Empatica Care vs Koneksa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empatica Care
This app collects physiological data from a compatible wearable device and securely transmits it to the cloud for professional review. It offers live system status checks, continuous data streaming, and smart troubleshooting to ensure reliable remote health monitoring.
- Remote health data collection
- Physiological data streaming
- Live system status check
- Smart troubleshooting
- Secure data transmission
- Wearable adherence indicator
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The Care App is used by patients and trial participants to facilitate remote health data collection when used with Empatica’s medical-grade EmbracePlus wearable. The Care App receives physiological data collected by EmbracePlus via Bluetooth and transmits this data to the Cloud for review and download by a professional. Key features include: * Live status check of the system * Continuous, automated physiological data streaming * Wearing time indicator to safeguard adherence * Smart troubleshooting and notifications * Easy onboarding for EmbracePlus * Secure, de-identified login credentials The Care App is an integral part of the Empatica Care remote health monitoring platform. It is intended for professional use and it is not designed to provide independent health tracking. Empatica is a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI. Empatica makes medical-grade smartwatches, software, and digital biomarkers that can accurately monitor human health remotely, continuously, and unobtrusively, across a range of health conditions. EmbracePlus is CE-marked, and has been developed with key partners including HHS, USAMRDC, and the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health.
Koneksa
This platform component supports various data collection methods for medical studies. It allows patients to complete questionnaires, functional assessments, and integrate data from external health devices. It also connects with the Apple Health app for comprehensive health tracking.
- Configurable data collection platform
- Supports questionnaires (ePROs)
- Includes functional assessments
- Integrates with external health devices
- Utilizes Apple Watch Health Kit Measures
- Connects with Apple Health app
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The Koneksa iOS Mobile Application is a configurable platform component that supports a multitude of data collection modalities, based on specific study configuration requirements. Depending on the study configuration, a patient could have a number of tasks to complete, per the study's Schedule of Assessments. These assessments can include questionnaires (i.e., ePROs), functional assessments, or utilizing external devices to consume additional health measures (i.e., Apple Watch Health Kit Measures integrated via Apple Health App). Additionally, this app integrates with the Health app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Koneksa at 5.0 against Empatica Care's 3.1. Koneksa also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Empatica Care's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Koneksa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empatica Care has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Empatica Care ships an update every 2 months, Koneksa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empatica Care | Koneksa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empatica | Koneksa Health Inc. |
Customer experience
Empatica Care
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In-app purchases
Empatica Care
No in-app purchases
Koneksa
No in-app purchases









