Comparison

Kardia vs MalariaMap

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

Head to head
About

Kardia

This app allows you to record medical-grade EKGs using compatible personal devices. It provides immediate analysis for common arrhythmias and enables sharing of heart data with your doctor for remote monitoring and health history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record medical-grade EKGs
  • Immediate EKG analysis
  • Share heart data with doctors
  • Track heart health history
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Remote heart condition monitoring
Features
Currently charting
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Kardia works with the FDA-cleared KardiaMobile, KardiaMobile 6L, or KardiaBand personal EKG devices, which can detect the most common arrhythmias in just 30 seconds. The Kardia app is designed to make managing heart care from home easier than ever, giving you the ability to seamlessly record EKGs, share heart data with your doctor remotely, keep track of your health history, and more. Capture a medical-grade EKG with your Kardia device anytime, anywhere—no patches, wires, or gels required. Get an immediate result from Kardia's Instant Analysis of normal, possible atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, or tachycardia. For additional analysis, you can choose to send the recording to your physician or to one of our partners for a Clinician Review by a cardiologist (US, Australia only) or cardiac care physiologist (UK, Ireland only). The Kardia system is recommended by leading cardiologists and used by people around the world for accurate EKG recordings. Track your heart health data from home with the medical accuracy your doctor can trust. NOTE: This app requires KardiaMobile, KardiaMobile 6L, or KardiaBand hardware to record an EKG. Get your Kardia device now at alivecor.com. Kardia integrates with Apple Health to create a combined view of your health metrics. NOTE: Requires KardiaMobile or KardiaBand hardware to record an EKG FDA 510(k) numbers: K191406, K181823, K171816, K183319 CE # 0123

About

MalariaMap

Features
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This app shows a colour-coded risk map of where malaria might be high or low — city by city, month by month, across Africa. Whether you are travelling for business, visiting family, or planning an adventure, the app provides a rolling 12-month outlook (the current month plus 11 months ahead) to show you how risk shifts throughout the year.Key Features:Colour-Coded Risk Maps: Instantly see nationwide risk overlays and city-level hotspots marked as Low, Medium, High, or Peak.12-Month Timelines: Tap any location to see a full-year breakdown, letting you know when risk might be rising, falling, or peaking.Geographic Coverage: Access data for dozens of African countries, spanning major capital cities to smaller rural towns.Localized: Available in over 40 languages—including Kiswahili, Hausa, Lingála, Kinyarwanda, Amharic, isiZulu, Wolof, Soomaali, and many more.This app is only a prediction based on this app — it should not be taken as absolute fact it only makes an assessment on its own calculations.

Screenshots

Kardia4 screens
MalariaMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kardia at none against MalariaMap's shown. Kardia also leads on chart position (#67 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). MalariaMap's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kardia ships an update monthly, MalariaMap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Kardia versus MalariaMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKardiaMalariaMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (239K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings239K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB16 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAliveCor, Inc.Lukas Johansson

Bugs and requests

Kardia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Difficulty sending or saving ECG recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Add temperature tracking
  • Improve data sharing and reporting
  • Enhance user interface and experience

MalariaMap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kardia

No in-app purchases

None

MalariaMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kardia free?
Kardia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MalariaMap free?
MalariaMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kardia or MalariaMap have ads?
MalariaMap shows ads; Kardia does not.
Which is updated more often, Kardia or MalariaMap?
Kardia ships an update monthly, and MalariaMap every 2 days. Most recently, Kardia was updated on November 9, 2026 and MalariaMap on October 31, 2026.

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