TK vs wellabe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TK
Manage your health insurance digitally. Upload receipts, view sick notes, and track fitness for bonus points. Securely communicate with your provider and access your health data.
- Digital receipt uploads
- View sick notes
- Secure messaging with provider
- Digital bonus program
- Fitness tracking via Apple Health/Fitbit
- Access to health data (TK-Safe)
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“Die Techniker” provides its customers with a digital all-purpose tool. For example, you can use this app to upload your receipts for reimbursement, view existing sick notes, or do something for your fitness while collecting bonus points." FEATURES - Protection of sensitive data through secure login (e.g. no jailbreak allowed) - Transmission of sick notes and documents - Send messages to the Techniker - Receive letters from the Techniker - Use the TK Bonus Program completely digitally - TK-Fit with access to Apple Health or Fitbit - Overview of prescribed drugs of the last six years - Apply for reimbursement of costs for medicines, vaccines, osteopathy and health courses SECURITY As a statutory health insurance company, we are committed to the best possible protection of your health data. That's why we check your identity when setting up TK-App on your smartphone. You can either identify yourself online using your ID card and PIN via the Nect Wallet app or by entering an activation code. We‘ll send you the activation code via post. You can find everything else about our security concept at www.tk.de/tk/942778 Note: The use of TK-App with jailbroken devices is generally not possible. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT We are continuously adding new features to TK-App - your ideas and hints help us most. Write us directly and anonymously via the feedback function in TK-App. BONUS & TK-Fit Membership in a football club, regular check-ups at the dentist, the non-smoking course after New Year's Day - all these things earn points for the TK Bonus Program. And thanks to the connection to Apple Health or Fitbit, you'll receive points for many other activities. TK-SAFE With TK-Safe you have all relevant health data at a glance: Your visits to the doctor, diagnoses, medication, vaccinations, preventative medical checkups and much more. Please note that TK-Fit and TK-Safe are not available in English yet. REQUIREMENTS For the TK-App: - TK customer - iOS 18 or higher - No device with modified operating system, e.g. Jailbreak (For more information, see www.tk.de/tk/942782) For TK-Fit: - Step counting using Apple Health or Fitbit and your smartphone or a compatible fitness tracker (for information on TK-Fit, see www.tk.de/tk/938122) ACCESSIBILITY We aim at providing you an app that is as barrier-free as possible. You can find the accessibility statement at https://www.tk.de/techniker/2137808.
wellabe
Access detailed explanations of your health check-up results and gain valuable health knowledge. Develop a personalized long-term health improvement program.
- Detailed check-up result explanations
- Health knowledge resources
- Personalized health programs
- Long-term wellness tracking
- Practical health management
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You like practicality? So do we! In our wellabe app, you'll not only find your check-up results, which are explained to you in detail. But also important knowledge about your health. And, of course, your individual program, with which you can get healthier in the long term. What are you waiting for?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TK at every 9 days against wellabe's every 6 weeks. wellabe's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 72%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TK ships an update every 9 days, wellabe every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TK | wellabe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 539 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) | Mavie Work Deutschland GmbH |
Customer experience
TK
wellabe
Bugs and requests
TK
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues after updates
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Synchronization problems with Apple Health
- Errors when submitting sick notes
- Incomplete English translations
Requested features
5 requests- English language support for all features
- Integration with more fitness tracking apps
- Larger QR code display in wallet for easier scanning
- Ability to view and manage bonus program details
- Improved data synchronization and real-time updates
wellabe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TK
No in-app purchases
wellabe
No in-app purchases









