AHRQuestionBuilder vs patientLynk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AHRQuestionBuilder
This app helps patients prepare for medical appointments by organizing visit details, symptoms, and questions. It allows customization of queries and saves time for both patients and healthcare providers. Users can also add appointments to their calendar and email details.
- Organize appointment details
- Customize questions for doctors
- Describe symptoms and concerns
- Add appointments to e-calendar
- Email appointment details
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The Question Builder helps patients prepare for medical visits so they get the most from their appointments. Users enter details such as date, healthcare provider, and reason for the visit. Next, they can choose or customize questions they want to ask at their appointment. Users are prompted to describe their symptoms and concerns in ways that will save time for both themselves and their medical providers. Users can add appointment information to their e-calendar and send details to their personal email account. For more information about Question Builder, please visit https://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/ask-your-doctor/index.html
patientLynk
Access your health records and lab results instantly. Find doctors in your network via an interactive map, and access insurance forms and coverage information from your smartphone. Keep your health information private and secure.
- Access health records and lab results
- Upload health records
- Find in-network doctors on interactive map
- Access insurance forms and coverage
- Secure and private health cloud
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PatientLynk app powered by Abartys Health gives you access to your health records and lab results, as available in the PatientLynk portal. It allows you to upload your health records on-the-go, find doctors in your network through an interactive real-time map, find important forms and information from your insurance carrier and stay up-to-date with your health. PatientLynk Features Get access to your lab results and health records instantly. Trusted healthcare cloud. Keeps your information private and secure — digitize your own health records for future use. Find doctors in your area with your insurer’s real-time and interactive doctor directory when you’re on the go. Easy-to-use application with a simple design. Access insurance forms and coverage information from the convenience of your smart phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: patientLynk at 5.0 against AHRQuestionBuilder's 4.0. patientLynk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). AHRQuestionBuilder's advantage is update cadence (every 13 months vs every 40 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
patientLynk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of AHRQuestionBuilder's written reviews are positive against 100% of patientLynk's.
AHRQuestionBuilder ships an update every 13 months, patientLynk every 40 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | AHRQuestionBuilder | patientLynk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AHRQ | Abartys Health LLC |
Customer experience
AHRQuestionBuilder
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In-app purchases
AHRQuestionBuilder
No in-app purchases
patientLynk
No in-app purchases
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