm a huge fan of it's alarm feature because I no longer have to worry about waking the dogs up with my loud alarm, and I can re-set it through out the day to remember to take my meds (granted a list of pre-set alarms would be easier on my memory). This little gadget has a lot of potential for it, so I have no qualms about giving it a 5 star already because it already does a lot and will definitely likely be doing more in the future since it's functions are mainly app based.My one thing though, being a woman, is that an accessory line of wrist bands of different colors or types would be snazzy. I really like showing my ditto off to people because they always ask what it is, and when I tell them the answer is always "Oh, I could really use one of those!". lol

Very frustrating! Way too early, in my opinion, to have this product out in the market. Way more development is needed before Ditto is worth using. Primarily, it’s extremely limited in the number of apps it works with. Uber but not Lyft? Really? Why? Clearly I can go down a long list of different apps that I would like to get their notifications via Ditto, but no point. None of them will work except for a handful. Worst of all, and this is so bad it's actually funny, it only works with the stock email app (I guess). I did not test email notifications thoroughly but did not need to. The only thing that matters to me is if it works with the email app I am using, which in my case is different than the one that came with my Nexus 6, and it doesn’t! Again, really? What's the point? So now, instead of looking at my phone from time to time to see if there are any notifications I missed from any of my apps, I still have to keep looking at it the same amount of time to see if I have notifications I missed from SOME of my apps. Net-net, same thing. So why have Ditto?? Basically, it should have the capability to work with any app that is on my phone that I select or it's not worth having at all. Also, on a more minor note, when there is a call coming in, Ditto should continuously buzz me for as long as the phone is ringing unlike now when I will get buzzed only on the first ring (or at least give us the option to pick between the two.)On the positive side, I really like the fact that you can use it with a strap or clip it on something. It’s also very light. You almost forget you have it on. The vibration is also nice and strong so that it will be hard to miss, and they provide you with different vibration patterns that you can select from for each app. That’s all I got on the positive side.

I can't say enough good things about this companys service. Every email and concern is addressed almost immediately. I broke my clip yesterday. No questions asked they are sending a replacement clip. You can't go wrong. My repeat notification concern was partially addressed. They really careI will preface my review by saying that this company has excellent tech support. If you email them with a suggestion or concern, they will respond within a day or so and they care about your opinion and want you to love their product. I give it 5 stars because it does exactly what it says it will, and because of the service.Now for the downside, to me anyway, and the reason I contacted service.Each notification you receive for any of the alerts you choose with occur exactly once. You will get your chosen vibration pattern one time per text, per call, per alarm, per timer, etc. I don't know about you, but there is no way I am waking up from a deep sleep when my wrist vibrates 4 or 5 times then stops. I contacted the company about the possibility of getting repeating notifications and was told they were looking at adding in the future.If you want to know if you are getting a call or text while you are out and about and your phone is in your pocket or purse, this works great, but if you are doing anything that would cause you to miss the initial vibration, you won't get it again. I use it every day and it works well for what it is designed to do, but I need repeating notifications for this to be perfect for me