Comparison

Kid Care vs wHealth Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

Kid Care

This app helps parents manage their child's health with tools for everyday decisions, symptom assessment, first aid, and medication tracking. It also provides quick access to find doctors, hospital locations, and emergency contacts.

Highlights
  • Symptom assessment for illness and injury
  • Parent advice on behavior and wellness
  • First aid quick reference
  • Medication dosage and tracking
  • Find a doctor directory
  • Hospital locations and emergency contacts
Features
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Questions and concerns about your child’s health can arise day or night - even when you’re at work or your doctor’s office is closed. But dealing with your child’s illnesses, injuries and new behaviors can be easier… Kid Care is designed to be your “go-to app” for managing your child’s health. It provides tools for making every day health decisions. And when your child needs care, the experts at St. Louis Children’s Hospital are just one tap away. Our new design supports easier access to the everyday resources you may need: Does your child have a new symptom, injury or behavior? • Symptoms – for help deciding what to do when your child is sick or hurt • Parent Advice – for answers to questions about behaviors, eating and wellness • First Aid – for quick reference when time is precious • Meds – for help with dosages and maintaining a list of your child’s medications Where should you take your child for treatment? The following locations and services are just one tap away, if your child does need to be seen for care: • Find a Doctor – search our directory to find the perfect doctor for your child • Locations – quick access to St. Louis Children’s facilities and points of care • Emergency – quick connections to Poison Center, 911, and ERs Want to Connect with St. Louis Children’s Hospital? • Contact Us – phone, address and website information • Donate – an option to support our programs • Social media – ways to join the St. Louis Children’s community Disclaimer: The information provided with this application is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment; it is for informational purposes only. Talk with your healthcare provider about any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. If you think your child may have a medical emergency, call the doctor or 911 immediately. Before using Kid Care, all users should read and agree with the full Disclaimer available in the application.

About

wHealth Dashboard

Monitor over 100 health metrics with clear graphs, trends, and goals. This app works independently or as a companion to Apple Health, offering customizable dashboards and widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Track 100+ health data points
  • Customizable graphs and widgets
  • Apple Health integration
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Data export to CSV
  • Workout performance and recovery tracking
  • Sleep session monitoring
Features
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Want to get the most out of your health data? wHealth is designed for that! Track more than 100 health data types with clear, concise charts, trends, goals, progress and statistics, helping you better understand how your health evolves over time. wHealth works completely independently on your iPhone, without requiring an Apple Watch. It is an excellent companion to the Apple Health app. For Apple Watch users, wHealth also lets you access your data directly from your wrist. With a full year of historical data and a wide range of charts, explore your health data over different time periods and easily compare your values over time. Use iPhone and Apple Watch widgets to view the data that matters to you directly from your Home Screen, Lock Screen and watch faces. Highly customizable, the app lets you configure each chart to suit your preferences, track your personal goals, compare your current values with previous data, share your results with your doctor, export your data to CSV files, and much more. Adding new data points is quick and easy, whether you want to record hydration, weight, blood pressure or any other type of data supported by wHealth. KEY FEATURES iPhone and Apple Watch: * Customize the data you want to display and its order. * Choose from 30 colors and 8 chart types, with many customization options. * Set personal goals and view your progress directly on your charts. * For certain data types, wHealth can automatically suggest a personalized reference value based on your age and sex. * Add new data points in just a few seconds. * Set notifications to help you reach your goals or alert you when certain values exceed the thresholds you define. * Track your workout performance and recovery directly from your iPhone or Apple Watch. * Explore your sleep sessions with detailed statistics. * Manage many health data types, with up to 50 displayed directly on your Apple Watch dashboard. * Enjoy numerous widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. * Get full support for Apple Watch complications. iPhone only: * Replay your outdoor workouts on an animated map showing your route and performance. * Compare your current values with previous data across different time periods or on specific dates. * Create customized graphical reports from your data. (Requires the “Report Creation” in-app purchase.) * Share your health reports with your doctor or your performance reports with friends. * Export your data to CSV files. HEALTH DATA Most of the data displayed by wHealth comes from the Apple Health (HealthKit) database on your iPhone. wHealth also supports certain data that are not yet available in HealthKit. This data is automatically synchronized between your devices. PRIVACY Like any iOS app using HealthKit, wHealth requires your permission to access your health data. Read access is required to display your data in the dashboard. Write access allows you to add new data points. Your HealthKit data remains in the HealthKit database and is not transmitted anywhere else. Cached data is stored locally on your devices (iPhone and Apple Watch) to speed up dashboard display. It is automatically deleted when the app is uninstalled. wHealth, your everyday companion for exploring and understanding your health data.

Screenshots

Kid Care4 screens
wHealth Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kid Care at Free against wHealth Dashboard's $7.99. Kid Care also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). wHealth Dashboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Kid Care is free to download; wHealth Dashboard costs $7.99 up front. wHealth Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Kid Care asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kid Care holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Kid Care's written reviews are positive against 91% of wHealth Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kid Care ships an update every 5 months, wHealth Dashboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kid Care versus wHealth Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKid CarewHealth Dashboard
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better4.6 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better91.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2573 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBJC HealthcareJean-Philippe Reynaud

Customer experience

Kid Care

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

wHealth Dashboard

All ratings73 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.4%

Bugs and requests

Kid Care

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

wHealth Dashboard

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Water intake data entry not working on Apple Watch Ultra 2
  • Statistics panel appearing instead of data input panel
  • App not displaying data on dashboard after setup
  • Watch complications showing incorrect data compared to phone
  • Blood pressure data misalignment on watch
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  • Update notification appearing repeatedly despite latest version installed
  • Today's data not displaying in dashboard after recent update
  • Widget not reflecting dashboard customizations
  • Watch app showing no data despite iPhone app configured
  • Complication data not syncing with phone data
  • App crashes on launch
  • Data loss after app updates
  • Complications not appearing on watch face after reset
  • BMI and other metrics not displaying correctly
  • App freezing or unresponsive behavior

Requested features

20 requests
  • iPad version with landscape orientation support
  • Standard deviation bands on trend graphs
  • Correlation analysis between different health metrics
  • Ability to edit workout names and add workout notes
  • Stress monitoring feature
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  • Insulin tracking metric
  • Bedtime and wake time visualization on graphs
  • Cholesterol tracking from food intake
  • Elevation/altitude data from GPS workouts
  • Data export to JSON/CSV format
  • Goal display on dashboard
  • Automatic watch face refresh/complication updates
  • Keyboard input for manual sleep duration entry
  • Potassium tracking metric
  • Turkish language support
  • Workout frequency tracking (workouts per week/month)
  • Higher input limits for certain metrics
  • Simplified quick-glance view for casual users
  • 7-day and 21-day trend lines for yearly view
  • Walking asymmetry and daylight time metrics

In-app purchases

None

Kid Care

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

wHealth Dashboard

One-time2
  • Reports creation$2.99
  • VIP$5.99

Questions

Is Kid Care free?
Kid Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wHealth Dashboard free?
wHealth Dashboard costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kid Care or wHealth Dashboard?
Kid Care is rated higher. Kid Care averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while wHealth Dashboard averages 4.6 from 73 ratings.
Do Kid Care or wHealth Dashboard have ads?
Neither Kid Care nor wHealth Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kid Care or wHealth Dashboard?
Kid Care ships an update every 5 months, and wHealth Dashboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kid Care was updated on October 10, 2026 and wHealth Dashboard on October 29, 2026.

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