PADECG vs BackpackEMR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PADECG
This medical app provides a 12-channel diagnostic ECG with automated interpretation software, offering reliable assessments via an iPad. It integrates with a wireless sampling box for mobile treatment environments, ensuring high-quality ECG data.
- 12-channel ECG sampling and display
- Comprehensive SEMIP® interpretation software
- Wireless DX12 sampling box integration
- Full set of filters for ECG quality
- Automatic measurements
- Flexible reporting solutions
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PADECG is a 12-channel diagnostic ECG with EDAN’s comprehensive SEMIP® automatic interpretation software integrated, which provides caregivers with reliable ECG assessments just through their iPad. Working together with EDAN’s wireless DX12 sampling box, PADECG provides a new concept but professional ECG solution, aiming to meet the demands of caregivers in the mobile treatment environment. It is featured: 1. 12 channel ECG sampling and displaying simultaneously 2. A full sets of filters to ensure ECG quality 3. Automatic measurements and interpretation 4. User-friendly interfaces 5. Flexible reporting solutions 6. Seamless connectivity with Data Management System
BackpackEMR
This lightweight electronic medical records system is designed for remote areas with limited internet and power. It enables offline data sharing between devices, ensuring continuous operation and no data loss during power outages. Features include streamlined workflows, specialty modules, and secure, encrypted data storage.
- Offline data-sharing network
- Streamlined patient flow
- Specialty modules
- Voice-to-text integration
- Secure, encrypted data
- Integrated patient photos
- Multi-language support
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BackpackEMR is a light-weight, electronic medical records (EMR) system for use in rural areas. Our app is often used for medical outreaches to remote communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where access to the internet and electricity is often limited. This is the first EMR to share data with other clinic devices without using a local server, which requires electricity, or cloud server, which requires the internet. BackpackEMR enables a "no single point of failure" system where data is stored on each device, and data is shared without consistent power or the internet. So in a clinic where the power goes out, the clinic seamlessly continues to run, and no data is ever lost. Key features: • Offline data-sharing network • Easy-to-use screens • Low-clicks and less typing with: - Streamlined flow - Modules by specialty - Custom drop-down values - Voice-to-text integration • Secure, encrypted data • Integrated patients and exam photos • Available in multiple languages • Patients flow through station queues
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PADECG at 5.0 against BackpackEMR's 4.0. BackpackEMR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PADECG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
PADECG ships an update every 10 months, BackpackEMR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PADECG | BackpackEMR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EDAN Instruments, Inc. | Binary Bridge |
Customer experience
PADECG
BackpackEMR
In-app purchases
PADECG
No in-app purchases
BackpackEMR
No in-app purchases









