The eFACE vs AMSConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The eFACE
This medical application provides quantitative and graphic assessments of facial function scores for patients with unilateral facial paralysis. It analyzes resting, dynamic, and synkinesis movements, offering clinician-rated scores for 16 facial function features.
- Quantitative facial function scoring
- Graphic depiction of facial scores
- Analysis of resting facial positions
- Assessment of dynamic facial movements
- Synkinesis (misrouting) scoring
- Clinician-rated scores for 16 features
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Application designed to provide rapid quantitative and graphic depiction of facial function scores in patients suffering from unilateral facial paralysis, using visual analog scales. The instrument is divided into resting (static) readings, dynamic movement readings, and synkinesis (misrouting) scores. During real-time examination of the patient, or afterwards from a video clip of facial movements, the app can be used to obtain clinician-rated scores for 16 separate facial function features. Graphs provide data regarding resting facial positions, and dynamic facial movements, and synkinesis features.
AMSConnect
This HIPAA-compliant app enables secure text messaging for critical communications. It integrates with specialized devices, offers team messaging, and allows for message forwarding and availability status updates. Access messages on mobile or web with read receipts and advanced sharing options.
- HIPAA compliant secure messaging
- Pager integration for redundancy
- Service team and group messaging
- Critical alert override
- Message forwarding
- Availability status updates
- Mobile and web accessibility
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AMS Connect is a HIPAA compliant mobile application for critical and secure text messaging. Enhancing critical messaging workflows AMS Connect also integrates with American Messaging’s suite of critical messaging devices, providing reliable, secure, and redundant messaging. Key Features: - Send and receive secure text messages in compliance with HIPAA standards. - Pager Integration – Messages arrive on your pager, smartphone or both for redundancy and convenience. - Service Teams – Send a page to a service team or group. Adds backup and redundancy to the traditional “hand-off” or “pass around” pager with easy opt-in and opt-out of on-call pagers at any time. - Silent/Do Not Disturb Override – AMS Connect notifications can override “Silent” and “Do Not Disturb” phone settings when Critical Alerts are “Allowed” by the end-user. - Message Forwarding – Let your colleagues know who is covering you when off-duty and have your messages automatically forwarded to that person. - Availability Status – Set your status to let contacts know if you are available, bust or off duty and view the status of others. - Mobile & Web Accessibility – Access AMS Connect anytime, anywhere with device sync. - Read Receipts – See exactly if, and when your colleagues have read your messages with receipts. - Quick Messages - Quickly send commonly used messages by selecting from a list of pre-populated phrases or create your own. - Voice Notes – Record a voice message and send it securely within a conversation thread. - Photo & File Share – Safely send up to 5 photo and file attachments including PDF, Word, and Excel documents up to 28MB at a time. - Archived Messaging History – Ability to archive single, multiple or all messages (according to your organization’s retention policy). - Searchable Directory – Access a listing of professionals from your organization and message them directly. - Urgent Message – Alert your care team to critical information and events by sending an urgent message with a unique tone. - Critical Group Messaging – Privately and securely message individuals, teams, and other distribution groups. - Secure External Messaging – (enhanced feature) Send a HIPAA secure message or photo to anyone with a mobile phone. Secure external messages are encrypted conversations between an American Messaging user and an external user with a mobile device. No need to sign up and remember usernames and passwords. Just quick, easy secure communication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AMSConnect at Free against The eFACE's $9.99. AMSConnect also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (287 vs 1). The eFACE's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
AMSConnect is free to download; The eFACE costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AMSConnect holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AMSConnect has 287 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The eFACE's written reviews are positive against 18% of AMSConnect's.
The eFACE ships an update every 55 months, AMSConnect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The eFACE | AMSConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 2.2 (287 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 287 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | American Messaging, LLC |
Customer experience
The eFACE
AMSConnect
Bugs and requests
The eFACE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AMSConnect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent page delivery
- Unexpected logout and data loss
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16
- Glitches with service team management
Requested features
5 requests- Scheduling and on-call routing
- Apple Watch app integration
- Customizable alert sounds
- Ability to delete messages
- Improved CarPlay support
In-app purchases
The eFACE
No in-app purchases
AMSConnect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The eFACE free?
Is AMSConnect free?
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Do The eFACE or AMSConnect have ads?
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