Price: $29.99 - $23.49
(as of Dec 09, 2024 00:19:20 UTC - Details)

Product Description

Kinsa is so much more than just a thermometer.

Take fast, accurate temperature readings on multiple family members easily. Connect QuickCare to the free Kinsa app on your smartphone to unlock Kinsa’s popular “nurse in your pocket” features for added peace of mind.

Connect your new thermometer to the free Kinsa app via Bluetooth to track fever and symptoms for every member of the family, record medication dosages, and set reminders for your next dose. Keep a record for yourself or share it with a doctor for a faster, better diagnosis. Whether you’re a new parent of a fussy baby, or a grandparent cautiously tracking your health, Kinsa is there for you.

FEATURES: Compatible with iPhones and Android phones Flexible comfort tip for oral, rectal or under the arm use Fast reading in 8 seconds Beeps when temperature reading is ready Large backlit display and emoticons indicate fever level Readings in °F or °C Replaceable battery (CR2032) yields more than 600 readings

SETTING UP YOUR THERMOMETER

To set up your QuickCare smart thermometer for the first time, download the free Kinsa app to your smartphone and link it to your thermometer. Setting up is a breeze - it takes less than 90 seconds!

YOU CAN USE YOUR THERMOMETER WITH OR WITHOUT THE APP.

However, to access the smart features your QuickCare thermometer offers, you will need to use the Kinsa app.

Using age, fever and symptoms, the Kinsa app will guide you on next steps to feel better faster.

Do you require rest and fluids, ibuprofen, or a trip to the emergency room? Guidance from Kinsa’s team of board-certified clinicians helps you understand how to soothe symptoms naturally, when to take meds, and when to see a doctor.

Track temperatures, symptoms, and medications for each family member. Easily remember when symptoms began, how high the fever got, and set reminders for your next dose of medications.

Download the free Kinsa app on the App Store or Google Play.

Personalized guidance based on age, fever and symptoms Teaches you how to feel better faster Keeps track of your family’s health Symptom and diagnosis support from board-certified clinicians Get medication dosages and reminders Temperature data integrates seamlessly with Apple's Health app

Personalized Guidance

Get personalized guidance so you know exactly what to do next when illness strikes. Kinsa gives you peace of mind with age-specific fever and symptom guidance in real-time so you can know when it's important to take extra precaution or see a doctor.

Health Tracking

Kinsa tracks fever readings, symptoms, diagnoses and medications for each family member so you can keep straight who started with what symptom when... so handy when you have several "patients" to care for! Your doctor will be impressed you know exactly when the cough or fever started. And more importantly, you'll have one less thing to worry about.

Unlimited Individual Profiles

Create individual profiles for every member of your household. Access profiles across devices simply by logging into your Kinsa family account.

Medication Dosing & Reminders

Get medication dosage guidance and reminders when it’s time to take meds so you never forget, take too little or too much. This feature is especially helpful when a fever is high and your doctor recommends alternating between medications.

Personalized Guidance

Health Tracking

Individual Profiles

Medication

Did You Know?

You are helping your community by using Kinsa!

Kinsa is on a mission to stop illness from spreading and that mission is more vital today than it has ever been before.

Kinsa took the most common health device in the world, the thermometer, and reimagined it by connecting it to the smartphone to create the earliest and most accurate illness tracking system.

To understand where illness is spreading in real-time, Kinsa aggregates anonymous temperatures and symptoms via Kinsa smart thermometers. Kinsa then give this information back to you, Kinsa users, through the Kinsa app and the Kinsa HealthWeather Map, empowering you with the knowledge you need to keep you and your loved ones informed about what's going around.

Curbing the spread of illness Sign up for email and text alerts when illness is going around your local area Get actionable tips on how to avoid falling sick

Tips to get the most accurate temperature reading every time

Important Tips for All Temperature Readings

Always wait for three flashing lines on the display before every reading. Wait at least 15 minutes to take a reading after eating, drinking, exercising or bathing. If you or your Kinsa were outside on a cold day, wait until you are used to the new temperature before taking a reading. A person’s body temperature will fluctuate depending on the time of the day. The best method to determine your own normal temperature is to record it twice a day (early morning and late afternoon) when feeling well. The average of the two is considered your normal body temperature.

Underarm Readings

Wipe armpit with a dry towel and make sure that no clothes are in the way. Place the thermometer probe in the armpit and keep your arm pressed firmly against the body. In general, a normal underarm temperature is considered 35.8°C - 37.2°C (96.5°F - 98.9°F). Also, please note that underarm readings are typically 0.6°C (1°F) lower than oral readings; this is perfectly normal. The Kinsa app automatically takes underarm readings into account when calculating the severity of the fever, but it does not artificially add that 0.6°C (1°F) to the temperature reading.

Oral Readings

For oral readings, always place the probe tip of the thermometer in your mouth’s heat pocket - under the tongue at the back of the mouth. Keep your mouth closed while the temperature reading is being taken. The temperature in one spot of the mouth can be very different from another so always put the probe tip in the same heat pocket for every reading. A normal oral temperature is considered 36.1°C - 37.7°C (97.0°F - 99.9°F).

Rectal Readings

Consider applying a bit of petroleum jelly on the QuickCare tip to make it easier to insert. Place your baby on a firm surface, either on her stomach or back, with legs lifted up to the chest (think diaper-changing position). Insert the probe tip about ½ inch inside. Never insert the probe past the metal tip. Stop if you meet any resistance. Hold QuickCare between two fingers while keeping your hand cupped around your baby's bottom (you might need to squeeze the cheeks together to hold it in place). Remember, rectal temperatures tend to be about 0.3°C (0.5°F) higher than oral and 0.6°C (1°F) higher than underarm readings. In general, a normal rectal temperature is considered 36.4°C - 37.9°C (97.5°F - 100.3°F). If you'd like to verify your results, be sure to wait 5 minutes first for the most accurate second reading.

ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FAST - FDA-cleared for safety & accuracy, the Kinsa QuickCare smart thermometer produces an accurate temperature reading (in F and C) in under 8 seconds. QuickCare also meets ASTM standards for all thermometer devices.
VERSATILE DESIGN + COMFORTABLE, FLEXIBLE TIP - The stick-shaped thermometer can be used orally, underarm or rectally. The soft outer coating and flexible, bendable tip offers optimal comfort for family members of all ages, from your sleeping baby to elderly grandparents, and everyone in between.
EASY TO USE - No-hassle design & large lighted display with fever indication icons makes temperature-taking a breeze - and temperatures easy to read, day or night. A simple push of a button toggles your thermometer between F and C readings.
SMART FEATURES FOR ADDED PEACE OF MIND - Unlock additional benefits when using your thermometer with the free Kinsa app**. The app turns your QuickCare thermometer into a Nurse in Your Pocket, answering the questions you care about when a loved one is sick. **App not required for the thermometer to work. Plus, Ellie the Elephant’s bubble-blowing animation* entrances fidgety kids, keeping them still so you get an accurate reading every time. *Displays on your smartphone screen.
LIKE A NURSE IN YOUR POCKET - Track fever and symptoms for all family members (unlimited number of profiles and symptoms saved) with the optional Kinsa app. Record medication dosages & timings, and set reminders for your next dose. Get personalized care guidance based on age and symptoms, like whether you need to call the doctor or if you can manage symptoms at home. Easy-to-share illness history can be shared with another caregiver, spouse, or doctor for a quicker, more accurate diagnosis
Reviewer: David A.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: BEST THERMOMETER - ACCURATE - GREAT APP
Review: PEDIATRICIAN RECOMMENDATIONS:- NEVER BUY TYMPANIC, FOREHEAD, TEMPORAL ARTERY, etc. thermometers (Even Kinsa's!). They can be 3 degrees off.- ALWAYS BUY ORAL/RECTAL thermometers for accuracy. BUY THIS ONE. It's awesome. Some Chinese off-brands may not be accurate.- You can take underarm temps for a "ballpark" number, but for an accurate number, take rectal for kids under 3, oral over 3I am a pediatrician, and I just had my first child. He developed a fever but I didn't know how high. I almost bought a $260-300+ Welch-Allyn SureTemp Plus 692 (it's what I use at my office), but with an infant, I would mostly take rectal temps. I knew the SureTemp takes 4-6 second oral readings, but I did NOT know rectal readings took 10 seconds! So I decided to try this for LESS than 1/10th the price. And am I glad I did!!!I just received my Kinsa QuickCare Smart Digital Thermometer yesterday (a bit late, my son's fever had passed), and I am VERY impressed. Setup is VERY EASY considering there's an app to set up rather than simply taking temps. The app recognized the thermometer right away, sync'ed super fast. Readings happen VERY FAST. It starts showing temperature readings within 1 second, though it takes a few seconds to get a final reading. It feels like 3-4 seconds.The Kinsa QuickCare feels solid and the tip is surprisingly flexible. The silicone rubber shell feels like quality, not plasticky. The app is also very intuitive, allowing you to keep a record of temps taken as well as other symptoms, and allows multiple profiles so you can keep straight who started with what symptom when. It also offers the ability to move temp readings from one profile to another (in case you forgot to switch profiles before taking the next temperature).The app is handy for keeping track of common cold and stomach bug symptoms. Your pediatrician will be so impressed you know EXACTLY when your child's cough and fever started, when it stopped, etc! I know I would!FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS:- DON'T cheap out and buy the $8 Chinese off-brand; they may not be accurate and will crap out on you quickly. Buy this one!- DON'T spend more on "instant read" tympanic, temporal artery, and forehead thermometers; you will get LESS ACCURATE readings

Reviewer: Placeholder
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quick and easy to use!
Review: UPDATE—1 year later and I still love this thermometer! If my son is sick and he takes his temp or my (sometimes forgetful) husband uses it to take a temp and get the Bluetooth notification right on my phone and often and check and see what the result is before they even tell me. Highly recommend.Only downside is I feel the updated app version isn’t *quite* as user friendly as the older version, but still great! I really like this thermometer so far. It was a breeze to set up with my phone. I keep track of my son's fevers and I love that with this, they automatically get sent to my phone when the thermometer is done. From there you can select which person/account you want the temp to go under and you can select if it was an oral, underarm or rectal temp. I like that the thermometer lights up and instead of changing colors like ones I've had in the past, it has a little smiley/frown face. There's a lot of information in the app for help on knowing when to contact your Dr, take medicines ect. There's also a neat chart that collects your temps (for some reason I can only upload 1 picture to this review). You can keep track of symptoms too.

Reviewer: H W
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Accurate & Reliable
Review: This thermometer gives me peace of mind when I get different readings from our temporal thermometer. It is accurate and my go to when the kids are sick. I love the app and the recommendations it gives based on temperature readings. I also appreciate that the app gives you the ability to log symptoms, medications, set reminders, document diagnoses, and leave notes for each member of your family.

Reviewer: Scott M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great product and easy to use
Review: I first heard about Kinsa on the Today show and thought it might be nice to use for my granddaughter with this nasty flu going around.The thermometer was very easy to connect to my phone, even for someone like me who isn't so tech-friendly. I was able to set up a profile for my granddaughter using their free app and take her temperature in a couple minutes. She likes to watch the bubbles that pop up on the screen while its taking her temperature. I like that its easy for me to see immediately if she's got a fever or not. I also like that the app gives guidance on which medications to use to treat her fever that's based on her age.My only critique is that I wish it allowed you to have multiple accounts. My wife and I watch our granddaughter almost daily, and it would be nice if my daughter could login to the app and see the information and temperatures we entered as well. I already contacted their support team about this and it sounds like its something they're working on.Overall great product, would recommend to anyone with kids or who watches their grandkids.

Reviewer: Sandra C
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great thermometer
Review: It's nice that ir has an app to store every temperature reading and the temperature record can be shared, the only thing I don't like is the on/off button; it's ver small and difficult to turn off