Comparison

PatienTrials vs LookUpTrials

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

Head to head
About

PatienTrials

This platform facilitates virtual clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies and clinicians, enhancing efficiency and patient adherence. It leverages instant messaging, HealthKit, AI, and bots to capture high-quality patient data and monitor for adverse events, reducing study risk and development costs.

Highlights
  • Virtual clinical trial management
  • HIPAA & GDPR compliant platform
  • Patient adherence improvement
  • AI-powered adverse event monitoring
  • High-quality patient-generated data
  • Instant messaging integration
Features
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PatienTrials helps pharma companies and clinicians run global clinical trials virtually, more efficiently in a closed community setting over HIPAA & GDPR compliant collaboration platform. PatienTrials aims to improve patient adherence by empowering participants with information on the progress of treatment at their fingertips in a community setting, that promotes self-care. PatienTrials captures high-quality patient generated data through solutions based on instant messaging, HealthKit, AI and bots, is poised to make a positive impact on drug development. Monitored by proprietary AI agent for adverse events, PatienTrials reduces study risk and lowers development costs. Founded in 2016, PatienTrials is the first company to bring clinical trials on to a HIPAA & GDPR compliant instant messaging platform.

About

LookUpTrials

This platform provides a directory of clinical trials for various cancers and cellular therapies. Users can learn about trials, engage with the community, and make informed decisions. It fosters connection among users sharing their experiences.

Highlights
  • Clinical trial directory
  • Cancer-specific trials
  • Community forum
  • User experience sharing
  • Informed decision-making
Features
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LookUpTrials® is a knowledge platform that helps us learn, engage, and make smarter decisions about clinical trials.  Share your expreience and connect with the LookUpTrials community! Currently we have a trial directory related to breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, liver cancer, gall bladder cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, urothelial cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, sarcoma, head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, thyroid cancer, salivary gland cancer, skin cancer, melanoma, glioblastoma, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodyplastic syndrome, and cellular therapies.

Screenshots

PatienTrials4 screens
LookUpTrials3 screens

Verdict

The call

PatienTrials and LookUpTrials are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PatienTrials against 5.0 for LookUpTrials. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatienTrials ships an update every 6 weeks, LookUpTrials every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PatienTrials versus LookUpTrials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatienTrialsLookUpTrials
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB127 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPatienTrials IncTeamX Health

Customer experience

PatienTrials

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LookUpTrials

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

In-app purchases

None

PatienTrials

No in-app purchases

None

LookUpTrials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatienTrials free?
PatienTrials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LookUpTrials free?
LookUpTrials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PatienTrials or LookUpTrials?
PatienTrials and LookUpTrials are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PatienTrials or LookUpTrials have ads?
Neither PatienTrials nor LookUpTrials shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatienTrials or LookUpTrials?
PatienTrials ships an update every 6 weeks, and LookUpTrials every 5 weeks. Most recently, PatienTrials was updated on June 24, 2026 and LookUpTrials on June 1, 2026.

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