Comparison

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen vs Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®

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

Head to head
About

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen

Monitor your portable oxygen concentrator's battery life, settings, and receive important updates. Access helpful videos and troubleshooting information 24/7, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time stats
  • Battery life monitoring
  • Current settings display
  • Maintenance alerts
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Helpful videos
Features
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Your Inogen portable oxygen concentrator connects directly to your mobile device delivering real-time stats, such as battery life and current settings. All the information you need is now in the palm of your hand. With the Inogen Connect app you also receive important updates and travel tips for your Inogen portable oxygen concentrator. App users will have direct access to helpful videos and information 24/7. Features include: - Battery life - Current settings - Maintenance alerts - Push notifications - Troubleshooting - FAQs - Filter and cannula maintenance information - For patients and providers - View pertinent health and device usage parameters from your connected wearable and portable oxygen concentrator

About

Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®

This app allows users to view performance data from their oxygen concentrator. It provides quantitative and qualitative information to increase patient freedom and peace of mind, and can assist HME providers with troubleshooting.

Highlights
  • View concentrator performance data
  • Access quantitative and qualitative data
  • Assist HME providers with troubleshooting
  • Wireless Bluetooth interface
  • FAQ section for data viewing
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The SmartLinkO2® App allow patients to view performance data for their concentrator. The SmartLinkO2® App displays quantitative and qualitative data from the concentrator that can increase the patient’s freedom and peace of mind. SmartLinkO2® App will allow you to: • Review select performance data from your concentrator • See data about your concentrator that can assist your HME Provider. • Find answers to frequently asked questions about viewing data on your concentrator. The SmartLinkO2® app interfaces with the iGo®2 Portable Oxygen Concentrator wirelessly over Bluetooth to pull data at startup and refresh requests to help patients better understand the performance of their concentrator. Data can be wirelessly transmitted back to a HME provider to assist with troubleshooting the concentrator or assisting the patient. Allow the SmartLinkO2® App to help you increase your freedom and have greater peace of mind with your concentrator. Disclaimer: SmartLinkO2® App is NOT a substitute for a doctor or professional healthcare or advice. Any health related information provided is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the advice of healthcare professionals.

Screenshots

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen4 screens
Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen at 4.3 against Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®'s 2.3. Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen also leads on ratings volume (700 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 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

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

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen has 700 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen ships an update every 3 months, Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen versus Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInogen Connect Portable OxygenDrive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (700 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews6.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings700 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB73 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperInogen, Inc.DeVilbiss Healthcare

Customer experience

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen

All ratings102 ratings
Positive26.5%
Neutral13.7%
Negative59.8%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive6.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative83.6%

Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fails to detect or connect to oxygen concentrator
  • Crashes or freezes on startup
  • Incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Loses connection randomly during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remote control of oxygen concentrator
  • Ability to change oxygen flow rate
  • More detailed device diagnostics
  • Improved battery life reporting

Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen

No in-app purchases

None

Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen free?
Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® free?
Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen or Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®?
Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen is rated higher. Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen averages 4.3 out of 5 from 700 ratings, while Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen or Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® have ads?
Neither Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen nor Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen or Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2®?
Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen ships an update every 3 months, and Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® every 17 months. Most recently, Inogen Connect Portable Oxygen was updated on November 2, 2026 and Drive DeVilbiss SmartLinkO2® on November 3, 2026.

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