Cling vs SAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cling
This app syncs with a wearable device to record and store your health data, including sleep, exercise, heart rate, and skin temperature. It offers in-depth health analysis, personalized solutions for fitness goals, and a social platform for users to connect and motivate each other. It also integrates with Apple HealthKit.
- Records sleep and exercise data
- Monitors heart rate and skin temperature
- Performs in-depth health analysis
- Generates personalized health solutions
- Social platform for fitness enthusiasts
- Integrates with Apple HealthKit
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*** You will need a Cling wearable device to use this App *** Cling App records and stores user health data by sync up to a Cling wearable device, including activity data such as daily sleep and exercise and vital signals such as heart rate and skin temperature. Cling App also allows user to check all the past health data, and perform a in-deep health analysis. Based on user personal health status, Cling App generates a health solution accordingly, and helps user to achieve various fitness goals and live a healthy life. In addition, Cling App provides a social platform where all the Cling user can get to know each other, exchange fitness ideas, and motivate others. Cling App also supports Apple HealthKit. Once authorized by user, it will sync health data from Apple HealthKit to the App, and perform further analysis for user. Please note, Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SAM
Transform your mobile device into a portable 3D scanner for feet and legs. Capture detailed scans to analyze patient conditions and design custom orthotics with advanced visualization tools.
- Portable 3D scanning
- Foot and leg protocol scanning
- 3D-printed orthotic design integration
- Texture overlays for wound analysis
- Digital orthotics data management
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The Scanning App by Materialise (SAM) allows you to quickly analyze your patient’s feet, lasts, foam boxes, and more, transforming your Ipad or mobile into a portable scanning device. With SAM, you can effortlessly capture 3D images of different foot or leg protocols using the TrueDepth camera on your device without bulky and expensive equipment. Accurately scan your subject with SAM and use the footscan desktop software to gain better visual insights and design custom 3D-printed phits orthotics. Plus, texture overlays allow you to see underlying conditions such as ulcers, corns, calluses, and other wounds. Digitalize your orthotics data anytime, anywhere, with SAM. SAM is designed to run on the following devices: * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (3th generation) * iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) * iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) * iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) * iPhone 12 * iPhone 12 Pro * iPhone 12 Pro Max * iPhone 13 * iPhone 13 Pro * iPhone 13 Pro Max * iPhone 14 * iPhone 14 Plus * iPhone 14 Pro * iPhone 14 Pro Max * iPhone 15 * iPhone 15 Plus
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cling at 14.0 against SAM's 16.4. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cling against 5.0 for SAM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Cling ships an update every 2 months, SAM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cling | SAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shanghai HanLin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd | Materialise n.v. |
Customer experience
Cling
SAM
In-app purchases
Cling
No in-app purchases
SAM
No in-app purchases
