Comparison

Patient Optimized Pathway vs myPhonak

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

Head to head
About

Patient Optimized Pathway

This interactive tool supports patients throughout their joint surgery journey. It provides education, preparation activities, and monitoring before, during, and after surgery. The app utilizes HealthKit to share activity data with healthcare teams for enhanced care.

Highlights
  • Patient education and information
  • Pre-surgery preparation with daily activities
  • Post-surgery monitoring
  • HealthKit data integration for surgeons
  • Interactive care journey support
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POP - Patient Optimized Pathway APP is an interactive tool for patients undergoing joint surgery through which the surgeon and his multidisciplinary healthcare team can take care of them throughout the entire care journey. The application can support patient education, information, preparation with assigned daily activities and monitoring with patient engagement before, during and after the surgery. This application is not intended to give medical advice or diagnosis and it does not replaces a medical consultation. The app make use of HealthKit to collect patient activity data for pre- and post-surgery monitoring by the surgeon.

About

myPhonak

This app offers enhanced hearing controls and personalization for your hearing aids. Adjust volume, sound settings, and select programs for different situations. It also provides remote support from your hearing care professional and tracks health data like steps and wearing time.

Highlights
  • Remote hearing aid control
  • Personalized sound adjustments
  • Pre-defined listening programs
  • Live remote support
  • Health data tracking (steps, wearing time)
  • Battery level monitoring
  • Cleaning reminders
Currently charting
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The new myPhonak comes with improved functionality and a new design to make your hearing experience as seamless and as tailored to your needs as possible. myPhonak provides you access to enhanced hearing controls and personalization options for your Phonak hearing aid(s) in addition to tracking your health data.* The Remote Control enables you to easily make changes to your hearing aid(s) to suit your personal preferences for various listening situations. You can easily adjust the volume and various hearing aid features (e.g., noise reduction and microphone directionality) or select pre-defined programs according to the different listening situation you are in. Additionally, you can make quick adjustments to the pitch of the sound in the equalizer by using the presets (default, comfort, clarity, softer, etc.) or more personalized adjustments using the sliders (bass, middle, treble). The Remote Support allows you to meet with your hearing care professional through a live video call and have your hearing aids adjusted remotely. (by appointment) Numerous functions are available within the Health section such as Steps* and Wearing time*, including Optional goal setting*, Activity levels*, Heart rate tracking**, Distance walked and ran***. * Available on Paradise Rechargeable, Audéo Fit, Lumity and Infinio devices ** Available on Audéo Fit only ***Available on Audéo Fit , Lumity and Infinio devices Finally, myPhonak allows for configuration of Tap Control, setting up cleaning reminders and provides additional information, such as battery level and status of connected hearing aids and accessories. Hearing aid compatibility: myPhonak is compatible with Phonak hearing aids with Bluetooth® connectivity. myPhonak can be used with: • Phonak Audéo™ E (EON) Sphere • Phonak Audéo™ E (EON) • Phonak CROS E (EON) • Phonak Naída™ L-M • Phonak Virto™ I (Infinio) • Phonak Audéo™ I (Infinio) • Phonak CROS™ I (Infinio) • Phonak Sky™ L (Lumity) • Phonak Naída™ L (Lumity) • Phonak Terra™+ • Phonak CROS™ L (Lumity) • Phonak Audéo Fit™ (Lumity) • Phonak Slim™ L (Lumity) • Phonak Audéo™ L (Lumity) • Phonak Audéo Life™ (Lumity) • Phonak CROS™ P (Paradise) • Phonak Audéo Fit™ (Paradise) • Phonak Audéo Life™ (Paradise) • Phonak Virto™ P-312 (Paradise) • Phonak Naída™ P (Paradise) • Phonak Audéo™ P (Paradise) • Phonak Audéo™ M (Marvel) • Phonak Bolero™ M (Marvel) • Phonak Virto™ M-312 (Marvel) • Phonak Naída™ M-SP (Marvel) • Phonak Naída™ Link M (Marvel) Device compatibility: iPhone 6s and newer running iOS Version 16.0 or newer. Phones with Bluetooth low energy (BT-LE) capability required. If you want to check if your smartphone is compatible, please visit our compatibility checker: https://www.phonak.com/en-int/support/compatibility Please find the Instruction for Use on https://www.phonak.com/en-int/hearing-devices/apps/myphonak. IOS is a trademark of Cisco, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sonova AG is under license. Always seek the advice of a doctor in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. The app is only available in countries where the compatible hearing instruments have received official approval for distribution. myPhonak supports integration with Apple Health when connected to a compatible hearing aid such as Phonak Audéo Fit.

Screenshots

Patient Optimized Pathway4 screens
myPhonak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myPhonak at 31% against Patient Optimized Pathway's 0%. myPhonak also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (124K vs 3). Patient Optimized Pathway's advantage is 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

myPhonak holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myPhonak has 124K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Patient Optimized Pathway's written reviews are positive against 31% of myPhonak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patient Optimized Pathway ships an update every 3 months, myPhonak every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Patient Optimized Pathway versus myPhonak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatient Optimized PathwaymyPhonak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.4 (124K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews31.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3124K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#73 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1616.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB201 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMedactaSonova AG

Customer experience

Patient Optimized Pathway

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

myPhonak

All ratings122,939 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews1,830 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral16.0%
Negative52.9%

Bugs and requests

Patient Optimized Pathway

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myPhonak

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App fails to connect to hearing aids
  • Hearing aid settings randomly reset
  • Bluetooth streaming quality issues
  • Inaccurate battery level indicators

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • More granular EQ controls
  • Ability to set custom default programs
  • Improved battery life reporting

In-app purchases

None

Patient Optimized Pathway

No in-app purchases

None

myPhonak

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patient Optimized Pathway free?
Patient Optimized Pathway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myPhonak free?
myPhonak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patient Optimized Pathway or myPhonak?
myPhonak is rated higher. Patient Optimized Pathway averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while myPhonak averages 4.4 from 124K ratings.
Do Patient Optimized Pathway or myPhonak have ads?
Neither Patient Optimized Pathway nor myPhonak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patient Optimized Pathway or myPhonak?
Patient Optimized Pathway ships an update every 3 months, and myPhonak every 2 months. Most recently, Patient Optimized Pathway was updated on October 8, 2026 and myPhonak on October 24, 2026.

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