Comparison

ProviderHub vs Curbside Consultant

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

Head to head
About

ProviderHub

Access patient medical records 24/7, including labs, medications, and allergies. Create notes and sign orders efficiently from any location. Manage patient rounding lists and document visits on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • 24/7 patient medical record access
  • Review labs, medications, and allergies
  • Create notes and sign orders
  • Filter patient rounding lists
  • Document patient visits on-the-go
Features
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The ProviderHub addresses the needs of physicians and advanced practice providers. With easy, 24-7 access to your Fresenius Medical Care patients’ medical record you can review labs, medications, allergies, create notes and sign orders whether you’re in a clinic, hospital, your office, or on-the-go. - Easily filter and view patient rounding lists by location, shift or notes completed that day. - Quickly review and sign all your orders from Fresenius Medical Care clinics in one place. - Document patient visits from your phone or tablet with complete control over when you start, update or complete your note. Compatible with iPhone and iPad running iOS 11+.

About

Curbside Consultant

Provides instant medical suggestions for common conditions based on clinical input. Access programs written by physicians for evaluation and management, updated regularly to simplify daily practice.

Highlights
  • Instant medical suggestions
  • Physician-written programs
  • Based on national guidelines
  • Covers common medical problems
  • Regular program updates
  • Simplifies clinical practice
Features
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The CurbsideConsultant APP provides direct access to programs written by experienced academic physicians based on national guidelines, current literature, and clinical experiences for instant suggestions on the evaluation and/or management of common medical problems based on users’ clinical input: Examples of programs that provide clinicians with instant answers include the management of atrial fibrillation (rate control, anticoagulation, cardioversion, antiarrhythmics), Acid base disorders (interpretations adjusted for arterial and venous blood gases, albumin levels, complete differential diagnoses provided), Calculations for corrections of hypo- and hypernatremia (based on complete input and output, volume status), Cardiac stress test selection (based on baseline ECG findings and clinical history), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (acute and chronic management), Pleural effusion (complete suggestions for initial evaluation based on fluid appearance and clinical history), Evaluation of Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Kidney stones, management of Diabetic gastroparesis, Ascites, Anemia, evaluation of Kidney injury (routine and in liver patients), evaluation and management of Hypertension (based on clinical history, medication tolerance, etc), management of Diabetes mellitus, Thyroid nodule, Adrenal incidentaloma, Dyslipidemia, Renal tubular acidosis, and many more. Programs will be updated and uploaded on a regular basis. We strive to continuously provide new programs and perfect published programs to simplify your daily clinical practice. -- Pham Thi Phuong-Chi, MD, FASN.

Screenshots

ProviderHub3 screens
Curbside Consultant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curbside Consultant at 5.0 against ProviderHub's 3.5. ProviderHub's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 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

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

Curbside Consultant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProviderHub has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProviderHub ships an update every 2 months, Curbside Consultant monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ProviderHub versus Curbside Consultant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProviderHubCurbside Consultant
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (30 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFresenius Medical Care North AmericaChi Pham

Customer experience

ProviderHub

All ratings31 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral12.9%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Curbside Consultant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ProviderHub

No in-app purchases

None

Curbside Consultant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProviderHub free?
ProviderHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curbside Consultant free?
Curbside Consultant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ProviderHub or Curbside Consultant?
Curbside Consultant is rated higher. ProviderHub averages 3.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Curbside Consultant averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ProviderHub or Curbside Consultant have ads?
Neither ProviderHub nor Curbside Consultant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProviderHub or Curbside Consultant?
ProviderHub ships an update every 2 months, and Curbside Consultant monthly. Most recently, ProviderHub was updated on October 29, 2026 and Curbside Consultant on October 29, 2026.

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