Comparison

IHH Essentials vs CORE Strategies PT

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

Head to head
About

IHH Essentials

This application provides healthcare professionals with mobile access to key features of their web-based patient management system. It allows for secure messaging, virtual visits, and patient data review. Clinicians can also create and upload custom video content for patient education.

Highlights
  • Patient dashboard access
  • Patient statistics review
  • HIPAA-secure messaging
  • Virtual visit functionality
  • Video content creation wizard
  • Automatic video upload
Features
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IHH Essentials from In Hand Health is for clinicians who use the company's In Hand Health web application. Note: This app requires an In Hand Health account to sign in and does not function independently. IHH Essentials provides access to several key features of the In Hand Health Console (patient dashboard, patient stats, HIPAA-secure messaging and Virtual Visits) through the convenience of a native app on your iPhone. The app also enables you to record your own video content through a step-by-step wizard. Completed videos include all the detail of the patent pending In Hand Health activity/exercise format: Still photos, instructions, narration, cues and tips, and announcements. Final videos are automatically uploaded to your In Hand Health account in your My Saved libraries for you to use when prescribing to your patients.

About

CORE Strategies PT

This app connects patients with their physical therapists for guided exercise programs and secure communication. It allows users to receive instructions, watch exercise videos, and track workout compliance as part of their prescribed therapy. It requires a therapist's login credentials and is not a standalone fitness tool.

Highlights
  • Receive exercise prescriptions
  • Watch exercise demonstration videos
  • Track workout compliance
  • Secure communication with therapist
  • Access therapy resources
Features
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Connect with your physical therapist through the CORE Strategies PT Clinic Group Patient App. Therapists use the In Hand Health portal to build and deliver exercise prescriptions and resources to their patients. Patients use the CORE Strategies PT Clinic Group Patient App to receive instructions, watch exercise videos, track compliance on workouts, and securely communicate with their physical therapists. Please note: This is not a do-it-yourself exercise or fitness app. The CORE Strategies PT Clinic Group Patient App is used in combination with In Hand Health’s Physical Therapy In Hand telehealth web application. This app DOES NOT function independently and is intended for use by a patient under the direct care of his or her therapist. Please contact your therapist for login credentials.

Screenshots

IHH Essentials3 screens
CORE Strategies PT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IHH Essentials at 4.0 against CORE Strategies PT's 1.0. IHH Essentials also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). CORE Strategies PT's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

IHH Essentials holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IHH Essentials ships an update every 3 weeks, CORE Strategies PT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
IHH Essentials versus CORE Strategies PT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIHH EssentialsCORE Strategies PT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIn Hand Health, LLCCORE STRATEGIES PHYSICAL THERAPY, P.a.

Customer experience

IHH Essentials

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

CORE Strategies PT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

IHH Essentials

No in-app purchases

None

CORE Strategies PT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IHH Essentials free?
IHH Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CORE Strategies PT free?
CORE Strategies PT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IHH Essentials or CORE Strategies PT?
IHH Essentials is rated higher. IHH Essentials averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CORE Strategies PT averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IHH Essentials or CORE Strategies PT have ads?
Neither IHH Essentials nor CORE Strategies PT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IHH Essentials or CORE Strategies PT?
IHH Essentials ships an update every 3 weeks, and CORE Strategies PT every 5 weeks. Most recently, IHH Essentials was updated on November 6, 2026 and CORE Strategies PT on November 3, 2026.

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