Patient Communicator vs Communicare ICU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patient Communicator
Facilitates communication between patients, families, and caregivers with multi-language translations and tools to express needs, pain, and moods. Includes educational materials and a diary to track progress during and after a hospital stay.
- Multi-language translation (18 languages)
- Patient diary for progress tracking
- Pain and mood expression scale
- Glossary of medical terms
- Educational booklet download
- Translatable phrases for needs
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The Patient Communicator by the Society of Critical Care Medicine is designed to improve communication among patients, families, and caregivers. With translations in 18 languages; a diary feature; options to easily communicate about pain, moods, and needs; a glossary of terms and other education materials for patients and families; the Patient Communicator app can help ease the stress of a hospital stay. Features include: - A diary function that allows patients to track their daily progress during and after a hospital stay - Translation capabilities that allow for two-way communication in 18 languages on a variety of topics, such as pain, basic needs, feelings, and moods - A scale that allows patients to identify where on the body they feel sensations of pain, itching, and nausea and express the intensity of these sensations - More than 30 translatable phrases that allow patients to express various needs related to their care and well-being - A glossary of terms to help educate patients and families about the intensive care unit - A free download of the booklet Understanding Your ICU Stay: Information for Patients and Families Available translation languages: - English - Español (Spanish) - Mandarin (普通话 ) - Dutch (Nederlands) - Hindi - French (Français) - Italiano - Portuguese (Portuges) - Russian - Swedish (Svenska) - Czech (Čeština) - Polnisch (Polski/Polish) - Turkish - Ukrainian (українська) - Lithuanian (Lietuvių) - Arabic - German (Deutsch) - Japanese Contact support@sccm.org for more information.
Communicare ICU
This app helps hospital patients communicate their needs through a visual interface with audio output. It offers over 120 pre-set phrases and allows users to create custom ones, including pain assessment. Available in multiple languages, it supports patients in expressing themselves effectively.
- Visual interface with audio output
- Over 120 essential phrases
- Custom phrase creation
- Pain location, type, and intensity communication
- Multi-language support
- Searchable phrase library
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Communicare supports patients in their day-to-day communication during their stay at the hospital. The app allows patients to express their needs with an easy-to-use visual interface and audio output. Features include: - Over 120 available phrases covering essential needs - Phrases will be spoken out loud when clicked. - Patients can search for the phrases they want to say and create new ones. - Enables patients to communicate pain location, type, and intensity. - Easy-to-use visual interface with various illustrations. Available in English, French, Dutch, Russian, Estonian and Arabic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Communicare ICU at every 3 months against Patient Communicator's every 9 months. Communicare ICU also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Communicare ICU holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively.
Patient Communicator ships an update every 9 months, Communicare ICU every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patient Communicator | Communicare ICU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Society of Critical Care Medicine | Communicare OU |
Customer experience
Patient Communicator
Communicare ICU
In-app purchases
Patient Communicator
No in-app purchases
Communicare ICU
No in-app purchases
