MyDataHelps vs Mural Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyDataHelps
Harness your health data to advocate for your well-being. Connect information from wearables and medical records, and contribute to health research projects. Track symptoms and share trends with healthcare providers.
- Connect Apple Health and Fitbit data
- Retrieve medical records
- Participate in health projects
- Track symptoms for chronic conditions
- Generate symptom trend reports
- Share data with healthcare providers
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Understand your health. Power the next breakthrough. Bring together data from your wearables, medical records, and daily habits in one secure place, and put that information to work for you and for science. • See the full picture of your health. Connect wearables and health apps (Apple Health, Google Health, and more), access medical records from 90%+ of U.S. hospitals and plans, and track trends over time. • Take control with powerful tracking tools. Track symptoms, triggers, and treatments. Stay ahead of asthma flare-ups. Spot trends, generate reports, and share what matters with your care team. • Contribute to research that matters. Join studies exploring heart health, respiratory disease, mental health, and more—while staying in control of what you share. Trusted by 2.5M+ participants and leading research programs. Some projects may ask for your location data. You can always decide not to share this information.
Mural Link
This app facilitates clinical trial participation by providing easy access to essential features. Participants can manage schedules, receive payments, book transportation, communicate with research sites, and provide feedback. It aims to streamline the clinical trial experience for participants.
- Receive payments via multiple methods
- Book complimentary Uber rides
- Provide feedback on trials
- Securely communicate with research staff
- View upcoming schedules and notifications
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Welcome to Mural Link! Access to Mural Link is provided to clinical trial participants by research sites only. By taking part in a clinical trial, you are helping to improve medical care for generations to come. This is why we believe that it should be easy to be a clinical trial participant. Mural Link was developed with you as the highest priority. With the Mural link app, participants will have access to different features that will help ensure the trial experience is as easy as possible. Key Features* * Get Paid- Choose to be paid via Venmo, PayPal, direct deposit, push to (your existing) debit card, or check, and never pay ATM or other fees.** * Book Rides- Take advantage of complimentary transportation to and from your appointments via Uber. * Give Feedback- Have your say and help future trials by sharing trial feedback right in the app. * Communicate with the Site- Contact staff at your assigned research site securely, via the Mural Link application. * Stay Up to Date- View your upcoming schedule, sign up for trial notifications, and keep track of all your important information in one place. *Functionality is based on your trial. Some features may not be available depending on which trial and site you are enrolled to. **Payment Methods vary by country/availability
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mural Link at 4.8 against MyDataHelps's 4.4. Mural Link also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 45%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Mural Link holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 312 and 235 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of MyDataHelps's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mural Link's.
MyDataHelps ships an update monthly, Mural Link fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyDataHelps | Mural Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (312 ratings) | 4.8 (235 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 312 — better | 235 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CareEvolution | Mural Health Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
MyDataHelps
Mural Link
Bugs and requests
MyDataHelps
Reported bugs
25 issues- App won't open after latest updates
- App is worse than useless, impossible to cancel or remove
- App is hard to delete
- App claims to work with Apple Watch but doesn't
- App has no Help feature or way to get tech support
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- App has loading errors and is unreliable
- App connects to '.dev' api when logging in
- App is broken for COVID test documentation, site loads indefinitely
- Print is too small to read, cannot magnify
- Poor performing app since the last update, takes 5 minutes to open
- App continues to show 'Tasks' as being overdue
- FitBit login won't complete, returns to login screen
- Can't log in due to server issues
- Data error when submitting info, cannot proceed
- App keeps crashing, won't let me finish registration
- Study Hotline hyperlink doesn't work
- The 'done' button is greyed out when trying to add booster dates
- App shows spinning daisy and never refreshes, unable to connect to server
- No way to add a booster shot
- No place to record a third COVID vaccine (booster)
- Cannot log in due to server issues
- Tried to sign up 4 times, got an error each time
- Not listing resting heart rate for the last month
- App support/website lead nowhere useful
- Cannot edit symptoms on the 'Track illness' feature
Requested features
8 requests- Add ability to record additional COVID vaccine boosters
- Allow symptom changes during prolonged illness
- Way to earn points for rewards (PayPal, gift cards)
- Edit symptoms on 'Track illness' feature
- Export lab and clinical data to Apple Health
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- Synchronize with Garmin devices
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Mural Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyDataHelps
No in-app purchases
Mural Link
No in-app purchases
