PatientNow Essentials vs Aesthetic Influence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatientNow Essentials
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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.
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.
- Treatment planning and proposals
- Patient charting and notes
- Performance and revenue tracking
- Membership tier management
- Team coordination and calendar
- Community connection
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PatientNow Essentials | Aesthetic Influence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Patient Now Inc | Aesthetic Influence LLC |
In-app purchases
PatientNow Essentials
No in-app purchases
Aesthetic Influence
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PatientNow Essentials free?
Is Aesthetic Influence free?
Do PatientNow Essentials or Aesthetic Influence have ads?
Which is updated more often, PatientNow Essentials or Aesthetic Influence?
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