KARE Heroes vs HCMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KARE Heroes
This app connects nurses with on-demand shifts at assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Earn extra income and manage your work schedule by picking up per-shift opportunities.
- Access to hundreds of facilities
- On-demand nursing shifts
- Earn extra income
- Control your own schedule
- Per-shift work opportunities
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Join the KARE Revolution and gain access to hundreds of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in your area that needs your help. Earn extra income and control your own schedule by working on a per shift basis with these communities! Sign up today!
HCMS
This app helps caregivers manage their schedules, clock in and out of patient visits, and communicate with their agency. It provides directions to patient homes, allows for visit notes, and enables real-time case broadcasting.
- Clock-in/out for visits
- View schedules and patient info
- Get directions to patient homes
- Communicate with agency
- Accept/reject new cases
- Add visit notes with text, image, audio
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HCMS-EVV Mobile Application The HCMS-EVV Mobile App empowers caregivers with an easy-to-use app to clock-in and out right from their smartphone. Seamlessly connected to their agency and available in multiple languages, the Mobile App allows caregivers to view their schedules, get directions to the patient’s home, clock in and out, communicate with their agency, and accept new cases – all while on-the-go. Electronic Visit Verification (EVV): lock-In and Clock-Out with the simple tap of a button. Whether the visit occurs in the home, or out in the community, HCMS-EVV will verify the start of the visit by matching an approved patient address to the clock-in GPS coordinates. Scheduling: See your scheduled visits in real-time. View patient info like demographics, plan of care tasks specific to the patient, and directions to the patient’s home. Case Broadcasting: Get immediate notifications when a shift becomes available and request or reject it on the spot. Visit Notes: Easily add comprehensive visit notes, including text, image, and/or recorded audio. Messaging: Communicate with your agency in real-time through the App’s Message Center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HCMS at 5.0 against KARE Heroes's 4.3. HCMS also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). KARE Heroes's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 3). 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.
HCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KARE Heroes has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KARE Heroes ships an update fortnightly, HCMS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KARE Heroes | HCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kare Technologies LLC | The Fleurantin Corp |
Customer experience
KARE Heroes
HCMS
Bugs and requests
KARE Heroes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent app performance and crashes
- Issues with account creation and login
- Unreliable notifications and shift updates
Requested features
4 requests- Improve shift search and filtering options
- Provide more transparency on facility ratings
- Offer instant pay option instead of next-day
- Enhance in-app communication and support
HCMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KARE Heroes
No in-app purchases
HCMS
No in-app purchases









