Consult+ vs Can I Skate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Consult+
Access licensed healthcare professionals for non-urgent medical concerns. Connect via chat, audio, or video for consultations and prescription renewals. Available to Canada Life plan members and their dependents.
- Virtual consultations with doctors and nurses
- Chat, audio, and video call options
- Prescription renewals
- Access for plan members and dependents
- Integration with Apple HealthKit/CareKit
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Doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals: a click away! Consult+ for Canada Life members is a virtual healthcare clinic that gives you access to healthcare professionals for non-urgent medical issues and health concerns. Consult our licensed doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and healthcare professionals by chat, audio or video, and renew prescriptions from home, at the office, or on-the-go. Consult+ is for plan members and their dependants covered by their Canada Life group benefits plan. Use Consult+ for: - Minor or known headaches - Allergies, colds, flu and nasal congestion - Painless eye issues (eye stye, pink eye,…) - Infection of the upper respiratory tract (sinusitis, rhinitis,…) - Mild or known gastric issues - Mild infection of the digestive system - Asymptomatic sexual health - Genito-urinary infection in women - Breastfeeding support and related infections - Dermatologic infections and eruptions (rash, hives, eczema,…) - Minor cuts or bites - Thyroid issues - Medical prescriptions or renewals As an Apple HealthKit or CareKit user, you may optionally integrate your step tracking data to enhance your experience related to wellness goals and challenges. Consult+ is provided by Dialogue.
Can I Skate
Track and map your ice skating sessions on the Rideau Skateway for fitness and fun. Earn achievements and view rink conditions at a glance. This free app is for enthusiasts of Ottawa's world-famous outdoor skating rink.
- Rideau Skateway conditions
- Skate tracking and mapping
- Fitness tracking
- Achievement system
- Ad-free experience
- No data sharing
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Rideau Skateway conditions, at a glance, in Ottawa, Canada. Get out there and skate! Track & map your skates for fitness and fun - and earn achievements in the app. A free app for anyone who loves to ice skate on the world's largest outdoor skating rink - right through the heart of Canada's capital. No ads, no tracking, no data sharing, no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Can I Skate at 5.0 against Consult+'s 4.1. Can I Skate also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 58%). Consult+'s advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Can I Skate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Consult+ has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Consult+'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Can I Skate's.
Consult+ ships an update weekly, Can I Skate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Consult+ | Can I Skate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dialogue Technologies Inc | Corner Software |
Customer experience
Consult+
Can I Skate
In-app purchases
Consult+
No in-app purchases
Can I Skate
No in-app purchases
