Comparison

AuthentiCare 2.0 vs Ascend EVV

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

Head to head
About

AuthentiCare 2.0

This HIPAA-compliant solution streamlines electronic visit verification for home healthcare agencies. It verifies worker identity, location, and service details, offering real-time monitoring from authorization to payment. The app automates claim creation and manages worker information to ensure appropriate care delivery.

Highlights
  • Electronic visit verification
  • Worker identity and location verification
  • Real-time activity monitoring
  • Automated medical claim creation
  • Worker appointment calendar
  • GPS service validation
  • Offline data synchronization (Frontier mode)
Features
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AuthentiCare® offers one of the nation’s preferred solutions for electronic visit verification (EVV). AuthentiCare is a HIPAA-compliant EVV solution designed to seamlessly integrate agency administrative functions with provider home healthcare management. Our comprehensive solutions allow providers visibility and real-time monitoring of activities from initial service authorization to receipt of payment. AuthentiCare: · Verifies worker’s identity, location, service time, type of service and recipient of service. · Uses two factor authentication (device ID and user login with strong password) for user security. · Provides full encryption of data at rest and in transit for HIPAA compliance. · Has worker-specific appointment calendar with address information for scheduled visits. · Searches for nearby authorized recipients of care for unscheduled visits. · Supports GPS service validation and provides an option for visit verification in homes that are outside of 4G or wifi coverage. · Frontier mode allows for operation up to 7 days without having data service to synch the device. · Automates medical claim creation based on worker visit information. Submission for payment upon Provider approval. · Provides an effective means to collect and manage information from workers to ensure that recipients receive appropriate pre-authorized care.

About

Ascend EVV

This mobile application provides a simple interface for home healthcare providers to capture essential data during patient visits. It facilitates clocking in and out of visits, recording caregiver location, and documenting visit details for compliance and record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out of home visits
  • Capture caregiver location
  • Document visit details
  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
  • Compliance with CURES Act
Features
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The Ascend healthcare solutions platform by Blue Summit Software is a complete EVV, billing and payroll solution for Home Healthcare providers. EVV is an integral component of this wholistic approach to home healthcare and required by the CURES act. As such, we are proud to offer the Ascend EVV mobile app to provide a simple, easy to use interface for capturing important data for home visits that are required in today's healthcare industry for proper government accountability and record keeping. With Ascend EVV, users can easily clock in and out of home visits, capture the location of the caregiver, and provide documentation for the visit.

Screenshots

AuthentiCare 2.04 screens
Ascend EVV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ascend EVV at 58% against AuthentiCare 2.0's 7%. Ascend EVV also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.9). AuthentiCare 2.0's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Ascend EVV holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AuthentiCare 2.0 has 1.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of AuthentiCare 2.0's written reviews are positive against 58% of Ascend EVV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AuthentiCare 2.0 ships an update every 2 months, Ascend EVV every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AuthentiCare 2.0 versus Ascend EVV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuthentiCare 2.0Ascend EVV
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.1K ratings)3.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.5% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFirst Data Government Solutions LPBlue Summit Software, LLC

Customer experience

AuthentiCare 2.0

All ratings1,117 ratings
Positive18.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative78.0%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive6.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative86.9%

Ascend EVV

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

AuthentiCare 2.0

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezes during clock in/out
  • Time entries not properly recorded
  • Clients not found in system
  • Frequent password reset issues
  • App logging users out unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add total hours worked per client/week/month
  • Enable ability to add notes/comments
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Simplify login/logout process
  • Provide better reporting and history tracking

Ascend EVV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AuthentiCare 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Ascend EVV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AuthentiCare 2.0 free?
AuthentiCare 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ascend EVV free?
Ascend EVV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AuthentiCare 2.0 or Ascend EVV?
Ascend EVV is rated higher. AuthentiCare 2.0 averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Ascend EVV averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do AuthentiCare 2.0 or Ascend EVV have ads?
Neither AuthentiCare 2.0 nor Ascend EVV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AuthentiCare 2.0 or Ascend EVV?
AuthentiCare 2.0 ships an update every 2 months, and Ascend EVV every 5 weeks. Most recently, AuthentiCare 2.0 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Ascend EVV on September 17, 2026.

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