Preserve Smart vs CommonSpirit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Elevation-based recipe adjustments
- Seasonal produce information by state
- Canning, freezing, and drying instructions
- Recipes for over 50 foods
- Research-backed recommendations
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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).
CommonSpirit
Access your patient portal on an iOS device to manage your health. View test results, communicate with providers, schedule appointments, and handle billing.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Preserve Smart | CommonSpirit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (19 ratings) | 4.3 (835 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 835 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Colorado State University | CommonSpirit Health |
Customer experience
Preserve Smart
CommonSpirit
In-app purchases
Preserve Smart
No in-app purchases
CommonSpirit
No in-app purchases









