Comparison

PatientNow Essentials vs Aesthetic Influence

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

Head to head
About

PatientNow Essentials

Features
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This app is a companion to your PatientNow Essentials account, which allows you to easily: • View, edit or book appointments right from your phone • Add or remove blocked times • View current client list and add new clients • View daily totals • View inventory and service lists • Check work schedule • View employee contact information The security options in the PatientNow Essentials app are the same as those set up for PatientNow Essentials. Easily adjust your employees' security settings from within the PatientNow Essentials software. PLEASE NOTE: To use this application, you must already be a user of PatientNow Essentials.

About

Aesthetic Influence

This app helps medical aesthetics practices manage treatments, create patient proposals, track performance, and coordinate teams. It offers tools for practice owners, injectors, and providers to grow and run their businesses efficiently.

Highlights
  • Treatment planning and proposals
  • Patient charting and notes
  • Performance and revenue tracking
  • Membership tier management
  • Team coordination and calendar
  • Community connection
Features
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Practice Lab is the companion app for medical aesthetics practices that run on Aesthetic Influence. Plan treatments, build polished patient proposals, track your performance, and keep your team aligned — from the treatment room or anywhere your practice takes you. Built for practice owners, injectors, and providers, Practice Lab brings the tools you use to grow and run your aesthetics business to iPhone and iPad. TREATMENT PLANNING & PROPOSALS • Build personalized, multi-treatment plans during consults • Generate beautiful, branded patient proposals in minutes • Capture charting notes and treatment areas • Present pricing, packages, and membership options with confidence GROW YOUR PRACTICE • Track revenue, goals, and performance over time • Follow guided programs and a full classroom of trainings • Get coaching insights tailored to your practice YOUR COMMUNITY & TEAM • Connect with other aesthetics practice owners in the community • Coordinate your team, tasks, and calendar • Keep up with coaching calls and events MEMBERSHIPS & PAYMENTS • Build and manage your own membership tiers • Connect your practice’s Stripe or Square account to collect patient payments for in-person services Practice Lab is a companion to an active Aesthetic Influence membership. Sign in with your existing account to get started. Questions? Reach us anytime at support@aestheticinfluence.co

Screenshots

PatientNow Essentials4 screens
Aesthetic Influence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aesthetic Influence at every 2 days against PatientNow Essentials's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PatientNow Essentials ships an update every 7 months, Aesthetic Influence every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PatientNow Essentials versus Aesthetic Influence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatientNow EssentialsAesthetic Influence
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPatient Now IncAesthetic Influence LLC

In-app purchases

None

PatientNow Essentials

No in-app purchases

None

Aesthetic Influence

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatientNow Essentials free?
PatientNow Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aesthetic Influence free?
Aesthetic Influence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PatientNow Essentials or Aesthetic Influence have ads?
Neither PatientNow Essentials nor Aesthetic Influence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatientNow Essentials or Aesthetic Influence?
PatientNow Essentials ships an update every 7 months, and Aesthetic Influence every 2 days. Most recently, PatientNow Essentials was updated on October 27, 2026 and Aesthetic Influence on October 28, 2026.

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