PatMed vs TK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatMed
Securely access and manage your health records, including blood values and new entries. All communication with your doctor's office is end-to-end encrypted for your privacy. Requires a medical practice connection.
- Secure health data access
- Add new health entries
- End-to-end encrypted communication
- View current blood values
- Requires doctor's office connection
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PatMed provides you with the easy way to access your health data securely at any time and to add new entries, such as current blood values. Any communication between PatMed and your doctor's office is encrypted end-to-end - no one but you and your practice will gain insight into your private information. Attention: The app can only be used in conjunction with medical practices who have already set up a connection to PatMed. Please consult your doctor's office. Terms of Use: https://www.patmed.de/nutzungsbedingungen Privacy Policy: https://www.patmed.de/datenschutz
TK
Access medical consultations, advice, and appointment scheduling all in one place. Get quick information on symptoms, lab results, and medical abbreviations. Find doctors and receive expert dental advice.
- Video consultations with doctors
- 24/7 medical advice via chat or phone
- Appointment scheduling
- Symptom checker
- Lab value checker
- ICD code search
- Dental prosthesis advice
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Discover the TK-Doc app - keep your health under control! Medical questions, video consultations, lab results, or doctor's appointments - all quickly and in one app. The TK-Doc app offers you: • Video consultations with doctors: Take advantage of video consultations for adults and children. Whether it's a diagnosis, therapy recommendation, or issuing prescriptions, you can do everything from the comfort of your own home. • Medical advice around the clock: Ask your questions in live chat and share documents directly with the consulting doctors. Or speak to a specialist by phone. All this is available at any time, 365 days a year. • Appointment scheduling: Looking for a doctor's appointment? The TK appointment service and 116117 appointment scheduling can help! We enable you to make appointments with doctors and specialists in your area – for routine examinations as well as specialist practices. • Symptom checker: Get quick and easy information about your symptoms. Simply answer a few questions and the symptom checker will generate a list of possible diagnoses to help you better assess your symptoms. • Lab value checker: Check your lab values yourself! Find out what abnormal values mean, what potential illnesses they may indicate, and what measures you can take. • ICD search: Understand medical abbreviations in no time. Our ICD search explains the meaning of codes and shows the corresponding diagnoses. • Expert advice on dental prostheses: Get valuable advice from experienced dentists on your treatment and cost plan free of charge. Get answers to your questions and choose the best therapy for you. • TK doctor guide: Looking for the right doctor? Use our TK doctor guide to find the right experts quickly and easily. We are constantly developing the TK-Doc app. Share your ideas and suggestions at gesundheitsapps@tk.de – we look forward to your feedback! Thank you for your support! Requirements: • TK customer • iOS 18 or higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TK at 81% against PatMed's 36%. TK also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). PatMed's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PatMed ships an update every 3 months, TK every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | PatMed | TK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | T2Med GmbH & Co KG | Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) |
Customer experience
PatMed
TK
In-app purchases
PatMed
No in-app purchases
TK
No in-app purchases








