Boston Sensor vs stWear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boston Sensor
This app wirelessly records and displays the internal temperature of a brace, allowing patients to track their actual wear time. Downloaded reports show daily wear patterns and average hours worn, which can be emailed to healthcare providers.
- Wireless Bluetooth Low Energy sensor integration
- Records internal brace temperature
- Tracks actual wear time
- Generates daily wear pattern reports
- Calculates average hours worn per day
- Email reports to care team
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The Boston Sensor is a wireless Bluetooth Low Energy sensor that records the internal temperature of the brace so the patient can see their actual wear time. This data may be downloaded via your smartphone or tablet. The downloaded report shows the daily wear patterns and the average hours worn per day over the selected time period. These reports can be easily sent via email to any member of your care team to review such as your Physician, Orthotist, Physical Therapist, or Nurse.
stWear
Connect to your stWear device via Bluetooth to manage its functions. This application allows seamless communication for enhanced device interaction.
- Bluetooth communication
- Device management
- Seamless interaction
- stWear device support
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This app is used to communicate with stWear devices using Bluetooth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: stWear at 4.2 against Boston Sensor's 3.5. Boston Sensor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
stWear holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively.
Boston Sensor ships an update every 2 weeks, stWear monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Boston Sensor | stWear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Maestro | Spinal Technology, Inc. |
Customer experience
Boston Sensor
stWear
In-app purchases
Boston Sensor
No in-app purchases
stWear
No in-app purchases
