TBC Now vs Ingles Rx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TBC Now
Easily find and schedule appointments at donation centers and mobile blood drives. Donors can access their account to view donation history, eligibility, and vital signs.
- Schedule donation appointments
- Find donation centers
- Locate mobile blood drives
- Access donor account
- View donation history
- Check eligibility
- See vital signs
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The Blood Connection (TBC) service areas include South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Anyone can use our app to easily find and schedule appointments at The Blood Connection donation centers and mobile blood drives. TBC blood donors may access their donor account to see blood type, blood pressure, hemoglobin and pulse taken at the time of donation, donation history, and eligibility to donate. TBC accepts volunteer blood donors at age 16 (with signed parental consent) and older. Blood drives are held regularly throughout Upstate South Carolina, Western North Carolina, Raleigh/Triangle Area of North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. Donation centers are located in Greenville, Spartanburg, Easley, Oconee, and Greenwood South Carolina; Hendersonville, Asheville and Raleigh North Carolina. TBC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit licensed by the FDA.
Ingles Rx
Manage your family's prescriptions with ease. Refill medications, view prescription details, and receive timely reminders for pick-up or to take your medicine. Transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies and find nearby locations.
- Prescription refills
- View prescription details
- Refill reminders
- Medication reminders
- Transfer prescriptions
- Find nearby pharmacies
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Enjoy the convenience of the Ingles Rx App! Refill you and your family's prescriptions View all your prescriptions in a list along with a prescription number, dosage, fills left, and expiration. You can also quickly type the prescription number to order a refill instantly. Reminders Get reminders when your prescriptions are ready to be refilled. Get notified as soon as scripts are ready to be picked up. Send yourself reminders to take your medications. Transfer Prescriptions from other Pharmacies Have a prescription at a pharmacy other than Ingles? No problem, transfer them here. And more... View your prescribing doctors, search for nearby pharmacies, manage your pharmacy preferences, and more! *If you need any assistance using the app, please call our customer support team at (888) 210-3829 or email ingles@mscripts.com*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ingles Rx at 68% against TBC Now's 14%. Ingles Rx also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (395 vs 120). 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.
Ingles Rx holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 395 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TBC Now's written reviews are positive against 68% of Ingles Rx's.
TBC Now ships an update every 5 months, Ingles Rx every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TBC Now | Ingles Rx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (120 ratings) | 4.6 (395 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 | 395 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Blood Connection | Ingles Markets, Incorporated |
Customer experience
TBC Now
Ingles Rx
Bugs and requests
TBC Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ingles Rx
Reported bugs
8 issues- Prescriptions not removed after pickup
- Refill dates inaccurate
- Unable to connect/log on
- App freezes after sign out
- Cannot log into the app
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- Reminders function does not work
- App won't load up
- Technical difficulties when refilling
Requested features
4 requests- Link to medication descriptions
- Shopping app for the store
- Update insurance information
- Message pharmacy with updates/questions
In-app purchases
TBC Now
No in-app purchases
Ingles Rx
No in-app purchases
