Amwell Private Practice vs BCBSKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amwell Private Practice
Connect with your healthcare provider remotely for secure and confidential virtual appointments. Easily join scheduled video visits and optionally share health data from Apple Health for more accurate diagnoses.
- Virtual healthcare appointments
- Secure and confidential video visits
- HIPAA compliant
- Optional Apple Health data sharing
- Easy appointment joining
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Meet with your healthcare provider -anytime, anywhere – with Amwell Private Practice. AMWELL PRIVATE PRACTICE IS EASY AS 1-2-3 1. Receive an email from your clinician with appointment details 2. Download the app and get ready for your visit 3. Meet with your provider 100% SECURE & CONFIDENTIAL We take your privacy very seriously. Your visit with your doctor is confidential and HIPAA compliant. QUESTIONS? To learn more or get your questions answered, please reach out to us! • Email: support@amwell.com If you are an Apple Health user you will have the option to share important health information with your provider during your video visit. Sharing Apple Health data is optional but allows the provider to see heart rate, weight, and other health information to help them make a more accurate diagnosis.
BCBSKS
Access your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas health plan details. View claims, find in-network doctors and hospitals, compare quality ratings, and manage your account information.
- Check claims
- Find doctors and hospitals
- Compare quality ratings
- Pay bills
- Virtual ID card
- View plan balances
- See covered services
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Kansas Blue Cross members: You can use our app to log in, find a doctor and see your account info. With convenient access to your health plan details, you’re more informed when you need care. If you’re a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas member, you can: • Check claims • Find doctors and hospitals in your network • Compare quality ratings for doctors and procedure costs • Pay your bill (for users with non-employer coverage) • Have your virtual ID card handy • Contact customer support • View your deductible and other plan balances • See what services your plan covers
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Verdict
Amwell Private Practice and BCBSKS both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Amwell Private Practice's written reviews are positive against 50% of BCBSKS's. Amwell Private Practice also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). BCBSKS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Amwell Private Practice against 5.0 for BCBSKS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amwell Private Practice has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Amwell Private Practice's written reviews are positive against 50% of BCBSKS's.
Amwell Private Practice ships an update every 5 months, BCBSKS every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Amwell Private Practice | BCBSKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Well | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. |
Customer experience
Amwell Private Practice
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In-app purchases
Amwell Private Practice
No in-app purchases
BCBSKS
No in-app purchases
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