Comparison

RheumaHelper vs RA Manager

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

Head to head
About

RheumaHelper

This medical tool offers rheumatologists a comprehensive set of disease activity calculators and classification criteria for daily use. It provides verified content based on published research and is designed for easy reference on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Disease activity calculators
  • Classification criteria
  • Verified medical content
  • Award-winning tool
  • Easy mobile reference
Features
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** An awarded mobile tool for rheumatologists ** RheumaHelper is a pocket rheumatology assistant. Classification criteria, disease activity calculators, and everyday clinical tools — always with you, easy to use, and ready when you need them. Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass on iPhone and iPad. ** Verified content ** Reviewed by Prof. Matija Tomšič, M.D., Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Žiga Rotar, M.D., Ph.D. (rheumatologists at University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia), and Rok Ješe, M.D., Ph.D. (rheumatologist and medical advisor at Mediately). All calculators and criteria are based on referenced equations. References are available inside the app. ** Available tools ** More than 40 tools with fast search access. Classification criteria: • Adult Still's disease (Cush, Fautrel, Yamaguchi) • Antiphospholipid syndrome • Arthralgia suspicious for progression to RA (2016 EULAR) • Autoinflammatory recurrent fevers (clinical classification) • Axial spondyloarthritis • Behçet's Disease (ICBD) • Fibromyalgia (2016 ACR) • Gout (2014 Oxford; 2015 ACR-EULAR) • IgG4-related disease (2019 ACR/EULAR) • Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (2017 ACR/EULAR) • Inflammatory Back Pain • Peripheral spondyloarthritis • Polymyalgia rheumatica • Primary Sjögren's syndrome (2016 ACR/EULAR) • Psoriatic arthritis (CASPAR) • Rheumatoid arthritis (2010 ACR/EULAR) • Systemic lupus erythematosus (ACR, SLICC, 2019 EULAR/ACR) • Systemic sclerosis (ACR/EULAR) • …and more Disease activity calculators: • ASDAS — Ankylosing spondylitis disease activity score • BASDAI — Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index • BVAS — Birmingham vasculitis activity score (v3) • DAPSA, DAPSA28 • DAS28 • ESSDAI, ESSPRI • Five-Factor Score • PASI — Psoriasis area and severity index • SDAI / CDAI • SELENA-SLEDAI • VDI — Vasculitis damage index • …and more General tools: • QTc (Corrected QT Interval) • Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft–Gault) • eGFR (CKD-EPI and MDRD) • …and more coming soon

About

RA Manager

This app helps individuals manage symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis by tracking pain, medications, and moods. It visualizes your health journey with charts, allows photo uploads of symptoms, and connects you with care providers for remote monitoring. Access educational resources and earn rewards for app usage.

Highlights
  • Daily symptom and pain tracking
  • Medication management and reminders
  • Photo upload for visible symptoms
  • Connect with care providers
  • Educational resources on RA
  • Progress visualization with charts
  • Rewards and badges for usage
Features
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NOTE: This app now integrates with the Health app so if you choose to also manage certain heart conditions and have an Apple Watch or other device that creates heart rate data, you can now send that data to your doctor through the app giving you full control over which data you send. No health data is collected or sent from device without you specifically doing it. Getting the Full Picture of Your Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) When you are living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, the RA Manager can help you manage the symptoms that affect you every day. Studies show that people with chronic diseases can positively affect their lives by using @Point of Care apps to track pain, medications, and more—giving a sense of control over their conditions. For many, the best part of using RA Manager, is seeing moods, pain, medications—even how often they journal—in colorful pie charts. When your health journey is presented this way, it is easier to spot trends, notice strengths, and identify areas of concern. When You Download RA Manager and Register, You Can: • Track your progress and symptoms by filling in the daily journal with its sliders and buttons and watch your data transform into easy-to-read charts • Manage your medications and treatments, including reminders • Use the photo upload feature to share visible symptoms with care providers • Connect to care providers so they can monitor your progress between visits and better understand how your condition is affecting you • Stay up-to-date with the latest information on RA when you access the “Learn More” section • In-app Help guides you through the features so you can get the most out of the app • Experience the new animated feature @Points Rewards and accumulate badges by using the app A Wealth of Medical Expertise Going Back to 1980 Our @Point of Care platform is an award-winning digital technology. It provides mobile, desktop, digital clinical answers at the point of care through Projects In KnowledgeTM. To be able to connect with you and share your HIPAA-protected information, tell your care provider to download our @Point of Care Suite App or register online at www.atpointofcare.com.

Screenshots

RheumaHelper4 screens
RA Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RheumaHelper at 4.8 against RA Manager's 3.3. RheumaHelper also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 38%) and ratings volume (130 vs 9). RA Manager's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RheumaHelper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RheumaHelper has 130 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of RheumaHelper's written reviews are positive against 38% of RA Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RheumaHelper ships an update every 2 months, RA Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RheumaHelper versus RA Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRheumaHelperRA Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (130 ratings) — better3.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB20 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperModra Jagoda, spletno oblikovanje in razvoj mobilnih aplikacij d.o.o.@Point of Care

Customer experience

RheumaHelper

All ratings129 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral20.7%
Negative20.7%

RA Manager

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

RheumaHelper

No in-app purchases

None

RA Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RheumaHelper free?
RheumaHelper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RA Manager free?
RA Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RheumaHelper or RA Manager?
RheumaHelper is rated higher. RheumaHelper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while RA Manager averages 3.3 from 9 ratings.
Do RheumaHelper or RA Manager have ads?
Neither RheumaHelper nor RA Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RheumaHelper or RA Manager?
RheumaHelper ships an update every 2 months, and RA Manager every 3 months. Most recently, RheumaHelper was updated on October 23, 2026 and RA Manager on October 7, 2026.

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