The SMARTcare App vs Caryfy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The SMARTcare App
This app enables caregivers to manage their schedules, clock in/out, complete tasks, and submit requests. Schedulers can match clients and caregivers, manage shifts, and communicate securely.
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Access and manage schedules
- Request time off and shifts
- Complete assigned care tasks
- Record care notes
- File mileage and expense requests
- HIPAA-compliant communication
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SMARTcare's role-based point-of care application allows caregivers to clock in and clock out of shifts, access their schedule, request time off, request to work specific times or shifts, manage their workflow, complete assigned care tasks, indicating service level upon completion, record care notes, file mileage and expense reimbursement requests, download important documents and store them safely within the app, and communicate in a HIPAA-compliant environment with agency office staff. Schedulers use the application to approve or deny time-off requests and shift-fulfillment requests, match clients and caregivers, set up and manage shifts, communicate securely with other staff and clients, and much more.
Caryfy
This app connects professional caregivers with clients, streamlining communication, scheduling, and record-keeping. It offers features like digital time tracking, electronic visit verification, and real-time messaging for both care providers and care receivers. Loved ones can also stay updated on the care being provided.
- Caregiver profile creation
- Timesheet completion
- Electronic visit verification
- Digital and voice signatures
- Real-time messaging with attachments
- Care plan visibility
- Arrival status notifications
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Care Providers (Care Workers) The one mobile app for all professional care workers offers them opportunities for creating their profile, completing timesheets and for communicating with their contacts. The app is compliant with electronic visit verification with digital signatures as well as voice signatures. Senior care businesses using Caryfy software will have a built in integration for recording clock in and out of shifts, time sheet records and exchange messages with attachments. Care Receivers The one mobile app for all seniors receiving care at their homes, assisted living, or other communities offers them and their loved ones, opportunities for always staying in the loop for status and quality of care provided. Users( and their loved ones) will see their plan of care, date and time of care provided and nature of care. The app also includes advance notifications about arrival status of their care worker. Senior care businesses using Caryfy software will have a built in integration for real time messaging and payments for services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Caryfy at 4.8 against The SMARTcare App's 3.6. Caryfy also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 36). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Caryfy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Caryfy has 4.8K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of The SMARTcare App's written reviews are positive against 63% of Caryfy's.
The SMARTcare App ships an update every 8 months, Caryfy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The SMARTcare App | Caryfy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (36 ratings) | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SMARTcare Software | CaryFy |
Customer experience
The SMARTcare App
Caryfy
Bugs and requests
The SMARTcare App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Caryfy
Reported bugs
2 issues- Malfunction preventing clock-in
- Issues with app functionality when logging in and completing daily tasks
Requested features
4 requests- Allow employees to adjust clock in/out times
- Improve app loading performance
- Provide more user-friendly terminology
- Enhance user-friendliness
In-app purchases
The SMARTcare App
No in-app purchases
Caryfy
No in-app purchases



