Alora Plus vs ObservSMART 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alora Plus
This medical software streamlines home health agency operations with an intuitive interface and adaptable workflows. Key features include offline episode calculation for clinicians and comprehensive tools for documentation, EVV, and scheduling when online.
- 60 Day Episode Calculator (Offline)
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Signature Capture
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
- Schedule Access
- Workflow Adaptability
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The future of home health software starts now with Alora Plus. Through its ease of use, workflow adaptability and sleek interface, Alora Plus can take your agency to a higher level of efficiency. The marquee feature for Alora Plus on iOS is the 60 Day Episode Calculator. This always available tool allows clinicians to quickly calculate a patient’s episode periods from anywhere without relying on internet connectivity. When internet connection is available, your entire field and office staff can utilize all the many features Alora Plus provides, including clinical documentation, capturing patient signatures, Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), accessing schedules and much more. Simply login with your email address, and you’re ready to work.
ObservSMART 1
This application enhances continuous patient monitoring for high-risk individuals. It helps maintain safety, care quality, and reduces risks of self-harm, suicide, and elopement through engaging observation and timely alerts.
- Q15 checks or randomized intervals
- Observer engagement with patients
- Audio alerts for observer status
- Supervisory alerts for missed observations
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ObservSMART 1:1 is an add-on to the original ObservSMART system that assists in continuous monitoring of high-risk patients. Together with the original system, ObservSMART 1:1 promotes safety, continuity, and quality care while also greatly reducing risks related to self-harm, suicide, and elopement. App Features • Q15 checks or randomized intervals • Keeps observers engaged with the patient • Audio alerts for observers that have fallen asleep or left the proximity of the patient • Supervisory alerts for observers that have fallen asleep, missed observations, or left the proximity of the patient
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ObservSMART 1 at 4.0 against Alora Plus's 3.5. ObservSMART 1 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Alora Plus's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ObservSMART 1 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alora Plus has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alora Plus ships an update every 14 months, ObservSMART 1 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alora Plus | ObservSMART 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (28 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alora Healthcare Systems, LLC. | Invisalert |
Customer experience
Alora Plus
ObservSMART 1
In-app purchases
Alora Plus
No in-app purchases
ObservSMART 1
No in-app purchases
