Comparison

TigerConnect vs Backline+

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

Head to head
About

TigerConnect

This app unifies clinical communication and collaboration for healthcare organizations. It delivers real-time clinical data at the point of care, integrating with EHRs and other systems to streamline workflows and improve patient outcomes. It is reliable, secure, and HITRUST-certified.

Highlights
  • Clinical communication and collaboration
  • Real-time clinical data delivery
  • EHR and system integration
  • Secure and reliable messaging
  • HITRUST-certified platform
  • Streamlined workflows
Features
Currently charting
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TigerConnect is a leader in clinical communication and collaboration, helping unify communications and streamline workflows by delivering real-time, clinical data at the point of care to drive positive outcomes for patients and greater productivity and profitability for healthcare organizations. TigerConnect Clinical Collaboration is built upon our TIGERTEXT market-defining secure messaging application and is part of our complete care orchestration platform that spans provider scheduling, operator console, smart room, alarm management, and many additional solutions — enabling hospitals to unlock siloed data, ease clinician burden, and accelerate care delivery while rationalizing their technology portfolio. To learn more, visit tigerconnect.com/clinicalcollaboration. TigerConnect is reliable, secure, and HITRUST-certified, ensuring consistent communication across your health system at all times. TigerConnect integrates with clinical systems including EHRs, nurse call, staff and physician scheduling, patient monitors and more to accelerate workflows for improved productivity, throughput and patient outcomes. Having trouble? Contact us at https://tigerconnect.com/about/contact-us/#tab-contactsupport ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TigerConnect is currently certified to work in the U.S. and Canada. While users in other countries may download and access the app for free, the TigerConnect user experience may be inconsistent outside the U.S. and Canada.

About

Backline+

This HIPAA-compliant platform offers real-time collaboration and workflow automation for healthcare professionals. It centralizes communications and provides virtual patient rooms to enhance care team coordination and improve efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Workflow automation
  • Secure messaging
  • HIPAA-compliant
  • Virtual patient rooms
  • Centralized communications
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Intelligent Workflow Management & Collaboration for Healthcare Professionals Backline+ is a cloud-based platform delivering real-time collaboration, workflow automation and secure messaging for the healthcare industry. Designed for healthcare professionals, Backline+'s HIPAA-compliant clinical collaboration platform intuitively mirrors the workflow, collaboration and communication needs of clinicians and administrative staff and delivers them in one, easy-to-use integrated experience. Deployed in healthcare systems across the US, Backline+ has become a platform of choice for hospitals and health systems wanting to go beyond secure messaging and embrace the efficiencies that come with real-time collaboration and workflow automation. • Designed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals • Centralizes all communications in one HIPAA-compliant hub • Virtual patient rooms for ultimate care team collaboration With the Backline+ platform, you can: • Increase Profitability • Improve Productivity • Increase Clinician and Patient Satisfaction • Decrease Re-admittance Rates

Screenshots

TigerConnect4 screens
Backline+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TigerConnect at 2.7 against Backline+'s 2.4. TigerConnect also leads on ratings volume (561 vs 33) and review sentiment (38% vs 25%). Backline+'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TigerConnect holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TigerConnect has 561 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of TigerConnect's written reviews are positive against 25% of Backline+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TigerConnect ships an update every 3 weeks, Backline+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
TigerConnect versus Backline+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTigerConnectBackline+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (561 ratings) — better2.4 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews37.6% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings561 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB117 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTigerConnect, Inc.Diagnotes Inc

Customer experience

TigerConnect

All ratings561 ratings
Positive34.4%
Neutral11.2%
Negative54.4%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative46.6%

Backline+

All ratings33 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative56.3%

In-app purchases

None

TigerConnect

No in-app purchases

None

Backline+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TigerConnect free?
TigerConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backline+ free?
Backline+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TigerConnect or Backline+?
TigerConnect is rated higher. TigerConnect averages 2.7 out of 5 from 561 ratings, while Backline+ averages 2.4 from 33 ratings.
Do TigerConnect or Backline+ have ads?
Neither TigerConnect nor Backline+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TigerConnect or Backline+?
TigerConnect ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backline+ monthly. Most recently, TigerConnect was updated on September 22, 2026 and Backline+ on August 21, 2026.

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