Excellus BCBS vs EWBC Patient Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Excellus BCBS
Access your health plan information anytime, anywhere. View and order member cards, track deductibles and spending, check coverage, and find healthcare providers. Go paperless and manage your claims easily.
- View and order member cards
- Track deductibles and out-of-pocket spending
- Check coverage details
- Find doctors, urgent care, and hospitals
- Go paperless
- View and filter claims
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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. All rights reserved. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield members can use our app to log in and access health plan information on-the-go. You will have instant and convenient access to: - View and Order Member Card(s) - Track Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Spending* - Check Coverage - Find a Doctor, Urgent Care or Hospital - Go Paperless - View and Filter Claims *Please note that spending charts are only applicable for High Deductible health plan members.
EWBC Patient Connect
This app allows patients to manage their healthcare information, including appointments, personal details, and messages. It provides secure access to medical documents and consent preferences.
- Access appointments
- View medical documents
- Manage personal information
- Send and receive messages
- Update insurance details
- Manage consent preferences
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The EWBC Patient Connect App is for patients of Elizabeth Wende Breast Care to access their appointments, documents, messages and manage their personal information including address, phone numbers, Insurance information and consent preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Excellus BCBS at 1.8K against EWBC Patient Connect's 77. Excellus BCBS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). EWBC Patient Connect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
EWBC Patient Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Excellus BCBS has 1.8K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Excellus BCBS ships an update monthly, EWBC Patient Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Excellus BCBS | EWBC Patient Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) | 4.6 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Excellus Health Plan, Inc. | Elizabeth Wende Breast Care, LLC |
Customer experience
Excellus BCBS
EWBC Patient Connect
Bugs and requests
Excellus BCBS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login verification code not received
- Member card information not loading
- Keyboard blocking UI elements
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Itemized billing information
- Improved dental coverage visibility
- Seamless login and account management
EWBC Patient Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Excellus BCBS
No in-app purchases
EWBC Patient Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Excellus BCBS free?
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