Volkano Active vs GEMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volkano Active
This app syncs with your iOS Health data and a compatible smartwatch to track sports performance. It also provides notifications for calls, texts, and social media, and enables sending/receiving messages and calls directly from your watch.
- iOS Health integration
- Smartwatch sport performance monitoring
- Incoming call notifications
- Text message notifications
- Social network notifications
- Send/receive SMS messages
- Make/receive phone calls
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Volkano Active APP integrates with iOS Health App. It works with our smartwatch to monitor your sport performane. It notifies you notify you when there are incoming calls, text messages or social networks notifications. It also allows you to send and receive SMS messages and phone calls with our smartwatch.
GEMS
This app provides healthcare providers with quick access to membership and benefits confirmation, claims, and tariff files. It also features an ICD10 code search, document upload, and practice profile update requests.
- Membership and benefits confirmation
- Claims and tariff file access
- ICD10 code search
- Document upload
- Practice profile updates
- Provider FAQs
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Healthcare providers are ensured to experience the following application features: A seamless onboarding experience, that includes user guides that encompasses descriptions of the GEMS Provider App features A quick access to membership and benefits confirmation Claims & GEMS tariff files A quick ICD10 Codes search Documents upload section Practice profile update requests Provider FAQs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Volkano Active at 100% against GEMS's 0%. Volkano Active also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volkano Active | GEMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SMD Technologies Pty LTD | GEMS: Government Employees Medical Scheme |
Customer experience
Volkano Active
GEMS
In-app purchases
Volkano Active
No in-app purchases
GEMS
No in-app purchases
