PushTracker™ vs Spina Bifida Association
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushTracker™
This application offers personalized controls for a powered wheelchair accessory, enhancing daily mobility for manual wheelchair users. It provides customizable options to manage the device effectively.
- Customizable controls
- Enhanced daily mobility
- SmartDrive integration
- Wheelchair user support
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The PushTracker App gives users customizable ways to control their SmartDrive. SmartDrive advances daily mobility for the manual wheelchair user.
Spina Bifida Association
This app provides healthcare providers with quick access to Spina Bifida care guidelines. It also allows patients to track their symptoms on their mobile devices.
- Access to Spina Bifida care guidelines
- Symptom tracking for patients
- Mobile accessibility for healthcare providers
- User-friendly interface
- National presence information
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The Spina Bifida Association (SBA) serves adults and children who live with the challenges of Spina Bifida. Since 1973, SBA has been the only national voluntary health agency solely dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with Spina Bifida and those whose lives are touched by this challenging birth defect. SBA has a presence in more than 125 communities nationwide and touches thousands of people each year. The SBA app has two purposes: To provide health care providers with a tool to quickly and easily access guidelines for the care of people with Spina Bifida at any time right from their cell phones. To provide Spina Bifida patients with a tool to track their varying symptoms anywhere at any time right from their cell phones. Privacy Policy: https://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions: https://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/terms-and-conditions-app/ Development of this application was supported by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Community Living, Health and Function (LiveWell RERC) funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under (grant no. 90RE5028).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spina Bifida Association at 4.3 against PushTracker™'s 3.5. Spina Bifida Association also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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.
Spina Bifida Association holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of PushTracker™'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Spina Bifida Association's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PushTracker™ ships an update every 4 months, Spina Bifida Association every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushTracker™ | Spina Bifida Association |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Max Mobility, LLC | Bracket Media |
Customer experience
PushTracker™
Spina Bifida Association
Bugs and requests
PushTracker™
Reported bugs
31 issues- App won't update
- Smart drive won't work after updates
- Watch not connecting to app
- Newest update removed initial screen
- Second screen no longer shows connection
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- App crashes on opening
- Website for reporting issues is unsafe
- App fails to connect with iPhone
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- App loses connection frequently
- Watch says connected but isn't
- App is unresponsive
- Data history lost after update
- PushTracker doesn't talk to app
- App disables Tic Watch features
- App not compatible with Apple Watch
- Touch screen sensitivity is hopeless
- Watch battery drains quickly
- App crashes after iOS 14 update
- App doesn't transfer pushes
- Drops communication with Smart Drive
- App won't consistently link with new app
- App won't pair with wristband
- Device becomes un-paired after a day
- App thinks it's still paired
- SmartDrive device does not work after downloading app
- App cannot pair the device
- App has battery drain issues
- App unpairs frequently
- App constantly loses pairing
- App needs to be deleted and re-downloaded to re-pair
Requested features
13 requests- Apple Watch app support
- Joystick control option
- Speed control dial integration
- More detailed information on the app (battery life, distance)
- Ability to use other features beyond speed change
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- Improve compatibility with iPhones
- Add settings options to the app
- Make app compatible with Apple Watch
- Develop an app for Apple Watch
- Add Apple Watch control
- Improve Bluetooth connectivity
- Add a control knob feature
- Make the app compatible with Apple Watch
Spina Bifida Association
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PushTracker™
No in-app purchases
Spina Bifida Association
No in-app purchases
