Patient Communicator vs Care Communicator
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.
Care Communicator
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Care Communicator provides assistance in communicating for those in hospital or other care settings.
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Verdict
Patient Communicator and Care Communicator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Patient Communicator | Care Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Society of Critical Care Medicine | Christopher Fouts |
In-app purchases
Patient Communicator
No in-app purchases
Care Communicator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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