# Survivor Care vs 18

The clearest difference is update cadence: 18 at every 4 days against Survivor Care's every 10 months. Survivor Care's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Survivor Care ships an update every 10 months, 18 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Survivor Care | 18 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Every 4 days** |
| Size | 10 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen](https://appshunter.io/developer/996946011) | [Vivento Lab Sagl](https://appshunter.io/developer/346745643) |

## What reviewers say

### Survivor Care

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survivor-care/id519370277)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### 18

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/18-icml/id6744238366)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Survivor Care free?

Survivor Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is 18 free?

18 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Survivor Care or 18 have ads?

Neither Survivor Care nor 18 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Survivor Care or 18?

Survivor Care ships an update every 10 months, and 18 every 4 days. Most recently, Survivor Care was updated on November 1, 2026 and 18 on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
