Comparison

MyChart vs Ambra

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

Head to head
About

MyChart

Access your health records, communicate with your doctor, schedule appointments, and view bills. This app securely connects you to your healthcare provider's information, allowing you to manage your well-being and family's care conveniently from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Communicate with care team
  • Review health information
  • Schedule and manage appointments
  • View and pay medical bills
  • Share medical records
  • Connect multiple healthcare accounts
Features
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MyChart puts your health information in the palm of your hand and helps you conveniently manage care for yourself and your family members. With MyChart you can: • Communicate with your care team. • Review test results, medications, immunization history, and other health information. • Connect your account to Apple Health to pull health-related data from your personal devices right into MyChart. • View your After Visit Summary® for past visits and hospital stays, along with any clinical notes your provider has recorded and shared with you. • Schedule and manage appointments, including in-person visits and video visits. • Get price estimates for the cost of care. • View and pay your medical bills. • Securely share your medical record from anywhere with anyone who has Internet access. • Connect your accounts from other healthcare organizations so you can see all your health information in one place, even if you've been seen at multiple healthcare organizations. • Receive push notifications when new information is available in MyChart. You can check whether push notifications are enabled under the Account Settings within the app. Select features are also available on Apple Watch. Note that what you can see and do within the MyChart app depends on which features your healthcare organization has enabled and whether they’re using the latest version of Epic software. If you have questions about what’s available, contact your healthcare organization. To access MyChart, you must create an account with your healthcare organization. To sign up for an account, download the app and search for your healthcare organization or go to your healthcare organization’s MyChart website. After you’ve signed up, turn on Face ID, Touch ID, or a four-digit passcode to quickly log in without needing to use your MyChart username and password each time. Then, make sure you have push notifications enabled to receive updates on your device when new information is available in MyChart. For more information about MyChart’s features or to find a healthcare organization that offers MyChart, visit www.mychart.org. Have feedback about the app? Email us at mychartsupport@epic.com.

About

Ambra

View and share medical images securely from your mobile device. This app allows users to zoom, pan, and rotate images for better visualization. Facilitates collaboration by enabling direct sharing with other healthcare professionals and patients.

Highlights
  • View medical images on mobile
  • Zoom, pan, and rotate images
  • Secure image sharing
  • Radiology tooling
  • Collaboration with physicians and patients
Features
Currently charting
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Access Ambra Health's award-winning medical image management suite right from the palm of your hand. Users can effortlessly view imaging from anywhere, scroll through a series, and utilize radiology tooling like zooming, pinching, and rotating all from the palm of their hand. While not intended for diagnostic use, imaging can be securely shared directly from within the app to other physicians, administrators, and patients for enhanced communication and collaboration.

Screenshots

MyChart4 screens
Ambra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyChart at 61% against Ambra's 3%. MyChart also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (716K vs 213). Ambra's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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

MyChart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyChart has 716K ratings behind it against 213, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of MyChart's written reviews are positive against 3% of Ambra's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyChart ships an update monthly, Ambra every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MyChart versus Ambra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyChartAmbra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (716K ratings) — better1.8 (213 ratings)
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews — better3.4% of reviews
Number of ratings716K — better213
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#2 — better#67
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB12 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEpicAmbra Health

Customer experience

MyChart

All ratings715,554 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews9,146 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative28.6%

Ambra

All ratings213 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative79.8%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive3.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative95.2%

User reviews

MyChart

From 716K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Convenient access to medical information
  • 🔍 Ability to view test results and appointment details
  • 💬 Easy communication with healthcare providers
  • 📅 Helpful for scheduling and managing appointments
  • 🔒 Secure platform for sensitive medical data

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Impersonal communication compared to phone calls
  • 🕰️ Delayed responses from healthcare providers
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding or accessing certain information
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
  • 🔄 Recurring notifications/reminders that cannot be disabled

Ambra

From 213 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Able to view results
  • ⭐ Worked on desktop

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Cannot login or access images
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult to use
  • 🤔 Unclear how to navigate
  • 🔍 Limited provider options
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times

Bugs and requests

MyChart

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues and difficulties accessing the app
  • Inconsistent display of information across different sections
  • Inaccurate or outdated medical data shown in the app
  • Unexpected crashes or freezes when using certain features
  • Inability to complete certain tasks or actions within the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to update personal/contact information directly in the app
  • Improve notification system to better alert users of new messages or updates
  • Provide more customization options for the app interface and settings
  • Integrate with other health/fitness apps to sync data automatically
  • Allow users to add their own notes and annotations to medical records
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  • Streamline the process for switching between multiple healthcare providers

Ambra

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Unable to view images
  • Inconsistent functionality across platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve login and account creation process
  • Expand provider options
  • Enhance user interface and navigation
  • Optimize performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

MyChart

No in-app purchases

None

Ambra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyChart free?
MyChart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambra free?
Ambra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyChart or Ambra?
MyChart is rated higher. MyChart averages 4.6 out of 5 from 716K ratings, while Ambra averages 1.8 from 213 ratings.
Do MyChart or Ambra have ads?
Neither MyChart nor Ambra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyChart or Ambra?
MyChart ships an update monthly, and Ambra every 2 months. Most recently, MyChart was updated on October 18, 2026 and Ambra on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, MyChart or Ambra?
MyChart currently peaks at #2 in the App Store charts, and Ambra at #67. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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