Comparison

Preserve Smart vs CommonSpirit

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

Head to head
About

Preserve Smart

Access tested food preservation recipes and instructions tailored to your elevation and location. Get canning, freezing, and drying guidance for over 50 foods, based on research from Colorado State University Extension.

Highlights
  • Elevation-based recipe adjustments
  • Seasonal produce information by state
  • Canning, freezing, and drying instructions
  • Recipes for over 50 foods
  • Research-backed recommendations
Features
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Preserve Smart provides a mobile-friendly way to access and use tested food preservation recipes and instructions, whether you live at sea level or high in the Rocky Mountains! Quickly determine the elevation of your kitchen, access seasonal produce information for your state, and get canning, freezing and drying instructions for over 50 foods—including fruits, vegetables and meats. Information provided is based on recommendations as determined by Colorado State University Extension and the National Center for Home Food Preservation—established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA).

About

CommonSpirit

Access your patient portal on an iOS device to manage your health. View test results, communicate with providers, schedule appointments, and handle billing.

Highlights
  • View test results
  • Message providers
  • Schedule appointments
  • Request medication refills
  • View billing statements
  • Track health information
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At CommonSpirit Health – Mountain Region, we're building healthy communities across Colorado, Kansas and Utah by advancing health equity and innovating how and where healing can happen. With the CommonSpirit - CO/KS/UT app, patients and family members can access our patient portal on an iOS device. The app allows patients to: - View test results, health summaries and when preventive care procedures are due - Send and receive messages with a provider - Schedule and confirm upcoming appointments - View visit summaries for past appointments - Request and pay for medication refills - View billing statements and pay balances due - Track relevant health information, such as weight, through your HealthKit account Visit mountain.commonspirit.org to find a doctor, locate a hospital, care site or clinic, or for more information about our specialties and our integrated network of care providers.

Screenshots

Preserve Smart2 screens
CommonSpirit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CommonSpirit at 4.3 against Preserve Smart's 1.8. CommonSpirit also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 10%) and ratings volume (835 vs 19). Preserve Smart's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.2). On price, 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

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

CommonSpirit holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CommonSpirit has 835 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Preserve Smart's written reviews are positive against 44% of CommonSpirit's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Preserve Smart versus CommonSpirit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreserve SmartCommonSpirit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (19 ratings)4.3 (835 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19835 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB172 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperColorado State UniversityCommonSpirit Health

Customer experience

Preserve Smart

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

CommonSpirit

Written reviews63 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative46.0%

In-app purchases

None

Preserve Smart

No in-app purchases

None

CommonSpirit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Preserve Smart free?
Preserve Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CommonSpirit free?
CommonSpirit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Preserve Smart or CommonSpirit?
CommonSpirit is rated higher. Preserve Smart averages 1.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while CommonSpirit averages 4.3 from 835 ratings.

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