Connect Assistant vs Shapely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect Assistant
This app helps users connect Withings cellular devices to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth when cellular service is unavailable. It provides guided setup and visual tutorials to ensure accurate health data collection.
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connection for cellular devices
- Guided setup for alternative connections
- Visual tutorials for measurement accuracy
- Ensures health data capture
- No technical setup required
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The Connect Assistant app equips patients and health programs’ participants with a convenient solution that turns any Withings cellular device into a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth device when your cellular connection is not available. Use the Connect Assistant app to be guided through the steps to easily activate an alternative connection on your Withings cellular devices ensuring your data measurements are captured. No technical set up required! The Connect Assistant app also provides you with visual tutorials showing how to properly take measurements. This ensures that the health data collected is as accurate as possible.
Shapely
A physician-led medical weight loss program that connects you with a provider and dietitian. Track your progress with a smart scale and manage medications, all through virtual visits and direct messaging.
- Virtual appointments with provider and dietitian
- Direct messaging with care team
- Automatic weight tracking with smart scale
- Progress monitoring with health metrics
- Medication management
- Appointment booking and rescheduling
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Shapely is a physician-led medical weight loss program — covered by insurance — that puts your provider, dietitian, and smart scale in one app. Founded by Dr. Justin Zaghi, a Harvard Medical School graduate, board-certified in internal medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Shapely brings the same level of care you'd get at a top academic medical center — delivered through your phone. Your care team includes a provider who manages your medications and a registered dietitian who guides your nutrition. Meet them through virtual visits and message them anytime. With the Shapely app, you can: • See your provider and dietitian through virtual appointments • Message your care team directly • Track your weight automatically with a connected smart scale • Monitor your progress with weight trends and health metrics • Manage your medications and prescriptions • Pay invoices with Apple Pay or saved card • Book and reschedule appointments in seconds Shapely combines the medical side of weight loss — medications, labs, provider oversight — with daily nutrition support from a registered dietitian. Everything is coordinated in one place so nothing falls through the cracks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shapely at 100% against Connect Assistant's 25%. Shapely also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months). Connect Assistant's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shapely holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Connect Assistant's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shapely's.
Connect Assistant ships an update every 29 months, Shapely fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect Assistant | Shapely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 17+ |
| Developer | Withings | Zaghi Medical Inc |
Customer experience
Connect Assistant
Shapely
In-app purchases
Connect Assistant
No in-app purchases
Shapely
No in-app purchases









