ChronicCareIQ vs BLU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChronicCareIQ
This app supports ongoing patient care management, particularly for those transitioning home from the hospital. It is designed for patients of participating healthcare providers and systems to facilitate their care journey.
- Care management
- Post-hospital transition support
- Doctor/hospital coordination
- Patient information access
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Your doctor or hospital may have asked you to download "ChronicCareIQ" to assist in the on-going management of your care or as you transition home from the hospital. This app is exclusively for patients of participating health care providers and systems. After downloading it, follow the instructions on the information sheet you were given at the office or hospital. To learn more, please visit ChronicCareIQ.com or call the number on your information sheet.
BLU
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Blueprint eCOA App is intended for use to collect patient reported outcomes relating to a clinical trial. Patients must be given accounts by a participating site in order to log in to the app.
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Verdict
ChronicCareIQ and BLU are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChronicCareIQ | BLU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (379 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 379 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Discharge IQ, LLC | ERT,INC |
Bugs and requests
ChronicCareIQ
Reported bugs
2 issues- App clears previous answers when switching to other apps.
- Date of reporting defaults to the last day and cannot be changed.
Requested features
4 requests- Add a "Comments" section for each reading.
- Allow comments to explain why a reading was taken or unusual.
- Allow easy addition of readings to the Health App.
- Improve reminder function to allow for rescheduling or delayed action.
BLU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChronicCareIQ
No in-app purchases
BLU
No in-app purchases
