The American Red Cross Blood Donor App puts the power to save lives in the palm of your hand. Donating blood, platelets and AB Plasma is now easier than ever. Features: · Find local blood drives and donation centers quickly and easily · Convenient, easy appointment scheduling and rescheduling · Complete your RapidPass® · Get notified when your blood is on its way to a patient · View the results of your mini-physical · Receive appointment reminders and special blood shortage alert messages · Keep track of total blood donations · Stay updated on special promotions · Earn badges for special donation milestones · Join or create a lifesaving team, recruit other blood donors and view rankings on the Blood Donor Teams Leaderboard · Stay updated on special promotions
Update Miss
Mostly fine but the recent update eliminates the year to date number of donations. It was handy but disappeared in favor of their promotion of their new rewards system. As usual, a loss of focus. As though most donors come for the souvenirs.
One way to encourage donors to use the app would be to make one that works
I have tried three times so far today to use this app to sign in for my donation later today. It freezes, restarts, asks for everything all over again and doesn't pick up where it left off. One way to encourage her to use the app would be to make one that actually functions. We know we're donating blood for something that you require payment for once we're in the hospital, would be nice to actually pay an app developer to make something that works
What’s the deal
I constantly get text messages saying there is a critical need for blood. But every time I open this app and ask for a today appointment near me- it says there are no appointments available. Either there is a critical need or all appointment slots are taken- both things can not be true
App not working properly
Rapid pass is hanging every time I try to complete it.
Bugs and bugs
Full of bugs.
RapidPass stuck on pregnancy question, refused donation
I got to my appointment, but the app kept getting stuck on the pregnancy question of RapidPass (which is not part of the app, but opens in an in-app browser window). I eventually gave up and went to check in, but to my surprise, the person told me that I was the last appointment of the day at 1:45 PM and because it was 1:50 PM, I couldn’t donate due to the 5-minute grace period. This was not written anywhere, and even then, I was technically within the 5 minutes but I didn’t want to argue with someone sticking a needle in my arm, so I left. Maybe if the app worked better, I would’ve been able to donate today.
Glitch today
I usually have no issues with the app. Today, it tells me I can donate power red on May 15, even though I made a whole blood donation March 20th, 2024. iOS 17.4.1 iPhone 12 Pro Max. I have a screenshot.
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With this update, you can rate your scheduling experience on the appointment confirmation screen. In the upcoming updates, we will be adding more opportunities for you to share your feedback on how you can improve your experience even more. Your blood donations help save lives and we value your feedback!
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