BLOC Mobile vs True Helix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLOC Mobile
Access emergency call system data and alerts instantly from any location. Manage resident information, view staff schedules, and request backup to improve awareness and efficiency.
- Instant access to emergency data
- Real-time alerts
- Resident information management
- Staff shift visibility
- Request backup functionality
- Increased staff efficiency
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Get instant access to important emergency call system data & alerts. BLOC Mobile gives you and your team instant and anywhere access to important emergency call system data & alerts, resident information, and caregiving tools like seeing who's on shift and requesting backup from one simple device. BLOC Mobile increases your overall awareness, staff efficiency, and provides your emergency alerts faster than other devices.
True Helix
This workforce management solution streamlines caregiver scheduling and time tracking. It allows caregivers to view and manage their shifts, while clients can monitor assignments and approve time. The platform facilitates direct communication and shift filling among healthcare professionals and clients.
- Assign and archive caregiver shifts
- View scheduled and prior shifts
- Clock in and out functionality
- Client view of caregivers on assignment
- Manage caregiver time
- App-to-app connections for shift filling
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True Helix is a proprietary all-in-one workforce technology solution that will transcend traditional scheduling. This multifaceted software is built to assign and archive caregiver shifts. Caregivers will be able to see all scheduled shifts, prior shifts, and clock in and out. Clients will be able to see caregivers on assignment and manage caregiver time. True Helix offers app-to-app connections for healthcare professionals and clients to directly interact, offer, and fill shifts with one another. Our system is designed for per diem, travel nursing, locums, allied healthcare, and all other healthcare positions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: True Helix at 4.6 against BLOC Mobile's 3.4. True Helix also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). BLOC Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
True Helix holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BLOC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 24% of True Helix's.
BLOC Mobile ships an update every 11 months, True Helix every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLOC Mobile | True Helix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knockdown Outdoors Corporation | True Helix |
Customer experience
BLOC Mobile
True Helix
In-app purchases
BLOC Mobile
No in-app purchases
True Helix
No in-app purchases
