Comparison

Ascend EVV vs AuthentiCare 3.0

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

Head to head
About

Ascend EVV

This mobile application provides a simple interface for home healthcare providers to capture essential data during patient visits. It facilitates clocking in and out of visits, recording caregiver location, and documenting visit details for compliance and record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out of home visits
  • Capture caregiver location
  • Document visit details
  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
  • Compliance with CURES Act
Features
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The Ascend healthcare solutions platform by Blue Summit Software is a complete EVV, billing and payroll solution for Home Healthcare providers. EVV is an integral component of this wholistic approach to home healthcare and required by the CURES act. As such, we are proud to offer the Ascend EVV mobile app to provide a simple, easy to use interface for capturing important data for home visits that are required in today's healthcare industry for proper government accountability and record keeping. With Ascend EVV, users can easily clock in and out of home visits, capture the location of the caregiver, and provide documentation for the visit.

About

AuthentiCare 3.0

This HIPAA-compliant solution streamlines home healthcare management by verifying worker identity, location, and service details. It offers real-time monitoring from authorization to payment and automates medical claim creation.

Highlights
  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
  • HIPAA-compliant
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Data encryption
  • Worker appointment calendar
  • GPS service validation
  • Automated medical claim creation
Features
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AuthentiCare® offers one of the nation’s preferred solutions for electronic visit verification (EVV). AuthentiCare is a HIPAA-compliant EVV solution designed to seamlessly integrate agency administrative functions with provider home healthcare management. Our comprehensive solutions allow providers visibility and real-time monitoring of activities from initial service authorization to receipt of payment. AuthentiCare: · Verifies worker’s identity, location, service time, type of service and recipient of service. · Uses two factor authentication (device ID and user login with strong password) for user security. · Provides full encryption of data at rest and in transit for HIPAA compliance. · Has worker-specific appointment calendar with address information for scheduled visits. · Searches for nearby authorized recipients of care for unscheduled visits. · Supports GPS service validation and provides an option for visit verification in homes that are outside of 4G or wifi coverage. · Frontier mode allows for operation up to 7 days without having data service to synch the device. · Automates medical claim creation based on worker visit information. Submission for payment upon Provider approval. · Provides an effective means to collect and manage information from workers to ensure that recipients receive appropriate pre-authorized care.

Screenshots

Ascend EVV4 screens
AuthentiCare 3.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ascend EVV at 58% against AuthentiCare 3.0's 5%. Ascend EVV also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). AuthentiCare 3.0's advantage is ratings volume (127 vs 7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ascend EVV holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AuthentiCare 3.0 has 127 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Ascend EVV's written reviews are positive against 5% of AuthentiCare 3.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ascend EVV ships an update every 5 weeks, AuthentiCare 3.0 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ascend EVV versus AuthentiCare 3.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAscend EVVAuthentiCare 3.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (7 ratings) — better1.7 (127 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better5.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBlue Summit Software, LLCFirst Data Government Solutions LP

Customer experience

Ascend EVV

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

AuthentiCare 3.0

All ratings127 ratings
Positive15.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative83.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ascend EVV

No in-app purchases

None

AuthentiCare 3.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ascend EVV free?
Ascend EVV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AuthentiCare 3.0 free?
AuthentiCare 3.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ascend EVV or AuthentiCare 3.0?
Ascend EVV is rated higher. Ascend EVV averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while AuthentiCare 3.0 averages 1.7 from 127 ratings.
Do Ascend EVV or AuthentiCare 3.0 have ads?
Neither Ascend EVV nor AuthentiCare 3.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ascend EVV or AuthentiCare 3.0?
Ascend EVV ships an update every 5 weeks, and AuthentiCare 3.0 every 2 months. Most recently, Ascend EVV was updated on September 17, 2026 and AuthentiCare 3.0 on September 23, 2026.

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