Bestmed vs Netcare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bestmed
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The official mobile App for Bestmed Medical Scheme. This free app – specifically developed for Bestmed members – brings you convenient and easy access to your personal healthcare benefits and records. This includes information regarding but not limited to: • Membership policy Information • Personal statements • Correspondence with Bestmed • Your personal benefits • Key contact information • Savings balances • Tempo Wellness Programme It also provides you as a member with a range of useful and interactive tools that are consistently advancing. Info Feed: A list of all recent interactions between yourself and Bestmed. Including records of interactions with contact centre agents, recent statements, claims and pre-authorisations. Benefits & Savings: Easy to read information regarding your benefit and savings balances that are accessible to view in real-time. Policy Information: Information regarding your personal policy as well as the Scheme rules. Network Healthcare Provider Search: Using GPS location you are able to find family practitioners or specialists close to you. You are also able to search by area. Submit Claims: Capture invoices and receipts using your phone’s camera or upload them directly from your device storage, and submit them to Bestmed for seamless processing Savings refunds: Do you have a positive savings balance? You can process your own refunds of any claim shortfalls from your savings. Validated refunds will be automatically paid at our next payment run. Tempo Wellness Programme: You need a partner in our journey to emotional wellbeing, and this is the role that the Bestmed Tempo programme (and the team behind it) aims to fulfil. This Bestmed app is powered by the Holistic Insurance Platform Mobile Solution developed by 2Cana Solutions. www.bestmed.co.za www.healthip.co.za www.2cana.com
Netcare
Instantly connect to emergency medical services with geolocation. Schedule appointments with various healthcare professionals, conduct virtual consultations, and manage hospital pre-admissions. Access your health records and purchase essential healthcare products.
- Emergency geolocation
- Appointment booking
- Virtual consultations
- Hospital pre-admissions
- Health record access
- Healthcare product purchases
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Link to Netcare 911 to instantly geolocate you in a medical emergency. Get appointments easily with specialists, GPs and dentists, as well as virtual consultations. Do hospital pre-admissions. Access your health records. Purchase healthcare products such as gap cover.
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Verdict
Bestmed and Netcare are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Bestmed ships an update every 3 months, Netcare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bestmed | Netcare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bestmed Medical Scheme | Netcare Limited |
In-app purchases
Bestmed
No in-app purchases
Netcare
No in-app purchases
