Comparison

NYP Connect vs CuraCall

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

Head to head
About

NYP Connect

Access medical care and services conveniently through a mobile app. Connect with healthcare experts for virtual urgent care, video visits, and manage your health records. Find doctors, schedule appointments, and stay informed about health news.

Highlights
  • Virtual urgent care
  • Video visits with physicians
  • Find a doctor by specialty/location
  • Access medical records
  • Schedule appointments
  • Message your doctor
  • Hospital navigation tools
Features
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NYP Connect is a health app that brings medical care and services right to your fingertips. NYP Connect connects you with experts from Weill Cornell and Columbia, 7 days a week, for health needs such as virtual urgent care, video visits with physicians, medical chart and record information, and more all on your mobile or tablet device. APP FEATURES: Find a Doctor: Looking for a new health care provider? Find medical care based on specialty, location, health insurance, and even language. Connect to the NYP Patient Portal: Already a patient? Virtually manage your health care. Schedule doctor appointments, access your medical records, message your doctor, check test results, pay bills, and more. Virtual Urgent Care: For non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries, connect with one of our Emergency or Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians from Columbia or Weill Cornell Medicine through a live video chat 7 days a week between 8:00 AM and Midnight. Video Visits: Skip the trip to the doctor’s office and video chat with your doctor instead. Telehealth visits are a quick, convenient way to communicate with your healthcare team to address your medical needs. Health Matters: Stay up-to-date on the latest science and medical breakthroughs, care and wellness news taking place at NewYork-Presbyterian. Hospital Guides: Enhance your visit or stay at any NewYork-Presbyterian hospital. Access important phone numbers, transportation & patient guides, navigation tools to help you find your way around, and more.

About

CuraCall

This app streamlines communication and workflow management for home care agencies. It helps manage diverse patient populations, informs clients of workflow issues, and provides real-time data for improved efficiency and patient outcomes. It ensures HIPAA compliance and is accessible on multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Multi-lingual staff support
  • Workflow step notification
  • Business intelligence dashboard
  • Real-time data reporting
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Customized notifications and escalations
Features
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Being in the Home Care business, it is inevitable, that a simple call from a caregiver result in a Domino effect. Remember that Saturday morning, when your caregiver canceled her shift 5 minutes after the shift’s starting time? • The patient called, • the caregiver called, • family members called... • Even if you managed to save the day, your client was probably still unhappy with how the issue was handled. One small misstep in the workflow process can make a deep impact throughout your Homecare company. You ensure the policies and procedures are in place, however when someone on your team does not follow-up, where does accountability fall short? Imagine a system that makes the decisions, based on your protocols and directives…and catch those common missteps midstream, without error. Let me introduce you to CuraCall! At CuraCall, we keep home care connected with our Multi-Lingual Staff, managing your diverse patient populations with reliability and compassion, enhancing patient access and improving satisfaction. It is our belief, CuraCall separates itself from the competition, • by specializing in the home health industry • informing clients about a missed workflow step • and where process improvements can be initiated, • based on over 25 years of management experience in this domain. Furthermore, we developed everything from the back end, so the agent must only determine the caller's need…. providing your callers with the highest level of customer service. Our Business Intelligence Dashboard and reporting tools deliver data, in real-time that… • Expands your Case Coordination Collaboration, reducing the average time of conflict resolution, improving patient outcomes, and raising productivity • Increases your referrals, with quicker response times • And analyzes the efficiency of your OnCall staff for evaluations, reducing your cost for 24-hour support All while ensuring PHI through HIPAA Compliance. CuraCall gives your OnCall Staff the information they need to improve workflows across the Home Care Agency… from the Contact Center to the Caregiver to the Patient's bedside. It involves everyone within your organization • from Coordinators • to Clinical Team • to your Home Health Aides • to Human Resources • and Payroll Staff, all accessed from a computer, tablet, or mobile device. Our customized notifications and escalations deliver calls, determined by you… • to ensure the Correct OnCall is reached • While capturing the follow-up notes • And providing the ability to Forwarding information, if further follow-up is needed. No more emails unanswered, no more calls lost in voice mail. Now, all in one place, streamlined and documented for accountability, on every level. Let CuraCall help you in your digital transformation journey, where automation and data-driven decision-making, takes a front seat ahead of manual errors and heuristic judgments... Keeping your clients and staff happy, Even when a Saturday morning didn’t go as planned.

Screenshots

NYP Connect4 screens
CuraCall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CuraCall at none against NYP Connect's shown. CuraCall also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). NYP Connect's advantage is ratings volume (325 vs 8) and rating (4.1 vs 3.9). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

NYP Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYP Connect has 325 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of NYP Connect's written reviews are positive against 33% of CuraCall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NYP Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, CuraCall every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NYP Connect versus CuraCall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNYP ConnectCuraCall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (325 ratings) — better3.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings325 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB62 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNewYork-Presbyterian HospitalCuraCall, Inc.

Customer experience

NYP Connect

All ratings311 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative63.9%

CuraCall

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

NYP Connect

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • App doesn't work every other day
  • App unusable with latest alert
  • Page frozen at 'more features!'
  • App requires upgrade to OS 18, but iPad is iOS 17
  • App requires iOS 18.1, older iPhones can't use
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  • App crashes to home screen when Voiceover is enabled
  • App won't open
  • App keeps crashing and shutting down
  • Latest update causes app to crash (white screen then closes)
  • Crashes after last update
  • Cannot save password
  • Does not interface with Apple Pay
  • Cannot send ECG results to doctor
  • Virtual visit gives error message and logs out
  • Technical support doesn't answer
  • No filters for finding primary care physicians
  • No way to find doctor in particular zip code
  • Extra fees not clearly stated
  • Multiple logins required for different functions
  • Cannot view child's medical records
  • Send message to doctor function doesn't work
  • Buttons not aligned on touchscreen
  • Virtual appointments don't load
  • App does not rotate
  • App freezes
  • Confusing navigation
  • Website not working for bill payment
  • Cannot scroll down to register
  • Last name field bug during intake
  • Login errors: 'Password can't be empty'
  • Requires customer support password reset assistance
  • Server Error in '/' Application
  • Bill pay does not work
  • Buggy and broken after redesign
  • Exit arrow on iPhone X doesn't respond

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add messaging as an option
  • Request update on admitted patient
  • Add 12 language options
  • Simplify the app
  • Add a feature to suggest doctors based on conditions
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  • Allow sending ECG results as PDF
  • Improve search filters for doctors
  • Add Apple Pay integration
  • Allow saving passwords
  • Improve bill payment functionality
  • Add ability to view child's medical records
  • Fix 'send message to doctor' function
  • Improve button alignment
  • Add virtual chair loading for virtual appointments
  • Allow app rotation
  • Improve navigation clarity
  • Add emergency room wait times
  • Make it easier for pharmacy/patient to contact about RX issues
  • Add more physicians from other hospitals
  • Improve user interface for older iPhones
  • Offer alternative for older OSX versions
  • Improve accessibility for Voiceover users

CuraCall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NYP Connect

No in-app purchases

None

CuraCall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NYP Connect free?
NYP Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CuraCall free?
CuraCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NYP Connect or CuraCall?
NYP Connect is rated higher. NYP Connect averages 4.1 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while CuraCall averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do NYP Connect or CuraCall have ads?
NYP Connect shows ads; CuraCall does not.
Which is updated more often, NYP Connect or CuraCall?
NYP Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, and CuraCall every 3 months. Most recently, NYP Connect was updated on October 29, 2026 and CuraCall on October 24, 2026.

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