Comparison

PatientSpot vs Tel

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

Head to head
About

PatientSpot

Empower individuals with chronic diseases to participate in research by tracking symptoms, health metrics, and medications. Securely share your health data with care providers and family. Available on smartphone and web.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking
  • Health and wellness monitoring
  • Validated patient outcome questionnaires
  • Biosensor data capture
  • Medication tracking
  • Medical history logging
  • Secure data sharing
Features
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The PatientSpot registry was developed to empower people with chronic diseases to fight back by participating in real-world, patient-centric research. With this app, you will be able to track YOUR symptoms, health and wellness using surveys, completing validated patient reporting outcomes questionnaires and using data captured by your phone (biosensor data) to monitor well-being. PatientSpot enables participants to also track medications, medical history and to share health information with care providers, family members, etc. at their discretion. PatientSpot has the ability to run on a smartphone App and on the web for PCs, giving participants the ability to stay connected whenever they want. Come join the fight and help others as you help yourself, track your health and use your data to help combat chronic illness.

About

Tel

This iPad application complements a web-based EHR and practice management system for dermatology. It offers intuitive use, offline capabilities, and built-in billing expertise for dermatologists.

Highlights
  • Native iPad compliment to web application
  • Intuitive and easy to use
  • No setup required
  • Complete dermatology knowledge base
  • Smart learning and customizable
  • Offline work capability
  • Auto coder for billing
Features
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Please note that the Tel-eDerm requires a username and password into the eDerm Systems, LLC subscription based web application. eDerm is a leading EHR and practice management system empowering dermatology practices. Designed by dermatologists for dermatology. The Tel-eDerm is the native iPad compliment to the web application. Here are just a few of the eDermEHR iPad features: # Training in 1 Day, Intuitive and Easy to Use # No Setup Required, Complete Dermatology Knowledge Base # Smart Learning and Completely Customizable, Learns What You Do # Work Offline, No Waiting # Auto Coder, Billing Expertise Built-In

Screenshots

PatientSpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tel at 5.0 against PatientSpot's 3.3. PatientSpot's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PatientSpot has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatientSpot ships an update every 2 months, Tel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PatientSpot versus Tel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatientSpotTel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (35 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB171 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGlobal Healthy Living FoundationeDerm Systems LLC

Customer experience

PatientSpot

All ratings35 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative38.5%

Tel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PatientSpot

No in-app purchases

None

Tel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatientSpot free?
PatientSpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tel free?
Tel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PatientSpot or Tel?
Tel is rated higher. PatientSpot averages 3.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Tel averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PatientSpot or Tel have ads?
Neither PatientSpot nor Tel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatientSpot or Tel?
PatientSpot ships an update every 2 months, and Tel every 5 weeks. Most recently, PatientSpot was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tel on November 7, 2026.

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