ECP App vs KARE Communities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECP App
This app provides quick access to resident data for assisted living and other care facilities. It allows users to view resident information, chart medications and care, add notes, and access care plans.
- View resident information
- Chart cares and medications
- Add notes and observations
- Look up care plan information
- Resident file face sheet access
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By quickly connecting you to your resident data, ECP App enables you to view resident information on the resident file face sheet, chart cares and meds, view and add notes and observations, and look up care plan information. ECP App is designed for Assisted Living, Independent Living, Adult Group and DD Homes. You must be an existing ECP customer to use this application.
KARE Communities
Connect with qualified local caregivers for open shifts, bypassing high overtime and agency fees. Manage your KARE functions conveniently from your mobile device. Sign up today to join the revolution.
- Access qualified caregivers
- Fill open shifts
- Avoid overtime fees
- Avoid agency fees
- Mobile KARE functions
- Sign up for service
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Join the Kare Revolution and gain access to qualified caregivers in your area that are ready to save the day! Stop paying outrageous overtime or agency fees and choose Heroes to fill your open shifts. Sign in and do your typical KARE functions right in the palm of your hand. Don’t have KARE? Sign up today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KARE Communities at 67% against ECP App's 0%. KARE Communities also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5). ECP App's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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.
KARE Communities holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ECP App's written reviews are positive against 67% of KARE Communities's.
ECP App ships an update monthly, KARE Communities fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECP App | KARE Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (33 ratings) | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Extended Care Professional, LLC | Kare Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
ECP App
KARE Communities
In-app purchases
ECP App
No in-app purchases
KARE Communities
No in-app purchases
