BSW Virtual vs NormanMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BSW Virtual
Connect with patients through secure video consultations. View your schedule, access patient information, and conduct full video visits. Designed for physicians to offer reliable virtual care.
- Secure video consultations
- View daily patient schedule
- Access patient reference info
- Conduct end-to-end video visits
- Reliable virtual care
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Connect simply and reliably with patients over video. As a BSWH physician within the app, you can: - View your daily schedule of patients with video visits. - Access basic reference information for video patient encounters. - Conduct an end-to-end video visit with a patient.
NormanMD
Access on-demand virtual urgent care 24/7/365 from anywhere in Texas. Communicate with local, board-certified doctors and clinicians via messaging, audio, or video chat, and share images for diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses. Your primary care physician will be kept updated on your visits.
- 24/7/365 virtual urgent care
- Messaging, audio, and video chat
- Image sharing for diagnosis
- Prescription services
- Primary care physician updates
- Pediatric and adult medicine providers
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24/7/365 On-demand virtual urgent care at your fingertips Get on-demand urgent care right away from anywhere in Texas via messaging, audio or video chat, and image sharing. The NormanMD app allows you to quickly communicate with adult medicine and pediatric doctors or advanced practice clinicians (APCs) 24/7/365 about your immediate medical concerns. All of our providers are local and part of our communities in Central Texas. Our experienced, board-certified adult medicine and pediatric providers can: • answer your medical questions • diagnose minor illnesses • treat common ailments • prescribe medications as needed • direct you to the most appropriate place to address your healthcare needs Instant Message Want to know if there is an over-the-counter medication you can take? Not sure if you need an office visit? Start with a direct message and get an answer from our provider in minutes. Attach Photos Need to show the provider an image of the rash on your skin or the redness in your eye? Not sure if your cut needs stitches? Snap a photo on your smart phone and attach it securely to a message. Voice and Video Chat Visits can be transitioned to a voice or video call at any time. Your relationship with your primary care physician (PCP) is important to us. We will keep your PCP updated by sharing your visit summary with them after each encounter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BSW Virtual at 100% against NormanMD's 50%. BSW Virtual also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
BSW Virtual holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BSW Virtual's written reviews are positive against 50% of NormanMD's.
BSW Virtual ships an update every 3 weeks, NormanMD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BSW Virtual | NormanMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Baylor Scott and White Holdings | Austin Regional Clinic, P.A. |
Customer experience
BSW Virtual
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In-app purchases
BSW Virtual
No in-app purchases
NormanMD
No in-app purchases
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