Comparison

Force Patient vs Thrive Home Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Force Patient

This app allows patients to engage with their healthcare providers by watching educational videos, managing daily tasks, and sending secure messages. It facilitates progress tracking for care teams, enabling timely interventions and personalized support.

Highlights
  • Watch educational videos
  • Complete daily tasks
  • Communicate with care teams
  • Track patient progress
  • Receive personalized support
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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Force Patient is prescribed to patients of Force-enabled healthcare organizations, allowing patients to watch videos, complete tasks on their daily To-Do Lists, and communicate with their Care Teams via messages. Data points from the patient are sent back to the Care Team, allowing them to understand patients' progress and take action when necessary. Force-enabled patients should have received a welcome email and can use the same login credentials that they use to access the web version of Force to log into this app. Force Patient is free for patients who have been prescribed Force at a Force-enabled organization. Requires a patient Force account. Force Patient utilizes Apple’s Health App to read your step data.

About

Thrive Home Connect

Features
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Welcome to the Thrive Home Connect App! Log on to access your personalized Home Exercise Program on your mobile device. Using this app, you can access your personalized Home Exercise Program with HD Instructional videos. On the 'Messages' tab, you can securely communicate with your Thrive Home Connect provider. As you complete your exercises, we'll give you trophies and medals to celebrate your progress! On the 'Awards' tab, you can track these items. Prefer a language other than English? Go to the 'More' tab and select 'Languages' to pick another language option. If you need to book an appointment, please go to the 'Appointments' tab for more info. Make sure to select 'Mark as Complete' when doing your exercises to ensure that your provider can keep track of your progress! You must be a Thrive Home Connect patient to gain access. This app integrates with your iPhone's Health app to read daily step count data allowing your provider to monitor your activity.

Screenshots

Force Patient4 screens
Thrive Home Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Force Patient at every 3 weeks against Thrive Home Connect's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Force Patient ships an update every 3 weeks, Thrive Home Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Force Patient versus Thrive Home Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForce PatientThrive Home Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (608 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings608 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB43 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperForce Therapeutics, LLCThrive @ Home

Bugs and requests

Force Patient

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Exercise log not working properly
  • App freezes and crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
  • Login and password issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to log custom exercises
  • Improve pain tracking with more granular options
  • Allow adding personal notes and comments
  • Streamline exercise logging and progress tracking

Thrive Home Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Force Patient

No in-app purchases

None

Thrive Home Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Force Patient free?
Force Patient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thrive Home Connect free?
Thrive Home Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Force Patient or Thrive Home Connect have ads?
Neither Force Patient nor Thrive Home Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Force Patient or Thrive Home Connect?
Force Patient ships an update every 3 weeks, and Thrive Home Connect every 7 months. Most recently, Force Patient was updated on September 23, 2026 and Thrive Home Connect on September 19, 2026.

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