Cigna Envoy® vs Beforeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cigna Envoy®
Manage your health benefits and submit claims on the go with this app designed for Cigna Global Health Benefits customers. Access features like provider search, ID cards, and secure messaging to stay on top of your healthcare needs worldwide.
- Submit and view claims
- View and print ID cards
- Find healthcare providers
- Multi-language support
- Secure messaging
- Pharmacy access
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The Cigna Envoy® app is designed for Cigna Global Health Benefits® customers to manage health benefits and submit claims anywhere. You’re mobile, so are we. Features available are based on the coverage you have with Cigna Global Health Benefits for our global travelers. For myCigna users, please download the myCigna app. The Cigna Envoy® app delivers simplified, intuitive, and self-service features on the go. Key features: • Registration and option to enable two-factor authentication • Multiple languages allowing you to choose your preferred language • Submit and view your claims • View and Print ID cards for the entire family • Find health care providers and facilities • Pharmacy Access • Contact Cigna through a secure mailbox
Beforeat
Effortlessly track your nutrition by simply taking photos of your meals. AI identifies food, estimates calories and macros, and provides personalized suggestions. Offers on-device AI and Apple Health integration for enhanced privacy and control.
- Photo-based meal logging
- AI calorie and macro estimation
- Personalized nutrition suggestions
- Weekly insights and goal tracking
- On-device AI options
- Apple Health integration
- Private iCloud sync
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Meet Beforeat — a private, photo-first nutrition tracker that makes meal logging effortless. Simply snap a photo of your food and let AI identify the meal, estimate calories and macros, and add it to your diary. Follow your daily goals, explore weekly insights, build healthy habits with meal reminders, and receive personalized nutrition suggestions based on your eating history. With on-device AI options, Apple Health integration, and optional private iCloud sync, Beforeat helps you understand what you eat while keeping you in control of your data. You only have to download edge model + our trained adapter to your phone once and followed with most advanced and privacy controlled AI diet advisor experience! Eat mindfully. Track effortlessly. Feel better with Beforeat. Our belief: AI is a reflection of the human world and we're building the future on that. iPhone with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later) is required. iPhone 17 Pro with at least 12G RAM is recommended to run local LLM + adapter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beforeat at 100% against Cigna Envoy®'s 7%. Beforeat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Cigna Envoy®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (305 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Beforeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cigna Envoy® asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beforeat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cigna Envoy® has 305 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Cigna Envoy®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Beforeat's.
Cigna Envoy® ships an update every 2 months, Beforeat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cigna Envoy® | Beforeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (305 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cigna Corporation | Reflection Technology Limited |
Customer experience
Cigna Envoy®
Beforeat
Bugs and requests
Cigna Envoy®
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to load past the loading screen
- Secure email feature not functioning properly
- Inconsistent behavior when submitting claims
Requested features
4 requests- Add biometric login (e.g., Face ID, Touch ID)
- Improve claims tracking and status updates
- Integrate with digital wallets for insurance cards
- Provide more detailed plan and coverage information
Beforeat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cigna Envoy®
No in-app purchases
Beforeat
- Beforeat Lite$0.991 Month
- Beforeat Premium$2.991 Month
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