Comparison

Medable vs Empatica Care

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

Head to head
About

Medable

This app connects participants to clinical trials, providing a comprehensive eCOA solution. It facilitates digital data collection, ePRO, eDiaries, visit scheduling, and televisits. Users receive notifications and access trial resources, with potential integrations for sensors and wearables.

Highlights
  • Digital data collection
  • Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO)
  • eDiaries and questionnaires
  • Visit and activity scheduling
  • Televisit capabilities
  • Notifications and reminders
  • Trial resources access
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Medable is on a mission to enable effective therapies to people faster. The Medable app connects people to their sponsors’ clinical trials, offering a complete eCOA solution that includes: - Digital data collection - Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) - eDiaries and questionnaires - Schedule of your visits and activities - Televisit - Notifications and reminders - Trial resources - Integrations with select sensors, wearables, and more.

About

Empatica Care

This app collects physiological data from a compatible wearable device and securely transmits it to the cloud for professional review. It offers live system status checks, continuous data streaming, and smart troubleshooting to ensure reliable remote health monitoring.

Highlights
  • Remote health data collection
  • Physiological data streaming
  • Live system status check
  • Smart troubleshooting
  • Secure data transmission
  • Wearable adherence indicator
Features
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The Care App is used by patients and trial participants to facilitate remote health data collection when used with Empatica’s medical-grade EmbracePlus wearable. The Care App receives physiological data collected by EmbracePlus via Bluetooth and transmits this data to the Cloud for review and download by a professional. Key features include: * Live status check of the system * Continuous, automated physiological data streaming * Wearing time indicator to safeguard adherence * Smart troubleshooting and notifications * Easy onboarding for EmbracePlus * Secure, de-identified login credentials The Care App is an integral part of the Empatica Care remote health monitoring platform. It is intended for professional use and it is not designed to provide independent health tracking. Empatica is a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI. Empatica makes medical-grade smartwatches, software, and digital biomarkers that can accurately monitor human health remotely, continuously, and unobtrusively, across a range of health conditions. EmbracePlus is CE-marked, and has been developed with key partners including HHS, USAMRDC, and the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health.

Screenshots

Medable4 screens
Empatica Care4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Medable at 4.8 against Empatica Care's 3.1. Medable also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Medable holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Medable's written reviews are positive against 25% of Empatica Care's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medable ships an update every 2 weeks, Empatica Care every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Medable versus Empatica Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedableEmpatica Care
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better3.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMedable, Inc.Empatica

Customer experience

Medable

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Empatica Care

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Medable

No in-app purchases

None

Empatica Care

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medable free?
Medable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empatica Care free?
Empatica Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Medable or Empatica Care?
Medable is rated higher. Medable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Empatica Care averages 3.1 from 10 ratings.
Do Medable or Empatica Care have ads?
Neither Medable nor Empatica Care shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medable or Empatica Care?
Medable ships an update every 2 weeks, and Empatica Care every 2 months. Most recently, Medable was updated on September 8, 2026 and Empatica Care on September 21, 2026.

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