Comparison

iBlueButton® vs Be The One

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

Head to head
About

iBlueButton®

This app helps Medicare beneficiaries and Veterans manage their health by organizing medical records, providing personalized safety warnings, and offering care guidelines. It consolidates information from various healthcare systems into a single, accessible summary.

Highlights
  • AI-generated medical history summary
  • Organized lab results with normal ranges
  • Personalized medication safety warnings
  • COVID-19 related alerts and vaccine eligibility
  • Offline access to medical data
  • Integration with MyMedicare.gov
Features
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iBlueButton, an AI-assistant technology, has been designed to specifically serve Medicare beneficiaries, Veterans, Americans receiving care from the nearly 400 healthcare systems and thousands of physician offices. With iBlueButton, you have in your hands at all times your medical information to better manage your healthcare, avoid preventable medical errors, and receive safer and more effective care. iBlueButton is the three-time winner of the HHS Industry Innovation competition for its Blue Button program, and was the first mobile application approved by CMS for Americans covered by Medicare to make use of their Blue Button data. For Medicare beneficiaries along with their approved caregivers, iBlueButton lets you login into your account at MyMedicare.gov and retrieve your medical history. Using our AI-assistant technology, your health information is automatically translated on your device from your Medicare claim information into an organized medical history in all of its useful details. When accessing VA or your other healthcare provider health records, iBlueButton additionally displays your lab results in organized lab panels with indication of normal ranges and graphs so that you can see lab value trends overtime. To get more information for each laboratory test, iBlueButton provides one-tap look ups through Medline Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine. - ALL IN YOUR HANDS so you can KILL THE CLIPBOARD iBlueButton pulls and organizes multiple records into a single, AI-generated Summary Record, with all critical information in easy to view sections (medications, conditions, laboratory test results, etc.) and your detailed medical history (physician visits, hospitalizations, etc.). This Summary Record is available at all times to review, research, share, print and annotate critical health information. iBlueButton’s on device architecture fosters privacy and security and allows for data to be accessible even if you are not connected to the Internet. - PERSONALIZED SAFETY WARNINGS & CARE GUIDELINES Whether it is about the medications you currently take, a new one recently prescribed, an existing or new condition, iBlueButton uses AI to generate personalized safety warnings and best care practices based on well-established guidelines. iBlueButton also offers COVID-19 related alerts, including an alert if you are at risk of severe COVID-19 infection, and an alert about eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. IMPORTANT NOTE: The information provided by the iBlueButton app including medication safety warnings and care guidelines is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your medications, treatment plans, or personal health management. - LIFE AND COST SAVING On average every year, a Medicare beneficiary sees seven different physicians and most of the time any one of these physicians will not have a view of the full medical history of their patients, which can be the cause of medical errors, unnecessary tests, and avoidable healthcare expenses. Veterans and military personnel & their families experience these same healthcare issues, as their care takes place not only in VA and military health facilities, but also in the private sector. iBlueButton helps you prevent dangerous medical errors by having with you your critical medical history. - SECURE AND PRIVATE Unlike most personal health applications, iBlueButton stores your information securely encrypted on your own mobile device. Under your sole control, your health information is retrieved by your app from the data source and goes directly on your device where it is securely stored. None of your personal data is processed or stored in the cloud or seen by Humetrix.

About

Be The One

This app provides a simple, evidence-based tool to assess suicide risk through a series of questions. Developed with veterans in mind, it offers guidance for low to moderate risk responses, potentially suggesting mental health referrals.

Highlights
  • Suicide risk assessment
  • Evidence-based tool
  • Veteran-focused version
  • Mental health referral guidance
  • Simple question series
Features
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The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the most evidence-supported tool of its kind, is a simple series of questions that anyone can use anywhere in the world to help prevent suicide. This is the American Legion sponsored version of the Columbia Protocol app that is geared more towards veterans. Disclaimer: If you are high risk, a further evaluation is indicated. For Low or Moderate answers, a mental health referral may be helpful or is provided.

Screenshots

iBlueButton®4 screens
Be The One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Be The One at 5.0 against iBlueButton®'s 3.4. Be The One also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). iBlueButton®'s advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. iBlueButton® sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Be The One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be The One holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBlueButton® has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBlueButton® ships an update every 3 weeks, Be The One monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iBlueButton® versus Be The One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBlueButton®Be The One
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (33 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB7 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developerhumetrix.comPSS Chute Software

Customer experience

iBlueButton®

All ratings32 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative44.4%

Be The One

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iBlueButton®

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • No Medicare records after 2019
  • Tricare access not working for over a year
  • App gets stuck attempting to log in (iOS)
  • App gets stuck on pages with no back button (Android)
  • Last update wiped out VA, Tricare, Medicare records
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  • Incomplete records downloaded
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot accept username and password
  • App crashes on opening records
  • Application crashes with iOS 9 update
  • App freezes on authorizing
  • Screen for security questions does not work
  • Last two security questions unreadable
  • App crashes when opening records
  • Profile setup disappears immediately

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to resolve data mistakes
  • Ability to make notes on discrepancies
  • Support for Tricare
  • Ability to add manual data for medications, surgeries, and labs
  • Sync with Apple Healthkit
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  • Improved EOB claim detail access
  • Ability to update Blue Button information
  • Correct import of Medicare data
  • Ability to add comments on serum types and dates
  • Ability to manually add travel immunizations

Be The One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iBlueButton®

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Service Subscription2 Months trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Service Subscription2 Months trial$9.991 Year
None

Be The One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBlueButton® free?
iBlueButton® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Be The One free?
Be The One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBlueButton® or Be The One?
Be The One is rated higher. iBlueButton® averages 3.4 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Be The One averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iBlueButton® or Be The One have ads?
Neither iBlueButton® nor Be The One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBlueButton® or Be The One?
iBlueButton® ships an update every 3 weeks, and Be The One monthly. Most recently, iBlueButton® was updated on October 21, 2026 and Be The One on October 22, 2026.

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