Comparison

Consult+ vs Pace by NorthBound Labs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pace by NorthBound Labs

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Pace helps you stay consistent with your daily step goal using a clean, focused experience. 1. Track your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress 2. See live step updates while the app is open 3. Review trends, streaks, and goal completion at a glance 4. Adjust your daily goal anytime 5. Explore detailed day and month views for deeper insights Pace reads your step data from Apple Health and uses Motion & Fitness for live step updates. No account required. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Consult+4 screens
Pace by NorthBound Labs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pace by NorthBound Labs at every 3 days against Consult+'s weekly. 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

Consult+ ships an update weekly, Pace by NorthBound Labs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Consult+ versus Pace by NorthBound Labs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConsult+Pace by NorthBound Labs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDialogue Technologies IncShankar Sethuraman

In-app purchases

None

Consult+

No in-app purchases

None

Pace by NorthBound Labs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Consult+ free?
Consult+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pace by NorthBound Labs free?
Pace by NorthBound Labs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Consult+ or Pace by NorthBound Labs have ads?
Neither Consult+ nor Pace by NorthBound Labs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Consult+ or Pace by NorthBound Labs?
Consult+ ships an update weekly, and Pace by NorthBound Labs every 3 days. Most recently, Consult+ was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pace by NorthBound Labs on October 14, 2026.

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