Patient Gateway vs Stigma Free Worcester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patient Gateway
Access your health records, manage appointments, and communicate directly with your healthcare providers. This app allows you to review test results, renew prescriptions, and pay bills securely.
- View test results
- Manage appointments
- Message your doctor
- Renew prescriptions
- Pay bills
- Connect to Apple Health
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Use Mass General Brigham Patient Gateway to view health information and communicate with your doctor. With Mass General Brigham Patient Gateway, you can - Review test results - Manage your appointments - Message your doctor - Renew your prescriptions - Pay your bill - Connect your account to Apple Health to pull health-related data from your personal devices right into Patient Gateway
Stigma Free Worcester
Discover local treatment options for substance use disorders and mental health in Worcester. Access resources for housing, nutrition, and community events. Easily share agency contact information to refer clients.
- Substance use disorder treatment
- Mental illness resources
- Housing and nutrition assistance
- Event listings
- Agency contact sharing
- Service filtering
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Find treatment in the City of Worcester for substance use disorders and mental illness. Find resources for nutrition, shelter, and permanent housing. View information about organizations and sort them by the services they offer, the insurance they accept, when they are open, their distance from you, and their eligibility requirements to find the resource that’s best for you. View upcoming events for food and clothing giveaways, volunteering opportunities, and other city events. Easily refer clients by sharing an agency’s contact information by email or text message. This app was researched and developed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute students in collaboration with the City of Worcester's Department of Health and Human Services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Patient Gateway at 9.3K against Stigma Free Worcester's 9. Patient Gateway also leads on chart position (#206 vs unranked). Stigma Free Worcester's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stigma Free Worcester holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patient Gateway has 9.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Patient Gateway ships an update every 4 months, Stigma Free Worcester every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patient Gateway | Stigma Free Worcester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.3K ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #206 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mass General Brigham, Inc | City of Worcester, Massachusetts |
Customer experience
Patient Gateway
Stigma Free Worcester
Bugs and requests
Patient Gateway
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes upon opening on certain iOS versions
- Unable to update insurance and doctor information
- Messaging feature not working as expected
- Inconsistent display of past visit information
Requested features
5 requests- Integrate Face ID/Touch ID for login
- Add push notifications for important updates
- Improve organization and navigation of app
- Allow patients to view and manage family members' records
- Provide more detailed explanations of test results
Stigma Free Worcester
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Patient Gateway
No in-app purchases
Stigma Free Worcester
No in-app purchases
Questions
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