Comparison

Waspito vs Chemists

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

Head to head
About

Waspito

Access affordable and accessible basic healthcare across Africa. Connect with certified doctors for video consultations, receive digital prescriptions, and find nearby pharmacies or labs. Get health tips and engage in expert-led discussions.

Highlights
  • Video call doctor visits
  • Digital prescriptions
  • Pharmacy and lab database
  • Health tips and articles
  • Expert-led discussion forum
  • Medication delivery service
Features
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Waspito is a telehealth app. We pull the whole African healthcare ecosystem into one platform with an objective to make basic healthcare more accessible and affordable across the continent. Select from a pool of thousands of certified medical Doctors from different specialties and have a Video call visit to get the care that you need from where ever you may be. Receive your prescription on your phone as a pdf that you can print anytime or just use the prescription code at any of our partner pharmacies where they can download your prescription from our system and then serve you. Get health tips from our rich pool of healthcare-related articles written by a team made up of only healthcare practitioners. Comment and ask questions in our interactive discussions’ forum ran by healthcare experts who can provide answers to questions you may have Search our database of Pharmacies to know which is closest to you and verify the availability of a medication before you even leave your home to get them. Benefit from our delivery service that completes the end to end cycle for your basic healthcare journey by bringing your prescribed medications to your doorsteps. Search from our database of medical laboratories to know which is closest to you if you need to go and get some tests done. Waspito! Health without a step!

About

Chemists

Features
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We're excited to launch Chemists, your personal health companion. Here's what you can do: Browse & Order Medications Search and browse a full catalogue of medications with category and A–Z filters View detailed medication information including pricing, dosage form, and discounts Add items to your cart and checkout securely via online payment Prescription Management Upload and manage prescriptions Scan prescriptions using OCR (camera) for quick processing Attach prescriptions directly to your cart before checkout Order Tracking View your full order history and track individual order details Medication Reminders Create, edit, and manage medication reminder schedules to stay on track with your treatment Account & Profile Register and verify your account via email and phone OTP Manage your profile, delivery addresses, and password Chat Support Real-time chat with pharmacist support directly in the app

Screenshots

Waspito4 screens
Chemists4 screens

Verdict

The call

Waspito and Chemists are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Waspito ships an update monthly, Chemists every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Waspito versus Chemists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaspitoChemists
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWASPITO INC.com.chemists.mobile

In-app purchases

None

Waspito

No in-app purchases

None

Chemists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waspito free?
Waspito is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chemists free?
Chemists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waspito or Chemists have ads?
Neither Waspito nor Chemists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waspito or Chemists?
Waspito ships an update monthly, and Chemists every 2 months. Most recently, Waspito was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chemists on October 28, 2026.

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