MyBlueKC vs Buchanan County EMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBlueKC
Manage your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City health insurance plan from your mobile device. Access benefit details, view claims, find providers, and track your healthcare spending anytime, anywhere.
- Access benefit information
- View recent claims
- Share ID card
- Find healthcare providers
- Track deductibles and spending
- View pharmacy benefits
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Access your health insurance information on-the-go from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). As a Blue KC member, you can download the free MyBlueKC app to help make the most of your Blue KC plan. With new and improved features, the MyBlueKC app gives you easy access to your healthcare coverage 24/7, wherever you are. Use the app to: • Access benefit information • See your most recent claims • View and share your ID card • Find a doctor, hospital or other healthcare provider • Track deductibles and spending account balances • View pharmacy benefit information (if applicable) • Connect to Health & Wellness programs • NEW for ACA/Direct Pay Members only: Pay My Bill and ACA Rewards (for wellness points) Features available are based on your plan and benefits. The app supports most of our plans, but not all. Unfortunately, the app will not work for the following individuals: FEP members and Blue KC Medicare Advantage members. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
Buchanan County EMS
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Buchanan County EMS provides quick offline access to the Buchanan County (MO) protocols and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MyBlueKC at every 3 weeks against Buchanan County EMS's every 10 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MyBlueKC ships an update every 3 weeks, Buchanan County EMS every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBlueKC | Buchanan County EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City | Acid Remap LLC |
Bugs and requests
MyBlueKC
Reported bugs
39 issues- Face ID not working
- App constantly logs out
- Frequent crashes
- App never remembers login information
- App restarts needed to log in
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- App trips up when logging in
- App constantly reloads home page
- Cannot view open claims
- Cannot get helpful or relevant information
- App brings up download prompt even when installed
- App crashes on login
- Login loop: verify information then back to login
- Cannot scroll upwards to see entire claims history
- Navigation and search engine frustrating
- App sends back to login page
- Find care page shows Zelis and spins forever
- Nothing loads
- Links send to error pages
- Cannot set up virtual care appointment
- Virtual care interface is buggy
- A Healthier You feature doesn't load
- ID card function crashes app
- Virtual care does not work
- Virtual care crashes at appointment start
- Virtual care gives 404 error
- App sometimes loads
- Cannot get past login
- App has not been working (as of 11/28/2022)
- App gets stuck on 'making secure connection' screen
- App doesn't load after iPhone update
- App gets stuck when logging on
- Current version won't load
- Newest update wrecked the app
- App freezes on 'making secure connection'
- App freezes on 'making secure connection' screen
- Virtual care is crashing
- Login or password incorrect error despite being correct
- App logs me out
- Username and password don't work anymore
Requested features
7 requests- Add Apple Wallet support for ID cards
- Improve search functionality
- Simplify navigation
- Add iOS wallet passes for ID cards
- Fix virtual care interface
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- Make app more user-friendly
- Update the app
Buchanan County EMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyBlueKC
No in-app purchases
Buchanan County EMS
No in-app purchases
