tempdrop.com

3 stars

The main reason I bought this is because I have a toddler and a newborn, I wanted to temp since my sleep is (obviously) extremely erratic and breast feeding puts my hormones even more out of wack. All this combined led to me being very inconsistent with remembering to temp with my Cyclotest thermometer every morning. Something I thought the tempdrop would fix, which in theory it did, but while I kept comparing temps with my regular thermometer I felt that the algorithm keep pulling my temperatures lower to the point where my curves weren't really distinguishable to me- or giving me completely different data than my oral BBT. I also have to say, this is my experience with their NEWEST product, tempdrop 2.0- which people on Reddit raved about for the improved battery replacement method, better algorithm, and better syncing- exactly what their site also proclaimed. That was the main reason I decided to drop so much money for their new version- I really didn't want any room for error when trying Natural Family Planning 6 months after birth. And I have to say it's really not all that it's cracked up to be. Reading the other 3-1 star reviews showed me that it still suffers from the same problems as their first model: flimsy device, and an extremely cheap and uncomfortable arm band (for some who have used both versions MORE uncomfortable even) whose seams where the tempdrop is supposed to go in seem to unravel straight away... Which is a problem, because their site claims you have to remove it from the band everytime you want to sync your data, now how does that make any sense? The band itself also only has a 4 month warrenty, so how am I not supposed to feel like the cheapness of it is intentional and almost a scam?That's wht I had to remove further stars just by how weasley this company is with their terms of service. I really can't believe, that for the price, you are expected to pay separately for 2 year insurance for damage and loss, and pay another fee on top if you want a "satisfaction protection" i.e paying more to have the basic right to return the product if it didn't fulfill the expectations *they* espouse. It's really insane! I also was apparently denied being able to retroactively pay for insurance for the device despite asking if that was even possible, only for customer service to completely ignore my question and just keep refering me to an American facebook group (I'm not in america, and said so, but was linked it twice despite that fact!) to sell my Tempdrop if I wasn't happy with it. That's seriously outrageous!And just for everyone's information and for the sake of transparency- which this company clearly is not known for- this is an Israeli company, considering the current political climate, that is something that one ought to know- and I feel the need to put this in the review since it's information that is suspiciously difficult to find for whatever reason. I only knew about it after I purchased, unfortunately...TLDR: save yourself the money, buy an oral thermometer (the one I mentioned I feel is very accurate and really great overall) and just try to have more discipline. I also recommend cross tracking with Fertiliry Friend and adding your data there, their app is intended for people who are TTC, but it gives valuable insights on your cycles the more data you put in, I feel the automatically NON renewing 24€ per year(!!!) Is well worth it, and much more than the little amount of (kinda useless for TTC) features you'll get with the tempdrop app

Date of experience: Jul 07, 2024