Comparison

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー vs How are you?

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー

This app allows users to monitor loved ones wearing an Apple Watch, receiving real-time vital data and alerts for emergencies. It facilitates peace of mind for caregivers by providing location tracking and activity updates.

Highlights
  • Real-time vital data transmission (heart rate, steps)
  • Location tracking and route history
  • Automatic SOS alerts for emergencies
  • Manual SOS trigger via Apple Watch
  • Outgoing/returning home notifications
  • Apple Watch battery level monitoring
Features
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※アプリの利用にはhttps://aptechnology.co.jp/omoushikomi/のお申込みが必要です※ 【みまもる方用アプリ】 ー離れていても、心はそばにー 普段も、もしもの時も。Apple Watchを装着したご家族をHachiが常にみまもります。 ●● Hachiとは? ●● 「Hachi」のアプリは、 - みまもられる方用 - みまもる家族用 - みまもる施設用 の3種類あります。 その中でも、この「【家族用】Hachi」は【みまもる方用】となります。 ●● 「【家族用】Hachi」でできること ●● 【通常時】「元気かな?」をいつでも確認  Apple Watchを装着することで1分・5分・10分間隔(選択可)でバイタルデータ*を家族や施設職員へ送信します。 ・心拍数/心拍変動 ・活動歩数 ・位置情報と移動経路 ※ON/OFFの変更可 ・おでかけ通知(外出/帰宅のお知らせ)※ON/OFFの変更可 ・Apple Watchの電池残量  *バイタルデータ:人体から取得できるさまざまな情報のこと 【緊急時】「もしもの時」を即座にお知らせ 動いていない状況での急激な心拍数の上昇や低下で自動SOS発信します。 また、Apple Watchに5秒指を乗せてSOS発信することも可能です。  そのSOSをEメールで受信し、このアプリで状況を確認できます。 ●● 用意するもの ●● [みまもられる方]iPhoneとApple Watchのセット [みまもる家族]iPhone、iPad、スマートフォン、ガラケーのいずれか  ※「【家族用】Hachi」の対象機種は現在iPhone・iPadのみ [みまもる施設]iPad ▼必要端末について詳しくはこちら https://aptechnology.co.jp/flow/#step1 ●● ご利用までの流れ ●● 端末の準備をします アプリをインストールし、「お申し込みはこちら」より申し込みます 3営業日以内に届く登録完了メールに記載されたIDを入力してログインします ▼ご利用の流れについて詳しくはこちら https://aptechnology.co.jp/flow/ ●● Hachiサービスについて詳しくはこちら ●● オフィシャルサイト https://hachi.aptechnology.co.jp/ お問い合わせ https://aptechnology.co.jp/contact/ 利用規約 https://aptechnology.co.jp/term-of-service/

About

How are you?

Stay connected with loved ones by sharing daily moods, step counts, and locations. Facilitate easy communication and health management, with an added layer of emergency contact features for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Share daily mood and step count
  • Location sharing with time limits
  • In-app messaging with expressive icons
  • Daily mood and step history
  • Emergency contact registration
Features
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Do you ever worry about your family or friends who live far away? With this app, you can share your daily mood and step count with your loved ones. Let's watch over each other with easy communication! You can also use this app to watch over in your local community. ◆ 5 features of "How are you?" app (1) Sharing mood and steps You can easily share today's mood with everyone just by choosing from the options. This allows you to quickly notice if someone is not feeling well. The number of steps is automatically measured just by walking with your iPhone. (*1) (2) Sharing locations You can share each other's locations when getting together or when you want to know where your family is. You can set a sharing time limit, so even people who are reluctant to share their location on a daily basis can use it with peace of mind. (3) Communication Enjoy your communication by sending messages. You can change the expression of your icon to convey your feelings. (4) Health management You can look back on your mood and steps recorded every day. Check yourself and your family's health. (5) Emergency contact You can register emergency contacts in case of emergency. ◆This app is perfect for the followings! ・I'm worried about my family and friends who live far away, but I hesitate to call them every day because it will be annoying. ・I'm not comfortable with installing sensors such as cameras to watch over my family, and I would like to protect our privacy. ・I want to feel the joy of interactive communication, rather than one-way monitoring. ◆This app does not burden on your households' budgets This app is free to use. Ads are displayed within the app, but they are limited to categories that you can safely watch. *1 This app integrates with the Health app in order to display your daily step counts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー4 screens
How are you?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: How are you? at 100% against 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー's 29%. How are you? also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and How are you? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

How are you? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー's written reviews are positive against 100% of How are you?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー ships an update every 3 months, How are you? monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー versus How are you?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリーHow are you?
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGolden Field株式会社Hikaru Hanada

Customer experience

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

How are you?

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー

Subscriptions1
  • みまもりパック1名14 Days trial$5.991 Month
2 purchases

How are you?

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free plan$0.697 Days
One-time1
  • 1-Year Plan (No auto-renewal)$9.99

Questions

Is 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー free?
【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is How are you? free?
How are you? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー or How are you??
How are you? is rated higher. 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while How are you? averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー or How are you? have ads?
How are you? shows ads; 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー does not.
Which is updated more often, 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー or How are you??
【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー ships an update every 3 months, and How are you? monthly. Most recently, 【家族用】Hachi ーみまもりアプリー was updated on November 7, 2026 and How are you? on November 3, 2026.

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