Comparison

PatientNow Essentials vs AES 2026

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

AES 2026

Features
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Thank you for joining us for the 19th Annual AES! Attendees can use this mobile app to access the meeting agenda, view the faculty and faculty presentations and learn more about our meeting sponsors. We hope you enjoy the conference and all it has to offer! You will have access to the mobile app for 90 days. Please be sure to save any resources or materials before the mobile app closes on November 7, 2026.

Screenshots

PatientNow Essentials4 screens
AES 20263 screens

Verdict

The call

PatientNow Essentials and AES 2026 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PatientNow Essentials versus AES 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatientNow EssentialsAES 2026
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPatient Now IncAESTHETIC EXTENDER SYMPOSIUM LLC

In-app purchases

None

PatientNow Essentials

No in-app purchases

None

AES 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PatientNow Essentials free?
PatientNow Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AES 2026 free?
AES 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PatientNow Essentials or AES 2026 have ads?
Neither PatientNow Essentials nor AES 2026 shows ads.

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