CR Essentials vs CR Mobile App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CR Essentials
This utility app helps therapy practices manage their business operations. It facilitates data collection, electronic visit verification, and other essential information to streamline practice management.
- Data collection
- Electronic visit verification
- Practice management
- Business account integration
- Therapy practice tools
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Everything you need to deliver care, right from your phone. Whether you're starting your day, heading to your next appointment, or wrapping up documentation, CR Essentials mobile app helps you stay connected, organized, and focused on your clients, not paperwork. Here's what you can do: - View your schedule and manage appointments on the go - Start sessions and track visit progress in real time - Collect skill acquisition, behavior, and ABC data during therapy - Complete session notes and collect caregiver signatures - Generate AI-powered visit summaries to save time on documentation - Access client information and service details - Continue working with offline support that syncs when you're back online - Move seamlessly between web and mobile without missing a beat Built for ABA providers and care teams, CR Essentials mobile app brings scheduling, documentation, data collection, and client management together in one easy-to-use app. Because less time on admin means more time delivering quality care.
CR Mobile App
This app allows users to track client sessions, capture data, and complete documentation in real-time, even offline. It streamlines workflows, provides AI-powered note assistance, and ensures EVV compliance to boost operational efficiency and staff satisfaction.
- Real-time session tracking
- Offline functionality
- AI-powered note assistance
- Customizable workflows
- EVV compliance
- Minimize paperwork
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Built by CentralReach and powered by CR Care360, CR Mobile helps you save time and focus on what matters most – your clients. Track sessions, capture data, and complete documentation in real-time. Whether you’re in clinic, at home, or in a school setting, CR Mobile keeps you connected. Built for the field: - Work confidently with full offline functionality - AI-powered note assistance helps save time - Streamlined workflows keep you on track Increasing operational efficiency: - Receive accurate and timestamped sessions notes - Customize time tracking, service codes, and required note elements - Stay EVV compliant Delivering better outcomes, faster: - Minimize paperwork and admin tasks - Boost staff satisfaction - Reduce turnover
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CR Mobile App at 4.6 against CR Essentials's 3.1. CR Mobile App also leads on ratings volume (647 vs 20) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). CR Essentials's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
CR Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CR Mobile App has 647 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CR Essentials's written reviews are positive against 9% of CR Mobile App's.
CR Essentials ships an update every 5 weeks, CR Mobile App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CR Essentials | CR Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 4.6 (647 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 9.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 647 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Behaviorsoft LLC | CentralReach LLC |
Customer experience
CR Essentials
CR Mobile App
Bugs and requests
CR Essentials
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CR Mobile App
Reported bugs
19 issues- Login failed (500) internal server errors
- Login failed (503) server errors
- App crashes during data entry
- Sessions not loading without manual refresh
- Data not syncing between app and website
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- Session notes not converting properly
- GPS coordinates missing from notes
- App shows session complete but note doesn't convert
- Data jumps to top of sheet during entry
- Targets showing blank after previous session data
- Login page loading behind spinning wheel on older devices
- App won't open sessions
- Learners tab missing after updates
- App crashes on startup
- Session data erasing randomly
- Graphed data not connecting to session notes
- Multiple data points graphing on single date
- Unable to log in despite correct credentials
- Session locking/signing requiring multiple attempts
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to cancel sessions within app
- Session schedule/calendar view in app
- Ability to reorder targets by user preference
- Frequency data entry by typing numbers instead of clicking
- Option to change session duration by clicking numbers
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- Message viewing capability in app
- Patient/client access to app for schedule viewing
- Live graphing of data instead of downloading
- Progress notes writing capability in app
- Session note completion within app
- Option to start sessions at actual session time rather than immediately
- Scroll through weekly schedule view
- Learners tab restoration for data collection
In-app purchases
CR Essentials
No in-app purchases
CR Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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