Comparison

MBARC vs The PassBox

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

Head to head
About

MBARC

Features
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MBARC (Medikabazaar Asset Management, Recycle and Care) is an end-to-end platform to help hospitals manage their biomedical assets. MBARC is a novel business by Medikabazaar, India's largest online B2B platform for medical supplies. We have launched the MBARC app to connect hospitals with biomedical service engineers and enable them to book services such as preventive maintenance, installation, breakdown maintenance and calibration. We currently cover tier-1 metro cities and some tier-II cities such as Chandigarh, Jaipur and Lucknow. We will be expanding our coverage very rapidly. On the MBARC app, the user can book and pay for their biomedical services: 1. Select biomedical services for your devices We cover the following devices currently viz. C-Arm, CT Scan, Defibrillator, ECG Machine, Lab Equipments, Medical Furniture, Ortho Power Tool, Oxygen Concentrator, Patient Monitor, Smoke Evacuator, Ventilator and X-ray Machine. Additionally we also cover services for high Capital Expenditure devices such as MRI, CT Scan, Pet CT and HIPEC for our partner brands. The services that we cover for the above devices are Ad-hoc Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Breakdown Maintenance, Installation and Decommissioning, Calibration and Equipment Operational Training. 2. Pay for the services directly on the app We enable real time payment on the MBARC app through our payment gateway partners. 3. Add your existing devices to the "My Devices" section You can add one or multiple devices on the "My Devices" section of the app, and book services for each device seamlessly. 4. View your past bookings Through the bookings section, you can view current and past service bookings, the devices serviced, the brand, and the service booked date. Please reach out to us at mbarc@medikabazaar.com for any service inquiries or to get onboarded as an authorized biomedical services provider on our platform.

About

The PassBox

Features
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The PassBox® is the largest online medical store for hospital supplies and healthcare items. It is the largest network of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.

Screenshots

MBARC4 screens
The PassBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The PassBox at 11.0 against MBARC's 13.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MBARC ships an update every 2 weeks, The PassBox monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
MBARC versus The PassBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBARCThe PassBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMedikabazaarrentomed pvt ltd

In-app purchases

None

MBARC

No in-app purchases

None

The PassBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBARC free?
MBARC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The PassBox free?
The PassBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MBARC or The PassBox have ads?
Neither MBARC nor The PassBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MBARC or The PassBox?
MBARC ships an update every 2 weeks, and The PassBox monthly. Most recently, MBARC was updated on September 28, 2026 and The PassBox on October 11, 2026.

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