DCL Heart Patient App vs CalKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DCL Heart Patient App
This app allows patients with Congestive Heart Failure to transmit vital signs, symptoms, and messages to their care team. It integrates with home health monitoring devices for seamless data collection and provides trend charts and direct communication with healthcare professionals.
- Transmit vitals and symptoms
- Wireless device integration
- View trend charts
- Direct communication with care team
- Daily checklist for data collection
- Profile updates
Read full descriptionHide full description
DCLHeart transmits vitals, symptoms and messages from Congestive Heart Failure patients to their care team, enabling timely health analysis and critical interventions. The app features wireless interfaces to several home health monitoring devices for seamless data collection and processing. It is tightly integrated to a medical console which is monitored by your health professionals. From the DCLHeart app, patients can view their trends across multiple measures over time. The app also provides interactive communication with your care team for expedient feedback and guidance. DCLHeart becomes part of a patients daily routine for health monitoring. DCL Heart connects to 3rd party devices that provide an optional method for data collection. These recommended devices which have been registered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use within the United States of America. DCLHeart is made available to you by your doctor. Please consult your doctor before making any medical decisions or with any questions pertaining to the use of this application and associated devices. Jurisdiction Statement: This application, when used in conjunction with optional health devices, should be used within the USA since the health devices tested for use with this app have been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Note: This application can only be enabled for patient use by a physician and associated healthcare team and can not be used indiscriminately by a casual user. Scope of Intended Use: The DCLHeart APP is assigned to you by your physician and healthcare team to enable the remote monitoring of selected vitals and symptoms collected by you and transmitted to the healthcare team by this APP. As part of the data collection process, you can optionally use the recommended health devices which can send data to the APP using wireless bluetooth technology. You may also input your measures manually if bluetooth is not working or if you are using other health devices that are pre-approved by your physician and healthcare team. The DCLHeart APP provides you with the following capabilities: Daily Checklist to help ensure that the necessary data has been collected. Trend Charts which graphically display your progress over time Chat to enable you to directly communicate with your healthcare team Profile Update to allow you to make changes to your patient profile if needed Data The DCLHeart APP does not collect personal identifiers from you, as an approved APP user. Your profile information has been preloaded by your healthcare team through their web portal. You identify yourself to the APP using your unique mobile number. You do however, have some ability to adjust or correct profile information using the DCLHeart APP. Health measures such as vitals and symptoms, are transmitted securely to your healthcare team as numeric values without personal identifiers Disclaimer and Roles The DCLHeart App is provided in conjunction with approval from your physician and healthcare team and cannot be used without them registering you. Once registered, any trend data or messages from the DCLHeart APP is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as any form of advice, action item or diagnosis. Please consult your healthcare team with any questions or guidance. DCLHealth is a technology company providing specialized tools to healthcare organizations and is not a healthcare provider and does not provide medical advice. This software and its services are not intended to replace medical or healthcare advice from trained professionals. For specific guidance on symptoms, nutrition, or physical conditions, please consult your qualified physician or other healthcare experts. Any legal disputes related to this app should be handled with the physician and healthcare team who has approved your access to the app.
CalKit
This app helps you achieve your health goals by tracking calories and nutrition. It features a TDEE calculator, barcode scanner for food, and tools to monitor carbs and other essential nutrients.
- Calorie tracking
- Nutrition tracking
- TDEE calculator
- Barcode food scanner
- Carbohydrate monitoring
- Personalized diet plans
Read full descriptionHide full description
Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, or maintain a healthier lifestyle, CalorieKit gives you the tools to stay on track with your nutrition goals. Your daily calorie and macro budget is built for your body not a generic 2,000. Tell us your height, weight, goal, and pace during onboarding, and CalorieKit (CalKit) turns that into a plan you can follow, with a projected date to reach your target weight. LOG MEALS YOUR WAY • AI meal estimates - describe a meal in text, snap a photo, or dictate it by voice and get calories plus protein, carbs, and fat in seconds • Food search - look up branded and generic foods from a large nutrition database • Barcode scanner - scan packaged foods to log them fast • Manual entry - add custom foods and portions when you already know the numbers STAY ON TRACK EVERY DAY • Home dashboard with calories remaining, macro breakdown, and meal-by-meal progress • Daily journal to review everything you logged • Water intake tracker with a customizable daily goal • Logging streaks with streak-shield protection after a 7-day run • Meal reminders and streak-at-risk alerts so you do not lose momentum SEE THE FULL PICTURE • Analytics dashboard with energy balance, weight trends, and habit insights (unlocks after 7 days of logging) • Rhythm insights that connect meal timing, eating windows, and sleep from Apple Health • Steps and active calorie burn when Apple Health is connected • Achievements and membership ranks as you build consistency DESIGNED TO FIT YOUR ROUTINE • Syncs with Apple Health to read steps, workouts, weight, and energy burn, and write dietary nutrition back when you choose • Cloud backup keeps your profile, settings, and logs in sync across devices • Clean, focused interface built for quick daily logging If you have any suggestions or questions, please email us at hello@getcalkit.com Contact Us: support@getcalkit.com Privacy Policy: https://docs.everoasistech.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://docs.everoasistech.com/terms-of-service *Note: App requires to have a subscription with free trial to access the features and contents of the app. Not intended for medical purposes. Take all the recommendations as a suggestions, please consult with a professional and do your own research before trying a new calorie and nutrient plan. Features subject to change. Nutritional data shown in the app is provided by FatSecret.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DCL Heart Patient App at 5.0 against CalKit's 4.3. DCL Heart Patient App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). CalKit's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads 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. CalKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DCL Heart Patient App asks for nothing beyond the download.
DCL Heart Patient App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalKit has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DCL Heart Patient App ships an update every 9 months, CalKit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DCL Heart Patient App | CalKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DCL Health, Inc. | Kamani Aravind Chowdary |
Customer experience
DCL Heart Patient App
CalKit
In-app purchases
DCL Heart Patient App
No in-app purchases
CalKit
- CalorieKit Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- CalorieKit Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- CalorieKit Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
Is DCL Heart Patient App free?
Is CalKit free?
Which has better reviews, DCL Heart Patient App or CalKit?
Do DCL Heart Patient App or CalKit have ads?
Which is updated more often, DCL Heart Patient App or CalKit?
Other comparisons















