Not according to this video from the Innova website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2qRibNrBPs&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=InnovaMedicalGroup%2CInc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2qRibNrBPs&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=InnovaMedicalGroup%2CInc. Test worked fine without "unlocking" the test kit with the app.