MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App vs Bolus Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App
Explore the latest insulin pump technology from Medtronic. This app offers a virtual tour of the MiniMed™ 770G system and guides for the MiniMed™ 670G and 630G systems.
- Virtual pump experience tour
- Step-by-step guides
- MiniMed 770G system exploration
- MiniMed 670G system features
- MiniMed 630G system features
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Take a tour of the latest insulin pump technology from Medtronic with the MiniMed™ virtual pump app! This application provides a link to the virtual pump experience for the MiniMed™ 770G system, as well as step-by-step guides on features of the MiniMed™ 670G and MiniMed™ 630G systems.
Bolus Guide
This app helps individuals with diabetes calculate precise insulin doses for meals and corrections. It uses user-inputted data like carb ratios and current glucose levels to provide exact and rounded insulin amounts, aiming to improve glycemic control and quality of life.
- Insulin dose calculation
- Pre-meal bolus calculation
- Correction dose calculation
- Input carb ratio
- Input sensitivity factor
- Input current blood glucose
- Input meal carbs
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Bolus Guide is a user-friendly tool designed to simplify life for those living with diabetes. This app is built with an intuitive interface to help calculate the correct amount of insulin needed for pre-meal bolus and correction doses. By inputting a few critical pieces of data - such as carb ratio, sensitivity factor, target blood glucose, current blood glucose, and meal carbs - Bolus Guide quickly generates the insulin dose you require. The calculated dose is provided as both an exact number and a rounded value for easy and safe insulin administration. The goal of Bolus Guide is to provide you with increased confidence in your insulin dosing, contribute to better glycemic control, and promote an overall improved quality of life. Please note that while Bolus Guide is a helpful tool, it should be used in conjunction with advice from medical professionals. Your health is our priority, and we aim to make living with diabetes a bit easier with Bolus Guide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bolus Guide at every 5 days against MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App's every 24 months. Bolus Guide also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%). MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App against 3.8 for Bolus Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bolus Guide's.
MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App ships an update every 24 months, Bolus Guide every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App | Bolus Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 3.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Medtronic, Inc. | David Vincent |
Customer experience
MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App
Bolus Guide
In-app purchases
MiniMed™ Virtual Pumps App
No in-app purchases
Bolus Guide
No in-app purchases
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