CRUSH COVID RI
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | Free | State Of Rhode Island, Department of Administration | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
All Rhode Islanders are encouraged to use the CRUSH COVID RI app and take an active role in slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Rhode Island. You can make a difference in the health of your loved ones and your community by helping us track the virus in our state.
CRUSH COVID RI is a one-stop place to get all the information you need about COVID-19 in Rhode Island. It also has two features you can use to help everyone in the community.
The My Location Diary feature uses GPS location data that is already available from your phone to help you easily track the places you visited over the past 20 days. All data will be stored locally on your device. It is only shared when you voluntarily decide to share it. If you test positive for COVID-19, and you agree to share this information with the Rhode Island Department of Health, they can quickly identify places you went and people you were in contact with and reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The My Symptom Diary feature lets you tell us if you have any symptoms and only asks you to provide your zip code. If you submit this quick survey daily, it will help give us early indicators of COVID-19 spread in certain zip codes so we can respond by doing things like setting up testing sites in that area.
Together we can #CrushCovidRI.
Please see our Terms of Use (https://health.ri.gov/covid/crush/termsofuse/) & Privacy Policy (https://health.ri.gov/covid/crush/privacypolicy/) for further information.
Reviews
?LOCATION DATA HIGHLY INACCURATE ?
LAM0263
Since I downloaded this app on the first day that it was available, the location data has been very inaccurate. Even after I did the update today, it still is not reliable. I have an Apple phone not an android. I listen to the Governor everyday asking people to please download this app and use it but I’m afraid any information that may be needed from my device or anyone else’s will be useless for contact tracing purposes. The concept of this app is well intended but shame on the developers for not rolling this out with more precise data collection capabilities. After all that is one of the main goals of this app.
Suggestion
Maggs1973
Add a space where you can add who you were in contact with at each location you are in the map
Location Data Not Accurate
guin50
The location tracking is a bit off. Today I went to the local Stop and Shop and the tracker has my location as going to a local ice cream place several blocks away. Even in my own home, if I go upstairs it registers as me going to my neighbors home. Lack of accuracy is going to be a big problem for any kind of meaningful contact tracing.
Battery Killer
Richrobard
Two problems I have had. First, I estimate that 20-30% of locations identified are wrong. Second, and more troublesome is it eats up my battery. I am charging my phone two additional times per day, because battery percent was down to 30%. In the past my phone was plugged in at bedtime, and was good till bedtime the next day.
Does work as advertised
BHevey
Version 1.5 deleted locations in my diary after 5 days rather than the advertised 20 days. That version also doesn’t allow scrolling on the diary main page so you can only see two option buttons. This appears to be completely untested like UHIP. When will they learn?
Question
Donnamac28
I love the app, but I would like to see where I’ve been. Is this only visible if your location is shared if you test positive?
Killing Battery
Themrbasim
The app is killing my battery. Other apps like Google Maps tracks my location in the background, yet doesn’t consume so much battery.
Cannot share my location diary to RIDOH
Richiexxxyyy
I use iphone SE and cannot share my location diary to RIDOH.. the button to agree/disagree did not appear at all on my phone. Its a nasty issue and beats the whole purpose.. I am pretty sure they did not test it in small display phones. And as other reviewers mentioned, the location data is incorrect, wrong address shown in almost all logged entries.
Location Tracker is Awful
HollyMarie84
The location tracker does not work. It will log me at completely different addresses daily when I just stay home. And when I go to stores it will log the store across the street instead of where I was.
