Comparison

PADECG vs BackpackEMR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline data-sharing network
  • Streamlined patient flow
  • Specialty modules
  • Voice-to-text integration
  • Secure, encrypted data
  • Integrated patient photos
  • Multi-language support
Features
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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

Screenshots

PADECG3 screens
BackpackEMR3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PADECG versus BackpackEMR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPADECGBackpackEMR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEDAN Instruments, Inc.Binary Bridge

Customer experience

PADECG

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BackpackEMR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PADECG

No in-app purchases

None

BackpackEMR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PADECG free?
PADECG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BackpackEMR free?
BackpackEMR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PADECG or BackpackEMR?
PADECG is rated higher. PADECG averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BackpackEMR averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PADECG or BackpackEMR have ads?
Neither PADECG nor BackpackEMR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PADECG or BackpackEMR?
PADECG ships an update every 10 months, and BackpackEMR every 2 months. Most recently, PADECG was updated on October 17, 2026 and BackpackEMR on October 22, 2026.

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