Comparison

TeamSTEPPS 3.0 vs MATTERS Network

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

Head to head
About

TeamSTEPPS 3.0

This quick-reference app provides a teamwork system developed to improve collaboration and communication in healthcare settings. It's designed to enhance patient safety and prevent medical errors through better teamwork skills.

Highlights
  • Teamwork system for healthcare
  • Improves communication
  • Enhances patient safety
  • Prevents medical errors
  • Quick-reference guide
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Overview
 The TeamSTEPPS® Pocket Guide is a quick-reference application designed and developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which is the Nation's lead Federal agency for research to improve the safety and quality of health care. 
 Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, known as TeamSTEPPS, is a teamwork system developed by AHRQ and the Department of Defense to improve collaboration and communication in health care settings. Patient safety experts agree that communication and other teamwork skills are essential to the delivery of high-quality health care and to the prevention of medical errors, patient injury, and harm. For more information about TeamSTEPPS, please visit us on the Web at https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/index.html. Mobile Application: 
• Compatible version available for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and all other major mobile platforms *
 • Full mobility without the need for wireless or Internet connectivity **
 • Optional subscription for email notification of available updates

 * View the supported device list to check for compatibility with your specific device
 ** Application downloads and data updates require Internet connectivity

About

MATTERS Network

This app serves as an electronic referral platform connecting patients with opioid use disorder to community-based clinics for treatment. It was developed to establish prescribing guidelines and efficiently refer individuals from various healthcare settings.

Highlights
  • Electronic referral platform
  • Connects patients to MOUD treatment
  • Establishes prescribing guidelines
  • Referrals from emergency departments
  • Referrals from OB/GYN offices
  • Referrals from correctional facilities
Features
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The MATTERS Network began as a Buffalo, New York-based electronic referral platform to connect patients to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs). Buffalo MATTERs served to establish prescribing guidelines for physicians and advanced practice providers of opioid use disorder in Western New York. Our electronic referral platform efficiently refers patients with opioid use disorder from emergency departments, OB/GYN offices, correctional facilities, inpatient units, pre-hospital settings, etc. to community-based clinics.

Screenshots

TeamSTEPPS 3.04 screens
MATTERS Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TeamSTEPPS 3.0 at 50% against MATTERS Network's 0%. MATTERS Network's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 41 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

MATTERS Network holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TeamSTEPPS 3.0's written reviews are positive against 0% of MATTERS Network's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeamSTEPPS 3.0 ships an update every 41 months, MATTERS Network every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TeamSTEPPS 3.0 versus MATTERS Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeamSTEPPS 3.0MATTERS Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAHRQAbbey, Mecca & Co., Inc.

Customer experience

TeamSTEPPS 3.0

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MATTERS Network

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

TeamSTEPPS 3.0

No in-app purchases

None

MATTERS Network

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeamSTEPPS 3.0 free?
TeamSTEPPS 3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MATTERS Network free?
MATTERS Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeamSTEPPS 3.0 or MATTERS Network?
MATTERS Network is rated higher. TeamSTEPPS 3.0 averages 3.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while MATTERS Network averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do TeamSTEPPS 3.0 or MATTERS Network have ads?
Neither TeamSTEPPS 3.0 nor MATTERS Network shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeamSTEPPS 3.0 or MATTERS Network?
TeamSTEPPS 3.0 ships an update every 41 months, and MATTERS Network every 5 months. Most recently, TeamSTEPPS 3.0 was updated on October 7, 2026 and MATTERS Network on September 22, 2026.

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