Comparison

Vital Sync vs EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management

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

Head to head
About

Vital Sync

Access real-time patient physiological data from connected medical devices on your mobile device. Receive alerts and monitor multiple patients remotely within your hospital's network to enhance clinical workflow and patient care.

Highlights
  • Remote patient monitoring
  • Real-time physiological data
  • Device alerts
  • Multi-patient view
  • Mobile-optimized interface
  • Clinical workflow enhancement
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The Vital Sync™ mobile application takes the next step to give clinicians the right information, in the right place, at the right time to support clinicians in busy clinical environments. The Vital Sync™ mobile application delivers physiological information from your Medtronic patient monitors and ventilators and delivers it to your device. With a view designed specifically for mobile devices, the Vital Sync™ mobile application increases accessibility to data from your connected devices, so you can: • Gain immediate access to timely data and take appropriate action • View patient physiological information remotely • Receive alerts anywhere within the hospital’s network The Vital Sync™ mobile application allows you to access continuous monitoring data for multiple patients from a smart phone, anywhere within the hospital’s network. Building on the value of the Vital Sync™ virtual patient monitoring platform, the Vital Sync™ mobile application gives you more flexibility in your clinical workflow and helps you manage your respiratory patients’ care needs. The Vital Sync™ mobile application delivers: • Near real-time data and high-fidelity waveforms for patient monitoring devices • Patient and device alerts • A display that is unique for each clinician, showing only their assigned patients This application should not be used to make medical decisions without consulting a physician. The Vital Sync™ mobile application should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and is intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment.

About

EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management

Features
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The HEMS Inventory Management App is a mobile interface of the EQ2 HEMS CMMS system. It is used to scan equipment and devices to verify and adjust inventory that is in the HEMS database. For use anywhere in the hospital, including when not connected to the network. When used in offline mode it will sync up to the live database later once online again.

Screenshots

Vital Sync4 screens
EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management at every 3 weeks against Vital Sync's every 9 months. EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vital Sync ships an update every 9 months, EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vital Sync versus EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVital SyncEQ2 HEMS Inventory Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMedtronic, Inc.EQ2 LLC

In-app purchases

None

Vital Sync

No in-app purchases

None

EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vital Sync free?
Vital Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management free?
EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vital Sync or EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management have ads?
Neither Vital Sync nor EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vital Sync or EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management?
Vital Sync ships an update every 9 months, and EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vital Sync was updated on November 3, 2026 and EQ2 HEMS Inventory Management on October 30, 2026.

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