Reviews of SmartShaker+ (Plus)

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List of user reviews and ratings for SmartShaker+ (Plus)

Total ratings

2.05 (Rating count: 197)

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Review summary

Users praise the SmartShaker device for effective vibration alarms and ease of use once paired, but the app frequently crashes and has poor Bluetooth connectivity. Many are frustrated by unnecessary GPS permission requests causing battery drain. Alarms sometimes fail or vibrate too weakly. The app interface can be confusing, especially for elderly users, and recent updates have worsened stability. Overall, while the hardware earns positive notes, the app issues significantly diminish user satisfaction.

Pros

The device itself works well and is effective in waking users up when properly set.
Easy to connect and use once paired; good functionality of the physical device.
The device is quiet aside from some users mentioning beeping on power pairing etc., but vibration works as intended for light sleepers.
Ability to turn off Bluetooth after setting alarms to save phone battery.
Customer support responded with a fix (APK) that improved app stability for some users.

Cons

App frequently crashes, often even when not actively in use, causing frustration and disrupting device connection.
Poor Bluetooth connectivity and pairing issues between app and device.
App requires GPS/location permissions unnecessarily, which drains battery and raises privacy concerns.
Alarms sometimes fail to activate or only sound briefly, reducing reliability.
The device's vibration strength is insufficient for some users, especially when placed under mattress.
App interface is confusing or difficult for some users (e.g., changing settings or syncing alarms).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.30

All time rating average: 2.05

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Date	Author	Comment
2021-06-29	Ac*****	The device itself works well, but this app forces me to turn GPS on every single time I open it. I keep location turned off because it drains my battery when I leave it on. Why the hell does this app need your location?
The device itself works well, but this app forces me to turn GPS on every single time I open it. I keep location turned off because it drains my battery when I leave it on. Why the hell does this app need your location?
2021-03-23	Ya*****	Very good alarm. However it asks for your gps and doesent even change the weather displayed. Quite dysfunctional.
Very good alarm. However it asks for your gps and doesent even change the weather displayed. Quite dysfunctional.
2021-03-01	Ca*****	Its work fine on my old phone, but on my new phone, its not work anymore, which it's furious. I had to continue using my old phone for alarm woke me up. :/
Its work fine on my old phone, but on my new phone, its not work anymore, which it's furious. I had to continue using my old phone for alarm woke me up. :/
2021-01-30	Αγ*****	This app is quite good. The device itself is nice: easy to connect, easy to use, it gets it's job done. I put 4 stars cause sometimes it takes a while to connect and for an extended period of time in 2019 the device wouldn't work alltogether. It was fixed at some point with an app update but it was frustrating to not have a reliable alarm for some months... Would love to see a rework of the device with usb c cause having to keep a mini usb charger around is quite troublesome, at least for me.
This app is quite good. The device itself is nice: easy to connect, easy to use, it gets it's job done. I put 4 stars cause sometimes it takes a while to connect and for an extended period of time in 2019 the device wouldn't work alltogether. It was fixed at some point with an app update but it was frustrating to not have a reliable alarm for some months... Would love to see a rework of the device with usb c cause having to keep a mini usb charger around is quite troublesome, at least for me.
2020-09-02	Da*****	Yeah, this thing is trash. Despite setting it to vibrate, every function (power, pairing, charging, looking at it the wrong way...) is met with a loud beep that echoes across the house. If I move too far out of range, it beeps continuously until one of my young children is woken up at and starts looking for me throughout the house. Connectivity is a joke. I may buy 5 or 6 more, just so I can have the satisfaction of smashing them with a hammer.
Yeah, this thing is trash. Despite setting it to vibrate, every function (power, pairing, charging, looking at it the wrong way...) is met with a loud beep that echoes across the house. If I move too far out of range, it beeps continuously until one of my young children is woken up at and starts looking for me throughout the house. Connectivity is a joke. I may buy 5 or 6 more, just so I can have the satisfaction of smashing them with a hammer.
2020-07-04	Ja*****	It doesn't pair easily. When making changes to the alarm it asks to hold snooze button down for five seconds and absolutely nothing happens. Set alarms and they did not go off or it lasted for two seconds and shut off. This shaker is a giant oreo cookie looking piece of junk. Avoid this...
It doesn't pair easily. When making changes to the alarm it asks to hold snooze button down for five seconds and absolutely nothing happens. Set alarms and they did not go off or it lasted for two seconds and shut off. This shaker is a giant oreo cookie looking piece of junk. Avoid this...
2020-06-03	Ri*****	I found the app easy to use and setting the alarm easy, but my 69 year old mother who I got it for had a terrible time setting the alarm. She could never set the alarm time without my help, and even with my help could not sync the new alarm time to the shaker unit. Once it was set and placed under her pillow, she could turn it off when alarm went off, but that was it. The shaker is not powerful enough to go under the mattress, so I put it under the pillow inside the pillowcase; worked fine
I found the app easy to use and setting the alarm easy, but my 69 year old mother who I got it for had a terrible time setting the alarm. She could never set the alarm time without my help, and even with my help could not sync the new alarm time to the shaker unit. Once it was set and placed under her pillow, she could turn it off when alarm went off, but that was it. The shaker is not powerful enough to go under the mattress, so I put it under the pillow inside the pillowcase; worked fine
2020-04-22	A *****	Had this for over two years and using lowest vibration setting, no audio alarm, under 2 pillows, it has woken me every single time. Note: - Once alarms are set no need for Bluetooth, turn it off on phone and save battery, shaker itself stops bluetooth after a few minutes - it is supposed to. - Problems pairing - do it from the app not bluetooth search. - Unit unresponsive - check the unit is charged, lasts so long might forget. Many of these poor ratings appear to be people not using properly.
Had this for over two years and using lowest vibration setting, no audio alarm, under 2 pillows, it has woken me every single time. Note: - Once alarms are set no need for Bluetooth, turn it off on phone and save battery, shaker itself stops bluetooth after a few minutes - it is supposed to. - Problems pairing - do it from the app not bluetooth search. - Unit unresponsive - check the unit is charged, lasts so long might forget. Many of these poor ratings appear to be people not using properly.
2019-12-13	A *****	The alarm worked well this morning but the app is draining my phone! I've uninstalled it and hope my phone will hold a charge like it used to. I'll have to figure out something else for an alarm.
The alarm worked well this morning but the app is draining my phone! I've uninstalled it and hope my phone will hold a charge like it used to. I'll have to figure out something else for an alarm.
2019-09-19	A *****	This is the absolute worst app and product combination I have ever used. Cannot maintain a Bluetooth connection to the device. Alarms will not activate when they are supposed to. Vibration is not strong enough to wake up a light sleeper. Rechargeable battery is is so terrible, you must charge it at all times - yes, this means you must leave a lithium ion battery underneath your pillow while it charges - a massive fire hazard. You should be ashamed of your company for peddling this trash
This is the absolute worst app and product combination I have ever used. Cannot maintain a Bluetooth connection to the device. Alarms will not activate when they are supposed to. Vibration is not strong enough to wake up a light sleeper. Rechargeable battery is is so terrible, you must charge it at all times - yes, this means you must leave a lithium ion battery underneath your pillow while it charges - a massive fire hazard. You should be ashamed of your company for peddling this trash