Rx 2 Go vs Fireside Rx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rx 2 Go
Connect with your local independent pharmacy to request prescription refills. Search for participating pharmacies, save your favorites, and submit refill requests using your prescription number and patient last name. Get instant confirmation for valid prescriptions.
- Find participating independent pharmacies
- Submit prescription refill requests
- Save favorite pharmacies
- Confirm prescription validity
- Receive immediate response
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Rx 2 Go is a free application that helps connect you to your hometown independent pharmacy. Use the pharmacy search feature to find a pharmacy near you that participates in the Rx2Go online refill system. Once you have found a participating pharmacy, you will be able to submit refill requests directly from your iPhone. Additionally, pharmacies that participate in Rx2Go also have an online interface that offers even more features than the app. Refill requests submitted using the Rx2Go app or through the pharmacy’s internet refill portal appear directly on your pharmacist’s screen! *Choose from nearby pharmacies based on location criteria. *Save your favorite independent pharmacy for quick future refill requests. *Submit a refill request using the prescription number and patient last name. *Receive an immediate response confirming the validity of the prescription number. Completed refill availability varies by pharmacy and must be picked up in store. The Rx 2 Go application is sponsored by Computer-Rx Pharmacy Software.
Fireside Rx
Easily order, track, and manage your prescriptions. This app provides secure and reliable access to your local pharmacy team for convenient healthcare management.
- Order prescriptions
- Track prescription status
- Manage prescriptions
- Access local pharmacy team
- Secure and reliable
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Order, track, and manage prescriptions with Fireside Pharmacy-fast, reliable, and secure access to your local pharmacy team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fireside Rx at 100% against Rx 2 Go's 6%. Fireside Rx also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Rx 2 Go's advantage is ratings volume (225 vs 8). 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.
Fireside Rx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rx 2 Go has 225 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Rx 2 Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fireside Rx's.
Rx 2 Go ships an update every 5 months, Fireside Rx weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rx 2 Go | Fireside Rx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (225 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Computer Rx | firesidepharmacy |
Customer experience
Rx 2 Go
Fireside Rx
Bugs and requests
Rx 2 Go
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to log in or reset password
- Prescription details not displaying properly
- Scanning feature not working on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add family member profiles
- Integrate with more pharmacies
- Provide medication price comparisons
- Enable in-app chat with pharmacy staff
Fireside Rx
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rx 2 Go
No in-app purchases
Fireside Rx
No in-app purchases
