Comparison

ProPatch Connect vs BastCare

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

Head to head
About

ProPatch Connect

This application streams vital signs from ProPatch devices, displaying real-time physiological data like heart rate, ECG, and SpO2 for investigational use by trained healthcare professionals on adult patients. It is intended for use in healthcare facilities and emergency medical applications.

Highlights
  • Stream vital signs from ProPatch devices
  • Display real-time physiological data
  • Monitor heart rate (HR)
  • View single lead ECG
  • Track respiratory rate (RR)
  • Measure skin temperature
  • Display PPG and SpO2
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ProPatch™ Connect app to stream vitals from Lifeware Labs' ProPatch™ devices. The ProPatch™ Suite consists of the ProPatch™ and ProPatch™ Connect, namely ProPatch™ device with sensors for vitals monitoring, attached to the patient under care and the ProPatch™ Connect app for displaying vitals and waveforms from the ProPatch™ device. Indications for use: The ProPatch™ Suite is intended for use on adult patients as a patient monitor. The data from the ProPatch™ Suite is intended to be used by trained healthcare professionals for investigational use only. The ProPatch™ Suite is intended to be used in healthcare facilities, emergency medical applications, or during ground transport. The ProPatch™ Suite is a wireless monitoring system that consists of the ProPatch™, which is a chest-worn patch, and the ProPatch™ Connect iOS application. The ProPatch™ Connect iOS application is a software user interface that displays physiological data collected by the ProPatch™ hardware. This application is intended for use by healthcare professionals. The physiological data monitored includes heart rate (HR), single lead electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory rate (RR), skin temperature, photoplethysmogram (PPG), and arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2). This information can be displayed in real-time on an iOS device. The system is indicated for adults aged 22 and above only. Caution: Investigational device Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. Do not use data from the ProPatch™ Suite to make medical decisions.

About

BastCare

Record doctor visits and receive plain-language summaries in multiple languages. Share these summaries with family or your care team, and export them as PDFs. This tool aids memory and communication, not medical advice.

Highlights
  • Record doctor visits with permission
  • Generate plain-language summaries
  • Translate summaries into multiple languages
  • Share summaries with family and care teams
  • Export summaries as PDFs
  • Offline recording capability
Features
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Be in the room. Keep the visit. BastCare turns a doctor visit, recorded with everyone’s permission, into a plain-language summary you can return to and share with the family who could not be there. Free to download and use during our introductory preview. Plus features are temporarily included; no new subscription is required. RECORD WITH PERMISSION Ask everyone before you begin. Record your visit, pause when needed, and return to your saved summary afterward. Recording can continue without an internet connection; creating a summary or translation requires a connection. REVIEW WHAT MATTERS Read a concise overview, key points, and words from your visit. Open the transcript when you want to revisit the original recognized words. CHOOSE YOUR SUMMARY LANGUAGE Read your saved summaries in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Colombian Spanish, Albanian, or German. Translation works from the saved summary without reprocessing the recording. Successful translations save on your device so you can switch between available versions. Your original transcript stays unchanged. SHARE WITH YOUR CARETEAM Choose a short summary or the full BastCare summary, review what you are sending, and share with your chosen CareTeam. Recipients receive the language you shared. Optional notifications take them directly to the shared visit. KEEP A COPY Export your summary, readable transcript log, or “How This Summary Was Made” document as a PDF. HELP SHAPE BASTCARE Send feedback directly from Help & Support. We welcome what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d like next. START WITH TWO INCLUDED RECORDING HOURS Your first two recording hours include summary translation and full BastCare summaries. BastCare Plus lets you continue after those included hours, with summary translation, PDF and transcript export, and private CareTeam sharing. BastCare Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans appear in the app before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple account. BastCare is a memory and communication aid, not medical advice. AI-generated summaries and translations may contain errors; check important details. Privacy Policy: https://www.bast.ai/bastcare/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ProPatch Connect1 screens
BastCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProPatch Connect at none against BastCare's 2. ProPatch Connect also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). BastCare's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BastCare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ProPatch Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ProPatch Connect against 5.0 for BastCare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProPatch Connect ships an update every 4 weeks, BastCare every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ProPatch Connect versus BastCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProPatch ConnectBastCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLifeware Labs, LLCBast AI

Customer experience

ProPatch Connect

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BastCare

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ProPatch Connect

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BastCare

Subscriptions2
  • BastCare Plus$9.991 Month
  • BastCare Plus (Annual)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ProPatch Connect free?
ProPatch Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BastCare free?
BastCare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ProPatch Connect or BastCare?
ProPatch Connect and BastCare are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do ProPatch Connect or BastCare have ads?
Neither ProPatch Connect nor BastCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProPatch Connect or BastCare?
ProPatch Connect ships an update every 4 weeks, and BastCare every 4 days. Most recently, ProPatch Connect was updated on October 3, 2026 and BastCare on October 10, 2026.

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