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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

2.9 3341 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5Extremely inaccurate

   Please don’t waste your money on this brand of glucose monitor. Readings are never even close to what my finger sticks show and could lead to severe medical issues if you only rely on what the monitor shows. There is no way to calibrate finger stick readings with what the sensor shows so it cannot “learn” and become more accurate. I stopped using the Freestyle Libre 8 months ago and switched to the Dexcom G7, but my Dexcom expired and I need my paycheck to pick up my next prescription. Saw I had an extra Freestyle and thought it was better than nothing, but this isn’t the case. It’s useless. Sensor reading on first use was 105. Finger stick 185!! Had I not remembered how wildly inaccurate the Freestyle was I would have not taken any insulin and went hours with high blood sugars. Getting ready for bed and just checked again. This time the sensor say my sugar level is 60 (I don’t feel low sugar effects) so I did a finger stick and my sugars are 110. Again the sensor could have caused me to sleep with high blood sugar had I of eaten or taken a glucose tab. Go with the Dexcom G7! Smaller, 30 minute warm up, has the ability to calibrate with finger sticks so it learns, but the main reason is it extremely accurate. Just removed this Freestyle sensor and trashed it. Thank God it was my last one.

   Valorus · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5Love

   I actually have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 7 years old, I am now 25 and work for a family practice that deals with a lot of type 2 and type 1 diabetics. I have showed a lot of patients this product after I tested it out myself, and the doctors I work for have written a lot prescriptions for this item and have actually had me come into the room with them and the patient to inform them and show them how this product works. The doctors I work for have told me to contact the company for more information on insurance coverage, drug rep information to report back to patients and even becoming either a sponsor or something involved in this company because I truly do believe this will make any diabetics life easier as it has made mine. I work for a very busy practice and am very forgetful, this monitor has made my life that much easier and my Hemoglobin A1C come down from 9.2 to 7.8 within 3 months (this glucose monitor has a reminder setting that will alarm you within 1-2 hours to retest your blood sugar once you apply that setting) I highly recommend this product and can honestly say it has made managing my type 1 diabetes’s more reasonable.

   laurenbaize · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5Best thing so far for glucose monitoring

   I have been type 1 for 10 years and have to say that this app allows me freedom in ways I have not seen anywhere else so far. Instead of manually poking my finger for a blood reading, the scanning is painless, easy and allows notes for food, insulin, etc.. I have two constructive criticisms. The 12 hours that I am without reading during scanning makes me anxious. As funny as it sounds, I have come to love seeing the entire readings as it brings a new level of insight to managing my BS. So if there is a way to start syncing a new sensor 12 hours prior to the existing one expiring to have no gap in readings that would be great. The second suggestion is that I would love to see an Apple Watch app that displayed the BS reading when scanning. I have never used a dexcom or other continuous BS monitor as all of those are considered medical devices and is a different insurance deductible and is way too costly to obtain. The freestyle libre reader is great for me because it is considered a pharmacy benefit and is actually cheaper than buying a month worth of test strips for manual checking. Keep it up and keep innovating!

   Brian@ExcitedSolutions · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/53hr Delay to transfer to Apple Health

   I’ve been using Libre sensors for a couple years. In so many ways I prefer your sensors to your more expensive competitor. However, you have really dropped the ball by delaying transfer of blood sugars to Apple Health for three hours. When your competitors make these results immediate. You can’t claim you are trying to provide the best care for diabetics, if you are purposefully preventing them from using other, more capable diabetes management tools than your own log. At best this is a contradiction to your own marketing Dept messaging. At worst, it’s corporate bad faith. Part 2: Developer suggested I contact customer service for help. It turns out, Customer Service informed me, there is no support for data sharing with third party apps including Apple Health Kit. Word of warning, if your hoping to use another app to manage your diabetes, you will have to manually enter each scan into the other app. Abbott, the idea of a CGM only reaches its full potential if you facilitate the user getting this data into their preferred management app. In other words, you need to implement Apple Health Kit integration. As your product currently stands, your in the dark ages as compared to your competition. Next time someone complains about this, you could just tell them you’ll pass the request on to the developers.

   Todd-Squad · 31 Jul 2026

5. 4/5Better than finger testing

   Overall I find the system easy to use and better than blood testing. I’m type 2 non-insulin, so 100% accuracy is not as important as it might be for others. When I have compared sensor with finger stick, they have been pretty close. Interstitial fluid tests differently than blood so one must keep that in mind. Libre’s help section can explain that. Have noticed that sensor placement is very important for consistency. At night I sometimes get inconsistent lower readings and have realized it is because I’m lying on the sensor.... But this review is about the app. Good basic functionality on the app, but I used the reader and website before the app. Wish there was a way to integrate the data from the phone with my data on the web. This can be done by activating sensor with reader, but then I have to scan both reader and phone. Kind of negates any benefits of having phone app. And I usually forget to activate sensor with reader. Reader cannot be used if sensor was stared with phone, but vice versa works. Anyway, website has more historical data and easier to pull reports for doctor’s appointments. Also there’s no way to export the logbook that I can find. Basically data only goes back 90 days. I know there’s a way to share with physicians in the app, but my doctor’s office is not a member and they don’t have enough patients to become a member.... I’ve gotten a bad sensor in the past and customer service was prompt in sending out a replacement. So no complaints there.... Overall I like the product and app, just think app could be improved.

   Pearls9999 · 31 Jul 2026

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