Aim and Care App both charge per staff member rather than per client. Aim is £15 per active staff member with a cheaper rate for bank staff; Care App is from £12 per staff user, monthly, with no setup fee.
Care App and Aim (WeAim) across the features UK care providers ask about most.
| Feature | Care App | Aim (WeAim) |
|---|---|---|
| Digital care plans | ✓ Included, with an AI quality check | ✓ AI care plans, e-signatures |
| eMAR (electronic MAR charts) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included, missed-dose alerts |
| Daily notes and observations | ✓ Included | Visit notes; vital signs not listed |
| Risk assessments | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Incident reporting | ✓ Included | Body maps and incidents |
| CQC and regulator compliance tools | ✓ Included, with CQC mock inspection and PIR helper | ✓ CQC-ready evidence; all four UK regulators |
| Staff rota and scheduling | ✓ Included | ✓ Auto-rostering by road miles |
| Timesheets and pay preparation | ✓ Included | ✓ Time tracking, payroll runs and payslips |
| Invoicing | ✓ Included (not the Mental Health edition) | ✓ Invoice runs |
| Split billing (supported living) | ✓ Supported Living edition, Professional and Max | ✓ Split funding, supported living module |
| eLearning and training records | ✓ Training records included; course builder on Max | Training matrix |
| Recruitment | ✓ Max plan | Business Suite (£20 per staff member) |
| Family portal | ✓ Included | ✓ Family app, no charge for families |
| Visit verification (GPS / QR) | ✓ Included | ✓ GPS and QR check-in, works offline |
| Carer mobile app | ✓ Installable web app, any phone; works offline, carers stay signed in, see their own hours | ✓ iOS and Android, works offline |
| NHS integrations (e.g. GP Connect) | Not yet | ✗ Not listed |
| Published pricing | ✓ Yes, from £10/user/month | ✓ Full price list |
| Setup fee | ✓ None | ✗ £250 (£500 Business Suite); migration from £950 |
| Contract | ✓ Monthly, 30 days' notice, no exit fee; free data export any time | ✗ 12-month minimum, renews; 90 days' notice |
| Free trial | ✓ 1 month, self-service | ✗ Demo only |
The Care App column describes the care setting editions (from £12/user/month); the Starter plan (£10) covers core care records only. See every plan.
From Aim (WeAim)'s own website and public listings, checked November 2026. "Not listed" means we could not find it on their public pages, not that it does not exist. Features and prices change, so please check with Aim (WeAim) directly. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@care-app.uk and we will correct it.
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Care App publishes every price. Here is how the two compare from what each company makes public.
The differences that matter most when choosing between Care App and Aim (WeAim).
Care App starts at £12 per staff user and falls to £3.50 as the team grows. A team of 20 staff pays £225 a month on Care App against £300 on Aim's Care Manager, before VAT.
Care App has no setup fee and is monthly with 30 days' notice. Aim charges £250 to set up and has a 12-month minimum with 90 days' notice.
Care App has a free month, set up yourself. Aim offers a demo.
Care App has no minimum. Aim's minimum is 10 active staff, so a team of 5 still pays £150 a month.
Care App records vital signs, NEWS2 and other observations, with a full incident workflow. Aim lists visit notes and body maps.
Recruitment is on Care App's Max plan; at Aim it needs Business Suite at £20 per staff member.
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Send us your client and staff lists as a spreadsheet, or even typed into an email, and we will import them for you. You can also use Data Import in the app yourself. With the free month you can run both systems side by side before you switch.
Aim Care Manager is £15 per active staff member per month, plus VAT. Staff working under 16 hours a week cost £5. The minimum is 10 active staff, setup is £250, and the minimum commitment is 12 months with 90 days' notice.
For most teams, yes. Care App is £12 per user for the first 10, £10.50 for the next 10, then £7.50, £4.50 and £3.50, with no setup fee: 10 staff £120 a month (Aim £150), 20 staff £225 (Aim £300), 30 staff £300 (Aim £450). Aim can cost less when most of your team is bank staff under 16 hours a week: 10 core staff and 20 bank staff are £250 on Aim against £300 on Care App.
Yes. Neither charges for each person you support, so taking on more clients does not raise the price.
Yes. Send us your client and staff lists as a spreadsheet and we will import them, or use Data Import in the app. Check your Aim notice period first: it is 90 days.
Sources (checked November 2026): Aim pricing · Aim Care Manager · Aim carer app · Aim terms of service. Aim (WeAim) is a trademark of its owner; this page is Care App's own comparison and is not endorsed by Aim (WeAim).
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