Car Seat Check app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: American Academy of Pediatrics
First release : 15 Dec 2012
App size: 408.27 Mb
2013 Web Health Awards Winner: Bronze Award, Mobile Application: Tool/Resource (Small Mobile Device)
*Get expert advice from the AAP on selecting the right car seat for your child and installing it safely.*
HealthyChildren.org, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ official web site for parents, presents an easy-to-use Find a Car Seat checker to quickly learn what car seat is right for your child based on age, height, and weight. Installation instruction videos, audio clips, and articles help you use the seat safely. Review the full sortable product guide updated for 2013, including prices and size limits.
FIND A CAR SEAT:
● Enter in age, height, weight to determine the right seat type
● Review car seats by weight limit, height limit, price, and type
● Drag icons into the Favorites row for quick access to the resources you use most often
● For children with special needs, access manufacturer contact information
INSTALLATION HELP:
● Instructional installation videos
● Installation safety articles
● Find local installation technicians
SAFETY INFORMATION:
● Safety videos and audio clips
● Connect to product recalls
● FAQ of common questions on travel, shopping, recalls, etc.
● Safety articles from HealthyChildren.org
Latest reviews of Car Seat Check app for iPhone and iPad
This is a good app and a good tool for not only the consumer but also the Child Passenger Safety Technician to get information about a seat. Having a search function using model number and/or name would be very helpful to all.
From someone who is CPS certified, I especially like the product guide as well as access to the current recall list at your fingertips!
I am a CPS Tech Instructor working in a hospital. I like many features of the app, but I have not been able to access any of the special needs websites via the links on the app. The links behave differently at different times. Sometimes the link for one manufacturer takes to me to website of another manufacturer. Sometimes I get a 404 message. Lately I have gotten an odd message and have ended up at a website based in Germany. Since special needs is what I do most, this is a big problem for me. While you are fixing that bug, it would also be nice if the special needs button triggered a list of appropriate car seats for the childs height and weight like it does for convential seats, rather than just generating a list of the special needs manufacturers. Many thanks!
Its nice to see so much car seat education right at our fingertips. Im looking at the app as a highly anticipated tool for educating families about car seats. I can see why a parent would find the app useful, many important education points are addressed, but Id like to give a couple of suggestions to make it an even stronger tool for both parents and technicians. 1. Linking the CR directory list to on-line copies of the owners manuals would be awesome. 2. QR reader code/scan system that linked the car seats bar code to product info and recalls. 3. Link to NHTSA Inspection Station Locator for assistance of finding a CPST. I bought this app because I had been looking forward for an AAP app to pop up, but I wouldnt pay for it again from the eyes of a CPST. As a free app it would be good. For $1.99, meh.