Comparison

MyBaystate vs Sit Minder

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

Head to head
About

MyBaystate

This app allows patients and visitors to manage their Baystate Health experience. It provides secure communication with providers, appointment and prescription management, and access to health records. Users can also find locations, services, and navigate hospitals.

Highlights
  • Secure messaging with providers
  • Appointment and prescription requests
  • View lab and radiology results
  • Access health records and visit summaries
  • Find Baystate Health locations and services
  • Indoor hospital navigation
  • Pay medical bills
Features
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Use the MyBaystate app to navigate your Baystate Health experience as a patient or visitor. With a MyBaystate account, you can manage your health information and communicate with your providers. You can also get important information about Baystate Health and its locations and services without having to log in. With a MyBaystate account you can: • Send secure messages and images to your providers • Request appointments • Request prescription refills • See lab and radiology results, medications, health issues, allergies, vaccine records, and visit summaries • Fill out forms and print paperwork • Get answers to medical questions from our community outreach librarians • Search our health and wellness resources • Manage health information for family members Without logging in, you can: • Find a provider • Find a location (emergency, hospital, primary care, radiology, lab, urgent care) • Learn about medical services • Pay your medical bill • Request your medical records • Request an appointment • Find your way in the hospital with indoor navigation • Check visiting hours • Access the gift shop and online store • Get helpful news and updates

About

Sit Minder

Features
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Sit Minder is a simple, streamlined, and flexible meditation timer. Configure and save presets with multiple intervals, and choose how you want to be alerted at the end of each interval. FEATURES • Custom presets with one or more timed intervals • Audio bells or notifications at sit start, each interval end, and session end • Import your own alert sounds • Live Activity on the Lock Screen with pause, resume, and skip controls • Use Siri, Home Screen widgets, or Control Center shortcuts to start a favorite preset • Optional Shortcuts integration when a session starts, ends, or is cancelled • Optional Apple Health Activity logging • Apple Watch companion app to run timers from your wrist PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sit Minder does not require an account. It does not collect analytics or usage data. Your presets, settings, and imported audio files stay on your devices. Sit Minder is built for people who want a dependable and customizable meditation timer.

Screenshots

MyBaystate4 screens
Sit Minder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sit Minder at fortnightly against MyBaystate's every 6 months. MyBaystate's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyBaystate ships an update every 6 months, Sit Minder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyBaystate versus Sit Minder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyBaystateSit Minder
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBaystate HealthTimothy Wisleder

In-app purchases

None

MyBaystate

No in-app purchases

None

Sit Minder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyBaystate free?
MyBaystate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sit Minder free?
Sit Minder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyBaystate or Sit Minder have ads?
Neither MyBaystate nor Sit Minder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyBaystate or Sit Minder?
MyBaystate ships an update every 6 months, and Sit Minder fortnightly. Most recently, MyBaystate was updated on September 5, 2026 and Sit Minder on September 8, 2026.

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