Gancao Note vs Aartas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gancao Note
This app assists Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners with practice management and electronic medical records. It allows acupuncturists to easily register patients, view visit histories, and schedule appointments.
- Patient registration and sign-in
- Clinic visit history viewing
- Appointment scheduling
- Electronic Medical Records
- Practice management tools
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GancaoNote is designed specifically for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners. Our practice management and Electronic Medical Records help acupuncturist to easily register and sign-in patient, view clinic visit histories and schedule appointments.
Aartas
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Aartas Pro app for doctors help run your independent clinic(s) at any of the Aartas CliniShare locations digitally. Doctors can manage their appointments and billings, view your day or week schedule, add and manage patients, manage and view all their patients digital records right from the app. You can keep a track of all your patient history along with relevant information at once place. Aartas Pro also provides insights into your clinic practice such as appointment trends, revenue generated, patient demographic distribution and more. You can use the insights to manage your clinic and expected outcomes better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aartas at 12.0 against Gancao Note's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Gancao Note | Aartas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE | Aartas Care Private Limited |
In-app purchases
Gancao Note
No in-app purchases
Aartas
No in-app purchases
