Comparison

HA Go vs PillPal

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

Head to head
About

HA Go

This app consolidates multiple hospital services into a single platform, allowing patients to manage appointments, book clinic visits, pay bills, and access rehabilitation programs. It also provides medication and health measurement tracking, with integration for some health data from Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Manage appointments and attendance records
  • Book specialist outpatient clinic appointments
  • Pay hospital fees and view bills
  • Access rehabilitation exercise programs
  • View medication dispensing records and drug information
  • Track personal health measurements
  • Integrates with Apple Health App
Features
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"HA Go" is a new one-stop app developed by the Hospital Authority (HA) integrating several HA apps with new useful features and functions. HA Go facilitates patients to manage healthcare more effectively at their fingertips. The following examples are features now covered by "HA Go" : • My Appointments Patient can review upcoming appointments and attendance records in the past one year. • BookHA (Book Specialist Outpatient Clinic) HA Go provides a platform for the public to submit application for Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOPC) new case appointment. It covers the specialties of Anaesthesiology (Pain Clinic), Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Oncology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Eye, Gynaecology, Medicine, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Paediatrics, and Surgery. • Pay HA HA Go provides another platform for patients to pay fees and charges. The mobile application would also provide the information of bills. This platform would also offer other payment options, including "Scan and Pay" and "Barcode for convenience stores". • Rehab Patient on rehabilitation programme can follow instruction and carry out exercises prescribed and designed by therapists anywhere anytime at home or in community at their own choice. Programme is available in form of multimedia materials including videos and games. • Medication This platform helps patients find their dispensing records, drug information and allergy records. • My Measurement This platform helps patients manage their self-measurement records. Patients can input up to ten types of health data manually. The health data includes body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, pulse, blood glucose, body temperature, dizziness scale, pain scale, peritoneal dialysis, and uterine contraction timer. The My Measurement feature in the MyHealth module integrates with the Apple Health App. It can read five types of health data, including blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, body weight, and body temperature, from Apple Health App and import them as health records at My Measurement. Patients can choose which kinds of data to retrieve: - Blood Pressure - Heart Rate - Blood Glucose - Body Weight - Body Temperature Patients can change the permission at anytime at their device settings. My Measurement shows the inputted data in history view and charts view, helping patients trace their health trends. The health data is used to help patients manage their own health. All health data or information inputted by or provided by patients shall be for the patients’ own reference and record only. Such data is not intended for clinical use, and Hospital Authority assumes no responsibility to provide any medical diagnosis or treatment based on the data inputted by patient. The inputted measurement data is securely stored in the Hospital Authority Database for two years for review and editing. The health data will not be sent to any third party and will never be used for advertisement purposes. • My Health Info Patients can receive the health information and instructions prescribed by health care professionals in the form of e-pamphlets, videos, or soundtracks via this platform. The soundtrack player has repetition control, and the soundtracks can be played inside the app or in the background. The health information on this platform is provided by the Hospital Authority. More new features in HA Go will be available in the near future. "HA Go" is available in Chinese and English.

About

PillPal

Features
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PillPal:MedTracker helps you and your household take the right medicine on time — privately, on your device. • Smart reminders for doses so you never miss a pill • Clinic Visit Pack — an on-device bilingual summary for clinic visits (nothing uploaded) • Medical Card — keep allergies, conditions, and emergency contacts for reference • Household members — track meds for family on one phone • Elder Mode (樂齡) — larger, simpler Today for older adults • Mood, blood pressure, and heart rate logs with history Local-first and privacy-respecting: we do not collect your data; it stays on your device. PillPal is a personal tracker, not medical advice — always follow your clinician’s instructions.

Screenshots

HA Go4 screens
PillPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PillPal at every 2 days against HA Go's monthly. HA Go's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

HA Go ships an update monthly, PillPal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HA Go versus PillPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA GoPillPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHospital AuthorityBoris Mak

In-app purchases

None

HA Go

No in-app purchases

None

PillPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HA Go free?
HA Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PillPal free?
PillPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HA Go or PillPal have ads?
Neither HA Go nor PillPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA Go or PillPal?
HA Go ships an update monthly, and PillPal every 2 days. Most recently, HA Go was updated on November 7, 2026 and PillPal on October 31, 2026.

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