Comparison

Mode vs GreenShield+

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

Head to head
About

Mode

This app provides a secure, encrypted platform for workplace communication, including messaging, video calls, and file sharing. It features advanced security measures like end-to-end and post-quantum encryption, with administrative controls for data lifespan and content policies.

Highlights
  • End-to-End Encryption
  • Post-Quantum Security
  • Secure Data Storage on Device
  • Administration Portal
  • Data Lifespan Control
  • Redact & Revise Messages
  • Video & Voice Calling
Features
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*The Mode iOS app requires activation from a Mode administration portal OR from an existing account on another platform. *The Mode iOS app cannot be used without activation to a Mode administration portal. Keep team communication in the workplace secure. Mode offers a secure space for messaging, video calls, and file sharing - perfect for organizations prioritizing data security. As an all-in-one encrypted communication app controlled by an administration portal, Mode gives you everything you need to keep team collaboration secure at your organization. With Mode, you can take security to the next level: -End-to-End Encryption: Keep communication data between your team, and only your team. -Post-Quantum Security: Protect your data from future access by quantum computers. -Secure Data Storage on Device: No central database of organizational communication. -Administration Portal: Take control over user, communication, and data security policies across Mode. -Data Lifespan Control: Ensure that messages and files only exist as long as they need to. -Content lock: Keep messages and files from being exported from Mode. -Redact & Revise Messages: Edit or delete previously sent messages. -Password Protected: Only you have access to your app. Security, no matter how you need to stay in contact: -Messaging -File Sharing -Video Calling -Screen Sharing -Voice Calling -Voice Notes -Connect the Mode iOS app to your Mode account across multiple platforms. The Mode platform benefits entire teams or any critical group (like leadership, cybersecurity, legal, R&D, and more) by providing a dedicated secure channel for collaboration. -Critical Communication: Empower key teams with a secure channel for important discussions. -Enterprise Platform: Switch from consumer encrypted apps to an enterprise-ready platform with IT policy control. -Cyber Resilience: Ensure seamless operations during disaster recovery with trusted, out-of-band communication. -Small Teams, Big Security: Even small teams get enterprise-level secure communication. -Quantum readiness: Future-proof your data against attacks using quantum computers. Advanced Cryptography & Post-Quantum Readiness: Mode employs a multi-layered encryption scheme. It encrypts communication data with AES-GCM and strengthens it using an advanced implementation of elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman schemes with the CRYSTALS-Kyber post-quantum protocol. *The Mode iOS app requires activation from a Mode administration portal OR from an existing account on another platform. *The Mode iOS app cannot be used without activation to a Mode administration portal.

About

GreenShield+

This app provides a unified digital platform for managing health services and benefits plans. It offers convenient access to healthcare professionals, seamless claims submission, and personalized care through integrated services and data-driven insights.

Highlights
  • Access healthcare professionals
  • Check benefits coverage
  • Submit benefits claims
  • Search for healthcare providers
  • Seamless reimbursement
  • Personalized care
Features
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GreenShield+ is a first-of-its-kind digital health and benefits ecosystem that offers unprecedented levels of integration between health services and benefits plans. It’s Coverage and Care, all in one place. GreenShield+ offers better: • Access: Easily connect with a variety of healthcare professionals without long wait times, • Convenience: Leverage services anywhere, anytime with effortless digital capabilities and seamless reimbursement of benefits claims, • Integration: Personalized care and easier navigation, with services that increasingly talk to each other and to your benefits plan, and • Health Outcomes: Through preventative care, treatment, and data driven insights. GreenShield+ makes it easier for users to search for healthcare providers, check their benefits coverage, access healthcare services, connect with thousands of healthcare professionals, and seamlessly submit their benefits claims anytime, anywhere.

Screenshots

Mode4 screens
GreenShield+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: GreenShield+ at 40 against Mode's 2. GreenShield+ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Mode's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

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

Mode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GreenShield+ has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mode ships an update every 2 months, GreenShield+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mode versus GreenShield+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModeGreenShield+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews—36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB186 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMode Software Inc.GreenShield

Customer experience

Mode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GreenShield+

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative59.4%

Bugs and requests

Mode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GreenShield+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App gets stuck on 'Welcome Back' screen
  • Scrolling issues when entering provider details
  • Blank/empty screens when opening the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Facial recognition login
  • Display remaining coverage balances
  • Improve UI/UX for better usability

In-app purchases

None

Mode

No in-app purchases

None

GreenShield+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mode free?
Mode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GreenShield+ free?
GreenShield+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mode or GreenShield+?
Mode is rated higher. Mode averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GreenShield+ averages 4.8 from 40 ratings.
Do Mode or GreenShield+ have ads?
Neither Mode nor GreenShield+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mode or GreenShield+?
Mode ships an update every 2 months, and GreenShield+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mode was updated on June 1, 2026 and GreenShield+ on September 30, 2026.

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