Columbia Protocol vs Timely Provider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columbia Protocol
This application provides a standardized tool for assessing suicide risk through a series of questions. It is designed for widespread use to aid in suicide prevention, offering guidance for low or moderate risk responses.
- Suicide risk assessment
- Evidence-supported tool
- Simple question series
- Global usability
- Mental health referral guidance
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The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the most evidence-supported tool of its kind, is a simple series of questions that anyone can use anywhere in the world to help prevent suicide. Disclaimer: If you are high risk, a further evaluation is indicated. For Low or Moderate answers, a mental health referral may be helpful or is provided. Thank you to the sponsors that helped make this a possibility: Blair County Department of Social Services Community Care Behavioral Health UPMC Healthy Blair County Coalition UPMC Altoona Foundation
Timely Provider
This application helps healthcare providers streamline their workflow by integrating their professional lives with their personal schedules. It offers a flexible and innovative mobile-first approach to managing appointments and tasks.
- Mobile-first design
- Workflow integration
- Lifestyle flexibility
- Innovation in healthcare
- Provider-focused tools
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TimelyProvider is the industry-leading mobile first application that combines flexibility and innovation to our health care providers. Easily integrate your workflow with your lifestyle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Columbia Protocol at 50% against Timely Provider's 0%. Columbia Protocol also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Columbia Protocol holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Columbia Protocol's written reviews are positive against 0% of Timely Provider's.
Columbia Protocol ships an update every 6 weeks, Timely Provider monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Columbia Protocol | Timely Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) — better | 3.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PSS Chute Software | Timely Telehealth, LLC |
Customer experience
Columbia Protocol
Timely Provider
In-app purchases
Columbia Protocol
No in-app purchases
Timely Provider
No in-app purchases
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