MOBI DualScan Prime Ear & Forehead Thermometer with Object Temperature Readings for all ages
The verdict
This thermometer gets mixed reviews with some parents finding it convenient and accurate, but many others reporting significant accuracy issues, inconsistent readings between ears or locations, and occasional defects that make it unreliable for tracking fevers.
What parents love
- • easy to use out of box
- • lightweight and compact design
- • fast temperature reading
- • works on ear and forehead
- • good price point
Worth knowing
- • gives inconsistent readings
- • wildly inaccurate temperatures
- • difficult to program and set
- • error messages and malfunctions
- • unreliable for medical decisions
Beyond the listing
Parents and reviewers appreciate the thermometer's speed (readings in 1-2 seconds), non-invasive forehead option for sleeping babies, backlit display for nighttime use, and dual ear-and-forehead capability. However, some users reported accuracy problems, with readings that were inconsistent or off compared to other thermometers.
Holds up elsewhere
- fast 1-2 second readings
- non-invasive forehead measurement
- doesn't wake sleeping babies
- backlit display for nighttime
- dual ear and forehead modes
- records temperature history
Comes up as a drawback
- inconsistent or inaccurate readings
- different temperature ratings on repeated use
Safety check — clear
We cross-checked this product and its manufacturer against CPSC recall notices, NHTSA child-seat recalls, FDA recalls and the AAP's safe-sleep criteria on September 7, 2026, and found no active recall or safe-sleep concern. That is a check of the public recall record, not a test of the product.
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