CancerBuddy vs MedFirstMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CancerBuddy
Connect with others facing similar cancer journeys. This app facilitates peer-to-peer support for patients, survivors, and caregivers, fostering a community for shared experiences and mutual encouragement.
- Peer-to-peer support
- Connect with patients
- Support for survivors
- Assistance for caregivers
- Community building
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Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation welcomes you to CancerBuddy, the buddy system app for: • Patients – Bond with people as you navigate treatment together. • Survivors - Get support people for life changes and mentor others in treatment. • Caregivers - Find practical assistance and emotional support to rise to daily challenges. CancerBuddy is a social support network by the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting cancer patients and their families since 1992.
MedFirstMobile
A dedicated platform for medical professionals to connect with peers, share knowledge, and discover real-time job opportunities. It offers a focused environment for healthcare discussions and flexible shift work, free from general social media distractions.
- Connect with medical peers
- Share healthcare insights
- Stay informed on industry topics
- On-demand job marketplace
- Discover and accept shifts
- Flexible job opportunities
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Designed for medical professionals, MedFirstTech provides a focused space to connect with peers, share insights, and stay informed on topics that matter most in healthcare. In addition, MedFirstTech introduces a flexible, on-demand job marketplace—allowing healthcare professionals to discover and accept shifts in real time. Whether you’re picking up extra shifts, filling urgent staffing needs, or exploring new opportunities, MedFirstTech makes it seamless. Whether you’re looking to engage with colleagues, follow industry conversations, exchange ideas, or access flexible job opportunities, MedFirstTech brings the healthcare community together—without the noise of general social platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MedFirstMobile at 5.0 against CancerBuddy's 4.1. MedFirstMobile also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). CancerBuddy's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 7). 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.
MedFirstMobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CancerBuddy has 48 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CancerBuddy ships an update every 3 weeks, MedFirstMobile weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CancerBuddy | MedFirstMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BONE MARROW AND CANCER FOUNDATION, INC | MedFirstTech |
Customer experience
CancerBuddy
MedFirstMobile
Bugs and requests
CancerBuddy
Reported bugs
7 issues- 🐛 Unable to get a password
- 🐛 Wrong username error on login
- 🐛 App crashing and not loading
- 🐛 Search not showing results
- 🐛 Error: Exceeded daily email limit
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- 🐛 Unable to finish account setup
- 🐛 Diagnosis search not finding results
Requested features
4 requests- Improve user onboarding and login process
- Increase user base and engagement
- Enhance search and filtering capabilities
- Allow skipping diagnosis section if needed
MedFirstMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CancerBuddy
No in-app purchases
MedFirstMobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CancerBuddy free?
Is MedFirstMobile free?
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Do CancerBuddy or MedFirstMobile have ads?
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