Excellus BCBS vs MYRetreat
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.
MYRetreat
This app guides you through a free meditation practice designed to be paired with enjoying chocolate. It helps you set intentions, cultivate mindfulness, and find calm by engaging all your senses during your treat. The experience includes guided visualizations and body awareness exercises.
- Free guided chocolate meditation
- Set daily intentions
- Cultivate mindfulness
- Engage senses with chocolate
- Nurture calm
- Schedule live retreats
- Connect with wellness experts
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MYRetreat gives you a free meditation to pair with your favorite chocolate. Set your intention to decrease stress and cultivate mindfulness. New to mindfulness? No problem! If you know how to savor chocolate you can meditate. THE EXPERIENCE *Set your daily intention *Feel comfort in your body *Visualize your most mindful self *Eat chocolate using all of your senses *Nurture a sense of calm LIVE RETREAT *Schedule 30 min. retreats *Create intentional friendships *Connect with wellness experts Finally, there’s a meditation app you won’t stop using! https://www.chocolatemindfulness.co/policies/privacy-policy https://www.chocolatemindfulness.co/policies/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MYRetreat at 100% against Excellus BCBS's 14%. MYRetreat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Excellus BCBS's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MYRetreat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Excellus BCBS has 2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Excellus BCBS's written reviews are positive against 100% of MYRetreat's.
Excellus BCBS ships an update monthly, MYRetreat every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Excellus BCBS | MYRetreat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Excellus Health Plan, Inc. | MYRETREAT INC. |
Customer experience
Excellus BCBS
MYRetreat
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
MYRetreat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Excellus BCBS
No in-app purchases
MYRetreat
No in-app purchases
Questions
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