Comparison

WebMD vs Appointment Manager for Doctors

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

Head to head
About

WebMD

This app helps you check symptoms, get medication reminders, and find doctors. It also offers prescription savings and information on conditions and drugs.

Highlights
  • Symptom Checker
  • Medication Reminders
  • Prescription Savings
  • Doctor Directory
  • Condition Information
  • Drug Interaction Checker
Features
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From WebMD, the one healthcare app you need to check symptoms, set medication reminders, learn about conditions and drugs, research treatments and diagnoses, find doctors and specialists in your area, and save on prescriptions at your local pharmacy. Key Features: • Symptom Checker – Choose your symptoms, learn about potential conditions or issues, and lookup treatment and care options. • Medication Reminders – Never miss a dose. You’ll receive reminders when it’s time to take your medications. View daily prescription schedules and instructions, plus pill images with dosage and timing information for each drug. Reminders sync to your other mobile devices when you sign-in with your WebMD account. • WebMD Rx – We partner with major pharmacy chains to find the lowest prescription drug prices, which often beat insurance co-pays. It’s 100% free to use. No registration required. • Doctor Directory – Find the closest doctors and specialists based on your current location or search by city, state or zip. • Conditions – Find medically-reviewed information about conditions relevant to you and learn more about causes, treatments, and related symptoms. • Customization and Saving Functionality – Save your conditions, drugs, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and healthy living articles for secure, easy access and reference. • Drug Interaction Checker – Find and identify potentially harmful and unsafe combinations of prescription medications by entering two or more drugs in question. If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with certain rights regarding our use of your personal information. For more information relevant to our users who are California residents, please review the "California Residents" section of our Privacy Policy linked on this download page or within our app. ABOUT WebMD WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD) is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms and health-focused publications. More than 95 million unique visitors access the WebMD Health Network each month. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, emedicineHealth, RxList, theheart.org, drugs.com and Medscape Education. SOURCE WebMD Health Corp. WebMD. Better Information. Better Health. WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the WebMD mobile application. *Prescription savings vary by prescription and by pharmacy, and may reach up to 80% off cash price.

About

Appointment Manager for Doctors

This application helps doctors efficiently manage patient appointments. It allows for easy confirmation, rescheduling, and cancellation of appointments, with automatic SMS and email notifications for all parties involved. Doctors can view patient details and appointment reasons, ensuring full control over their schedules.

Highlights
  • View appointment dashboard (pending, confirmed, cancelled)
  • One-click appointment confirmation
  • Reschedule and cancel appointments
  • Automatic SMS/email notifications
  • View patient details and appointment reasons
  • Manage multiple office locations
  • Acts as a daily appointment reminder
Features
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Are you a doctor finding it difficult to manage your patient schedules? Make managing your appointments easy and more efficient with this app. The “Appointment Manger for Doctors” is designed exclusively for doctors who take advantage of Medindia’s Online Appointments application– a free benefit available to all doctors who register on Medindia. Medindia is India’s largest and most trusted health website visited by millions every month. Our mission is to make the world healthier by educating consumers and empowering doctors to provide better care. Doctors who register and verify their profile on Medindia get a free Doctor’s Home Page and can also opt-in for Online Appointments – in addition to a host of other benefits including featured listings, blogs, online consultation and more. Doctors can setup their entire schedule online and availability for multiple office locations. This allows patients to request and book appointments online – directly from the Doctor’s Home Page or from the Find-a-Doctor App (also available on the app store). Doctors can then download this app and manage all aspects of their appointments, The app displays the patient’s name, details and reason for the appointment request. All appointment requests stay in a pending status until they are confirmed by the doctor or his office – giving doctors full control over their schedules. Doctors can confirm, cancel or reschedule any appointment request due to changes in their schedules or availability. All communication is sent via both SMS and Email to patients and doctors – making the entire process very efficient and easy to manage. Features of the app: >Dashboard to view Pending, Confirmed and Cancelled/Archived appointments >One click confirmation of pending appointments >Easily Reschedule and Cancel appointments >Automatic SMS and email notifications for all appointment confirmations, reschedule and cancelations to both patient and doctor >View appointment reason and patient details >Displays day, date and timings of appointments at multiple office locations >Time-saving and easily accessible >Acts as a Reminder for your daily appointments >Share this app to your friends or colleagues via social media >Give feedback about this app

Screenshots

WebMD4 screens
Appointment Manager for Doctors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WebMD at 4.7 against Appointment Manager for Doctors's 3.0. WebMD also leads on ratings volume (136K vs 1). Appointment Manager for Doctors's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WebMD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebMD has 136K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WebMD versus Appointment Manager for Doctors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebMDAppointment Manager for Doctors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings136K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB4 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWebMDMed India 4u Com Private Limited

Customer experience

WebMD

All ratings135,741 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative21.2%

Appointment Manager for Doctors

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WebMD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Medication reminders not working correctly
  • Symptom checker providing inaccurate results
  • App freezing or crashing on launch
  • Notifications not clearing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved symptom checker
  • Expanded medication database
  • Better location-based features
  • Customizable medication reminders

Appointment Manager for Doctors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WebMD

No in-app purchases

None

Appointment Manager for Doctors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebMD free?
WebMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appointment Manager for Doctors free?
Appointment Manager for Doctors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WebMD or Appointment Manager for Doctors?
WebMD is rated higher. WebMD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while Appointment Manager for Doctors averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WebMD or Appointment Manager for Doctors have ads?
WebMD shows ads; Appointment Manager for Doctors does not.

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