Swell Platform vs PatientNow Essentials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swell Platform
This business platform helps companies acquire and retain customers by facilitating communication, understanding customer needs, and generating positive reviews. It aims to streamline customer engagement and enhance overall customer experience.
- Customer acquisition
- Customer retention
- Customer communication
- Understand customer needs
- Generate positive reviews
- Enhance customer experience
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Swell helps companies get more customers, keep more customers, and spend less time doing it. As a business, Swell allows you to communicate with customers, understand their wants and needs, generate positive reviews, and provide an outstanding experience to anyone who engages with you.
PatientNow Essentials
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This app is a companion to your PatientNow Essentials account, which allows you to easily: • View, edit or book appointments right from your phone • Add or remove blocked times • View current client list and add new clients • View daily totals • View inventory and service lists • Check work schedule • View employee contact information The security options in the PatientNow Essentials app are the same as those set up for PatientNow Essentials. Easily adjust your employees' security settings from within the PatientNow Essentials software. PLEASE NOTE: To use this application, you must already be a user of PatientNow Essentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swell Platform at every 3 weeks against PatientNow Essentials's every 7 months. Swell Platform also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swell Platform ships an update every 3 weeks, PatientNow Essentials every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swell Platform | PatientNow Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SocialSwell, Inc | Patient Now Inc |
In-app purchases
Swell Platform
No in-app purchases
PatientNow Essentials
No in-app purchases
Questions
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