Quest Lab Alert for Physicians vs DrKumo 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quest Lab Alert for Physicians
This app provides instant notifications for Priority and STAT lab results. Users can view and acknowledge results directly within the application, streamlining the notification process. Acknowledged results electronically prevent the need for practice calls regarding urgent findings.
- Priority and STAT result notifications
- Immediate result viewing
- Electronic result acknowledgment
- Syncs with Quanum Lab Services Manager
- Prevents practice calls for acknowledged results
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Quest Lab Alert for Physicians is a companion to the Quanum® Lab Services Manager application, both providing access to the same Priority and STAT results notifications. When a notification is received, you can click the notification to immediately view and acknowledge the results within the app. Results that are acknowledged via Quest Lab Alert for Physicians display the same acknowledgement message that appears when they are acknowledged within the Quanum Lab Services Manager application. Quest Diagnostics will not call your practice regarding STAT or Priority results that have been acknowledged electronically via Quest Lab Alert for Physicians, as long as the acknowledgement is received in advance of the deadline.
DrKumo 2
This secure, HIPAA-compliant platform enables remote patient monitoring, allowing patients and providers to easily share physiological data via Bluetooth-connected devices. It facilitates seamless communication and access to health information anytime, anywhere, supporting HealthKit.
- HIPAA-compliant platform
- Remote patient monitoring
- Bluetooth device integration
- Secure patient-provider communication
- HealthKit support
- Automated physiological data collection
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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) DrKumo platform is designed as a highly secure, HIPAA-compliant platform to provide seamless, easy to use automated Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for patients and providers. Our RPM technology supports a rich array of devices to provide the necessary physiological data from patients via Bluetooth. The DrKumo platform is the most comprehensive and optimal way to remotely manage patient care. Patients and providers can securely communicate with each other and access any information they need anytime, anywhere. Note: - This app is to be used as prescribed by your physician only. Always seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. - This app requires a specific set of supported hardware provided by the service provider. - This app is to be used only to users in USA. - Support Healthkit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrKumo 2 at 5.0 against Quest Lab Alert for Physicians's 2.6. DrKumo 2 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Quest Lab Alert for Physicians's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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.
DrKumo 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quest Lab Alert for Physicians has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Quest Lab Alert for Physicians ships an update every 4 months, DrKumo 2 monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Quest Lab Alert for Physicians | DrKumo 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | Drkumo Inc. |
Customer experience
Quest Lab Alert for Physicians
DrKumo 2
In-app purchases
Quest Lab Alert for Physicians
No in-app purchases
DrKumo 2
No in-app purchases
