Embleema vs SELF by LFA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embleema
Participate in clinical research studies from your phone to help advance disease research. Track your health, answer surveys, and monitor your progress while earning rewards. Your sensitive data is protected using blockchain technology.
- Participate in research studies
- Answer health surveys
- Track symptoms and disease patterns
- Share progress with doctors
- Monitor study progress
- Earn real-world rewards
- Blockchain data protection
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Join the fight against diseases while gaining valuable rewards in the process, just by tracking your own health. That is the benchmark of Embleema’s new app where you can participate in clinical research studies right from your phone. In this version of the app, you can: - Join and participate in research studies that help gain strides on disease research - Answer surveys and reflect on symptoms and disease patterns - Share your progress with your doctors - Monitor study progress by viewing upcoming surveys and tracking participation - Watch the tokens add up as you work toward goals to receive valuable real-world rewards - Protect your most sensitive data through the power of blockchain
SELF by LFA
This app helps individuals manage lupus symptoms, stress, and medications. It offers tools, trackers, and information to improve energy and mood, and connect with a supportive community. Get customized tips to take control of your health journey.
- Symptom and medication tracking
- Stress management tools
- Energy and mood pattern discovery
- Customized self-management skills
- Community connection and Q&A
- Personalized tips via text
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SELF is a free app developed by the Lupus Foundation of America in partnership with ProChange Behavior Solutions to help people with lupus live their best lives. Rather than being controlled by lupus, you can feel in control. SELF is customized to help you better manage your lupus symptoms, stress, and medication --and work with your health care team. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been living with lupus for some time, SELF can help you: - Explore easy to use tools, trackers, information and support - Discover patterns that will improve your energy and your mood - Choose what self-management skills to work on - Create a new path on your self-management journey - Connect with your peers in the lupus community and get your questions answered by the Lupus Foundation of America’s health education specialists - Get customized tips via text
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SELF by LFA at 50% against Embleema's 0%. Embleema's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Embleema holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Embleema's written reviews are positive against 50% of SELF by LFA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Embleema ships an update monthly, SELF by LFA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embleema | SELF by LFA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Embleema Inc. | Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Embleema
SELF by LFA
In-app purchases
Embleema
No in-app purchases
SELF by LFA
No in-app purchases
