Spire – Activity tracking for body and mind.

works with the bluetooth spire that I clip to my pants cool                 I can see my breathing on my phone

I waited until now to review Spire because I know all first generation electronics can have problems That being said Spire is very good at detecting breathing patterns The Spire device is inconspicuous and very light Wearing it is a delight The app having gone through several upgrades provides excellent feedback on breathing patterns easily determining periods of activity focus tension and calmness However I have had issues since version 15 when Spire started communicating to the Apple Health app I personally need my respiration data alongside other health measurements that the Health app provides and the Spire app seems to lose its ability to communicate to Health especially after an upgrade When this happens the only solution that is guaranteed to fix the issue is to delete and reinstall the Spire app If communicating to Apple Health is not a concern it is a wonderful way to control breathing and to see how your body performs not only while active but when relaxing as well Even with the Health app issues though I find the product a great asset I also want to mention that while Spire is not a FDA approved medical device I am using it more for medical purposes It provides an objective account of breathing problems that I can not find outside the clinical setting The ONLY reason I did not give five stars is the issue with the Health app and it very well could be the Health app and not Spire I am working with Spire in trying to rectify this issue              Good product but has issues

Only the activity tracker is active Calm and Focus dont register any readings     Does not seem to be very accurate

Quite simply the software is terrible The stress notifications are random and dont go off half the time The integration with AppleHealth is horrible and stops syncing randomly without and rhyme or reason Reporting is non existent There is no way to export the data for further analysis Overall the product has been disappointing The software itself needs major work yet the company is choosing to focus on the Apple watch addon     Disappointing

I cant get the Spire to track my breathing Ive clipped it to every spot on my abdomen and made sure the rock is touching my skin Ive also tried having it not quite touching I got it to track my breathing not my activity Please help           Great pedometer

I love my Spire Like a lot of people I have a desk job where I can fall into tense situations throughout the day I know I should be better but its hard to snap out of it to know when my my breathing is being problematic Spire has solved this for me Its shocking how accurate it is If I get an email that is stressing me out the spire senses it in my breathing and buzzes me gently as a reminder So instead of being blindly tense for 15 minutes or whatever my spire help me alleviate that The result is I do a better job with my breathing and lower my stress level And over time its trained me to be more mindful on my own So I actually prevent the spire from telling me Im tense by not getting there And thats awesome Its like a Fitbit but for my mood And it helps me change it for the better                 I love my Spire Snaps me out of tense moods Helps me be calm

Great idea But it spired out It doesnt sense steps breathing so instead of getting to a good state of mind I went out of my mind trying to figure it out Gave up Hopefully it was just a faulty sensor     Plummeted spired Out

to help with my anxiety and panic attacks but there does seem to be a lot of Reconnecting going on with this update              Using my Spire a lot

Ive been using the spire for a couple weeks and it correlates somewhat with what I feel but because I dont know how it decides whether my breathing is calm focused or tense I dont yet trust the data I have yet to be able to get it to register my breathing as calm tense or focused by willfullly breathing in a specific way Tension It has registered my breathing as tense in a stressful situation but it has recorded just as many tense moments when I felt calm I tried to create a tense streak by consciously breathing rapidly and erratically and by imagining stressful situations but it didnt bite Calm no calm streaks during meditation or breathing to a metronome 4sec inhale 6sec exhale Focus no focus streaks with more rapid metronome breathing 4sec inhale 4sec exhale I want to recommend it to my patients with high anxiety but because volitional breathing techniques dont change the data it is not motivating I would also like to see the real time respiratory rate in number format as this would at least give some real time feedback        Not sure of its accuracy

Would give zero stars if possible The device does not work or synch and sometimes will vibrate continuously for no reason The lack of directions or advice or effective support makes this all the more frustrating While its a clever concept theyve not worked out the bugs and shipped way too soon Dont spend the 150 for a device until they get it right if that ever happens     Dont bother

I am optimistic about what this device and app can accomplish There is still a lot of work to do but this is a nice starting point I recommend this to anyone whos even remotely interested in a product like this Developers like this need our support All that said I would like to see more of the realtime data streaming from the device Its hard to tell that its accurately capturing my breaths I think the modules are really well done The boosts that Ive tried seem to really help put me into the desired state Overall this is the product I had hoped to receive Nice work to the developers and innovators at spire              Lots of potential

I dont know why this issue existed for so long but the black borders on background of the home tab is super ugly to look at        Background has big black borders

Simple effective elegant So well thought out for what it out out for what it does Cant wait for further Functionality Very reliable combination of hardware Software LOVE the Tension alerts              Love it Insightful

Its a novel idea in the consumer wearable space track the breath to determine the cognitive state change your breath change your state The latest update introduced for me a nasty bug whereby the app struggles to stay linked with the device unless you remember to reopen the app on semi regular intervals Even when the app is running in the background the Bluetooth link is not infallible              A unique take on wearables

The app doesnt let you do much I hope they improve the product soon        Doesnt do much

There are few technologies that can actually change your health and productive in a physiological way Spire is one of them really impressed with the kind of simple elegant and impactful change this product made in my life                 Makes my day more productive and calm