Comparison

PatientNow vs Insights Plus

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

Head to head
About

PatientNow

This system helps aesthetic and plastic surgery practices streamline operations by going paperless. It offers automated patient communication, secure access to charts, and efficient encounter note management to enhance patient service.

Highlights
  • Paperless operations
  • Automated patient communication
  • Secure patient chart access
  • HIPAA compliant data storage
  • Automated follow-up processes
  • Digital encounter notes
Features
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PatientNow is an automated system that can help your aesthetic or plastic surgery practice go paperless, provide you with the tools necessary to run an efficient business, and an automated follow-up process that will free up staff from manual tasking enabling them to provide more patient service. Our automated workflow will complement your practice and help you provide an Exceptional Patient Experience. - Complete patient communication including scheduling, text, and phone call - Full access to patients chart to view and create new records - Completely secure, no practice or PHI is stored on the device, all communication is encrypted and saved to a HIPAA Compliant Amazon environment. - Review and complete encounter notes and documents Requires iOS 13 or higher Compatible with PatientNOW ver. 7.0.194 and higher

About

Insights Plus

This app allows medical professionals to request patient feedback via text or email. It provides doctors with graphical reports on staff performance, procedure outcomes, and peer comparisons. Patients can respond from any device without needing to download anything.

Highlights
  • Request patient feedback via text/email
  • Graphical staff performance reports
  • Monitor procedure outcomes
  • Benchmarking and peer comparison
  • Patient input from any device
Features
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Doctors and their staff may download the iCheckup Insights App to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod to enhance interaction with their patients. Insights enables doctors to request feedback from their patients via a text message or email request. There is nothing for patients to download or install, and patients may use any type of device to enter their input. Doctors may view graphical reports about how their staff is performing, monitor procedure outcomes, receive benchmarking reports, and even compare their results with their peers.

Screenshots

PatientNow4 screens
Insights Plus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Insights Plus at 5.0 against PatientNow's 3.3. PatientNow's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Insights Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PatientNow has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatientNow ships an update every 5 weeks, Insights Plus every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PatientNow versus Insights Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatientNowInsights Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB89 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPatient Now IncFantastic Companies, LLC

Customer experience

PatientNow

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Insights Plus

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

In-app purchases

None

PatientNow

No in-app purchases

None

Insights Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatientNow free?
PatientNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insights Plus free?
Insights Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PatientNow or Insights Plus?
Insights Plus is rated higher. PatientNow averages 3.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Insights Plus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PatientNow or Insights Plus have ads?
Neither PatientNow nor Insights Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatientNow or Insights Plus?
PatientNow ships an update every 5 weeks, and Insights Plus every 25 months. Most recently, PatientNow was updated on October 14, 2026 and Insights Plus on October 12, 2026.

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