Comparison

ReferralConnect vs Practitioner Engagement

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

Head to head
About

ReferralConnect

This mobile app helps long-term and post-acute care providers manage contacts, meetings, and track referrals and admissions. It provides tools to discover referral sources, focus marketing, and build relationships for new business. It functions as a field companion to a web client.

Highlights
  • Manage contacts and meetings
  • Track referrals and admissions
  • View agenda and schedule follow-ups
  • Access stats and analytics
  • Map feature for account addresses
  • Field companion to web client
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Get the competitive edge you need to succeed with MatrixCare ReferralConnect. Add contacts, manage meetings, view accounts, track referrals/admissions and check your agenda on the go with the MatrixCare ReferralConnect mobile app. Designed specifically for long-term and post-acute care providers, ReferralConnect delivers robust tools and intelligence so you can discover hidden referral sources, focus your marketing efforts and build sustainable relationships that attract even more new business. This is a field companion application to the full MatrixCare ReferralConnect web client. To obtain the full experience of MatrixCare ReferralConnect, use the mobile app in conjunction with the web client. Everything you need for day-to-day field operation will be at your fingertips. • View Agenda • Complete activities • Schedule follow-ups • Access Stats and Claims-Based, Targeted Analytics • Map feature displays account address • Access referral/admission records • And much more. All available in the MatrixCare ReferralConnect iOS mobile app.

About

Practitioner Engagement

Access patient medical history and information on the go with this tool for physicians and nurse practitioners. Securely view charts, review results, and provide e-signatures for orders to improve communication and decision-making in senior care.

Highlights
  • View patient medical history
  • Provide e-Signatures for orders
  • Access notification stream for patient changes
  • Complete monthly order reviews
  • Review lab and radiology results
  • Mobile access to patient charts
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The PointClickCare Practitioner Engagement application provides physicians and nurse practitioners with anytime, anywhere access to information on long-term care patients in their care. Using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you can securely and conveniently view your patient's medical history, leveraging access to the PointClickCare EHR platform, to help you make better decisions and improve overall communications with senior care homes. Key benefits include: - Provide e-Signatures for telephone and verbal orders, sign once for multiple patients - Keep up to date on important patient changes with the notification stream - Complete monthly order reviews - Review laboratory, radiology, and vitals results - Sign or create controlled substance orders (requires token device for 2 factor authentication) - Mobile access to patient charts for faster responses - Create notes or add follow-ups

Screenshots

ReferralConnect4 screens
Practitioner Engagement4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReferralConnect at 3.9 against Practitioner Engagement's 3.1. ReferralConnect also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 24%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Practitioner Engagement's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 7). 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

ReferralConnect holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ReferralConnect's written reviews are positive against 24% of Practitioner Engagement's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReferralConnect ships an update every 5 weeks, Practitioner Engagement every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ReferralConnect versus Practitioner Engagement: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReferralConnectPractitioner Engagement
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better3.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings728 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSigmaCarePointClickCare

Customer experience

ReferralConnect

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Practitioner Engagement

All ratings28 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

In-app purchases

None

ReferralConnect

No in-app purchases

None

Practitioner Engagement

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReferralConnect free?
ReferralConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practitioner Engagement free?
Practitioner Engagement is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ReferralConnect or Practitioner Engagement?
ReferralConnect is rated higher. ReferralConnect averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Practitioner Engagement averages 3.1 from 28 ratings.
Do ReferralConnect or Practitioner Engagement have ads?
Neither ReferralConnect nor Practitioner Engagement shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReferralConnect or Practitioner Engagement?
ReferralConnect ships an update every 5 weeks, and Practitioner Engagement every 3 months. Most recently, ReferralConnect was updated on September 20, 2026 and Practitioner Engagement on September 24, 2026.

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