Comparison

SwiftDoc vs Persona Beacon

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

Head to head
About

SwiftDoc

Access medical consultations via video call from your smartphone or tablet. Book appointments for GPs and specialists, receive prescriptions, referrals, and medical certificates instantly. Avoid waiting rooms and time off work with convenient, confidential healthcare.

Highlights
  • Video consultations with doctors
  • GP and specialist appointments
  • Instant prescription delivery
  • Referrals for tests and specialists
  • Medical certificates for work
  • Confidential medical records
Features
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SwiftDoc allows you to see a doctor using video calling on your phone. All you have to do is book an appointment and we will do the rest! SwiftDoc was established to manage the growing demand for convenient GP, Specialist services. We provide comprehensive high quality care for patients by offering the convenience of video consultations on your smartphone or tablet. We offer appointments during the normal working day and also offer extended out-of-hours appointments. Patients avoid taking time off work and sitting in waiting rooms to see a doctor. We call you at your requested time so there are no delays. You can see a specialist or a GP without leaving your home. SwiftDoc makes consulting a doctor easy, convenient and safe. Medical records are confidential and only accessible by you and the doctor. -We send prescriptions to your local pharmacy instantly. -We order blood tests and imaging referrals for you when required. -We refer you to specialists when required. -We can provide information to your regular GP. We email referrals for x-rays/ CT/ MRI/ ultrasounds/ blood tests to you directly. We also email specialist referrals to you- so you are in control. We email prescriptions to your local pharmacy and we email medical certificates for work absence to you. All of this is done instantly. We also deal with workcover cases. All blood tests and imaging results are sent back to SwiftDoc electronically, as are letters from specialists. We can also complete forms for you where you need a doctor to sign and you can upload your health summary to us. We can take over your GP care, offer second opinions, deal with last minute travel vaccinations and repeat prescriptions safely and effectively. SwiftDoc strives for excellence in modern healthcare. We provide a safe, convenient way to see a doctor when you need to. Our service is run with the Patient's needs as our main focus. Dr Richard McMahon MBBS BSc (hons) MRCS MRCGP FRACGP SwiftDoc

About

Persona Beacon

This app connects consumer health devices to healthcare professionals for remote monitoring programs. Participants receive an invitation code to configure the app and sync measurements from connected devices directly to their care team.

Highlights
  • Integrate consumer health device data
  • Remote patient monitoring
  • Automatic measurement syncing
  • Healthcare professional dashboard
  • Invitation code configuration
Features
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Persona Beacon is the app front-end for our persona cloud platform that allows participants to integrate data taken from consumer health devices at home to healthcare professionals running a remote monitoring program. In order to use the app, you must first be invited to participate in a remote monitoring program and will be sent a code which is used to configure the application for your participation. From there, simply connect devices (e.g. iHealth) and take measurements and the results will be automatically sent to healthcare professionals running the remote monitoring program.

Screenshots

SwiftDoc4 screens
Persona Beacon4 screens

Verdict

The call

SwiftDoc and Persona Beacon are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SwiftDoc versus Persona Beacon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftDocPersona Beacon
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews57.1% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSwiftdoc Pty Ltdpersona informatics

In-app purchases

None

SwiftDoc

No in-app purchases

None

Persona Beacon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwiftDoc free?
SwiftDoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Persona Beacon free?
Persona Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwiftDoc or Persona Beacon have ads?
Neither SwiftDoc nor Persona Beacon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwiftDoc or Persona Beacon?
SwiftDoc ships an update every 2 months, and Persona Beacon every 2 months. Most recently, SwiftDoc was updated on October 24, 2026 and Persona Beacon on October 30, 2026.

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