Empatica Care vs MARLIN Study
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.
MARLIN Study
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You will use this app to complete study questionnaires and access study resources for the ML44914 observational study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: MARLIN Study at 3 against Empatica Care's 1. MARLIN Study also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Empatica Care ships an update every 2 months, MARLIN Study every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empatica Care | MARLIN Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Empatica | Hello Thread |
In-app purchases
Empatica Care
No in-app purchases
MARLIN Study
No in-app purchases
