ViTrac™ vs ProPatch Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViTrac™
This medical app provides healthcare professionals with remote, view-only access to patient data from central and bedside monitors. It displays waveforms, vital signs, and stored information like full disclosure and trend data securely on iOS devices.
- Remote patient data access
- View waveforms and vital signs
- Access full disclosure data
- Review arrhythmia history
- View trend and hemodynamic data
- Secure iOS device viewing
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ViTrac™ is intended to be used as an accessory for use by medical professionals to provide remote access to data from primary monitors such as Nihon Kohden central nurse stations or bedside monitors. ViTrac is intended for use as an on-demand – view only device. ViTrac™ provides a robust and easy-to-use user interface, which allows viewing of multiple patients’ waveforms, vital signs and stored patient information such as: - Full disclosure data - Arrhythmia history - Trend data - Hemodynamics data - 12 lead ECG interpretations - Ventilator settings The ViTrac™ application provides a secure method for viewing a wide range of Nihon Kohden generated patient data that can be viewed on iOS devices within the hospital network or remotely, via a VPN connection. IMPORTANT: ViTrac™ should not be used as the primary method for monitoring patients.
ProPatch Connect
This application streams vital signs from ProPatch devices, displaying real-time physiological data like heart rate, ECG, and SpO2 for investigational use by trained healthcare professionals on adult patients. It is intended for use in healthcare facilities and emergency medical applications.
- Stream vital signs from ProPatch devices
- Display real-time physiological data
- Monitor heart rate (HR)
- View single lead ECG
- Track respiratory rate (RR)
- Measure skin temperature
- Display PPG and SpO2
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ProPatch™ Connect app to stream vitals from Lifeware Labs' ProPatch™ devices. The ProPatch™ Suite consists of the ProPatch™ and ProPatch™ Connect, namely ProPatch™ device with sensors for vitals monitoring, attached to the patient under care and the ProPatch™ Connect app for displaying vitals and waveforms from the ProPatch™ device. Indications for use: The ProPatch™ Suite is intended for use on adult patients as a patient monitor. The data from the ProPatch™ Suite is intended to be used by trained healthcare professionals for investigational use only. The ProPatch™ Suite is intended to be used in healthcare facilities, emergency medical applications, or during ground transport. The ProPatch™ Suite is a wireless monitoring system that consists of the ProPatch™, which is a chest-worn patch, and the ProPatch™ Connect iOS application. The ProPatch™ Connect iOS application is a software user interface that displays physiological data collected by the ProPatch™ hardware. This application is intended for use by healthcare professionals. The physiological data monitored includes heart rate (HR), single lead electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory rate (RR), skin temperature, photoplethysmogram (PPG), and arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2). This information can be displayed in real-time on an iOS device. The system is indicated for adults aged 22 and above only. Caution: Investigational device Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. Do not use data from the ProPatch™ Suite to make medical decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ProPatch Connect at every 4 weeks against ViTrac™'s every 6 months. ProPatch Connect also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). ViTrac™'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ViTrac™ against 5.0 for ProPatch Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
ViTrac™ ships an update every 6 months, ProPatch Connect every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViTrac™ | ProPatch Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions Inc. | Lifeware Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
ViTrac™
ProPatch Connect
In-app purchases
ViTrac™
No in-app purchases
ProPatch Connect
No in-app purchases
