mobileRx vs Physicians East
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mobileRx
Easily manage your prescription refills and medication schedule. Communicate directly with your local pharmacy, view your prescription history, and set reminders to take your medicine. Get directions to the store for a seamless medication management experience.
- Prescription refills
- Medication reminders
- Prescription history
- Direct pharmacy communication
- Store directions
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Make prescription refills and reminders easier. Communicate directly with your community pharmacy to quickly submit refills, see your prescription history, set reminders to take your medication, and even launch directions to the store. Let mobileRx ease the task of managing your medication regimen. Please note this app does not work with all pharmacies, so please check with yours to see if they use this app.
Physicians East
This app allows patients to securely connect with their healthcare provider to manage appointments, request prescription refills, and pay bills. It also integrates with Apple HealthKit to share health data. An invitation or login from Physicians East is required to use the service.
- Connect with healthcare provider
- View and request appointments
- Request prescription refills
- Pay bills
- Securely share health data
- Integrate with Apple HealthKit
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The Physicians East Patient Portal app connects you, the patient, with your healthcare provider and helps you conveniently manage your healthcare. With the Physicians East Patient Portal app, you can: • Connect with your healthcare provider • View Profile • Receive alerts • View and request appointments • Request prescription refills • Pay bills • Share data securely and in real time with healthcare provider • Integrate with Apple HealthKit to retrieve daily exercise logs, sleep patterns and health data To use the Physicians East Patient Portal App, you will need an invitation or login from Physicians East. Please contact us at (252) 413-6281 for assistance with login or support for the app. Please seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mobileRx at 1.6 against Physicians East's 1.3. mobileRx also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (170 vs 16). On price, review sentiment, 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.
mobileRx holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mobileRx has 170 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of mobileRx's written reviews are positive against 0% of Physicians East's.
mobileRx ships an update every 3 weeks, Physicians East every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mobileRx | Physicians East |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (170 ratings) — better | 1.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RedSail Technologies, LLC | Medical Office Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
mobileRx
Physicians East
Bugs and requests
mobileRx
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to verify identity or enter birth date
- Prescription refill requests failing to submit
- App unable to locate user's pharmacy
- Repeated login failures and account issues
Requested features
4 requests- Improved customer support and communication channels
- Streamlined account creation and login process
- Enhanced prescription management features
- Better compatibility with latest mobile devices
Physicians East
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mobileRx
No in-app purchases
Physicians East
No in-app purchases
