Comparison

Patient Billing vs DocComs

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

Head to head
About

Patient Billing

Access up-to-date reports on your medical practice and securely transmit data. This app is exclusively for existing customers of the service.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date practice reports
  • Secure data transmission
  • Customer-exclusive access
  • Innovative new app
Features
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This is a new innovative app, giving up-to-date reports on your practice from Patient Billing as well as allowing secure transmission of data between us. This is a Patient Billing customer only app.

About

DocComs

A secure and compliant communication platform for healthcare professionals. Facilitates efficient team messaging, patient-centric chat, and digital task management, replacing less secure methods like WhatsApp for clinical discussions and data sharing.

Highlights
  • Patient-centric chat
  • Organizational directory
  • Digital handovers
  • Clinical task management
  • Secure patient media sharing
  • EPR integration (contact for details)
Features
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Say goodbye to WhatsApp for patient communications in healthcare. DocComs is a free app built from the ground-up by clinicians, for clinicians, to enable all medical professionals to communicate efficiently with complete peace of mind. DocComs is fully compliant with UK Information Governance, NHS Digital, NHS Patient Data Sharing Standards and is UK Cyber Essentials certified. With simple and intuitive design, onboard your team or entire organisation seamlessly to search anyone by their role and instantly message them with patient-centric chat. Keep up to date with all your patients through real-time lists and become a ‘bleep-free’ hospital with digital handovers and smart clinical task management. Breaking down barriers to communications, securely discuss cases and share patient media with colleagues across the world, whilst separating your clinical and personal digital lives. Why DocComs?: - No more data silos through clinical messaging on WhatsApp. DocComs can integrate with your organisations’ EPR – contact us at info@doccoms.co.uk to learn more. - Create a complete organisational directory with awareness of staff roles and without sharing personal contact details. - ‘Do Not Disturb’ when off-shift to finally have a work-life balance (Coming Soon) - Avoid patient sensitive data from backing up to your personal device and Cloud. - A complete clinical workflow tool underpinned by familiar chat, for everything from patient discussions and lists, to delegation and tracking of clinical tasks. "DocComs me." The simple, secure and fast way to elevate patient care.

Screenshots

Patient Billing3 screens
DocComs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DocComs at every 5 days against Patient Billing's every 5 weeks. DocComs also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patient Billing ships an update every 5 weeks, DocComs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Patient Billing versus DocComs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatient BillingDocComs
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB94 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPatient Billing LimitedRMJ Clinical Solutions ltd

Customer experience

Patient Billing

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DocComs

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

In-app purchases

None

Patient Billing

No in-app purchases

None

DocComs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patient Billing free?
Patient Billing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DocComs free?
DocComs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patient Billing or DocComs have ads?
Neither Patient Billing nor DocComs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patient Billing or DocComs?
Patient Billing ships an update every 5 weeks, and DocComs every 5 days. Most recently, Patient Billing was updated on June 1, 2026 and DocComs on September 16, 2026.

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