Comparison

Shockwave Therapy vs Practitioner Engagement

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

Head to head
About

Shockwave Therapy

This app offers detailed treatment instructions for 10 common conditions using Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). It includes energy data, contraindications, and allows users to log treatment notes and energy levels for specific conditions.

Highlights
  • Treatment instructions for 10 conditions
  • Energy data logging
  • Contraindication information
  • 3D body view
  • Patient education tool
  • Treatment notes
Features
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For users of Extracorporal Shockwave Therapy machines, this app provides detailed treatment instructions (focussed ESWT) for 10 common conditions, plus energy data, contraindications and the ability to keep energy level data and treatment notes for your most common conditions. Conditions covered are Achillodynia, Calcific tendonitis, Golfers Elbow, Patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, pseudoarthrosis, tennis elbow, tibial stress syndrome, trigger points and trochanteric tendonitis. General guidelines and contraindications are also covered. This app features a 3D view of the body, plus individual treatment guidelines with clear images for PiezoWave ESWT treatments. A great way to educate patients and support this powerful therapy!

About

Practitioner Engagement

Access patient medical history and information on the go with this tool for physicians and nurse practitioners. Securely view charts, review results, and provide e-signatures for orders to improve communication and decision-making in senior care.

Highlights
  • View patient medical history
  • Provide e-Signatures for orders
  • Access notification stream for patient changes
  • Complete monthly order reviews
  • Review lab and radiology results
  • Mobile access to patient charts
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The PointClickCare Practitioner Engagement application provides physicians and nurse practitioners with anytime, anywhere access to information on long-term care patients in their care. Using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you can securely and conveniently view your patient's medical history, leveraging access to the PointClickCare EHR platform, to help you make better decisions and improve overall communications with senior care homes. Key benefits include: - Provide e-Signatures for telephone and verbal orders, sign once for multiple patients - Keep up to date on important patient changes with the notification stream - Complete monthly order reviews - Review laboratory, radiology, and vitals results - Sign or create controlled substance orders (requires token device for 2 factor authentication) - Mobile access to patient charts for faster responses - Create notes or add follow-ups

Screenshots

Practitioner Engagement4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Practitioner Engagement at Free against Shockwave Therapy's $4.99. Practitioner Engagement also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Shockwave Therapy's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Practitioner Engagement is free to download; Shockwave Therapy costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shockwave Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practitioner Engagement has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Shockwave Therapy's written reviews are positive against 24% of Practitioner Engagement's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Practitioner Engagement every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shockwave Therapy versus Practitioner Engagement: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShockwave TherapyPractitioner Engagement
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews23.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElvation Medical GmbHPointClickCare

Customer experience

Shockwave Therapy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Practitioner Engagement

All ratings28 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

In-app purchases

None

Shockwave Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

Practitioner Engagement

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shockwave Therapy free?
Shockwave Therapy costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practitioner Engagement free?
Practitioner Engagement is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shockwave Therapy or Practitioner Engagement?
Shockwave Therapy is rated higher. Shockwave Therapy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Practitioner Engagement averages 3.1 from 28 ratings.
Do Shockwave Therapy or Practitioner Engagement have ads?
Neither Shockwave Therapy nor Practitioner Engagement shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shockwave Therapy or Practitioner Engagement?
Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, and Practitioner Engagement every 3 months. Most recently, Shockwave Therapy was updated on June 5, 2026 and Practitioner Engagement on September 24, 2026.

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