CHE Care Connect vs Shapely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHE Care Connect
Access mental health services, including therapy and medication management, conveniently from your mobile device. Schedule appointments with licensed professionals on your own time.
- Schedule therapy appointments
- Medication management
- Access licensed therapists
- Mobile scheduling
- Convenient access to care
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Care Connect is a CHE Behavioral Health Services app, providing easy access to 'Caring Health 4 Everyone'. Schedule easily from your mobile device to talk with a licensed therapist and receive medication management on your time.
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 CHE Care Connect's 20%. Shapely also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). CHE Care Connect's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 3). 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
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 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHE Care Connect has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of CHE Care Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shapely's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHE Care Connect | Shapely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NCN Management LLC | Zaghi Medical Inc |
Customer experience
CHE Care Connect
Shapely
In-app purchases
CHE Care Connect
No in-app purchases
Shapely
No in-app purchases









