Face2Gene vs Proband
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Face2Gene
This app assists healthcare professionals in performing comprehensive genetic evaluations by detecting dysmorphic features and revealing related traits. It aids in discovering relevant genetic disorders and offers collaborative case review forums for diagnostic dilemmas. The tool is designed for informational purposes and requires medical training to use.
- Deep phenotyping for patient evaluation
- Detect dysmorphic features and traits
- Discover related genetic disorders
- Access London Medical Database
- Collaborative case review forums
- HIPAA and GDPR compliant
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*** Face2Gene is designated to be used solely by healthcare professionals and should not be used by anyone without proper medical training. *** A phenotyping app that facilitates comprehensive and precise genetic evaluations. The Face2Gene app includes the following features: Clinic – Enhanced Patient Evaluation with Deep Phenotyping * Detect Dysmorphic Features & Reveal Related Traits * Discover Relevant Genetic Disorders * Includes London Medical Database (LMD) * Access to the Pediatrician View Forums - Collaborative Case Review for Diagnostic Dilemmas * Share cases in secure group forums * Comment on other cases and receive feedback on your cases * Community created solely for health care professionals Compliant with HIPAA and GDPR privacy rules and standards. Face2Gene is a search & reference tool provided for informational purposes and not intended to replace the clinician’s judgment or experience, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat medical conditions.
Proband
Effortlessly create complex family pedigrees on your iPad. This tool uses a gesture-based interface and standard medical vocabularies to capture genetic history efficiently for counselors, geneticists, and researchers. Export diagrams in PDF and PNG formats for sharing and integration into electronic health records.
- Gesture-based pedigree drawing
- Standard medical vocabularies (ICD-10-CM, HPO)
- Depicts all family relationships
- PDF and PNG export
- Tracks disease history
- Undo/Redo functionality
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PROBAND enables genetic counselors, geneticists, and researchers to effortlessly create family pedigrees on the iPad. Designed for use at the point of interview, PROBAND uses a simple, gesture-based interface to make drawing pedigrees as efficient as drawing on paper. With PROBAND, you can quickly create even the most complex family pedigrees simply and easily using the entire standard nomenclature. See a video of Proband in action at http://probandapp.com Capabilities •Counselor can interact directly with the individual and quickly capture family history •Depicts all family relationships: parents, siblings, twins, half-siblings, donors, and surrogates •Uses standard healthcare vocabularies (ICD-10-CM, HPO), free text •Intelligent use of multi-touch gestures and context-aware interface elements make editing efficient and easy, even for complex tasks •Supports standard pedigree symbol partitions •Exports to PDF and PNG for sharing annotated diagrams and for inclusion in other forums such as electronic health records •Tracks disease history through families with affected quadrants •Robust undo and edit allows flexibility during dynamic interview sessions •Capture any level of detail, without the space limitations imposed by paper •Stores information in a structured format for use by other software, computing systems, and clinical decision support algorithms Features •ICD-10-CM and Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) disease annotations •Multiple relationships per person •Surrogates and donors •Half Siblings •Fraternal and Identical Twins •Undo/Redo •Free-text annotations •All data is stored locally on the iPad •High quality PDF/PNG export This application is one example of the many ways in which DBHi helps transform clinical care and research at our institution and across the industry. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a non-profit entity as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. About The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country, ranking third in National Institutes of Health funding. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 460-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu. The Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics (DBHi) resides in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as the home for the development of innovative solutions to healthcare's immediate and long-term informatics needs. We provide informatics-focused services, applications, and educational programs to Children's Hospital clinicians and researchers and seek to transform their craft with high-impact, low-cost solutions. http://dbhi.chop.edu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Proband at 100% against Face2Gene's 17%. Proband also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Face2Gene's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Proband holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face2Gene has 55 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Face2Gene's written reviews are positive against 100% of Proband's.
Face2Gene ships an update every 3 months, Proband every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Face2Gene | Proband |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (55 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FDNA | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Customer experience
Face2Gene
Proband
In-app purchases
Face2Gene
No in-app purchases
Proband
No in-app purchases









