NowClinic vs HCP Studies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NowClinic
Connect instantly with healthcare professionals for private virtual visits on your mobile device. Receive care on-demand or by appointment, bringing healthcare directly to you, anytime and anywhere. Seamlessly share health data from Apple Health for a more informed consultation.
- Instant connection to doctors and nurses
- Private virtual video visits
- On-demand or scheduled appointments
- Share Apple Health data
- Healthcare accessible anywhere
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The NowClinic Mobile app instantly connects you with a doctor, nurse or other healthcare professional right on your iPhone or iPad. You can have a personal and private visit with a live doctor—at anytime, from anywhere. Choose when you’d like to receive care—on-demand or by appointment. Getting the right care at the right time has never been easier. It’s simple, convenient and immediate – and designed to bring healthcare to you, wherever you are. If you use Apple Health, you can choose to share your health information with the provider during your virtual video visit, such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose levels, weight, nutritional information, and respiratory rate. For more information, visit learnmore.nowclinic.com.
HCP Studies
This platform allows patients to actively participate in their health journey through clinical studies, surveys, and health programs. It offers a convenient way for healthcare providers to support their patients' engagement with their medical conditions.
- Patient engagement in clinical studies
- Healthcare experience surveys
- Health programs participation
- Support for healthcare providers
- Patient-centered solutions
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HCP Studies™ is a mobile platform that enables patients to engage in their medical conditions via clinical studies, healthcare experience surveys and health programs. Altura has utilized its 18+ years of experience working with patients, health systems and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to provide HCP Studies™ for patient-centered solutions anytime, anywhere. HCPs can support their patients in a quick and simple way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NowClinic at 32K against HCP Studies's 3. NowClinic also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HCP Studies's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for NowClinic against 5.0 for HCP Studies. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NowClinic has 32K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NowClinic ships an update every 4 months, HCP Studies every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NowClinic | HCP Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Health Plan of Nevada, Inc. | Altura |
Customer experience
NowClinic
HCP Studies
Bugs and requests
NowClinic
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes during appointments
- Inability to change personal information in the app
Requested features
4 requests- Improve pharmacy integration and prescription delivery
- Add more provider options and specialties
- Enhance video/audio quality for better consultations
- Provide appointment history and visit summaries
HCP Studies
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NowClinic
No in-app purchases
HCP Studies
No in-app purchases
