eCare@Pharmasave vs Gemstone Lights HUB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eCare@Pharmasave
This app helps Canadians manage their prescriptions, find nearby pharmacy locations, and access health and wellness information. It allows for prescription refills, new submissions via photo, and transfers. An eCare account provides a personal prescription profile and the ability to manage family members' medications.
- Request prescription refills
- Submit new prescriptions by photo
- Transfer prescriptions
- View personal prescription profile
- Manage family prescriptions
- Find nearby Pharmasave locations
- Browse weekly flyer deals
- Research medication and conditions
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Pharmasave is one of Canada’s leading independent pharmacy and drugstore retailers. This app is free of charge to help Canadians find a Pharmasave location, manage their prescriptions, and easily access health and wellness information. Manage Prescriptions Request refills for your active prescriptions Submit new prescriptions by photo Transfer prescriptions to your local Pharmasave Extra features with a free eCare Account View a personal profile of all your prescriptions View remaining refills and when they’re available Manage prescriptions on behalf of your loved ones by adding dependent family members & pets to your eCare account Review medication details including pictures, instructions & label information Shopping & Wellness Tools Find a nearby Pharmasave, its hours and phone number Browse the Weekly Flyer Deals Look up medication uses, dosage and side effects Research medical conditions including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options Why we ask for certain permissions Location: Find nearby stores Camera: Take photos of new prescriptions and other features that require scanning eCare@Pharmasave is free to download, but specified rates from your wireless provider still apply.
Gemstone Lights HUB
Control your smart outdoor lighting system from anywhere. Create custom color scenes for any occasion, set schedules, and choose from a library of animations. Enjoy warm white LEDs and dimmable brightness for versatile ambiance.
- Cloud-enabled remote control
- Customizable color scenes
- Warm white LED option
- Dimmable lighting
- Downloadable patterns and animations
- Multiple timer scheduling
- Architectural lighting control
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The Gemstone Lights™ app is designed to be used with our newest cloud-based "HUB" controller. Customers can now control and program the Gemstone Lights™ Track system and Deck system. Cloud-based secure sign in. Control your lights from anywhere there is a network or cellular connection. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE COLORS Create Multiple Colors to showcase your favorite Sports Teams, National Holidays, Charity Events, Birthdays and More! (Including Christmas) WARM WHITE LED Our Lights include a 4th Warm White LED. Mix and match RGB with W to get a full array of colors. Use the warm white for soft ambient lighting, all year round. DIMMABLE LIGHTS Gemstone Lights are BRIGHT and you can easily dim them to a light glow with the slide of a button. DOWNLOADABLE PATTERNS & ANIMATIONS Enjoy hundreds of pre-built colors, patterns, themes, and animations. MESMERIZING ANIMATIONS With our preset animations, you can create flowing patterns, fades, jumps, shifts and other fun or elegant movements. SET MULTIPLE TIMERS No need to buy external timers, Gemstone Lights App allows the user to program multiple timers. Repeat yearly for birthdays or change every hour of the day, you are in control of what colors and patterns turn on. ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Enjoy complete control and versatility. Turn on a couple of lights for beautiful architectural lighting, light up a sidewalk or the entrance to your home. Options are endless!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gemstone Lights HUB at 60% against eCare@Pharmasave's 19%. Gemstone Lights HUB also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). eCare@Pharmasave's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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.
eCare@Pharmasave ships an update every 3 months, Gemstone Lights HUB monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | eCare@Pharmasave | Gemstone Lights HUB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 59.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pharmasave | Gemstone Lights |
Customer experience
eCare@Pharmasave
Gemstone Lights HUB
User reviews
eCare@Pharmasave
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and efficient refills
- 👍 Easy to see prescriptions
- 👍 Tracks refills left
- 👍 Notifies for new prescriptions
- 👍 Easy to view order history and cost
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is garbage
- 🐛 Useless app
- 🐛 Not supported at every location
- 🐛 Refill forecaster broken
- 🐛 Cannot connect to pharmacy
Gemstone Lights HUB
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🎨 Variety of lighting options
- 💡 Customizable light patterns
- 🎉 Great for holidays and events
- 🔌 Easy to use and control lights
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy app with connectivity issues
- 📋 Limited timer and scheduling options
- 🤔 Confusing app navigation
- 🔍 Lack of real-time status indicators
- 🗓️ Difficulty managing multiple light sets
Bugs and requests
eCare@Pharmasave
Reported bugs
46 issues- Unable to connect to pharmacy
- Silent crash during installation
- Does not recognize existing prescriptions
- Cannot create new profile
- Refill forecaster calculating dates too early
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- QR code, registration code, Rx number not working
- Slow to load
- Timed out during account setup
- Prescription sent via app not received by pharmacy
- App crashes
- Server is offline message
- Search feature returns incorrect results
- Cannot log in
- List of pharmacies is blank
- Password reset required frequently
- Network error
- Difficulty logging in
- Pharmacy never receives refill request
- 'Pharmacy team is reviewing profile' error
- Cannot link pharmacy
- Invalid code error
- Degraded by last update
- Invalid date format error
- Rx's not loading
- Patient profile won't load
- App is useless
- Relinking to pharmacy required
- Cannot add family
- Verification code not working
- App no longer loads after update
- Cannot choose pharmacy via address search
- Cannot choose today for prescription fill
- Fill failed error
- Cannot access prescriptions
- App is slow to load
- Doesn't work half the time
- Confusing and useless
- Unnecessarily difficult to use
- Pharmacy cannot read uploaded prescription
- Password not remembered
- App hangs after login
- Cannot create new account
- Will not send verifying emails
- Cannot register or link family
- Keeps asking to link to pharmacy again
- Registration code not accepted
Requested features
10 requests- Add Rewards card to Apple Wallet
- Show points balance
- Auto refill feature
- Clearer status for 'ready for pickup'
- Ability to edit outdated prescriptions
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- Ability to move outdated prescriptions to another file
- Pre-filled order forms
- Easier way to view available prescriptions
- Option to request physician contact for new prescriptions
- Dark mode
Gemstone Lights HUB
Reported bugs
5 issues- Timers not working as expected
- App crashes after recent updates
- Difficulty connecting to Bluetooth
- Inconsistent light behavior across devices
- Inability to change passwords in the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple HomeKit integration
- Improve timer and scheduling functionality
- Implement a 'now playing' feature
- Allow more than 10 custom light configurations
- Provide a preview mode for testing light patterns
In-app purchases
eCare@Pharmasave
No in-app purchases
Gemstone Lights HUB
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is eCare@Pharmasave free?
Is Gemstone Lights HUB free?
Do eCare@Pharmasave or Gemstone Lights HUB have ads?
Which is updated more often, eCare@Pharmasave or Gemstone Lights HUB?
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