HydroAssist vs Cincinnati Children's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HydroAssist
This app allows individuals with hydrocephalus to securely store and access their complete medical treatment history, including surgeries, shunt settings, and symptom diaries. It also facilitates sharing this information with medical professionals and loved ones.
- Track surgeries and shunt settings
- Log symptom history
- Store imaging scans (MRI/CT)
- Manage important contacts
- Export and share medical summaries
- Find local physicians
- Authorize loved ones for access
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HydroAssist® is the first mobile app that allows you to take your entire hydrocephalus medical treatment history and symptom diary with you to access when needed. Created by medical professionals and an award-winning app developer, HydroAssist is the easiest way to track your surgeries, shunt settings, imaging scans, and symptoms over time. The app also stores a list of contacts, should medical personnel need to reach a family member, friend, or physician if you are unable. To get started, download our app for free and visit https://www.hydroassoc.org/hydroassist/ to get started. Key features: - Easily enter your hydrocephalus treatments - Updated list of new shunt valves and other devices - Capture MRI and CT scans for quick reference - Track hydrocephalus symptoms over time - Export treatment summaries with images and share via text, email, etc. - Export symptom entries and share via text, email, etc. - Find a local physician based on your location - Authorize loved ones to view your information - Enter important contact info for doctors and family members
Cincinnati Children's
Navigate a leading children's hospital with ease, track patient surgery status in real-time, and check urgent care wait times. Get quick answers to your medical questions.
- Hospital wayfinding
- Real-time surgery status updates
- Urgent care wait times
- Appointment scheduling
- Quick question answers
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By using the Cincinnati Children's application, you get access to: - Basic wayfinding to help you get where you need to go - Real-time updates of your patient’s surgery status - Urgent Care wait times, directions and appointment scheduling - Quick answers to your questions About Cincinnati Children’s: Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, is one of the oldest and most distinguished pediatric hospitals in the United States.
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Verdict
HydroAssist and Cincinnati Children's both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cincinnati Children's's written reviews are positive against 65% of HydroAssist's. 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 — 4.1 for HydroAssist against 4.2 for Cincinnati Children's. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of HydroAssist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cincinnati Children's's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HydroAssist | Cincinnati Children's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (27 ratings) | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 326 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hydrocephalus Association | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
Customer experience
HydroAssist
Cincinnati Children's
In-app purchases
HydroAssist
No in-app purchases
Cincinnati Children's
No in-app purchases
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