Comparison

Joint Academy vs MaimoCare

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

Head to head
About

Joint Academy

This app provides a clinically proven digital treatment for chronic joint and back pain. It connects you with a licensed physical therapist for personalized exercise programs, education, and progress tracking, helping you reduce pain and avoid surgery.

Highlights
  • Licensed physical therapist access
  • Individualized exercise programs
  • Interactive educational lessons
  • Health goal and progress tracking
  • Patient community groups
  • Clinically validated treatment
Features
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Manage joint, muscle, and back pain with guided exercises, education, progress tracking, and clinician support. More than 200,000 patients have used the Joint Academy app and 99% say they are satisfied. Joint Academy helps you follow an evidence-based physical therapy program from home, between visits, or as part of care through a participating clinic, health plan, employer, or Joint Academy program. The app is designed to support people with pain or reduced function in areas such as the back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, hand, joints, or muscles. With Joint Academy, you get: – Video-guided exercise programs – Chat and video calls with a clinician – Interactive education and reminders – Tools to track pain, goals, and progress Joint Academy is built on evidence-based physical therapy principles, including exercise, education, and ongoing support. These approaches are commonly recommended for many musculoskeletal conditions, including osteoarthritis and persistent joint or back pain. Depending on your program, Joint Academy may be used as a digital-first care experience, alongside in-person clinic care, or as continued support after treatment. How it works: 1. Download the app 2. Sign up within minutes 3. Start your program 4. Follow your exercises 5. Track goals and progress Access, services, and costs may vary depending on your health plan, employer, clinic, location, or care program. Joint Academy is not intended for emergencies. Always seek urgent medical care if you experience severe, sudden, or worsening symptoms.

About

MaimoCare

Easily find doctors, schedule appointments, and access your health records. Complete forms from home, notify the emergency department of your arrival, or connect with providers via virtual visits. Secure bill payment and multilingual support are also available.

Highlights
  • Find doctors by specialty and condition
  • Schedule, reschedule, or cancel appointments
  • Complete electronic forms before visits
  • Notify emergency department of arrival
  • Scheduled virtual visits
  • 24/7 virtual urgent care
  • Access health records and pay bills
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Find a doctor, schedule appointments, and access your health records seamlessly with MaimoCare, the patient-facing app from Maimonides Health. KEY FEATURES FIND A DOCTOR: Search Maimonides' provider directory by name, specialty, and conditions treated. SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS: View real-time availability and schedule (or reschedule) appointments on-line. We're continually expanding the number of providers offering self-scheduling. Guest users (ages 16+) may schedule visits without registering for MaimoCare but cannot reschedule/cancel without registration. COMPLETE E-FORMS: Review and sign many of the forms that your doctor requires from the comfort of your home. Your E-Forms (electronic forms) are available up to 5 days before your scheduled appointment. Completing E-Forms before your visit can save you time at your appointment. E-Forms are available in 10 languages with the assistance of our multilingual support. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRE-ARRIVAL: Our Bay Ridge and newly opened Children’s Emergency Departments are ready for you and now you can notify them of your intended arrival time and why you are visiting the emergency department. SCHEDULED VIRTUAL VISITS: Connect with a Maimonides provider via a scheduled virtual visit. Check with your provider to see if virtual visits are available. 24/7 VIRTUAL URGENT CARE: For immediate care needs, access virtual urgent care providers who treat a range of non-emergency issues. MULTILINGUAL TRANSLATION: With MaimoCare's multilingual support, you can now view the app in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Uzbek. ACCESS YOUR HEALTH RECORDS: Link your MaimoCare account to your Follow My Health account for instant access to your healthcare information, including lab results and medical history. SECURE BILL PAYMENT: Access and securely pay your bills right from the app. ABOUT US: Maimonides Health is Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, with 1,900 physicians serving over 350,000 patients each year through the system’s three hospitals and more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn’s only children’s hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides’ clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neurosciences Institute, Bone and Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Screenshots

Joint Academy4 screens
MaimoCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Joint Academy at 4.6 against MaimoCare's 4.0. Joint Academy also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). MaimoCare's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Joint Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joint Academy has 888 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Joint Academy's written reviews are positive against 33% of MaimoCare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joint Academy ships an update every 5 days, MaimoCare every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Joint Academy versus MaimoCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoint AcademyMaimoCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (888 ratings) — better4.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings888 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArthro Therapeutics ABMaimonides

Customer experience

Joint Academy

All ratings888 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%

MaimoCare

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Joint Academy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Signup process not working
  • App crashing after account creation

Requested features

3 requests
  • Back exercises option
  • Easier signup process
  • More affordable pricing

MaimoCare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Joint Academy

No in-app purchases

None

MaimoCare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Joint Academy free?
Joint Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaimoCare free?
MaimoCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Joint Academy or MaimoCare?
Joint Academy is rated higher. Joint Academy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 888 ratings, while MaimoCare averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Joint Academy or MaimoCare have ads?
Neither Joint Academy nor MaimoCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joint Academy or MaimoCare?
Joint Academy ships an update every 5 days, and MaimoCare every 6 months. Most recently, Joint Academy was updated on October 18, 2026 and MaimoCare on October 9, 2026.

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