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EpiWatch: Seizure Monitoring and Alerting
FDA-cleared Seizure Detection
SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE, AND PEACE OF MIND
Take control of seizure safety with EpiWatch, the only clinically validated and FDA-cleared tonic-clonic seizure detection
and alerting app for Apple Watch. EpiWatch is available in the U.S. Seizure detection, monitoring, and caregiver alerting require a prescription from a U.S. clinician.
CLINICALLY VALIDATED SEIZURE DETECTION
EpiWatch is powered by an FDA-cleared seizure detection algorithm that detected 98% of tonic-clonic seizures in clinical
trials with a false alarm rate of .08 per 24 hour period.
SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT APPLE WATCHES (FAMILY SETUP)
EpiWatch supports Apple's Family Setup. This means you can set up a cellular Apple Watch for a loved one using your own iPhone and their EpiWatch account, giving them full access without them needing a smartphone of their own.
ALERTS CAREGIVERS VIA E-MAIL, PHONE CALL, OR TEXT
When EpiWatch detects tonic-clonic seizure activity, it sends seizure alerts to the EpiWatch caregiver list by phone call,
text, and e-mail directly over the watch’s wi-fi or cellular connection.
CUSTOMIZABLE CAREGIVER ALERT PREFERENCES
Add as many caregivers as you need to your alert network with no extra cost. Customize each caregiver's alert
preferences for notification.
ALERTS CAREGIVERS TO YOUR LOCATION
EpiWatch includes the watch wearer’s GPS location with alert messaging.
USE HELP BUTTON FOR MANUAL ALERTING
Manually send alerts to contacts by pressing the “HELP” button for assistance.
FREE SEIZURE LOGGING AND DIARY
EpiWatch includes free seizure journaling and manual logging, available without a prescription or subscription. Manually log seizure events, record auras, and add clinical details such as seizure type, duration, and severity. With prescription-activated monitoring, automatic detections and manual alerts can also appear on your calendar.
MONITORING STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
Status notifications on the watch provide confirmation that monitoring is active. Send test alerts to caregivers at any time.
APPLE WATCH COMPLICATION
Add the EpiWatch complication to your Apple Watch face for quick access to the app and at-a-glance monitoring status.
SIMPLE TO SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe directly on the Apple App store. Billing is through your Apple account.
REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE
The EpiWatch Monitoring System is an FDA-cleared (K243515) software-only mobile medical application intended for use
with a compatible wrist-worn device as an adjunct to seizure monitoring of adults and children ages 5 and up. EpiWatch requires a U.S. clinician’s prescription and an active subscription for seizure detection, monitoring, and caregiver alerting.
Refer to the EpiWatch Instructions for Use and Product Manual for detailed instructions, warnings, precautions, and
possible risks related to EpiWatch. EpiWatch should never be used to make medical or diagnostics decisions. Always
seek your doctor's advice before making any medical decisions.
The EpiWatch software on the watch requires Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity, or Bluetooth® to the companion iPhone® , for
alert transmission.
Portions of EpiWatch are Licensed Work, copyright © 2020 Johns Hopkins University all rights reserved, and contain
valuable confidential and proprietary information of Johns Hopkins University and is subject to applicable licensing
agreements and any unauthorized reproduction, transmission, or distribution of this Licensed Work is a violation of
applicable laws.
EpiWatch and the EpiWatch logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. and
other countries and are used under license by EpiWatch, Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Product features are subject to change. Copyright © 2026 EpiWatch, Inc.
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Where did EpiWatch - Seizure Monitor originate?
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FDA-cleared Seizure Detection
SAFETY, INDEPENDENCE, AND PEACE OF MIND
Take control of seizure safety with EpiWatch, the only clinically validated and FDA-..."
Community Voice & Feedback
It alerted my husband during a tonic clonic seizure and it doesn’t have false alarms which is nice. I like that it’s FDA approved I just wish it wasn’t so much more expensive than the other apps. I also like that they added a seizure log type thing to it so you can record when you have one. Overall it does its job it’s just so pricey($20 a month when most others are $12-$14 a month)so that’s why I give it a 4.
The app doesnt work so they “gave me 2 free months” but really that two months only ended up being like 14 days now it’s expired already. 1 and a half months early. Thanks for nothing
My son just had a terrible seizure and it did not notify us and he had his watch on.
Being exclusively apple is their biggest problem. Great system and apple ruins it. Requesting money back. Call me when you get away from apple.
The most recent update makes Apple Watch count the monitoring sessions as a workout - this makes the watch die quickly, which is a problem if you need to wear the watch continuously for many hours. The battery used to last ~12 hours while monitoring continuously, now the watch dies after ~7 hours of monitoring. We reached out to the support email but have not received a response, hopefully there’s an updated fix soon. Prior to this we had no complaints!!
I found an article online praising EpiWatch. I read how it was the only FDA approved app. Once I tried to create an account, it then requires a prescription from your doctor. Which was fine. What they don’t disclosed up front is the annual cost of $220 to use the app. You don’t find this out until after you downloaded the app, create the account, have your provider send you a script, send the script to the app, the app has to approve your script. Then after all that, you are hit with a fee of $220. Please don’t waste your time and energy.
There is little information to find to demonstrate how this works. I see no way to log information or no notifications that insure it is monitoring or not. They were quick to activate my account once I uploaded the prescription (less than 12 hours) and the test alert and calls worked well for everyone, but that’s it. Having some reassurance or at the least an official video that shows what the app looks like both from the phone, and from the actual watch would be helpful. Also I am a parent with my child’s watch and child’s apple id paired to my phone so that would need a separate video than an adult monitoring their own. Thankya
This App alerted our son Ben, who has Epilepsy and Ventricular Tachycardia. The App alerted Ben BEFORE he had a tonic-clonic or grand mal seizure! It is very dark out, and Ben’s blood sugar was low. Ben drank some ginger ale, and Ben did not go into a seizure because of this App! We are SO GRATEFUL! We were in the same room and heard the ding, then a ten-second countdown to alert caregivers, which Ben stopped because we were with him. We have NEVER had an APP ( and we have tried them ALL alert us before a seizure! This is Brilliant, THANK YOU EpiWatch! 🙏
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