Comparison

Impact Network vs PatienTrials

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

Head to head
About

Impact Network

This app connects physicians with pharmaceutical promotion research. Members provide real-time insights on how promotional efforts influence prescribing behavior, helping to shape the future of the healthcare industry. Participants receive honorariums for their contributions.

Highlights
  • Real-time feedback on pharmaceutical promotion
  • International physician panel
  • Country and specialty tailored experience
  • Generous honorarium packages
  • Influence healthcare industry future
Features
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Impact Network is the healthcare industry’s leading pharmaceutical promotion research organization. Our international panel of physicians helps us understand how pharmaceutical promotion efforts influence prescribing behavior. Using the latest mobile technology, our physicians provide their valuable insight on the impact of pharmaceutical promotion as it occurs. This ‘real time’ approach sets our organization apart from all others in the industry. As an Impact Network member, you will provide your expertise and insights via our mobile app to help influence the future of the healthcare industry. The app is tailored for your specific country and specialty. We also provide international support to make your experience in our study easy and enjoyable. In return for their participation, physicians receive a generous honorarium package and opportunities to earn additional honorarium through various research projects. For more information about Impact Network, please download this app and tap register@impactrx.com on the log in screen to send us an email. We will contact you with additional information about our program.

About

PatienTrials

This platform facilitates virtual clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies and clinicians, enhancing efficiency and patient adherence. It leverages instant messaging, HealthKit, AI, and bots to capture high-quality patient data and monitor for adverse events, reducing study risk and development costs.

Highlights
  • Virtual clinical trial management
  • HIPAA & GDPR compliant platform
  • Patient adherence improvement
  • AI-powered adverse event monitoring
  • High-quality patient-generated data
  • Instant messaging integration
Features
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PatienTrials helps pharma companies and clinicians run global clinical trials virtually, more efficiently in a closed community setting over HIPAA & GDPR compliant collaboration platform. PatienTrials aims to improve patient adherence by empowering participants with information on the progress of treatment at their fingertips in a community setting, that promotes self-care. PatienTrials captures high-quality patient generated data through solutions based on instant messaging, HealthKit, AI and bots, is poised to make a positive impact on drug development. Monitored by proprietary AI agent for adverse events, PatienTrials reduces study risk and lowers development costs. Founded in 2016, PatienTrials is the first company to bring clinical trials on to a HIPAA & GDPR compliant instant messaging platform.

Screenshots

Impact Network3 screens
PatienTrials4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PatienTrials at 5.0 against Impact Network's 3.5. Impact Network's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). 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

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

PatienTrials holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impact Network has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impact Network ships an update every 2 months, PatienTrials every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Impact Network versus PatienTrials: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpact NetworkPatienTrials
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB103 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperImpactRx, Inc.PatienTrials Inc

Customer experience

Impact Network

All ratings40 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative45.5%

PatienTrials

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Impact Network

No in-app purchases

None

PatienTrials

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Impact Network free?
Impact Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatienTrials free?
PatienTrials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Impact Network or PatienTrials?
PatienTrials is rated higher. Impact Network averages 3.5 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while PatienTrials averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Impact Network or PatienTrials have ads?
Neither Impact Network nor PatienTrials shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Impact Network or PatienTrials?
Impact Network ships an update every 2 months, and PatienTrials every 6 weeks. Most recently, Impact Network was updated on July 6, 2026 and PatienTrials on June 24, 2026.

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