Comparison

HubChart vs MacPractice Check In

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

Head to head
About

HubChart

This HIPAA-compliant app facilitates secure, real-time collaboration among healthcare teams and patients. It allows for the sharing of vital information, files, and media within patient-specific chat groups, streamlining care delivery and management for complex medical cases.

Highlights
  • HIPAA compliant
  • Patient-centered collaborative care
  • Secure information sharing
  • Patient-named chat groups
  • File, image, and video sharing
  • Archived communication
  • Multidisciplinary team coordination
Features
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HUBCHART app is a free HIPAA compliant, Patient-Centered Collaborative Care app. It is the best tool to manage thousands of Patient Care Groups. The Care Team can securely share vital information with each other anytime, anywhere. This Team Care approach helps facilitate and expedite care delivery. The “Patient-named” Collaborative Chat Groups can function like an ad-hoc Health Record where all chats, files, images, videos, and link can be shared within the secured group and archived for future reference. These private group chats are managed by a group owner and administrators, as well as other participants of the care team permitted by the group owner. The Care Team can be made up of doctors, doctor’s staff, the patient or family, Pharmacy etc. Hubchart’s Patient Centric Groups are especially valuable for Complex Medical Care, Case Management and Concierge Medicine where individualized care can be delivered by a multidisciplinary team continuously coordinating with each other to provide optimum care. Aside from better healthcare, Care coordination can be billed by providers using Chronic Care Management billing Codes and other Non Face to Face billing codes. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period You may cancel your subscription anytime or turn auto-renewal off by going to your iTunes Account settings after the purchase. Please see: Terms of Use - https://www.hubchart.io/terms-of-use Privacy Policy - https://www.hubchart.io/privacy-policy

About

MacPractice Check In

This app streamlines patient check-ins for medical offices by allowing patients to self-register via a kiosk. It automatically updates appointment statuses within the MacPractice software, enhancing front desk efficiency. Designed for iPads, it requires specific MacPractice versions to function.

Highlights
  • Patient self-check-in
  • Real-time schedule updates
  • Kiosk mode functionality
  • Modern login screens
  • Requires MacPractice integration
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The MacPractice Check In app complements your office's check-in process. Patients simply type in their name to check themselves in. The patient's appointment status on the schedule in MacPractice is updated to reflect that the patient is now waiting. **Requires MacPractice Gen 18** This app is designed to work as a kiosk, placed on the front desk of your receptionist's desk. Check In features a redesigned background as well as more modern patient login screens. Requirements: In order to use this app, you must have MacPractice MD, DDS, DC, or 20/20, and the MacPractice scheduling ability. About MacPractice: MacPractice is a client-centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Apple software, hardware and associated services for physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye care professionals.

Screenshots

HubChart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HubChart at 4.8 against MacPractice Check In's 1.0. HubChart also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (218 vs 2). MacPractice Check In's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. HubChart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MacPractice Check In asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HubChart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HubChart has 218 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HubChart ships an update every 5 days, MacPractice Check In every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HubChart versus MacPractice Check In: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHubChartMacPractice Check In
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (218 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSYNCHRONY TELEMED LLCMacPractice, Inc.

Customer experience

HubChart

All ratings218 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

MacPractice Check In

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

HubChart

Subscriptions7
  • Basic Certification$1.991 Month
  • Prime$8.991 Month
  • Corporate Add-On Feature1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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  • Basic Certification$20.991 Year
  • Affiliated Provider$59.991 Month
  • Prime$85.991 Year
  • Affiliated Provider$599.991 Year
None

MacPractice Check In

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HubChart free?
HubChart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MacPractice Check In free?
MacPractice Check In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HubChart or MacPractice Check In?
HubChart is rated higher. HubChart averages 4.8 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while MacPractice Check In averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HubChart or MacPractice Check In have ads?
Neither HubChart nor MacPractice Check In shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HubChart or MacPractice Check In?
HubChart ships an update every 5 days, and MacPractice Check In every 3 months. Most recently, HubChart was updated on September 19, 2026 and MacPractice Check In on September 8, 2026.

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