Ellume COVID-19 Home Test Hack 10804 + Redeem Codes

I took a test before visiting my in-law who had health issues relating to a brain stroke and was recovering. I wanted to make sure I didn’t have Covid so I bought the test from a Rite aid in Philadelphia. Not only the test took a ridiculous amount to set up, which included providing sensitive personal data (name, age, phone number, home address), but it showed a false positive that prompted the NYS Department of Health to contact me requesting I should isolate. I didn’t have one Covid symptom, my family including my toddler with whom I share a lot of close, cheek-to-cheek interactions, and my husband didn’t have Covid. I took two other rapid tests the same day, each from a different brand, and they showed a negative result. I also had to visit a pharmacist to perform yet another test that also showed a negative result.
The FDA website already has information about the brand recalling its tests because of false positives in 2021. I guess they didn’t recall all of them. The rating on here is a shocking 1 star which people should take seriously. They are completely unreliable, they take a ridiculous amount to perform, and you’ll end up providing sensitive information about yourself. Not to mention you’re “throwing money out the window,” and causing unnecessary load of mess with the State department of Health.

If I could give a negative star, I would! This is a typical example of how to execute an easy idea in a very complicated way! I have been using quick test kits for two years and tried different brands. All of them came in different packages and tools but the basic test process was the same. Easy and quick. But not this one! It requires an app which means that if you do not own a cell phone, then you cannot do the test! It also means that now if you want to do the test for the whole family, you have to do it one by one because the test kit needs to be connected to Bluetooth the whole time. How stupid is that!!!! I saw some reviewers say that the app collects tons of personal information. And the developer responded by saying only certain types of information was required but the rest was optional. Well, they designed the app in such a way that they did not explicitly tell you that you do not have to enter every information. Interestingly, they do bother to create a pop up window and ask you if you are sure that you do not want to enter your email address. To me, the goal to collect and sell your data to third party is written all over their faces. I cannot imagine that someone can make a quick test kit so complicated that it is not longer quick any more!!!!

The product requires you download their app, put in your private information, and all them to gather that information, which feels completely invasive from the beginning. The instructional video takes an inordinate amount of time, and you cannot use the device without going through all of it. The connectivity via bluetooth is further problematic as it may, or may not connect. You may have to spend time going through a troubleshooting process, you may have to call customer support who will go through ALL of the instructions with you again, despite explaining clearly that you have already gone through all of the instructions and then go through each step to show once again, it isn't working. I had to go through three devices before finally connecting to something. (My phone is a 6 month old iPhone 13 Pro, so it shouldn't be a tech issue). I bought it because it was the only thing available at my local CVS, not knowing of the blue tooth, it's recall issues and poor service.

Do not put a bad review on their website as they will make sure it does not post publicly. Nothing like trying to pad your reviews.

I’ve tried almost all of the over the counter at home tests and this one is by far the best and most accurate. I got really sick and i took another at home test and it said negative tried this one and it said positive which made me be able to take the proper precautions to stay away from family and friends. This test makes sure to go far enough back to get an accurate reading, that’s probably the best part is it gives you a point to go to unlike the other tests. And the instructions are so easy to understand, it gives you step my step video on how to do it. Simple and easy. I think the most annoying part that i dislike is every time I take it i have to rewatch the video every single time, but it’s worth it for an accurate reading. I don’t know why it has such bad reviews. I have had zero issues with using this, anyone unable to use this product must be really bad at following directions.

I feel greatly embarrassed to have given 1 star review last night, due to the app crashing. Today morning there was a App update, I feel the developers must have figured out that people has iOS 16 and they needed to fix the bug. I was shocked to see many 1 star reviews with so many negative and demotivating comments. I understand the frustration, I was there too. Looking from the developers point of view this must be pulling them down. Anyway my revision not in anyway emotional, I am speaking straight from my renewed experience of the product. The product was easy to use and definitely more times one uses the simple and easy it feels. I still agree with some reviews which talked about long video to watch, let the user be the one to decide and take responsibility by agreeing to not watch a video again and again. I wish the developers the best and thank you for the quick turn out to update the App.

Reviews for this product are useless because if your downloading the app, and seeing the reviews, you’ve likely already bought this garbage product. Unnecessarily cumbersome, incredibly intrusive and unreliable. As a doctor I’ve used dozens of COVID tests from different companies, all without a complaint. This product forces you to download an app and Bluetooth the test to your phone in order to get your results. No option to perform the test without the app. The test I purchased would never connect! Complete waste of money and time. Additionally, had it connected and worked properly it required a lot of personal information, including my email, to receive the results. And the company says in it’s paperwork that it will share your results with the public health authorities, local, state and federal. No option to keep your results private despite the high incidence of false positives associated with this test. Any other home test that gives immediate results without an app can be done completely anonymously. This is overreach, over-engineered and over priced. Quite possibly the worst product I’ve ever purchased. ZERO stars

I'm submitting the exact same review I put in 2 days ago since I got a notification that my review had a reply, but when I clicked on the notification there was an error because my review had been deleted. Joke's on you though, Ellume, because Apple saves my review, so when I click on write a review, my old review pops right back up to resubmit. We can do this every day if you want. :) So here's my original review: We're not idiots we don't need step by step walk through instructions in a video to take the stupid test. It's bad enough that you have to download an app and put in personal information, but then you can't even use the test without watching incredibly annoying videos telling you how to use the test, which works exactly like any other covid test that we've all already used more than once before. Such an annoying waste of time! And also, the app has to stay open draining the battery for the duration of the test. The only reason I have this test is because my workplace requires us to either use this test or go to a test location that will provide provable results to them. So stupid.

I am beyond upset that I asked for the government to provide for me two $40 tests to line the pockets of the test kit company. After feeling that this was very invasive from the start, asking all kinds of information, I double -tapped on my age category because I am using voiceover on my iPhone as a blind person. There was never a play button to be found so that I could listen to the video for instructions. Image recognition was immediately turned on which often makes some apps useless. When I turned off image recognition, I still could not find a play button. And, did I mention that in press releases about this accessible test, there was never a mention of the apps name. I had to use an app to scan paperwork to know what app to download in the first place. I absolutely cannot believe that the app developer has not made this accessible. Did anyone who is blind get to test this useless app out before-hand? I am an experienced iPhone user for over 12 years and think this is just horrible.

I see a lot of complaints about the video length, and while it isn’t short, it’s not bad. Think about it, that video needs to be understood by anyone who watches it right? So it has to cover everything.

Secondly, about the whole app thing. It was pretty seamless to be honest. The whole process was straightforward and the results come in fast enough to not be unreasonable. I’ve heard of people missing parts of their kits, and I noticed that the packaging for the individual parts was unreasonably difficult to open.

Finally, about consumer information. This is where I get worried, because most people aren’t security-savvy. Don’t ever put your real information where you don’t have to, but understand that the internet is already full of your information. I don’t like that you HAVE to put your name in and I’m sure they have tracking data that will target you regardless. READ the terms and conditions that you agree to. They are not a joke. I usually put in comedic/nonsensical information in those contact forms which I do not wish to be identified with, but again, companies can easily do this with other information they have.

It’s the US’s first major pandemic— overall, not the worst test in the world. More pleasant than the Binax test, but it’s pretty obvious that the app method will work for some while the paper method is preferred by others. I know we need data on Covid, but I don’t like being tracked and would prefer a shorter TOS and an anonymous option.

We got these tests for free but it seems like a big waste of materials compared to the original orange and white tests we would get. Each box only has one and comes with a lot of packaging waste and the boxes are huge. We were sent 15, and with so many big boxes, they’re difficult to store somewhere. But I won’t complain about that too much since they were free and a lot of these reviews mention paying $40 for each box.

I didn’t mind the videos. It needs to be accessible for everyone, including those who may be older and need the extra guidance. I didn’t like that it asked for so much personal information, which I didn’t know some of it was even optional until I read these reviews.

While the Bluetooth option is kind of annoying to deal with, I didn’t have trouble connecting (iPhone pro max) and I appreciate that we’re given the option to have a form sent to our email about our test results. I had a situation last year where an employer was a bit suspicious with home kits and the validity of submitting them for your time off (in case you got pictures from friends or pulled off the internet), so this feels a bit more formal and professional. I can see it running better with those who need paperwork.

I mostly docked off a star because of the information thing and for how big the boxes are, but I really had a good experience overall since they were free for us.