Person Centred Software (PCS) is a well-established care records system for care homes, with strong NHS links. Care App records care too, and also runs the rota, timesheets and invoicing in the same system.
Care App and Person Centred Software across the features UK care providers ask about most.
| Feature | Care App | Person Centred Software |
|---|---|---|
| Digital care plans | ✓ Included, with an AI quality check | ✓ Included (PCS Care) |
| eMAR (electronic MAR charts) | ✓ Included | ✓ Separate product (PCS eMAR by Camascope) |
| Daily notes and observations | ✓ Included | ✓ Included, works offline |
| Risk assessments | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Incident reporting | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| CQC and regulator compliance tools | ✓ Included, with CQC mock inspection and PIR helper | ✓ Included |
| Staff rota and scheduling | ✓ Included | Through a partner (Syncurio) |
| Timesheets and pay preparation | ✓ Included | Through a partner |
| Invoicing | ✓ Included (not the Mental Health edition) | Through a partner (resident billing) |
| Split billing (supported living) | ✓ Supported Living edition, Professional and Max | ✗ Not listed |
| eLearning and training records | ✓ Training records included; course builder on Max | ✓ Separate product (PCS Learn, 160+ courses) |
| Recruitment | ✓ Max plan | ✗ Not listed |
| Family portal | ✓ Included | ✓ Separate product (PCS Family) |
| Visit verification (GPS / QR) | ✓ Included | ✗ Not listed (care home focus) |
| Carer mobile app | ✓ Installable web app, any phone; works offline, carers stay signed in, see their own hours | ✓ Included; optional managed devices |
| NHS integrations (e.g. GP Connect) | Not yet | ✓ GP Connect; on the NHS Assured Solutions list |
| Published pricing | ✓ Yes, from £10/user/month | ✗ Not published (priced per bed) |
| Setup fee | ✓ None | Not published |
| Contract | ✓ Monthly, 30 days' notice, no exit fee; free data export any time | Not published |
| 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 Person Centred Software's own website and public listings, checked October 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 Person Centred Software 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 Spotted something out of date?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 Person Centred Software.
With Care App the rota, timesheets, pay preparation and invoices sit alongside the care records. PCS relies on a partner system for rostering, payroll and resident billing.
Care plans, eMAR, training records and the family portal are part of Care App. At PCS they are separate products, which it plans to bring under one login during 2026 and 2027.
Care App shows every price, from £12 per user per month for care setting editions. PCS prices per bed and asks you to book a demo for a quote.
Start a free month online and use everything with your own team. PCS offers a demo rather than a self-service trial.
Care App runs domiciliary, supported living and community services, with GPS and QR visit verification and split billing. PCS lists care homes, retirement living, learning disability and mental health support.
Care App is priced and set up for small and medium providers: no setup fee, no annual contract, and help importing your records.
Different tools suit different services. An honest view of where each one is strongest.
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.
Yes. Mobile Care Monitoring was Person Centred Software's earlier product name; today it is called PCS Care, part of a wider set of PCS products.
PCS does not publish figures. It says PCS Care is priced on the number of beds you manage, and you book a demo for a quote. Care App starts from £12 per user per month for care setting editions, with every price on the packages page.
Not yet. PCS offers GP Connect and is on the NHS Assured Solutions list; Care App does not have NHS integrations yet. Care App stores NHS numbers on client records and is built to UK GDPR and Caldicott principles.
Yes. Send us your resident and staff lists as a spreadsheet and we will import them for you, or use Data Import in the app. The free month lets you run both side by side before you switch.
Sources (checked October 2026): personcentredsoftware.com · PCS Care · PCS care ecosystem (partners) · CarerOS · NHS Assured Solutions. Person Centred Software is a trademark of its owner; this page is Care App's own comparison and is not endorsed by Person Centred Software.
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